The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-14
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Meeting of tia" E'0blic Ruilding Com
miksiOr Enis morning..

At eleven O'CLOCK THIS morning q meeting of
the Commission for the Erection of PuOllc
Buildings Ia Indepe uhenCe square was held in
the Select Council c!" mber, President SLokley
MIR Har. er OIL. red iIe following supplement
10 the ordinance prov ding for the erection of
the buildings
Section l.. The Selec, srd Common CourcIls OF the
Ciy Of PhllRdelph'a do Urdain That 80 mucn OF the
eeoOnd section OF the urdlL ance TO which this Is q
months alter .heir ir-t meetiag TO determine upon
lion Of said plan shall he arst executed 'be and.the
same is hereby repealed, and the said comnissi ners
shall have power TO perorm these acts any time
o,dinapcr as directs Inat The sum OF $4,000 shall be
reimbursed out or the amount bs raised by taxs
eh isSs be and The is heieby re- called '9
On motion the above Was adopted.
Rr Harper said mat 1t was necessary for the
practical workipg OF tie commission to appoint
committees on architecture, plans, building,
co tnese commitsees is@ a sa not
been decided uron, AID he asked leave for the
Executive Committee, of which he was chair.
man, to report those dutles at the next meeting.
Mr.. Walter, chairman OF the Committee on
Wants of Departments, reported that commu-
| nications had been addressed TO the various
heads of departments, tw enty- nine in number,
| and that answers TO the same were anticipated
| aI an early day. Hemoved that the committee
be continued. Agreed to. to.
Square, and offered the following resolution
ReSOlred, That special committee or this
| BoarG be appointed for the purpose of ascer-
| relation 10 the purchase of the American Philo.
sophical Society building, situated upon indie
| pendence Square.
The resolution was passed:
On motion. IL wss resolved that Councils be
requested to allow tue C9mmlsslon @ 10 occupy @
ofSurveys, on Fifth street, below Walnut. m
On notion the Commission adjourned until
! Thursday morning next at II O'Clock.
THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCB.-One of our
morning contemporaries, In the course OF a
tale hn
! men mentiOns, as an instance of the high
state OF perfection to which the burglars art IS
used in the recent attempt TO rescue the noto-
rious James Heggelgy from q cell at tne Oen-
chisel and hammer, the newly-invented driver
was employed to bore away the mortar from
the bricks without causing 1ne nre cspnna
driver, and one that did more credit 10 the In
ventiye mind of the criminal was once maae
use of by d convict confined In our penlten:
tjaIy, where thick walls, strong looks, and
vigiisnt watchmen shut of all communication
posed TO furnish him with screws, prizes. hles,
chisels or other modern aids In tne cause OF
Freedom" In common with the other inmates
he received daily supplies of vinegar, whloh he
sec1et in his cell, saving untll ne hau ao-
as qqanf piece @ Of Of tin 1ato
small syringe. Using the nis1t be ior n,nss aas
his syringe he opened bom6ardment OF vine
gar against the mortar when gieiaed ts 10 tne
sCLI sCpd sSnoy The stones tie continued this work
SaueringIy plying his little engine at every
favorable OPPORTUNITY, and had had 9ImosS Sai sue,
ceeded in loosening enough stone TO make an
opening sufficient ior his escape, when his
SaSeme was casually detected by watchman,
and It's success preVe enteu'
| oda1e that 'necessity Is the mother of inVen-
| fion y and goes to snow that when man is pat
w Ms Wi a end he Will conceive and execute
Jesisns that his fellows, in more easy circum-
4 Stances would never think of.
FrREMEN's RIoT.-This morning a rumcr