The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-19


Mr.. Martin submitted a proviso requiring
the Commission to submit TO Councils for Their
appIoyM All plans before they shall have power
The subject was made the special order for
thursday next at four o'clock.
Mr.Shoemakerp presented a resolution provid-
committee of three from each chamber to ex.
anime lhe books of the City Treasurer from
ieoV, 70 nnd me amount Of costs in suits against
Mr.. Shoemaker offered q resolution directing
the Committee on Law to inquire into and re-
tax OF ~, for the year 1868, have recently been
and are continuing to be notified that unless
they call on Mr.. Edmund Randall, the costs
VIII be added thereto, and the same collected
by distress and sale. Agreed to.
Mr.; Shisler offered resolution requesting
tne Mayor TO station police officer in Passy-
unk road, below Broad street, to prevent
cruelty to animals: Agreed to.
MIR. Shoemaker, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported esolution authorizing cer-
tain transfers in the appropriat on TO the
trustees OF the ely Ice Boat. Agi eed to.
Also, an ordinance appropriatlng $3.50 to the
Department of Markets and City Property for
making improvements in the office of the D0
Also, resolution approving the sureties OF
samuel ;. Gavin, agent of 1trard estates
Mr.. Ray, from the Highway Committee, re-
po ted bills as follows:
Resolution authorizing the paving of Adj am
street from rankin to Sellers.
Resolution for the paving of Cotton, Nickel,
Turner, and other streets.
Resolution authorizing the matchmaking of
Montgomery avenue from Broad to Twenty
second street.
Ordinal ce repeating the ordinance relative
to the paving of streets north of Coates sire ct.
Resolution authorizing the grading of Wash.
Resolution authorizing the opening of Brid &c
and Birch streets.
All of the above were passed.
The Committee on Surveys, through Mr.
Bar Idsley, reported the foilowing
Resolution for the discharge OF the commit
tee fIom the consideration of the petition for
revision of the grade on Ludlow street from
Thirty; fourth to Thirty-sixth street.
Resolution to rivise the grade on Thirty
sixth street from Sycamore to Lancaster
avenue.
tieth Ward, on the plan of the city.
Resolution to revise the grade of TIL ompson
street from Twenty-eighth to Thirty first.
Resolution to revise the street lines in the
First Ward south of the Navy Yard.
Resolution to revise the wharf lines on the
Ordinance authorizing the building of q
sewer on Thompson street from Twenty-first
- Thiity-second street.
These were all passed.
The following bills from Select Council were
concurred in:
Resolution authorizing the Superintendent
of City Railroads to delay the removal of the
tracks on Broad street until July l, 1869.
Ordinance to lay water pipe on certain
streets.
Resolution to discharge the Committee on
Railroads from the consideration of the resolu-
tion directing hlgmen to De stationed the
line of the Philadelphia, Germantown and
No1ristown Railroad.
ORDNANCE granting permission TO the Fourth
and Eighth Streets Passenger Railway Conn
pany to salt their tracks north OF Diamond
street. This was concurred in over the veto
OF the Mayor.
Mr.. Hetzell presented resolution directing
| the Committee on Law to examine into and
| report by what authority certain resolution
| of request to The Legislature was transmitted
to that body at Harrisburg without presenta-
ton to the Mayor for his approval. Laid on
the table.
Mr.. HUM submitted a resolution directing
| the Superintendent of City Railroads to pro.
~ 10 IN I.n LET nf Trt1x nxytf
remove the rails from Broad street, between
| Olive and Vine streets, belonging to the city
! of Philadelphia. Agreed to.
| resolution, offered by Mr.. Dillon, granting
| Second street to erect a wooden awning, was
reterl ed to the Committee on Police.
| Mr.. Evans offered resolution requesting
| the members of the State Senate to appoint
committee to inquire what amount of money
| was used, and to whom said money paid
and from whom received, to influence the Yot,
upon the Metropolitan Police bill.
Mr.. Hetzel moved an amendment that tn,
resolution be first submitted to the Mayor fo
| his approval.
Then followed general debate. Mr. Evans
| in strong language censured Senator Fishe
forvotng to kill the police bill and concluded
| by referring to his being in consultation will
| Mayor Fox on Saturday last.
Mr.. HUM explained that Mr.. Fisher waited
| upon his Honor on Saturday last not in refer
| ence TO the police bill, but TO receive the ap
pointment on the police force OF a Democratic
| friend.
| After further remarks the amendment
| Mr. Hetzell was lost, and the resolutiol
passed.
| A resolution 10 furnish representative o
| each daily paper with copy of the digest o
| the city ordinances fell, and the Chamber ad
| lourned.