The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-19
TotaI. 4S7sl no 47IsI2555sl IS

Chief Engineer Graft, of the Water Depart
nent, submitted his annual report 10 Councils
yesterday, The gross receipts during the year
amounted to $77T, ,OO9'59, and the expenditures
were $3se, ,372'67. During the past year 79,349
feet OF pipe were laid. making the total number
OF feet 2321 $40 or 439 miles 1850 feet. The list
OF consumers of water in the several wards, as
CHARGED in Registers of 1868. Fare for dwellings,
81, ,094; stables, 1862; manufac urers, 950; steam
engines, 7l0; making a total of l09l5S There
were $50 repairs made TO mains; 1858 TO stops;
and 2OlO to plugs, and l45 new new plugs n, were
says that lit 10 very desirable that the use OF
meters should be commenced in this city,
now the only one of any pretenslon where
they are not employed. 1t is only proposed to
measure the water supplied TO large consumers,
such as manufactures, brewe'es, distilleries,
hotels etc; without them the proper rent can
only be apDroXimatcd, and 1t IS possible thatthe
consumer may frequently &c overtaxed, or the
yeVerse.n A recent report made by PrsieSsOr
Chandler, of New York, shows that there is in
the eChuylkA water, ut FaiTmOunt, OF inor-
ganic matter, 1856; organic and volatile, 2'06;
total solids, COL, which compares tavorably
with that furnished to other places.
Both branches OF the CITY Councils met
yesterday afternoon. In Select Council an
ordinance authorizing the Building Commis-
sion to invite archI!eCts to present plans instead
Of advertising was agreed 10. The same dispO-
sition was made OF a resolution directing the
Oity Solicitor to take legal measures to secure
for the GIrard Estate the right 10 make leases
wards tor a longer term than hVe years. A
resolution requesting the Legislature to grant
authority to the city 10 make an eX ension of
the County Prison across the Parade ground
was passed; an ord 1uance protesting against
the passage of the bill for an omnibus line on
Broad street. The following resolution, offered
by Mr.. FranCiscus, was adOped:-
.ReSOtUed, That the c'ty ot Philadelphia hereby
refuses 10 permit any person or corporation to
remove or disturb IN any manner whatever the
paving or any portion of the paving on either
Twelfth or Sixteenth street for the purpose of
laying any railroad tracks along or upon either
OF said streets or for 'otner purposes; and the
Chief Commissioner of Highways Is hereby
LATED by any person or corporation whatever, at
any time, and he is hereby instructed to take
all precautions that he may deem necessary to
prevent the disturbance or removal OF the
paving 10 said streets or the laying of any rail
road track thereon, and in case any railroad
tracks should be laid on any portion OF either ot
said streets, he shall forth with remove the same.
IN Common Council q resolution was passed
requesting the Legislature not to pass the DILL
nov before them providing for an elevated
rallrCad on Market street. resolution autho-
rZng the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
iay track on Juniper street. from Olive to
Market street, was agreed to, The ordinance
flom Select Council, authorizing the German.
Town Pa senger Railroad TO salt their track
north from Diamond street, which was under
consideration at the previous meeting of
Council, was taken up and agreed to. The
resolution from Select Council, requesting the
Board of Revision to inform Council of the
amount of property exempt from taxes, was
Doncurred in; aud the ordinance providing for
the erection of q new school-house in the
Twenty sixth ward was passed, alter being
amended. resolution requesting the Mayor,
Commissioner of Highw ways and other officers
TO take steps to prevent the laying of q railroad
on T9 elfth and SixteeRth streets, was passed.
Several bills from Select Council were cOncufred
ia, and the Co amber adjourned.