The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-17
CITY COUNCILS.

These bodies held their regular stated meeting yes
terday afternoon.
Select Brdnch.-Temporary president Barlow oc-
cupied the chair.
Mr.. Marcus suggested that the five minute rule
should be enforced in all speeches.
MIR. Bumm offered q resolution requesting the
Legislature to rescnd the act by which the clean
ing of the streets is placed in the hands OF the Board
of HEALTH as thus:
its late session, transferred the cleansing of the
streets of the city to the Board of Health; and
Whereas, Since the passage of that act the Board
of Health having had exclusive management and
control over the subject have had a full opportu-
nifty of showing their inability to clean the streets
and -
Whereas All our streets now in a condition
unprecedentedly unclean-even filthy, although
the said Board has expended a much larger sum
than the amount required in former years; and
Whereas, in the opinion of these Councils, who
represent the people of the entire city of Philadel
pha the cleansing of the streets should be recon-
mitted TO their care and control; therefore
Resolved, by the Select and Common Councils of
most respectfully and earnestly requested imme-
diatelY TO repeal the act entitled SAN act supple
mentary TO the act consolidating the city of Phila
delphia relating to the cleaning of the streets of
the city," approved March is, 1869.
Bv Mr. Mccall was presented a roll eighty-fve
yards in length Its sgners asked for an increase of
the salaries OF the teachers in our public schools
The document was the largest in this
city. 1t Is the result OF the energetic operation of
the Teachers Institute. 1t was referred.
A communication was received from the school
directors OF the Fifteenth ward. 1t sets forth that
in consequence of the meagreness of the salary
paid, the difficulty in the way of securing teachers
of adequate competence was daily increasing. The
paper asks that the proposed increase in the sala
ries of the teachers shall be duly granted Referred
10 committee.
In response to A resolution Of inquiry from the
Chamber, the Chief Commissioner of Highways
sent in a note. 1t stated that in favor of Joseph
Painter, the contractor for paving Long lane, war
rants to the amount of $500 had been duly drawn.
huge batch of petitions was presented, signed
by residents Oh the line OF Pennsylvania avenue
OravinO "a refusal by Councils of the Dermanent
cupancy of that street by the Reading Railroad
Company, upon the condition that the tracks in
Broad street shall be removed. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Shallcross reported an ordinance from the
Committee on GiraTd Estates, authorizing the SUI
perintendent to invest its surplus fund. This was
passed.
Company two separate collieries in Schuylkill
county, the property OF the city, known as the
Lehigh and Shenandoah coal lands, was passed.
Mr. McIyain offered resolution, that in view of
the pressing necessity for rigid economy IN the
finances of the city, all leases or sales Of property
belonging to the city shall be made by public auc-
tion and 10 the highest bidder. Mr. McIlvain also
expressed himself of the opinion, through his reso
luton, that every such sale should be advertised in
Mr.. Franciscus denounced this resolution as a
covert device TO defeat to Illustrate the passage
house domain to the University Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. McIlyain, he SAID. was opposed to the sale of
the ground to the University, and his resolution
contained snake OF anac0ndan dimensions.
Mr.. Duffy said that Mr.. Mcllyain's resolution
met his hearty concurrence. He felt that Council
had no right TO privately bargain away piece of
property that would bring much greater price.
The resolution postponed.
The CITY Solicitor was Instructed to cancel the
| oAicin bond of Edmund Randall, collector of out
standing taxes.
MT r.McCall, by resolution, inquired the authority
| of the Chief Com missioner OF Highways for his
| recent statement in writing TO City Councils thar
the contractor for paving Long lane had the right
TO clOse that highway against travel during the pro-
| gress of the work. Agreed to.
The bill relative TO the removal of the tracks on
the Reading Railroad In Broad street was taken up
| on special order.
J. M. Bumm offered several amendments