The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-18
CITY COUNCILS.

special meeting OF these bodies was held this
morning the object being to approve the sureties Of
the city ofiGefs
Common Branch.
This Chamber was called 20 order at 1890 O'clock,
the President III the chair.
The Clerk then read the call for the special meet
ing, the object being "for general business"
The President then submitted communications
One from s. p. Hancock City Controller, submit
ting the following gentlemen as sureties b. j. Ken
one from r. Pelt2, Tax Receiver. submitting Hugh
Gamble, John H. Jones, and Samuel Miller as sure
One from T. ]. WorrelI City Solicitor submitting
Messrs Benjamin Fletcher, Joseph Ferguson and
Thomas X. Finletter as suretes.
Resolutions approving these suretes were onered
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. II. HUM moved that when this Chamber ad-
jOurn 1t be until II 80 A. III.
Mr.. Tet2ell desired to know the object
Mr. HUM stated that these offices were without
a head, and It necessiated immediate action the
part OF Councils, in order tHat the interests or the
Mr. HetzeIl held that this was undue and hasty
action the business could be as well transacted
on regular as well as at q special meeting. lie
pronounced the decision OF the court on Saturday
last as one emanating from partisan judges, who
had really arrogated to themselves the power which
was vested IN the people. IL was power OF usur-
patton, which he could not sanction.
The motion OF MI. HUM was agreed TO by vote
Major Alexander McCuen, City Commissioner,
submitted as his suretes Messrs. Joseph G. litter
mary and John G. TittermMy. This was also re
ferrcd to the Committee on Finance.
The chamber then adjourned until half-past II
cOmmittee-room ana took actlon>upOn the suretes
offered.
At the hour named the Chamber reassenbled.
Mr.. Shoemaker, Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, reported ordinance approving the sure
ties Of Thomas j. Worrell, City solicitor elect.
Agreed to-
Also an ordinance approving the sureties OF
Samuel =. Hancock, City Controller elect; Richard
Peltz, Receiver OF Taxes elect ana Alexander
MCCuen, City Commissioner elect.
On the passage Of the latter, the yeas and nays
were called, resulting in 81 yeas to nays SO the
ordinance was agreed to. Adjourned.
Select Branch.
on the adjournment Of Common Council the
| Select Branch was called to order by President
| StOkley
The Clerk OF Common Council was announced,
and having stated that that chamber had agreed TO
! the above ordinances approving suretles,
MI. King moved 10 refer them to the Committee
on Finance. In support OF this he said that this was
| hasty action The Committee on Finance should
have more fully investigated the matter. AS for the
securities and the men named, they might be sufi-
cent, but he for one was willing TO investigate the
subject thoroughly ana properly. This hasty action
| was unprecedented.
He hoped the Select Council would not conde-
scend 20 do what the Court has done, in the political
! tickery which had Just resulted in forcing out OF
position men who had been the choice OF the people
All men were not corrupt. There were members Of
| this body VINO are the peers OF the Judges OF the
court. lie felt that they would not innict such a
/ wrong upon the community.
lie conceived tnat the cause for this hasty action