The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-12
CITY COUNCILS.

me ne regular stated meeting OF both branches
COUNCILS was held yesterday afternoon.
cctee' Bvonch.-From Mayor Fox was received
usage inclosing the report TO himself of the ope-
lions of the Harbor Police for the year 1868 The
fpott states the number of people drowned, the
mbeI ,, rescued from such tate, and the number
MeVented from death by drowning, either by acci-
ny or suicide, during the past year.
ne Mayor appends to the report of the lieutenant
toot- note as thus 81 deemed it my official duty
examine the number of these casualties and to
Iect the rendering of the above report. The re-
NJ ~ eknlblts serious degree of magnitude in the
IN ol accident, and induces me TO call the atten-
pn OF Councils to a fact which otherwise might
Fve passed unhecded. < The
Hport shows that III persons have been prevented
pm walking or falling from the docks; that 81
Xere rescued from the water after they had fallen
q plunged into it; and that in the same short Pc
ou iorty-hve drowned bodies have been recovered
rom the water"
The Mayor nfers that most of these deaths were
~ result OF accident, and not of suicide, He
plnks that the number of gaslights along the
narves should be increased. He suggests that
proper guards should be placed in the front of the
Fps and docks, in order that people returning from
HpnvlVil parties should not undertake to run in
heir own persons an opposition to the various
Fituted lines that cross our ferries. All the way
Petween Mead alley and Poplar street but forty
ne street lamps shed any light upon the water of
A petition was received from n private i'm the
nited States volunteers, named August Rocket
skiing for bounty that he was entitled to, but
idn't get.
A note was received, through Mr.. Bumm, from
Me Board of Port Wardens asking for a COnsulta-
Ion. The Board want committee Of their body
% meet committee of City Councils TO confer re-
htive to the collection of fees from vessels arriving
d this port.
For better supply of water in the Twentieth
Ward, numerOusly signed petition was presented.
All thcse were referred.
4 Mr.. FranCiscus, of the Committee on Railroads,
Reported relative TO the proposed movement to re-
move the rails used by burden cars in north Broad
*treet. The committee report their inability to dis
eern any valid reason why the request Of the peO-
pie, desiring prolOngation OF the present blockade
pf the streets to general improvement, should be
peTpetuated.
A resolution to discharge the committee from any
urther consideration of the subject was agreed to-
bIr. Cattell of the Committee on Railroads re-
ported an ordinance authorizing the Germantown
Passenger Railway Company to melt the ice that
Forms upon their suburban track north of German
Gown avenue and Diamond streets by the use of
Eat.
This was passed, in view of the inexorable neces-
|sity for the movement, by vote of Is yeas to the
Negative votes of Messrs. Duffy and Francscus.
MIR. Jones reported from Committee on Law, an
Ordinance requesting the Legislature to appoint a
Commission to open with New Jersey the necessary
negotiations that shall give Pettys island into the
jurisdiction of Pennsylvania. rhe idea is to con-
vert the place into a home for people needing the
discipline of a house of correCtion.-REP.1
A motion to postpone was lost-yeas 10, nays 13.
The resolution passed.
Mr.. Jones submitted a resolution requesting the
Board of Revision to inform Councils as to the
amount of property exempt from taxation in the
rural wards of the city, and the amount lost to the
corporation thereby.
MIR. Fox reported the condition Of the city trea-
sury thus:
Cash balance january 1, S1,469 755 SO
Cash received during the month, 7OS334 sc