The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-26
CITY COUNOiLS.

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Mr.. King presented communication from George
Setz' City Controller, inclosing inventory of the
enu @ anu mortgages held against the city. They
PIC these: School department., principal, S5ts,-
1S; Interest, s31 lilo 20. Department Of Mar
fest Snd City Property, principal, SliO795 int9-
FIJI al interest, S26 66a,. Guardians of Poor,
principal, $4,000; interest $50. The total principal
7s9 ~ ~ ~ The interest is S397Gi 56a Total
A note read from the Pennsylvania Railroad
company showing that the Interests of that corpo-
ration and those Of the city would be promoted by
the extension of the time for the removal of the
tracks and the turnouts for burden cars in Broal
street. The communication asks extension for
their removal until July 4.
Another communication was received from the
Controllers of the Public Schools. The Board
Il wants one section of Penn square, upon which to
erect girls normal school.
committees.
MIR. Ritchie, Committee on Schools offered re-
solution, asking repeal of the ordinance relative
to the purchase of school books by the Board.
After some debate, the subject was postponed un-
The first annual report of the Commissioners of
alrmount Park was presented.
An invitation to witness trial of fire extinguish-
ers next Saturday at Broad and Washington streets
4 was presented and accepted.
Mr.. Hockey introduced resolution to fill up
Lancaster turnpike, now almost impossible, at the
expense ot the contractor for raising the grade,
Mr.. McIlvain presented communication from
doubt as to the constutionality of the law,
and consgnees of vessels have refused to pay the
usual port charges The receipts OF the office,
therefore, not sufficient to pay the Harbor Mas
ter and the current expenses.
The gentleman then offered resolution calling
| upon the Philadelphia delegation in Congress to
press the passage of law authorizing the several
States to protect vessels arriving at their marine
ports, and to charge fee not exceeding SO upon
each vessel.
. The subject was referred to the Committee on
A batch of names of people appointed policemen
was received and referred to the Police Committee
for confirmation.
Mr. McIlvain offered resolution directing the
Committee on highways to remove certain Obstruc-
4 tOnS from Thirty-SiXtl street, Lancaster avenue
and Warren streets. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Shallcross submitted an ordinance authoriz-
ing the Knickerbocker Ice Company to erect
frame building at Pine street wharf, Schuylkill.
bill was passed to expend 5000 to build houses
for tomtits sparrows and buebirds.
Mr. Cattell offered resolution asking the City
Solicitor to tell the Councils by what right the Hes
tonville and Mantua p Passenger Railway is laying
single track in Lancaster avenue from the depot at
Forty first street to Hestonvie, the charter
quITes the laying OF double one
A resolution that the Committee on Defence and
Protection report the amount of their expenditures
proprety of dsposng of its property and dsband-
ing, was referred to itself.
Bills from Common Council we're considered.
An amendment to ordinance for the purchase of a
school building in the Twenty-sixth ward was non
The resolutions prohibiting the removal of any
pavement in either Twelfth or Sixteenth street
were agreed to.
The resolution asking the Legislature not to give
to the Board of Health the power of cleaning the
streets concurred in.
Also a resolution protesting against the passage
by the Legislature OF any bill to place railroad in
Broad street.
Also resolution to open Ellsworth street from
Twenty to Twenty-siXth street.
Also resolution to print 800 copies of the annual
report of Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
A resolution requesting the Mayor, Commissioner
earn on the ana D in %we
and Sixteenth streets, by any railway company, re-
The ordinance changing the boundaries of the
election divisions of the Twenty-sixth ward and
creating in it new division, was concurred in
The ordinance liking the COMPENSATION of the SUI
perntendent of Street Cleaning at $1,000 year was
debated at tedious length, and finally fell
committees which he had served.
Mr.. Morrison resigned as one Of the Committee on
The bill from Common Council, prohibiting the
erection of an elevated railroad in Market street,
was concurred in.
Adjourned.
CoSmon Bronch-Presdent Marcer being absent,
General Wagner, on motion, occupied the chair.
Several communications, petitions, &C., were re-
ceyed and appropriately referred.
communication was received from j. Edgar
Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
relative TO extending the time for the removal of
the railroad tracks from Broad street
A joint resolution was passed dispensing with the
meeting OF Councils on Thursday, March 4.
remonstrance of citizens residing on Twelfth
street received against the proposed passenger
railway on Twelfth and Sixteenth streets
A resolution was passed giving certain instruc-
tions to the Chief Commissioner of Highways.
tain provisions in the ordinance making appropria-
tions to the Board Of Control OF Public Schools for
After considerable discussion, Mr.. Harrison
moved to amend, so as to repeal only the provision
relating to the purchase of school books
The whole subject was then referred to the Com
nittee on Finance.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee Highways, re.
ported a resolution providing for the paving of JEFF
ferson street. from Seventeenth street to Sydenham
street, in the Twentieth ward. Passed.
Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Police, re-
ported an ordinance for the erection of temporary
Shed on Swanson street, above Catharine. Passed
Mr.. Creely, from the Committee Election
Divisions, reported bill creating new election
division in the Twenty-sixth ward. Passed.
Also, resolution changing the place of voting
in the eighth division of the Twenty-sixth ward
Recommitted.
ratiOns to Common Council chamber, reported
resolution instructing the Clerk of Common Coun
Gil alter said chamber according to the plan sub
mitted by the committee. Passed.
A message received from his Honor, tn,
Mayor, transmitting the first annual report Of thu
Commissioners of Paramount Park
Mr.. Evans offered a resolution granting permis
sion to the Union Passenger Railway Company Il
Law tracks on Twenty-second street, between Wal
nut and Spring Garden streets, and on Sprn
Garden street, from Ninth to Twenty-second Re
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Shoemaker called up the resolution request
ing the Legislature to pass an act increasing tn
legal rate of interest to seven per cent per annnm
After some debate the resolution was tabled.
The ordinance appropriating Sl00, 600 for an eX
tension of the county prison was called up and dis
cussed.
Mr.. Hetzell moved to amend by inserting pro
yiso that the amount named be taken from the ap
preparation for the House OF Correction.
After further discussion, the whole matter wa
!. laid upon the table.
Mr Evans offered resolution to extend the tim
for removing the tracks and turnouts on Broa,
:. II street until the 4th of July, 1863.
Messrs. Evans, Willis, Hanna, Vanhouten AM
Kline spoke in favor of the resolution and Messrs
HUM and Hetzell in opposition.
motion to indefinitely postpone was carried b,