The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-16

Gil card OF THANKS. He had disgraced him
self and the people he represented.
Messrs. Wagner and Hanna defended the
Senator, when Mr. Hetzell called the yeas
and nays on the passage of the resolution.
resulting yeas 20, neys IL. SO the resolution
passed.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Fire
and Trusts, reported q resolution directing
the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
TO restore to service the Mechanic Enpiae
Company. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance locating n fire.alarm
box In the depot of the Chestnut and Walnut
otreet passenger Railway Company. Agreed
Also, a resolution directing the Chief EN-
glneer of the Fire Department to strike from
the roll OF the Department the name of the
Independence Engine Company.
ent.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. Nichol said that the statements of Mr..
smith, TO the effect that ten members of the
COMMITTEE were present and that they were
unanimous in disbanding the company, were
not true. The evidence did not warrant the
report from the Committee.
Mr. Smith said he had made a mistake in
reference to the number. There were only
nine members present, and he believed the
resolution was passed almost unanimously.
Mr.. Hetzell withdrew his motion, and
moved an amendment to the effect that the
name of the South Penn Hose be added to
the resolution.
The amendment was not agreed to- and tho
resolution passed by vote Of 81 yeas to II
nays.
Mr.. Evans reported resolution to rear
range and fix the boundary lines of the Election
Divisions in the Second and Seventh Wards.
The first resolution was recommitted to the
committee, and the second agreed to.
Mr.. Evans also offered resolutions to
change the places of voting in the Seventh
and Eighth Divisions of the Twentieth Ward.
Seventh Division of the First Ward, and
Fifth Division of the Eleventh Ward. Agreed
to.
The Committee on Claims reported an
ordinance appropriating $148 80 to the
Spring Garden Hose and Hook and Ladder
Company for damage sustained to their appa-
ratus at the fire at Twentieth and Jefferson
| streets. Agreed to.
The Finance Committee, through its chair
man, MIR. Shoemaker, reported the following
bills:
Ordinance appropriatng S71 for printing
| for the Supreme Court
Resolution instructing the City Controller
| to counterBign certain warrants.
Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to exc
| cute a deed for certain real estate at Vino
and Albion streets. These were all agreed
| to.
The Highway Committee reported the fol-
|
| Resolution to pave Girard avenue and Har-
rison and Fairhill streets.
| Resolution to pave Hutchinson street from
| Jefferson street to Columbia avenue.
Resolution to pave Cumberland street from
| Front to Jasper street, and Woodland street
! from Chestnut to Twenty first.
Ordinance appropriating five hundred dol
lars for the paving of Long Lane.
Ordinance granting the Lincoln Monument
Association permission to erect monument
at Broad and Grard avenue.
The Police Committee reported a rosolu.
| tion granting permission to Mr. John Baird
to use the city telegraph poles. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance to build bridge over
Bread street to connect the sugar manufac-
tories of Messrs. Frazier, Rogers & Company.
Agreed to.
Tha Select Council bill relative to coal
land leases was concurred in.
The Law Committee reported an ordi-
nance appropriating $500 to the property
owners in Woodbine avenue, for damages
sustained by the opening of said avenue
Passed.
An amended ordinance offered by Mr.. Dill
Ion, authorizing Mr.. Masterson to erect al
iron awning, was agreed to.
The selett Council bill relative to remov
ing the cross. ties and seepers from BroaC
street, and the repairing of the street, wal
referred to the Highway Committee.
The bill to open Fifteenth street from Car
penter street to Washington avenue, wai
made the special order for five O'CLOCK ol
Thursday next.
The Select Council bill of Instructions tt
the City Controller was concurred in.
A resolution, requesting the Mayor to fur
nish Councils with the names and location o
the policemen on duty at the present time
was agreed to.
A communication from Broad st. Merchants
requesting Councils to name the street OIL
which the city rails are to be laid, so tina
they can make arrangements for building
warehouses, was referred, and the Chambe
adjourned.
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