The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-10

dent, called the ChamDcr TO order at q quarter
A communication was received from the
Mayor notifying the Chamber that he had
Mr.. Wagner offered an ordinance appre-
priating one hundred and sixty thousand dol
The ordinance authorizing an appropriation
of twenty-five hundred dollars to make altera-
tions i'm fhe Council chamber, and to fit up an
Office for the clerks of Councils, was lost
An ordinance appropri9ting twenty-eight
hundred and ninety-nlnc dollars and twenty
cents for record books for county officers and
other claims, was passed.
Mr.. Hancock, from the Committee on Fire
and Trusts, presented an ordinance locating
fire alarms in the Chestnut Hill Engine, the
Congress, and in the houses of the German
town, Washington and Columbia, of German
town. and appropriating $l5S2 80 to pay for the
boxes, which was passed.
reported ordinaces TO pave Girard avenue,
Marshall Thirty-siXth and Ellis streets; to
Woodland street and to grade walnut street
at Thirty-fOur street, as also resolutions to
open Hope street north OF Susquehanna av-
tysccond street, and approprlauing S3GS 81 to
pay damages for the opening of Day street.
Also resolutions to open Mifiin, Mercer and
Pleasant streets; as also an ordinance appro-
priatug to the Department of Highways
1912 Il to pay DEFICIENCIES in 1867. All agreed
report from the Committee on Election
ries of the Twenty ward and making Il
new election division therein.
A resolution granting the use of n part OF
Mir Bardsley from the Committee on Sur
vcys, offered an ordinance authorizing the con-
stuction of a sewer on Chestnut street, from
Second to Front street. Agreed to.
At four O'Clock the special order of the day
camc up-a resolution instructing the Chief
Engineer of the Water Works to rcQcst pro-
posals from Philadelphia mechanics for the
building OF pumping engines at the Twenty
fourth ward works.
on motion of Mr.. Littleton the whole subject
Mr.. Evans, from the Committee on Election
Divisions, made further report, changing the
voting place in the ninth division of the Twen-
Mr. Harper offered a resolution, which was
passed, ordering the paving of Walnut street,
from Broad to Twenty-sccond street, with the
Mr. Ray, a resolution ordering Powelton
| street to be opened east to Lancaster avenue.
| Agreed to-
Mr. Bardsley, q resolution notifying prop
ware avenue and the river, that the street is
| required tor public use. Agreed to.
Mr. Harper offered an ordinance appropri-
| ating S2OO0,OOO to the commissioners of Fair
| mount park for the purchase otadditional ter
Mr. IIetzelI moved to postpone.
| a long and bitter debate, into which politics
largely entered, cnsued, in which Mr.. Hetzell
4 and Mr.. Wagner exchanged some sharp words
and the motion was lost. The bill was finally
passed.
SiOnCr of Highways to advertise for proposals
| for constructing culvcrts on the eastern end
! of COhOCKsink creek.
| A resolution to restore the Northern Liberty
| Hose Company to active service, without loss
| Mr.I Evans moved to include the Northern
| Liberty Engine Company. Lost.
Mr.. Evans moved to indefinitely postpone
! Lost
| The resolution finally passed.
Mr. Littleton called for the second reading
! of the bill relative to the construction Of
! pumps and engines at the Twenty-fourth ward
! water works, awarding the contract to Mr.
The rule compelling an adjournment of
! Councils mt seven O'Clock was suspended.
! Mr.. LittletOn and Mr.. Harper spoke in favor
! ol the Nofthngton engine, Wnlle Mr; Evans
| strenuously advocated the claims of Philadel-
! phia mechanics
! Mr. Marcer moved the indefinite postpone
mcnt of the bill. This motion Mr.. Marcer SUBJ
! sequcntly withdrew and the discussion went
NIr. Evans moved an amendment that the
! Chief Engineer be authorized and directed to
| solicit proposals from Philadelphia mechanics
! for the erection two sets of Simpsons pump
! ing engines Not agreed to-yeas II, nays 40.
! Mr.. lletzell moved to amend by adding that
| the work, as iar as practicable, shall be done
| in Philadelphia.
! Mr.. Evans offered an amendment to the
| amendment by striking out the words "as far
| as practicable" Not agreed to
! The original amendment was then consid.
| cred and lOst-yeas Il, nays II.
| The vote by which Mr. Hetzcll's amendment
| was tabled was reconsidcrcd, and the amend
The ordinance as amended was then put.
| No quorum answered, and there was a call
| tion was again put, and the ordinance as
| ed passed-yeas 20 nays 10,
At nine O'Clock Council adjourned.
PRIZES OBTAINED BY PHLADELPHIANs AT THE
| SCHUEIzENFEsT.-The Phllade!phians who par
ticipated in the Third National Schuetzenfest
| have returned TO the city, number bringing
| with them the prizes awarded them for good
shooting. MIR. Francis AudlDert, who was No.
| % on the list, secured as his prize house
mantel clock, representing the historian Tacltus
III deep study. Tue clock cost the donor 5000.
Others, who had the privilege of selecting
prizes before MIR. Audibert took Sl00 green
backs in preference TO the clock. There were
! selected among the best shots ten so-called
! SCGuetZen Meister OF Masters OF SharpshoO Oters,
IN the order of the number of bullseyes they
succeeded in hitting. d. f. Kolb, OF this city,
stood first on the list, having hit the bulls.eYe
Ill, and H. D. Justi, also OF philadelphia, the