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

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John Kelly was now confirmed in his appoint-
ment by Mayor Fox as lieutenant Of police in the
Thirteenth district
AS Chief Clerk to the Receiver of Taxes, Dennis
+. Daily was now confirmed on recommendation by
the Committee of Finance.
The appointments by the City Controller were
1 The committee of conference relative to the ap-
propriaton to theschool board struck out the item
of $50 TO each section for philosophical apparatus;
instead of S400 for school furniture, and S300O in
stead of $4,000, for rent of buildings additional to
those held or leased AS thus arranged the re-
The appointment of certain solicitors for the
Grard estate, in Schuylkil, Columbia, and other
Mr. Franciscus offered resolution directing the
Committee on Railroads to report Pill to remove
east of Fifteenth. Referred to the Committee on
Mr. King introduced an ordinance appropriating
$3.50 for necessary fixtures to the office of the Re-
ceiver of Taxes. Referred to the Committee on
The ordinance appropriating 49,, 900 to build a
new schoOl-house near Seventeenth and Christian
streets, came up on second reading, 1t was so
amended that the amount was cut down to $25,5O0
In this shape it passed.
The resolution from Common Council asking the
State authorities not to pass bill to authorize the
LAYING of railroad tracks in Twelfth and Sixteenth
So, also, one suspending, for irregularity of
Duct the Niagara Hose and Franklin Engine Com
panies; also the resolution relative to the mercan-
tile tax (see Common Council report; also, the
resolution nstructing the committee on the reor-
ganiZation of the Fire Department.
A resolution of Common Council relative to the
distribution of the new city digest was passed
Also an ordinance appropTating S192 20 to to j jos
street, between Reed and Tasker
One directing the Committee on Law to report an
ordinance requiring clerks of the departments to
take oath affirmation to discharge their duties
with fidelity, &C., was referred to the Committee on
Law.
Al resolution to compel several passenger rail-
roads to make a connection between the sewer in
Walnut street, between Fourth and Fifth, to drain
their tracks, was indefinitely postponed.
The ordinance to locate the statue OF Washing
ton the gift of the public school children in Phila-
delphia, in front Of Independence Hail. was passed.
A resolution to authorize the opening Of Mihiin
street and Montgomery avenue was passed.
This the extent Of the legislation OF the day.
Adjourned.
Common BrQnch.-General Louis Wagner in the
Resolutions were offered declaring the bill passed
by the Legislature on Wednesday, to charter the
Twelfth and Sixteenth street Passenger Railway
Company, inexpedent and not wanted by the
people OF this city, and requesting the Governor
not to sign the same. motion 10 lay on the table
was lost by vote of yeas 1, nays 50, The resolu'
tons were then agreed to-
The usual batch of petitions, communications
S,e were received and appropriately referred.
resolution was offered 70 authorlZe the Com
missioner of Highways TO annul the contract will
5eor0e Graham for paving Girard avenue, in tn,
Twentieth ward. Referred TO ComnlItee on hlsh
report was received from the committee o
~ conferences on the amendments TO the School Ap
rropriatiOn bill, making sundry accommodation
'h AD ordinance was reported by Mr.. Shoemaker
from the Finance Committee, and passed, appLo .
The suretes of the Receiver OF Taxes LOT TN
Twenty third ward were approved
MT Shoemaker offered resolution requesting
the Trustees of the Fire Association or Phiiadel
mia 10 communicate TO Councils whether such AS
sociafion will contract with the city for the eN
finouishment of all fires occurring within the CIT
units. and if so upon what terms. Referred Z
Committee on Fire and Trusts ., A.. -.
AresolutiOn was agreed TO authorizing the erec
tion Of telegraph wires on Gray's Ferry road:
"a resolution was passed suspending the Nlagar
Hose and Franklin Fre-engine Companies 10
thirty days. ,. -. oo,,i, ,
fhe Highway Department, making reductions !
fhe ntlmber Of the Commissioners,
M Bardsey, from the Committee on Survey
,enorfed a resolution authorizing the Park Con
missioners to regulate the plans OF the iwentN
errfh ward where interfered with by the loeauo
Of FalrmOunt Park. Agreed TO- .,....... :,
Several other unimportant resolutions weIe IL
rerfed from the same committee, ana agreed TO-
TAn ordinance was reported from the same con
wsttee and passed, changing the rate OF assessnel
far me construction of sewers from ~ 20 10 -
Il per lneal foot 1870, c-ou, bis Honor III
Mavorl Announcing that he had approved cer'"'
~ r Bardsley from the Comntt@Se zee on