The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-23
CITY COUNCILS.

Both branches OF the legislative department held
their regular stated meeting yesterday.
Select Brancb-President Cattell in the chair.
Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Law Committee, re-
ported resolution relative to fixing the tax rate
for 1871. Laid on the table until i've o'clock
Mr.. Hodgdon, chairman of the Committee on
Water, reported an ordinance to lay water pipes
Jefferson and other streets. Passed.
to make monthly returns of the amounts collected
for iron pipes laid in the various streets Of the city,
Also, favorable report on the ordinance an
creasing the salaries of the officers in the Water
Department..
The further consideration of the ordinance was
Nir. Shallcross, from the Committee on Police,
reported in favor of the increase of the salaries of
the Chief of Police and Fire Marshal,
On motion of Mr.. Barlow, the ordinance for in
creasing the salaries of the Chief of Police, the
Fire Marshal. the Register of the Water Depart
ment, and the chief clerk of the Treasury Depart
Mr., Mr.. Fareira moved to amend by striking out
chief clerk of the Treasurers office and register of
Water Department. Not agreed to-
Mr.. Burnell offered an amendment, 'and the
salary Of the chief clerk of the Water Department,
$780, Not agreed to.
The ordinance then passed
MIR. King submitted an ordinance appropriating
$4,000 for the erection OF third story to the west
ferred. ' ''''O
The bill from Common Council, to organize and
manage House of Correction, was taken up.
Several amendments of minor Importance were
made. The bill passed.
Bills from Common Council were considered.
One to make an appropriation of $S2 800 to the
Commissioners of Fairmount Park Concurred in.
Appropratng S32, 800 to the Department of City
Ice Boat for expenses of 1871. Concurred in.
Notifying the Connecting Railroad Companies of
the opening of Diamond street, and Of their being
required to erect bridge. Concurred in.
Authorizing temporary loan of $500 900 to meet
the current demands on the City Treasurer. Con-
CURED in
AgprOPTstng st59o to pay counsel fees in suits
Appropriatng $4,000 to the Committee on Defence
and Protection of the City. Referred to special
committee, consisting OF Messrs. Mccall, Nell
Appropriating siS4,ss2 to the inspectors of the
county prison for 1871. Concurred in
Appropratng $3.50, to the Board OF Health for
| 1871. Concurredi in. 1...
| Approving the sureties of Robert H. Beatty, Re-
'eiTep Goo to the Receiver of Taxes
| for 1871. Concurred in.
Appropriating S33.36O to the Department OF the
| Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph for 1871. Con-
! CURED in. L'
| Appropriatng S294 S9l to the Department of City
| Commissioners for 1871
This ordinance was amended as to appropriate
| to the Home for Little Wanderers and Widows
The special order at i've O'Clock was the consd-
GRAFTON of the report of the Law Committee on the
or the Of the public badns
Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Committee on Law,
presented lengthy document, urging g that there
| a tax. Many parts of the act authorizing the tax
need to be jndiciay determined, and if the special
collection until the difficulty is remedied by de-
cision of the Supreme Court The Committee
suggest that new bill be framed providing for the
| creation of fund for the proposed buildings.
Mr.. Cattell Mr.. Barlow in the chair, said the
| chairman of the Law Committee was not authorized
to make such report. He thought 1t would have
been better for the chairman to have acted strictly
in accordance with the views of the committee,
Mr.. Shoemaker denied that he had done anything
that the committee had not requested The report
is signed by five out OF the six constituting the com
mittee. He wished 1t understood that whether
Councils did did not make the special tax levy,
the Commissioners would 90 on with the work, and
the city would be obliged to foot the bill.
The question being called, the bill was defeated
NAYS IA, yeas 8.
Mr.. Smith, from Special Committee on Portraits
reported an ordinance appropriating $500 for the
painting of the portraits of the Mayors OF Philade
phia since consolidation indefinitely postponed
The Chamber proceeded TO consider bills from
Common Council and disposed of several appropria
tion bills, and then adjourned,
Common BTGnch.-This Chamber met at the usua
hour. President l.. Wagner in the chair.
number of petitions were presented and appro
priately referred
Mr.. Hall moved the suspension of the rule req uir
ing the Chamber to adjourn at seven o'clock.
Amotion TO lay the motion on the table failed
yeas 10, nays 20-and the further consideration o
the motion to suspend the rule was postponed t
i've o'clock-yeas Is, nays 13.
Mr.. HUM rose to q point OF order. lie said tina
while aboutto converse with the gentleman iron
the Nineteenth ward (AIr. Shane), he was inter
rupted by rufian.
* reply by Mr.. Calhoun and the introduction o
a resolution of censure by Mr.. Huhn gave rise to
very animated personal debate OF no public in
teTest.
Mr.. Hstzell presented resolution instructin
the Receiver of Taxes TO report to Councils thu
amount Of taxes for 1910 uncOlected up 20 the dat
! of this report. Agreed 70.
The resolution requesting the Legislature to lev
special tax on insurance companies, 70 pay th