The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-04
Foreign Affairs.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Meeting OF Both Branches of Council.
Both branches of the city government me


Both branches of the city government met
yesterday afternoon.
Select tBranoh-President Cattell in the chair
An invitation from the Secretary OF the Lyle
Monument Association, for members to attend
the unwilling of the statue on February 90 was
accepted.
Mr. Hodgdon, chairman of the Committee on
Water introduced an ordinance appropriating
$1,000 to the widow of Richard r. Carter, killed
while in the employ of the city. Passed.
Also, a resolution authorizing the Department
of Surveys to take from the plan of the city
Seventh street, from Lehigh avenue to Somerset,
in order to extend the reservoir of the Delaware
Water Works. Referred to the Committee on
Highways and Surveys.
Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Committee on Law,
submitted an ordinance appropriating $4,000 to
pay James Lynd, William b. Mann, and Judge
Brewster for professional services in the Schuyl-
kill Navigation suits, and $1,000 additional to
pay certain experts.
Mr.. King introduced q resolution requesting
the Legislature not to pass the Metropolitan
Police bill The preamble states that the power
given to the police force is too great that the
present police force are qualified to maintain
order; that the expense the bill entails will pre-
vent needed improvements from being carried
out.
After considerable discussion, the resolution
was not adopted.
Mr. Marcus presented resolution that the
City Controller should report to Councils
monthly all warrants signed by him the previous
month, and in whose favor drawn, together
with statement of work done and material
furnished. Referred to the Committee on
Finance
Mr. Cochran presented resolution requesting
the Legislature not to pass any bill as to the
location of public buildings, the question having
been decided by Councils. Agreed to.
Mr.. Smith, resolution asking the Legislature
that the act allowing the Hartford Insurance
Company to issue certificates of insurance and
inspection on steam boilers, in lieu of examina-
tions made by the steam boiler inspector of this
city, be repealed. Adopted.
Mr.. Franciscus presented resolution request
ing the city members of the Legislature to vote
against the establishment of a cattle yard in the
Twenty-fourth ward. Adopted.
The following bills from Common Council
were passed:-One requesting the Legislature to
remit $50 900 to the city; directing the erection
of farmers market-houses on Girard avenue,
and one relative to the erection of bridge over
the Reading Railroad at Broad street. 80. 4
Mr.. Jones moved TO take up the resolution
approving the sureties of the City Controller,
Receiver of Taxes, and City Commissioner elect
The resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.
Common Brdnch.-This branch met at the
usual hour, President Wagner in the chair.
A number of communications and petitions
were appropriately referred
Mr.. Martin offered a resolution to meet il
joint convention to elect heads OF departments
Agreed to.
communication announcing that the un
veilingof the Lyle monument viii take place OF
the 22d inst, and inviting the members to parti
cipate therein, was received and accepted
Mr.. HUM moved to consider the vote on tn
proviso of the bill to allow the trial of DUNN,
engines on Chestnut street Agreed to, and per
mission was granted to test the engines
The question, shall the main question be pu
in reference to the bill for public buildings
pending which Common Council adjourned Las
week, was agreed to.
The question was then put and the yeas wer
20, nays 90, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Bardsley, of Committee on Finance, pr,