The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Iron ADDIrIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE OUTSIDE rAans.l
CRY CouNc1s.-These bodies met yesterday

non ot S5OO Tor music 10 be used In the parade
on the Fourth of July "A resolution for the
appointment of a joint special committee to
confer with the committee appointed at the
recent meeting of the citizens favorable to the
building OF bridge across the Delaware, was
passed, The Superintendent of the Grard Es-
tate was directed to alter the stores Nos. 1l25
and 1927 Chesuut street TO suit the views of
renters. A resolution authorizing the Superin-
tendent of City Railroads to remove the rail-
road track on the south side of Market street,
between Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets was
agreed to. An ordinance approprating
S2500 for an alteration to Select Council
chamber during the recess was agreed to.
The Board OF Control were requested to furnish
the names of the architect and the amount
paid to each out OF the million loan for the
erection of school buildings. The resolution
allowing the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad Company TO erecs tempo
raTy buildings for freight at Swanson street and
Washington avenue, was referred. Tue bill to
carry into effect the ACT oil Assembly autho-
rizng the appointment OF an inspector for sta
tonaTy steam engines and boilers, was fixed as
the special order of the day tor next Thursday.
The bill creating a loan for the extension of the
Water Works, the purchase OF League Island,
and the erection Of a new cc-bOat, was taken
up, and tWo.thIrds of the members not voting
for its passage, was not adopted. The Almond
street wharf bill then passed. numoer OF
bills fIom Common Council were agreed to-,
when the Chamber adjourned.
Common COunCiL-President MarCer was In
the char. communication IRON the Mayor,
submitting d JGSOluIlOn pdsStu DJ luG TURK
Commissioners asking the Chamber to pass the
Loan bill for the extension OF the Park before
the next adjournment; laid on the table. The
subject OF building "a bridge across the Della
ware was brought up, debated, and postponed.
A resolution giving the prOperty-owners on
BI Dad street, between Poplar and Coates streets,
the right to widen the footways, was referred to
the Survey Committee. The Highway Commit
tee reported resolutions to repave Delaware
avenue from Davis Landing to Shippen street,
and from Vine to Coates streets, WI b Belgian
pavement; to tramway Artizan, ONeil, Peale,
Wayne, and Virginia streets; to grade, curb,
and pave Vepaugo and Rittenhouse streets:
to grade Warren, Filbert, Vienna, and
Woodstock streets; to open Diamond street
from Sixth to Seventh, Norris from Germantow wn
avenue to Eighth street, and Wood from Lever.
ing TO Cotton streets; to pave Wan1t street
from Thirty-eiebth to Thlrty.ninth; Franklin
from Montgomery TO Columbia avenue; Ash
from Redmond to William; Almond from
Norris to Otis; Warren from Twenty-ninth to
Thirty ninth streets; TO curb aud pave tootways
on Mulberry and Hancock streets; to open
Susquehanna avenue, Twenty first, Knox, and
Cumberland streets. The ordinance creating a
loan of Sl,000,000 for the extension of FAIR.
mount Park, was passed. Additional appro.
priatons OF $3.50 to each OF the following fire
companes:-Franklin Engine, Excelsior Hose
OF trankford, and Union Engine, Of Rising Sun.
A resolution suspending the Moymensng
and Washington Hose Companies from
active service, was passed. The ordi-
nance making the annual appropriation
10 tDe FlGe department, was paSOu.
A bill locating the Congress Engiue, of
Chesuut Hill as steam fire company, was lost.
Four hundred dollars were appropriated, by
resolution, 10 remove a suuken boat in the
Schuylkill at South street wharf. resolution
to appoint Joint special committee of Eve from
each chamber to consider the propriety of erect
ing a morgue was passed. Bills from Select
Council, approving the sureties of the contrac-
tors tor cleaning the streets north of Market
street, and appropriatipg money Tor the work,
was passed. resolution TO submit proposals
from Philadelphia mechanics for the building of
engines for the TWenty-fourh Ward Water
Works, was made the special order of the day
for Thursday next. Ares oution, requesting the
Mayor 10 issue a proclamation torbdding the
depositing of garbage on the public highways,
was agreed to. An ordinance from Select Coun-
Gil, fXlng the day of adjournment of Councils
next Thursday, was passed. Adjourned.
THE JoURNEYMEN BRICK -MAKERs.-A meeting
of the jouIneymen brick makers of the southern
part of the city was held last evening at Kater
Hall, South street. near Fifteenth, Thomas
McAvoy in the chair, james Sands, Secretary
The object of the meeting was to regulate the
price OF labor and for tue transaction of such
business as might be brought before the
members.
James Givens stated that, having entered
into a contract with the dOWn-O Un employers
to work for 1925 during the season, he was
opposed to agitating the subject OF an increase
OF WAGES.
John Fry moved that this Association de-
briCk-makers, to take effect after next Monday
week.
Edward Heffren was opposed to a strike uu.
less all the brlc6makers in the lower section
of the city united III the strike.
James McKenny was in favor OF standing by
the uptown briCk-makers in their endeayors tC
obtain the advance.
Mr. Foyle stated that some of the uptown
master brick makers were now giving the
wages S4 per day
Mr. Givens was in favor of the appointment
of a committee to wait upon the employers
before entering upon strike.
MIR. McAyoy, President, said that he was no
in the strike. If the wages should be five dol
lars per day it would not benefit him, his con
tract with his employer having been made at {
fixed salary the year round.
A motion made to lay the proposition for ar
increase of wages on the table prevailed.
motion for the appointment OF a committe
OF three from each yard TO wait upon the EN-
ployers 10 aCquaint them with Their wishes 10
an increase OF wages corresponding with th
up town employers, was laid on The sable.
AT tins junCture II was announced that {
delegation from the uptown yards was pre-
sent. William A. Minther stated thai the oOjec
Of their visit was to inform this meeiug of thei
action and its results. lie was happy TO sa
that there are seven yWds now no town Il
which the advance Is bCmg paid. InduCement
are now being held out to the j)urneyme
which, if em bTaCed, viii beueit the brick
makprs at large. The downtown brickmaker
would consult their interests by uniting VII
the up-tOGn assOClaliOus. The Committee D
Loan OF the uptown association, he said ha
reported during the evening that a loan G
$4,000 was now at their disposal TO aid j.
starting a cooperative brick yard, ii sue
should be necessary.
On motion a committee was appointed to wa
on the master brick-maEers, 70 a-cer ain II the
are in favor OF paving the same wages rs the u
tOwn briCK-makers,
On motion, Il commtlee. was 4pp)luteI I