The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-28
CITY COUNCILS.

City Councils met yesterday afternoon for
the transaction of business:
SELECT BRANcH.-President Stokley in the
chair.
centennial anniversary of st. Johns Command
cry, No. A, was agreed TO:
Commandery, No. A, Knights Templar of Penn
sylvania, celebrate the seni-centennial ami
versary OF the establishment of their Com
mandery on June 10, 1863, in this city and
wheI Ieas large number of other Masonic
organizations, from the different States and
cities of our country, will be present, by invi-
tation, to join in the ceremonies of the occa-
sion, and in the public parade which is to take
Resolved, by the Select and Common Council
of Philadelphia, That the invitation extended
to councils to accept marching salute from
Templar, on the occasion Of the celebration of
the semi centennial anniversary of the estab-
lishment of their Commandery, be and the
same is hereby accepted, and that Councils be
present for that purpose at noon of that day,
Hall, and that the hospltalities OF the city of
Philadelphia are hereby extended to all visit
ing Communicates who may participate in the
ceremonies OF that occasion.
A communication was presented from lazy
asking for change of the name of Bedford
street. Referred.
Mr. Fox presented a petition for a new
election district in the Twenty-fifth Ward. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Smith, chairman OF the Committee on
City Property, presented an ordinance making
an appropriation of $3.50 to the Department of
placing Hunting Park IN proper condition
for public use.
an appropriation OF $3O,7O9 for the purpose OF
erec, ing a schoolhouse on Dickerson
street, between Sixth and seventh streets, IN
the First Ward. Agreed to.
a resolution was adopted eXempting the
Philadelphia Fountain Society fron the pay
ment of water rates.
Mr. King presented petition for the paving
of Court street, between Peach and Brown
streets. Referred,
Mr.. Cochran then NOV d a recons deration
of the vol by which the ordin tnce providing
for the sale of piece 0fgroundln the Twenty.
vania was postponed until next Thursday
week.
indefinitely, which was not agreed to, by
vote Sf II yeas TO IL nays;
The motion to reconsider was then agreed
to-Yeas l5 nays l3.
A motion TO postpone the bill, for the pur-
pose OF making it the special order for June
10, was agreed to-1eas 10, nays IL.
Mr.. King presented an ordnance to prevent
the counteTfeiting of city warrants. The ordi-
nance provides that the City Treasurer shall
authorize to be engraved a suitable plate on
copper or steel, from which may be printed all
city warrants. The warrants shall be printed
pTessly for the purpose, with awater-mark i'm
the words "The City of Philadelphia" Each
sentation of the seal OF the city and other
devices. The CITY Controller shall procure
with saSb em6gsms as s6a Se fea seal
with the words "Department OF City Controll-
er" engraved thereon, ana TINS seal TO be kept
constantly la the office. The Controller shall
cause to be printed and bound in books, from
the plate engraved for such purpose, n
sufficient number of warrants for the use
of the several departments for the years 1868
and 1870 These books shall be printed and
bound annually IN sufficient number for the
The custody of the City Controller, and he
shall be held responsible for their safe keeping.
| All warrants shall be issued by the Controller
or his clerk, on the order of a Head of Depart
ment, and shall be sent TO the department. or
| derng the same 30 be signed by -theHead of