The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04

th,' wall aid ex Avate the Walnut street iIUat OF
NC l. l"ence square be approved
III, Iartirn moved to roler the resolution TO the
Nj. Meilyain moved to add the proviso tn At the
giCund hal not be broken until after the c3nteh-
nia celebration, Fourth of July, 1876.
Mr.. Cochran hoped the contract would be ratified.
MIR. Barlow objected.
Mr.. Smith saiu the city could not make q con-
tract unless the money be appropriated.
The motion TO refer, and Mr.. Mclvain's amend
ment, were lost
The vote on the ratihca,ion of the contract was
Yeae-Messrs. Bickel, Bumm, Cochran, Fran
ciscus, Hardness, HodgdOn, Hopkins, Jones, Kam-
trly, King, Marcus, Plumly, Shallcross, Shermer,
Shoemaker, Snyder-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Barlow, Cramer,
Fareira, Mccall, Mcllvain, Geo. A. Smith, William
+. Smith, Cattell-9.
The school bill was then considered.
MIR. Franciscus moved that the decision of Select
Council striking out the music item be adhered to-
Lost--yeas /, nays IL.
The Chair declared the bill passed
A resolution was adopted permitting Robert
Adams to construct turnout from No. 1908 Ger
mantown road to the North Pennsylvania Railroad
track.
Also, one relative to the regulation of passenger
railways, making the license for one-horse cars
the Second and Third street Railway line S25
Mr. King introduced a bill relative to the collec-
tion and payment of delinquent taxes. 1t provides
that the Receiver of Taxes shall certify to the
City Controller, monthly, the amounts received by
him in payment of delinquent taxes. Passed.
The Common Council bill providing for the erec-
tion of school buildings in the Twenty-sixth ward
was concurred in.
Adjourned.
Common Brdnch-Ths Chamber met at the usual
hour, president Louis Wagner in the chair.
communication was received from the Fair
mount Park Commission, asking for the creation of
two million dollars loan. Referred.
Mr. Hanna presented a resolution requesting the
Legislature not to pass bill for opening and grad
ing Allegheny avenue. Agreed to.
Mr.: II. Huhn presented a petition from Mr.. Pot
ter asking permission to erect a frame building on
Second street, Erie avenue. Referred.
Mr.. Ray offered resolution requesting the High
way Department not to give any contract to clean
the Cuyert at COlOCkSink creek till the creek has
been drained Referred to the Commtte on High
ways.
A number of petitions for gas lamps and paving
were presented and appropriately referred
Mr.. Willetts presented resolution to use Shack
amazon square to place materials on for the use of
the contractor while constructing the culvert.
Postponed.
Mr. Calhoun presented resolution requesting
the Mayor to inform Councils by what authority
Charles ID. Smith erecting frame buildings on
1920 and 1922 south Sixth str street st Agree to-.
ellis of the names of pawnbrokers who have taken
out licenses this year. Agreed to-
MIR. Bardsley called up the ordinance creating
loan, not exceeding S1000,000 for the further
tension of the water-works. Agreed to.
Mr.. H. HUM moved to consider the second read
ing of bill from Select Council approving of the
contracts made with Daniel McNichol for the
cavation OF Independence square for the erection
Of the new public buildings. Agreed to.
Mr.. II. Huhn moved that the subjectbe inded-
nitey postponed, on which the yeas and nays were
called, and resulted in yeas 20, nays 18.
Mr.. s. Miller, chairman of the Highway Com
mittee, presented resolution for the grading,
paving ana curDlng OF Long lane ana teueral
street. Agreed to-
Also, a resolution to change the name of Mary
street, in the Twentieth ward, to Park Avenue
street. Agreed to.
Also resolution to pave Stiles and other streets
Agreed to.
Also a resolution to grade America street to Sus-
| quehanna avenue, Diamond street, Stiles street
from Thirteenth to Ontario street, and Ridge
avenue to Ontario street. Agreed to.
Also, resolution to pave Julian street. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Willis of the Committee on Surveys, pre-
sented an ordinance for changing the names OF a
number of streets in the Twenty-fourth ward.
Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance for the construction of sewers
on Wistar an1 Main streets Agreed to.
Also, resolution to change the grade of Broad
street. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. HUM, of the Committee on Police, presented
an ordinance granting Charles johnson permission
to erect a frame building on Gallows lane.
Agreed to-
Mr.. Hetzell offered resolution instructng the
Commissioner of Public Buildings to inquire into
the expediency of erecting the public buildings on
Washington square.
MIR. Huhn moved to amend by striking out Wash
| ington square and inserting Penn square.
Mr.. Logan moved to amend by striking out Penn
and inserting Franklin, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. Huhn's amendment was then taken up, and
agreed to.
Mr.. Martin then moved to fay the resolution on
| the table. Not agreed to-yeas 0, nays q.
No quorum voting, the roll was called. No quo
rum answered. and the roll was called number of
| times with like result. Finally a number of the
members left the hall, and the Chamber adjourned.