The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-03

Gss-Messrs Dram, chairman; BALDWIN, Stock
ham. Currie, Grant, and urinlths.
Bighways-Messrs. b. Miller, chairman; William
T. Miller, Kills, Lewis, Calhoun, Myers Bardsley,
Police-Messrs. HUM, chairman; Blackburn, Mar
tin, Ofam, shane, and hamilton. l...tf
Trust and Fire-Messrs Hanna, chairman; Ray,
Parker, Stiles Shane, and Nickels.
Poor-Messrs. Stewart, chairman; Joseph g. Allen,
Glass, s. Miller, Mountain. and Judge.
Surveys-Nessrs Willis, chairman; leighton,
Shisser, Currie Widener, and GILL;
Compare Bills-Messrs. Walker, chairman; Sellers
Port Wardens--Messrs. Myers, chairman; Bow
ker, Glenn Glass, Ehret, and Hamilton.
Markets-Messrs Calhoun, chairman; Glenn,
Shisser, Souder, Myers, and Fagen.
Ciaims-Messrs. Rice, chairman; W. II. Allen,
Election Divsions~Messrs william +. Miller,
chairman Shields, Logan, Leighton, Mountain, and
Revision OF Taxes-Messrs. Kline, chairman; Hall,
Huhn, Rice, Judge, and Gill.
House OF Correcton-Messrs Allison, chairman;
Lewis, S. Miller, Willis and HetzelL
Water-MessrB. Gilbert, Hanna, Martin, Allison,
Stiles, Jenner, JOS s. Allen Glass, and Gill ,,,,.u
Girard Estste-hessrH Baldwin, Bardsley, Willis,
HUM, Kline Rice, and q. B. Stockdale
city Property-Messrs Martin, Leighton, Ellis,
Gilbert, Stockham, and j. F. Stockdale,
Schools-Messrs. Lewis, Shields Gilbert Stewart,
w. f. Allen, and G. IL. St0ckdate.
Rallroads-Messrs. Ray, Sellers, souder, Greedy,
HeaItnrMessrs. stockham shiser, Bowker, Jen-
ner, Canning, and j. +. Stockdale.
Laws-Messrs Creely, Hanna, Walker, Blackburn,
Prisons~Messrs. Hall, Logan Jenner, william F.
Miller, Hargadon, and Ehret
Buzby, Grifflths and Judge.
Defense and Protectlon--Messrs. Glenn, Ray,
Blackburn, Greedy, Ladner, Mountain, and Nickels.
Verify Cash Accounts-Messrs. Ellis and Stiles
Printing and Supples-Messrs. souder, Parker,
Widener, Stewart, Fagen, and g r Stockdaie
Boiler lnspecton-Messrs. Currie, Logan, Shields,
Walter Canning, and Hamilton.
Legislation-Joseph 8. Allen, Parker, Widener,
Ehret, and Ladner. t....
Monthly visiting committees OF Common council
10 Glrard College for 1S7O:-
January-Messrs. Buzby, Creely, Dram, Ellis,
Walker, Ray, Gill, and Eickels.
February--Measrs. Blackburn, chairman; ]. g.
Allen, Stewart Currie Sellers, 8. Miller, Mountain,
March-Hessrs Lewis, Calhoun, Baldwin, Myers,
Parker, Glenn. Judge, and Grant. ,,,.,,... O.,
April-Messrs Stiles chairman; Willis, Souder,
Leighton, shisler, VIM. f. Allen, Hargadon' ana
Nay-Messrs. Gilbert, Kline, Shields, Glass, Jen-
ner Hail. j. #. Stockdale, and HetZell
June-Messrs Martin, chairman; Hanna, Bards-
ley, Huhn, Logan, Widener, G. u. stockdae, and
Juiy-Messrs Parker, Bowker, Rice, Shane, Stock
ham, Allison, Fagen, and Hamilton
August-Messrs. Hall, chairman: Gilbert, Black
burn, Creely, Widener, VIM. X. Miller, GIL, and
september-Me shisler, Buzby Jenner Lewis
Shields Ellis, Nickels and G. B. Stockdale.
October-Messrs. Leighton, chairman; Martin,
Glass, Stiles, Bowker stoCkham, Hargadon, and
November--Messrs. Logan, Shane, Baldwin, Ray,
| Currie, Glenn. Ehret, and gagen. ,
December-J. S. Allen chairman; souder William
T. Allen, Walker, Sellers, Myers, Ladner, and j. f.
The bill from Select Council to appoint join,
| committee to wait upon the Mayor and inform him
that Councils were organized and ready for business
| was concurred In, and the Chair named the commit
tee previously appointed on Ike resolution passed
| by Common Counctls
Resolutions being in order, Mr.. Canning offered a
| resolution to recall the Fire bill from the Mayor.
| MIR. Dram moved to lay the resolution on the
Mr. Canning called the yeas and nays resulting
| yeas 22, nays 21 Lost
Mr. Hanna moved to indefinitely postpone, He
| said 1t was custom for member in making q
motion to give his reasons for it He also con-
| sidercd 1t courtesy.
| in which there was only one fire company. BY the
passage Of the bill the ward would be left without
single company, and valuable property would be IN
Mr.. Hanna said that Councils did not legslate FOL
the benefit OF one ward; they acted for the benefit
| OF the whole people. The speaker did not under
| stand why Councils should undo what they had
accomplished The press favored the action OF City
Councils, and the citizens agree with the members
Mr.. Logan, from the sixteenth ward, said an in
justice had been done the hose companies by taking
their appropriation so abruptly from them He was
willing at the end OF the year, In case the hremen
did not behave better, to disoand the department
| and create a new one. 10.
Mr.. Buzby was the next speaker. He was opposed
to the resolution and advocated the m Dill ss passed
motion to indefinitely postpone, with the following
resnt;EYess, IS; nays, 80: ., co,,,.,..oo ., MI,
"A motion to adjourn was then made and lost
MI HUM called the previous question, and on the
main question being put, the vote was-Jeas, 81
nays, 8. -'
on the final passage Of the resolution, the vote
stood:- ..f .f. tT
YeasLMessrs. Allen, J. s., Blackburn, Bowker
Canning Greedy, Currie, Ehret, Fagen Gilbert, Gill
Glenn, Grant, Griffths, Hamilton, Hargadon, Het
zell, Huhn, Jenner, Judge, Ladner, Logan, Miller
w. f., Myers, Nickels, Shane, Shields, Shsler
souder, stockdale, G. b. stockdale, J. F., Willis
81. e.l-l
Nays-Alen, W. s., Allison, Calhoun, Glass, Hall
Hanna, Kline, Lewis, Martin, Miller, g., Dram, Ray
Stewart, Stockham, Walker, Widener, and Wagner
President-17. Adjourned.