The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-04

OCCASION, ana unite with the many friends Of
the late distinguished Chief Magistrate of
this Commonwealth in giving him good
cause TO bear to the ice-bound and snow-clad
empire, to which he goes, the warm and
sunny recollection of genial farewell
Very respectfully,
DANIEL M. Fox,
Mayor of Philadelphia.
Mr. King offered resolution appointing
joint special committee to carry into effect
the resolution accepting the invitation of st.
Johns Commandery, of the Masonic Order,
to participate in the exercises of their demon
stration on June 15
This resolution was adopted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Franciscus
that when this Chamber adiourns on July /,
II shall stand adjourned until September 16,
This was $50 adopted.
Mr.. Cattell presented a petition, ,uumerously
signed by residents of the Twenty-fourth
Ward, asking legislation to render illegal in
future the blasting of stone in the quarries in
the vicinity of Thirty fourth and Gregg
streets, Twenty-fourth Ward.
This was referred to the standing COM
mittee.
For directors of Girard College, Robert P.
Gillingham, Cyrus Horne, and Joseph Il.
Rhoads were elected by the Republicans,
over David w. Heppard, John o. James,
and James Page, nominees of the Democratic
party. The vote was 10 to 12.
Mr.. Hodgdon, from the Committee on
Water reported a resolution to lay water
pipe in drain on Dickerson, Sanderson, and
other streets in the vicinity. Adopted.
BY the same committee was reported a
resolution adverse to request of the man.
ayers of Wills Hospital, requesting that no
charge should be made to the managers for
water-pipe, ETC., furnished by the Water De-
partment to the institution.
This was discussed at some length. The
scale was turned by Mr.. Plumly, and the
report of the committee was accepted.
Mr.. Smith submitted an ordinance appro-
priating SOL 900 to build new schoolhouses
at Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill, and to
enlarge the Bringhurst Schoolhouse in the
Twenty-second Ward This was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
A resolution from Common Council to
grade Long lane was concurred in.
An invitation from the United Turner's of
Philadelphia, asking City Councils to par
ticipate in their celebration, at Washington
Retreat, on the 14th proximo, was accepted.
The resolution from Common Council to
suspend the Columbia and Schuylkiu Hose
Companies was adopted after a long debate.
The one suspending the South Penn Hose
Company was amended by including the In
dependence Engine Company. In this shape
the resolution was concurred in.
The resolution from Common Council to
elect Police Magistrates at the next meeting
of the Chamber was concurred in.
Mr.. Cattell submitted report concerning
the Spatford or rubble pavement. 1t was or
dered to be printed in the appendix to the
journal.
The ordinance to put fire-alarm box in
the depot of the Citizens Passenger Railroad
(Tenth and Eleventh streets) was agreed to.
The ordinance to apply S1400 to place a
clock and bell in the cupola of the Shiffler
Hose house was passed over the veto of the
Mayor.
The resolution authorizing the Pennsyl-
uonjo p nj tn
gated iron awning at Ninth aud Chestnut
streets was referred to the Committee on
Police. Adjourned.
COMMON BRANCH.-Joseph f. Marcer,
President called the Chamber to order at a
quarter past three o'clock.
a number of petitions, asking for the lay
ing of the Nicholson pavement on Broad
street, south of Coates, were received and
appropriately referred.
A resolution, offered by Mr. Martin, in
viting Select Council to meet Common Coun-
Gil, in Joint convention, for the purpose of
electing eighteen Police Magistrates, one
Guardian OF the Poor, and one member of the
Board of Health, was passed.
A resolution authorizing the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to erect corrugated iron
awning at Ninth and Chestnut streets was
passed.
The Chair called up the bill appropriating
$14, 40 for furniture in new school buildings,
rent, &c.
This ordinance was under discussion at the
adjournment on Thursday last.
The motion OF Mr.. Hetzell, to postpone for
the present, was lost, and the bill passed.
A message from his Honor Mayor Fox,
vetoing the ordinance making an appropria-
tion of $1400 for town clerk and bell in the
cupola of the Shiffler Hose house, was read.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to postpone the consid-
Grafton of the subject in order that the men,
bers might have time to examine the veto.
Lost.
The bill then passed by a vote of 26 yeas to
8 nays over the Mayors veto.
The Finance Com mittee, Mr.. Shoemaker,
chairman, presented a resolution asking for
the discharge of the committee from the con-
sideration of q communication from con-
tractors Jenkins and Taylor, asking relief
from the city because the property-owners on
Broad street had refused to pay them for lay
ing the Nicholson pavement on that street
north of Coates street.
The contractors claim that they entered
into a contract with the city for the work,
and that they now hold in assessment bills
| the sum of $94, 400 6S, which, by the decision
of the Supreme Court are of no value, the
| Court deciding that property-owuers cannot
be forced TO pay for the paving of streets.
After a long discussion the resolution was
| passed, and the matter was then, on motion
of Mr.. Wagner, referred to the Committee on
Law. H
| The same committee reported an ordinance
authorizing loan of $500, 900 for the erection
of new school buildings, additions, etc. Re.
| committed to the Committee on Finance.
The same committee reported an ordnance
appropriating $34, 400 to carry out the pro-
| visions of the registry act-$27, 900 to be
| taken from the Treasury direct and the re.
mainder to be transferred from the appropria-
ton to the City Commissioners. BY the act
eight aldermen are to be employed for ten
| days, at three dollars per day, nine hundred