The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-13

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AT Eve clock yesterday afternoon,
Ofcer Hugh Donahue attempted to arrest a
man named Patrick Martin, at Twentieth and
Ellsworth Streets when the latter entered a
house, and seizing a loaded musket, dis
charged it at the officer, the charge taking
effect In the neck of the policeman, inflicting
dangerous wound. Officer Dopahue was
taken to the hospital for treatment. Martin
n was subsequently arrested, and committed to
await the result of the injuries he had in
flicted.
"A joint meeting of the Committees on
Law and Finance of City Councils was
held yesterday afternoon in the Mayors
office. The session was secret one. Mr.. j.
L. Shoemaker, as chairman of the meeting
Ltwas directed to report an ordinance authoriz-
! ing the city interest, due July 1, 1870, on
Plosns contracted prior to 1862, and loans
maturing on that date, to be paid in coin,
and also to direct the Committee on Finance
1 to report to Councils an ordinance making an
appropriation for that purpose.
The Committee on the House of Correc-
| ten met yesterday. Mr.. Allison, the chair
man, stated that, in consequence ST some dis
Rsatisfaction among contractors who had bid
for the erection of the building, at the action
|pf the committee, he had written to the City
Solicitor and had received in reply state
[ment that the committee was not bound to
give the contract to the lowest, but to the
owest and best bidder. Communications
we're then read from Messrs. John Sunder-
and and William III. Cramer, the former
ating that he was ready to enter the re-
luired security to execute the work he bid
or, heating and ventilating the building the
after comparing the bid of Mr.. Dobbins with
bis own for the building, and of Mr.. Sunder-
and's for heating and ventilating by which
difference of $4,000 was shown, and asking
hat the award of Mr.. Dobbins be revoked
knd his bid accepted. On motion of Mr..
King, the chairman was directed to submit to
Councils at their next meeting the action of
he committee in awarding the contract; and
he chairman was also instructed to present
o Councils an ordinance appropriating $780,
700 additional for the erection of the build
ing, to be taken from the loan when created.
kdiourned.
The Public Buildings Commission met
yesterday, Mayor Fox in the chair. There
we're present Messrs. Rice, Cassidy,
Wetherill, Gray, Perkins, Phillips, Cuyler,
Iattell, and Wagner. On motion, it was re-
solved that q committee of five be appointed,
o report at the next meeting the best mode
IF procuring plans in accordance with the
let of Assembly. Messrs. Perkins, Rice,
lVetherill, Phillips and Cuyler were appointed
me committee. A resolution was submitted
o the effect that committee beappointed to
invite from architects plans for public build
ngs adapted either to Washington or Penn
square, and report to the Commission. This
esolution was referred to the committee pre-
iously appointed, as was one in reference
Q advertising for proposals for the erection
# the buildings on either of the squares
elected. A communication was received
rom the City Controller asking from the
Commission an estimate of the expenditures
+ the same for the yeer 1871.
The election of Assistant Engineers of the
ire Department took place last evening, aud
b several of the divisions there was spirited
ontest.
In the First division William Sweeney, of
be Niagara Hose, was elected over Frank j.
ibbitts and Joseph j. Searls
In the Second division the candidates were
obn D. Culp, S. Y. Yeager, j. McMannis,
nd VIM. II. Nagle. John d. Culp, of the
and-in-h hand Engine, was elected. The
pntest was close one
In the Third division Joseph E. Smith, of
be Union Engine, of Rising Sun, was elected
FER j. Stroup.
In the Fourth division George w. Fox, of
he Columbia, of Germantown, was elected.
In the Fifth division Michael Kelly, of the
nion Hose, of West Philadelphia, was
ected over VIM. f. Geddes, by vote as far
reported of four to two