The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-07
CITY COUNCILS.


terday at the usual hour.
SELECT BRANCH.-William S. Stol1ey,
President, in the chair.
The President presented a communication
from Strickland Kneass Esq, Chief Engineer
and Surveyor, stating that he had prepared
the designs for the bridge across the Schuyl-
kill at Paramount, and that the plans had
been approved by the Board of Surveys.
The cost Of the proposed bridge will be about
$775,000.
Also communication from Mr.. Thomas S.
Barger, City Solicitor, announcing that the
Court of Common Pleas had decided that the
city has right to lease the Girard lands for
longer period than five years.
Mr.. Bumm presented a communication
from Patterson 81 Lippincott relative TO the
lease Of Poplar street wharf. Referred to
the Commissioner of City Property, with in
structons 10 collect the rent due.
Mr.. Franciscus presented communication
from DIR. Wilson g. Swami, President of the
Philadelphia Fountain Society, asking per-
mission to locate drinking-fountains upon
such sites as may be selected, and for author
ity to connect with the water mains. Re-
ferrod to Committee on City Property.
Mr.. Fox presented a remonstrance against
the removal of the precinct house in the
Eighth Division OF the Seventeenth Ward.
The communication stated that the election
held by the people was not according to law.
Referred to Committee on Election Divisions.
MI Il OK pItSGuI6u % uOIe Il6 OlJY
Treasurer, enclosing communication which
he had received from the Superintendent of
Highways of the Twenty-second Ward, re-
quiring him to pay to William r. Fox, treas
urer of the road fund, all moneys collected
from the Twenty second Ward for repair of
the highways, and for street-cleaning pur-
pose Referred to Committee on Finance.
The Committee on Water Works reported
a resolution to lay water-pipe on Market
Race, Apple, Mary and other streets.
Adopted.
The Committee on City Property reported
an ordinance appropriating $415 for the pur-
pose of fitting up shelves in the Office of the
City Controller. Passed.
Also, an ordinance appropriating S425 for
the erection of a public pound on the city lot
at Corinthian avenue and Parrish streets.
Passed.
The Committee on Railroads reported a
resolution to authorize the Green and Coates
Streets Passenger Railway Company to con-
Struct siding on Coates street east of Sixth.
Adopted.
Mr.. Fox, Of committee on cash accounts of
the City Treasurer, reported
Cash balance on hand April I.... $79s6i6 Sc
Cash received during the month. l,9l2,5j5 92
27ll,2l2 4S
Payments made during the month. l,s6s,sSi rs
Cash balance. s42,347 10
Appropriated as follows:
For the payment OF interest on
city loan. ............................ SA,sS4 70
securities .......................".. 1lO,973 Is
For the payment of warrants and
sundry CLAIMS. .F............ s6,i69 1S
Mr.. Cochran presented an ordinance so
amending the dog law as to make it appli-
cable to the entire city, and to keep it in force
during the entire year. Passed.
Mr.. King offered resolution repeating the
resolution directing the opening of Seven
teenth street from Susquehanna avenue to
the Lamb Tavern road.
Mr.. Duffy offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Finance TO inquire into the
eXpediency of subscription on the part of
the city OF twenty-five per cent. of her inter-
est in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in the new stock proposed TO be issued by that
company. referred to Committee on FL
nance.
MIR. Barlow called up the resolution from
| Common Council to rearrange the election di-
visions in the Seventh Ward, which was
| passed.
The ordinance from Common Councils
| authorizing the location of the Lincoln mon
ument at Broad street and Girard avenue
| was taken up.
| Considerable discussion here ensued with re-
| gard to the obstruction of Broad street. Upon
the motion of Mr.. Smith the further discus
sion of the subject was postponed for one
| week by vote of 13 yeas to 10 nays.
The resolution from Common Councils au.
thorizing the paving of Fibert street from
Thirty fourth TO Thirty-eighth streets was
concurred in.
Also, the ordinance regulating the charge
for repairing sidewalks when the work is
done by the city.
Also, the ordinance making an appropria-
tion TO pay the damages for opening Willow
| Grove avenue.
Also, an ordinance appropriating 500 tC
pay John w. Bardsley for services in procur
| in0 snarroWs for the city,
Also, resolutions relating to the opening
| and paving of certain streets.
Also, the resolution authorizing culvert
on Eighth street from Noble to Greer
street.
COMMON BRAECH.-Joseph +. Marcer
President, called Common Council to orde
at a quarter past three o'clock.
petition was read from the firm of Johr
6 Lewis 81 Bros, asking that gas-pipe may
be laid on Thompson street from Cumberland
10 Huntingdon street. Referred to Commit
tee on Gas.
A petition was received from the resident
of Corinthian avenue, remonstrating agains
the building of slaughter house ior dogs OF
the avenue. Referred. -
A communication from Mr.. William Thorn
Supervisor Of the Twentieth Ward, submit