The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-17

the Fifth division of the Sixteenth ward.
Referred to Election Committee.
Mr.. Ray offered petitions for changing the
place of voting in the Second division OF the
Eighteenth ward. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Gwinner offered resoluiiol changing
the place of voting in the Second division Of
Eighteenth ward. Agreed to.
Mr.. Ray offered resolutions for the laying of
water pipe on Cumberland and other streets.
Referred.
Also, one to grade Dauphin and West
streets. Referred.
Mr.. Wagner presented petition for a sewer
on Spruce street, east of Fourth Referred.
Mr.. Fareira offered resolution changing the
places of holding elections in the Seventh and
Eighth divisions of the Ninth ward. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Martin offered petition from the Fisk
Concrete Paving Company. Referred to the
Committee on Highways.
Mr. Harrison presented report from the
joint special committee to have the iron
pavement removed from Fifth and Chestnut
streets. The committee was discharged.
Mr.. Shoemaker, of Committee Of Finance,
presented report with a resolution annexed,
releasing certain property of Bernard Quinn
from a certain judgment Agreed to.
Mr.. Ray, of Committee on Highways, pre-
sented o report with resolution annexed, to
tramway Irving street, from Thirty-eighth to
Fortieth street, and King street to Woodland
street. Agreed to.
Also, one to open Vienna street. Agreed to.
Mr.. Myers, chairman of Committee on Po-
lice, offered a resolution ratifying the procla-
nation of the Mayor offering the reward of
$1,000 for the attempted assassins Of officer
Brooks.
Mr.. Shane, Of the Committee on Fire and
Trusts, offered resolution authorizing certain
transfers. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hanna, of joint special committee to
erect monument, presented their report in
reference to the erection of the Washington
monument.
Also, an ordinance making an appropriation
of $3.50 Ga, for defraying the expenses conse-
quent thereon.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to refer to the Com
mittee on Finance. Agreed to.
Mr.. Bardsey offered a resolution of instruc-
ton to the Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform to devise some plan for collecting the
city taxes. Referred.
Mr.. Evans offered a resolution changing the
place of voting in the Fourth division of the
Fifth ward. Agreedto
Mr.. Shisler offered resolution Of instruc-
tion to the Mayor, requesting him to inform
Councils why the ordinance in relation to filth
and garbage has not been enforced. Agreed to-.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to resume the second
reading of the bill making an appropriation Of
| SlUU,UUU to the commissioners OF alrm0unt
Park, for enlargement and Improvement Of the
same, which was agreed to after a somewhat
| lengthy discussion.
The following bills from Select Council were
| considered:
| One for the execution and delivery of lease
| to the Knickerbocker Ice and Coal Company.
| Agreed to.
One for the drawing of certain warrants by
| the Superintendent of the Girard Estates.
Agreed to.
One making certain appropriations out of
| the Girard estate for defraying certain eX-
| penses.
| One authorizing the Chief Engineer of the
| Water Department to draw certain warrants
for the repuddling of the Roxborough reser-
| voir. Agreed to.
| Also, one making an appropriation Of
$4,000 to the Department for Supplying the
City with Water, for supplying the city during
the late scarcity. Referred to the Committee
| on Water of Common Council.
Mr.. Shoemaker, of Committee on Finance
presented a resolution accepting the sureties
ofTimothy Gleck, supervisor Of Twenty-third
ward. Agreed to.
Mr.. Evans moved the consideration and Sc
cond reading of the bill relative to changing
! the boundary lines Of certain divisions in the
| Nineteenth ward.
No quorum answering to the call, Common
Council adjourned.