The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-25
THE BOARD. OF TRUSTS.

The new Board of Trusts assembled in their
rooms, No. 10 3. Fifth street, this morning. in
order to take formal possession and control of
the trusts awarded to them. l
William Welsh Esq. presided, and Mr.. II. W. Arey
was elected Secretary pro tenn.
The following report was submitted and adopted:-
The committee respectfully report that since
their last report the proceedings pending between
the board and the City OF Philadelphia, for the pr
confded to them by the act of Assembly creating
this trust have come to a final hearing before the
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, sitting in banc,
which has unanimously decided the law creating
this trust, tobe constitutional and that to this board,
and "a" cnntpo tv
since this decree the city authorities having
persisted Ii. IN retaining the trust property,
the permanent counsel OF the board, Hon. f. Carroll
Brewster, in the Nisi Prius OF the Supreme Court,
bill praying that the city might be enjoned against
further ntermedding with the property OF the trust
upon which bill was awarded special injunction
against the city authorities and functionares re-
straning them from such further interference.
hearing on the question OF making permanent this
26th inst. In the interval the city authorities have
expressed their willingness to surrender all the pro-
perty of the City Trust into the hands of This board
as VIII appear from the annexed resolution adopted
by the Select and Common Councils held on the 2ith
inst. EDWARD KING,
j. II. MICHENER.
Piiedslpita, That William Nj; Meredith, Edward dim
counsel Of the city the SAID OF Welsh OF a.
& % m the Supreme Go e and & 81 sad be-
authorized and request. TO enter appeal to the
City Of Philadephia vs. iho Board OF r. usts Of No
William sf "a s 80 Rs @ on
Ct al Ne a January term Il the final decree Of the
verse the said city the com@ittoe GraTd
said such may TO
perfect % her or both Of sSS sSd apPeas dhs in t. ,n
which became law on July 80 sis entitled resolution
intention on the part of Councils to resist,
a9 S S h s to CsT 81
the possession and control OF the trust property held by
The following resolutions were then offered by
Henry NJ. Phillips, and adopted:-
authority to receive to the
City Trusts to place them in the Fidelity Insurance Trust
be Kept by the President board the other by
to detailed report Of the securities received and
OF Sash THAI G Hereby
pay the warrants when by
Steward Of the wis Hospital Or as Of
az sSh Of aaHs ss
Al S S%PSyed fS G in the admin
on rm s
that @ the sa and ii Of h
first give satisfactory security In the same amounts
os TbSt the snpentendsnt Of the rard E
t9tes and Of the Trusts and the Steward Of the the Mills
for taxes and for wages and current
par sS OF f he e Oh ana O
kssoosd That committee Of five be R appointed to
which have taken place been since June
ResOised, That commit OF three be appointed to
nd saS to bosid and condition
ResoUed That for the present. and until otherwise
the real within ths limits city and
also to csrrg out the Gf M w @ N re
4 street,
wise the real situated outside of the city limits
ReSolUed That the present. three committees of five
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for the and conduct OF Grard Oo
Library another the ConTitee on hGuIoh1Gld and he
Charge chars % and that directed the eaistns
rules Tor the goyernment Of the Gir@rd college shall re-
Resolged That for the present committee Of tye be
sn Pe &S o The Is
and all other trusts, except the Grard trust =.
prepare code Of rpes Tor the of this board
%.s0isd, That the President Of the board shall
oeio member Of all committees thus ar Hppon5%ed lee
by SsI ss g ns l he authorized
tie reSuise stationsS aud that the
dent Of the % a Estates s 5% aS Il s BE-
th: afternoon AZ quarter before eelsek a. the
of that ntution that they may enter on Their
and n ne 80 ems 81 ne aD oGIT S
stuon much of the above action as he may deem eH
The following committees were then announced
as provided for by the different resouu0ns;-
No. g. Receipt OF Secnrities-Biddle Clagnorn
and Benson. -
No. 5. Examination, etc.-Campbell, Mann, Fell
Wagner, and Mitchener.
No. g. Trusts, etc,-Klng, Coils, ana Benson.
No. T. City Real Estate--Mitchener, Cattell, Camp
bell Benson, and Stuart
No. s. County Real Estate-Fell, wagner, Gag
horn, Manu. and Phillips.
No. o. Conducting the Girard College. Committee
on lnstruction-Mann, King, Campbell, FOX, anO
Biddle. Committee on Household-Stuart, Mltcne
ner, Cattell, Fell, and Coils. Committee on Ad
mission, etc.-Benson, Philips, Wagner, Claghorn
and Welsh. ..
No. 10. Wills Hospital--Claghorn, Mann, Mtehe
ner, Fox, and Bddle ~ ,,,,.-. ,,L,,
No. II. Committee on Rules etc'-Philllps' coins
| and Catte.
Adjourned.
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