The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

municated the names of the lessees of the Girard
coal lands.
Mr.. Hall presented an ordinance, supplementary
20 an ordinance, compelling the railway companies
to pave both sides of their rails with cubica blocks
Of granite when repaving, Agreed to.
Agreed to.
The consideration of the bill was postponed for
A number of communications were referred.
Mr.. Shoemaker, of the Committee on Finance,
presented an ordinance making appropriation of
Telegraph for 1870.
Also, one making appropriation of s10 1872 q
TO pay certain fees of road jurors, and for making
transfers. Agreed to.
Alec, an appropriation of $795O to the Controllers
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to strike out $500 for
schoolohouse In the Twenty-sixth section. Lost
Mr. Hanna moved to indefinitely postpone the
subject, but withdrew the motion.
Mr. Evans moved to reconsider Agreed to.
Mr Shoemaker moved to strike out the item
making the appropriation of $4,000 to the Twenty
MT SHOEMAKER presented a report of the COM
mittee fixing the tax rates for 1870, which was sub
mitted by the subcommittee and adopted by the
Finance Committee together with various papers
from the sub committed.
The ordinance fixes the tax rate at 81 80 per 300,
and Is apportoned as follows For the relief and
support of the poor, cents; public schools, 26
cents; lighting the city, 10 cents; payment of the
interest of the funded debt and for the sinking
fund, 60 cents; public highways IL cents; water
supply,7H cents; police, 10 cents; markets and city
property, cents; department of fire, 2H cents;
PRISONS cents; city commissioners, Az cents;
street cleaning, 2A cents and for the remaining
expenses of the municipality, 14% cents On agri-
cultural and farm lands one-half of the highest
rate to be levied, and on rural and suburban pro-
perty two-thrds of said rate; and no part of that
set apart for the poor shall be levied in wards
where houses for the poor provided, required
by the eighteenth section of the act of February,
1854. The following allowances to be made to the
payers of taxes, and penalties added for the non
payment of taxes, namely: at the rate of nine per
cent per annum from the date of the payment un-
day of September if paid after the first day of Sep
tember and before the first day of October the ad
dition of one per cent and If not paid before the
cent. to be added and If not paid until after the
first day of December, then an additional three
Mr.. Hetzell moved to postpone the discussion of
the University bill, which was made the special
order for five O'Clock. Agreed to-
The ordinance in reference to the tax rates was
discussed.
MIR. Wagner, chairman of the subcommittee,
said the committee had investigated the reports of
hte City Controller. for the purpose of finding out
the financial condition of the city, which official
could give them. To meet the expenses of the city
it will be necessary to levy 662 IT, If the
rate is fixed at 81 80 it will be sufficient, provided
1t is collected, and will leave surplus of 900.
so, 300, 900.
Mr. Evans spoke in favor of the ordinance.
Personalities were INDUCED in to some extent by
opposing members.
The yeas and nays were called upon the first
section, fixing the tax rate at 81 80, and stood
yeas 81 nays 6; and the ordinance passed.
Section second of the ordinance appropriating
the receipts of taxes, then taken up and
agreed to. The ordinance passed
Mr. Shoemaker moved to suspend the order of
business. Agreed to.
A bill from Select Council, authorizing the en-
ployment OF additional counsel to defend the city
in the suit brought by the Navigation Company,
was taken up.
Mr.. Hetzel moved to strike out the names of
William b. Mann and f. Carroll Brewster. The
motion was lost.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to strike ont the name of VIM.
B. Mann. Not agreed to.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to adjourn. No quorum
voting, the roll was called. The motion to adjourn
was lost.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to reconsider.
Mr. HUM moved to lay the subject on the table.
Mr.. Nichols said, as there appeared to be a free
fight, he would move to take recess for half an
hour. Not agreed to.
The original question was then agreed to.
Adjourned.