The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.

CITY Affairs.
H-Deputy Collector William j. Mackey of the
Eourth district, seized on Saturday at the Rising
nun' ,' oVO barrels of lager beer. The cause was
1me alleged violation of the revenue laws.
william Baton, the watchmap in charge, was
on sunday badly beaten by party of men.
Inc cornerstone of the Woodland Presby-
terlan Church, to be erected at the corner of
fme and Forty-second streets, West Phiadel-
phla was laid yesterday afternoon with appro-
pirate ceremonies
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past 3
o'clock, James Graham, forty-three years of
age, was Knocked down and run over by horse
attached to an express wagon, at beach and
Laurel streets, and severely injured. He was
removed to his residence, Frankford road and
Master street. The driver was arrested. Mary
Harkins, aged twenty-five years, residing at
Girard College, was Knocked down and badly
bruised by horse attached to q carriage yes
terday afternoon, at Broad street and Girard
avenue. She was taken to ST. .Joseph's Hos
pital.
"A special meeting of the Public Building
Commission was held yesterday afternoon in
their rooms, President William s. Stokley in the
chair. The Committee on Architecture and
Plans, through its Chairman, Mr.. Walter, re-
ported that, after careful examination and
study of the plans submitted, they would recon-
mend the awarding of the first premium for the
design possessing the most merit to John
Macarthur, Jr.; second premium to Samuel
Sloan; third to Fuller, Laver 81 Sims; fourth to
Shuttle, lie Brun IL Schoen The design deemed
by them the best of those submitted to them not
FULLY meeting their appreciation, they desired
that n resolution should be passed employing the
author of that design to alter and modify it, the
altered plans to be submitted to the commission
for their action. After discussion the report was
accepted and the resolutions adopted.
The regular stated meeting of the Board of
Guardians of the Poor was held yesterday after
noon, President Whitall in the chair. The house
agent reported the population of the Aims
house on Saturday last at 30l7, being an increase
OF six over the same time last year The agent
reported the house receipts Tor the preceding
two weeks at $35, and the outdoor agent re-
ported having collected for support cases 1921.
resolution was adopted making it necessary
that all coal delivered to poor families should
be by measure, and not, as heretofore, by
weight. The Committee on Coal Contracts re-
ported in favor of the following persons for
furnishing coal to all the districts, except the
Ninth-A. Remington Thomas Conway, A. f.
Schreiner, George G. Melcher, John Fox, l.. NJ
Jones, and j. B. Hancock. John Galbraith and
George Adams received the contract for furnish
ing wood. Adjourned.
On Wednesday last Joseph Morris and
Henry Gibson came to this city, the former hav-
ing team belonging to DR.. Sudder, of Sudders-
vile, Kent county, Md. Gibson had horse be-
longing to David Jones, of Smyrna, Del and a
wagon belonging to Samuel Taylor, of Towns
End, in the same State. Gibson disposed of his
plunder in West Philadelphia. Morris, who put
up at the Plough Tavern, on Second street, was
arrested before he could sell his booty. The
prisoners were taken TO the Central Station,
where they made statements duplicating George
Harrington, of Kent county, Md. A search of
Harringtons stable was made, Harrington hay
ing fled to escape arrest, and two bugges seven
sets of harness. and n number of carriage
cushions were found. Gibson and Morris have
been committed, and will be sent to Kent county
for trial.
"A call fora special meeting of Select Council
was issued on Friday to meet on Monday, but
while the hour for the meeting was fixed at 2
o'clock, there was quorum at twenty minutes
of o'clock. A few minutes subsequent four
teen members answered. and it was decided that
a quorum was present. Bills from Common
Council were taken up. The ordinance from
Common Council making an appropriation to
pay the committee receiving the statue of Wash
ington was concurred in; also, the resolution di
recting the Highway Department to pave the
sidewalks on Broad street, from Germantown
road to Clearfied street, Also the ordinance
making an appropriation to the Board of Health
of $4,000, to pay for cleaning the streets; also,
the ordinance making an appropriation to pay
for stationery in the Supreme Court Mr.. Fox
introduced resolution that the Commissioner
of Highways notify the street contractor on
North Broad street that, unless he forthwith
complies with his contract, the work will be done
by the department Agreed to. Also, the ord-
nance making an appropriation of $2S, $1,000 to
the City Commissioners for the purpose of carry
ing out the provisions of the Registry law. Ad-
jOuTneQ.