The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-17
TIE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
Awardins tho Contract 10 NIr. Dobhin. '

site selected passed both branches OF Councils |
almost unanimously on March nth last.
rized the committee having the matter in charge to
procure plans of the proposed structure ON June |
submitted Of that presented by j. II. windrim ESQ,
which choice was approved by Councils on the same |
Proposals for the erection of the building were |
then invited, and on September the committee |
opened the bids Mr. r. j. Dobbins, the well-kRown |
builder, offered to do the entire work except |
the heating and ventllstng apparatus for s999,SO
auenty agreed to report to Councils in favor Of Mr.
Dobbns. But Mr.. w. H. Cramer had offered TO do the
whole work for 81 1,0Os 80 including the heating
and ventilating apparatus, and he contended that
this amount was less than that OF Mr. Dobbins' offer
and ,,,0.,a the lowest bid for heating and
accordingly protested against the award of the
tract TO Mr.. Dobhns, but the committee declined to
On September 10, Common Council passed an or
6inance approving the action of the committee, but
Select Council INDUCED in several postponements
nnally however approving the Dobbins contract on
the 9th Of the present month.
Meanwhile Mr. Cramer appealed from the action
of the committee to Councils, ont these bodies re-
mained firm in their action. MIR. Cramer then car
that Councils advertised for separate bids for the
building contract and the heating contract; that he
bid for the building contract and Mr.. Sunderland
for the heating, and Mr.. Dobbns bid for both his
lCramers) bid for the building contract was s6I1
sunderlands heating contract were together several
thousand dollars higher than Dobbns two contracts
combined Mr.. Cramer claimed that he was en-
titled to the building contract under the advertise
ments because his bid was lower than that of Mr.
The matter came before the Court of Common
Pleas on the 6tn of this month, and Mr. Cramer OBJ
taned preliminary Injunction restraining both City
Councils and Mr.. Dobbins from perfectng the con-
tract the question could be fully argued andde-
cided upon its merits.
son by George w. Thorn and o: A. Law, Esqs., for
Mr. ,6,ramer by Thomas J. WorrelI, Esq, City
E. eiOn iGr and HeSry ny PHILIPS for Mr.
Dobbins, Judge Allison this morning gave deci, ,
contract -. to ,, u Mr. ~. DoSSins; s;a. The
junction before granted, and decided that the city
had full power to make the contract with MIR. Dob
bins under the terms Of the ordinance as passed by
| The House of Correction project having success
hoped that its trbuations are at an end at last and
that the work of erecting 1t will now be entered
| upon with energy and without delay.
TIE SHOOTING OF SAMUEL HAIGHT.-At noon to-
day the Coroner held an inquest on the body OF
| Samuel Haight, colored who was shot on the night
Of election day at Twelfth and Kater streets: A
| arrested upon the charge OF firing the shot, was
present throughout the investigation The testi-
| mony elected was in substance as follows:-
John White, colored, testified that he was stand
ing near the scene Of the occurrence; heard dozen
| shots fired, but could not say who committed the
Joshua Robinson, colored testified that he was in
| the company Of Haight on Tuesday night; crowd
came from Twelfth street with pair OF wheels aud
stopped at Twelfth and Kater streets in front of
take this fire - and some one replied they couldn't
do it; then brick was thrown and shots fired;
| white fellow fired several Shots
| on the leg with brick and heard several shots
fired; saw Haight fall but couldn't say who shot
Allen Ward (white) testified that he saw Haight
and other colored men fighting at Twelfth and Lom-
bard streets; subsequently a fight occurred at
Twelfth and Kater streets, between party OF white
a fence when he was shot witness was standing
aside OF Mcguire at the time; he did not see the
latter fire a revolver that evening; black man
out OF tavern during the disturbance and red
four shots; he fired into the crowd in the street.
John Hipsol testified to seeing Haght shot, but
couldn't recognize the man who fired.
William Grant deposed that the first shot fired
took effect on the person OF Haight 1t was fired by
white person from the street; witness couldn't den-
tify the person who fired the shot.
DR.. Shapleigh testified that he made post mortem
examination OF the body OF the deceased; there was
guHshot wound one inch below and three-quarters
passed inwards and downward through the left lobe
Of the liver through fold of the small fntestnes,
through the lett kidney and was under tne SKIN
beneath the last rib on the left side, four inches
from the spine.
came to his death from a gunshot wound received
at the hands OF some person unknown.
Mcguire was thereupon discharged from custody
ADMITTED TO PRoBArE.-The will OF Richard Jen.
nngs was this morning admitted to probate in the
Register of Wills ofice. 1t contains the following
public bequests:-
TO the Missionary Society of the Methodist Epis
10 the Pennsylvania Bible Society," $500.
To the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Epis
TO the Church Extension Society OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, $1,000.
To the Trustees of the Ebenezer Methodist Epis
copal Church, Christian street, above Third, mort
gage OF $1,000 on the property situate on Christian
street sixteen feet south of Fourth street. the iu
terest thereof to be paid to the Ladies' Providen
Society OF said church for distribution to the poor
TO the Southwark Soup Society, $500.
ATTEMPTED AssAULT.-Last evening Michael Nc
Donald was arrested at Twenty-fourth and Chris
tian streets upon the alleged charge OF attempting
an indecent assault upon young girl named Pheb
for further Investigation before Alderman Kerr a
the Central Police Station this afternoon.
RECEIVING STOLEN GoODs-George Quinn ha
been held in $500 bail by Alderman Randall Il
answer the charge OF receiving stolen goods. Georg
keeps junkshop in the upper section of the city
and the allegation is that he bought the brass boXe
} stolen from the Allison Car Works
PERsoHAI.-Colonel L. Gay, of the old I'd Ora
| goons, who made gallant record during the o
. the Rebellion, arrived in the city yesterday. Tn
Colonel is one of the most gallant onicers In tn
| service.
FRE-At an early hour this morning, the produc
! store of A. l.. Lane, Nos. 210 and 2l2 Caowh
4 street, was pretty well burned out. The fire wa
confined to the first noor and loss OF about $3.50
was sustained.
) The slENGERBuND will celebrate its anniversar
this evening by grand banquet and ball at It's hal
| The SGngerbund is one OF our most popular musca
societies, and the festival to be held this eyenin
: will doubtless be very enjoyable affair.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALE.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 4OS. Third street
'STS an TsS Reaa SOY 100 sR Ge6 Nav St ss
! 100 do. ..b6 80 a s5wn, .1l5s
SECOND BOARD.
$1,000 City 6s Is. 1925 100 sh Read r. I'd so 4