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

expenses of extingushing fires in this CITY, left on
the table at the last meeting, was taken up and
Mr.. Bardsey, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported an ordinance making an appropriation of
ing 1871. Agreed to.
Also an ordinance making an appropriation of
S4500 TO pay certain counsel fees was agreed to.
Also, an ordinance appr0priating 1869 ,053 to the
Department of Highways for 1871. Postponed.
Also, resolutions approving the sureties of James
Balm, City Commissioner elect; Robert IT, Beatty
Receiver of Taxes elect, and William Rittenhouse,
Assistant Commissioner of Highways elect Agreed
Also, an ordinance, making an appropriation of
S3714 49, to pay for record books stationery, &C.,
in the county Offices. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance making an appropriation of
sl910 40, to pay public committing magistrates for
Also an ordinance making an appropriation of
Ss26 to pay James ID. Smith, for DANCES in the
opening of Norris street. Agreed to.
Select Council bill, making provision for the
government and protection of the Water Depart
ment, was taken up, and, after brief considera
ton, postponed.
MIR. S. Miller, from the Highway Committee, re-
ported resolution for the paving of Main and Penn
streets, in the Twenty-third ward, with rubble
pavement. Agreed to.
Also, resolution directing the opening Of Cam
bria street. Agreed to.
Also, a resolution authorizing the paving of Le-
high avenue from Frankford avenue to Broad
street. Agreed to-
Also, ordinance to pave Berks street from Seventh
to Tenth street. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance prescribing the duties of the
highway supervisors. Passed.
Mr.. HUM, from the Committee Police, offered
preparation. Agreed to.
Mr.. Willis, from the Survey Committee, re-
ported an ordinance authorizing the construction
OF sewer on Twentieth street, north of Columbia
avenue. Passed.
Also, q resolution TO discharge the committee
from the consideration Of petition to reduce the
width of Sycamore street. Agreed to,
MIR. Hanna offered the following supplement to
the ordinance creating paid Fire Department:
That the fire commissioners shall be elected in
the following manner; Each member of the Select
Council shall vote for two persons, and the three
persons who shall receive the highest number of
votes shall be declared elected each member of the
Common Council shall vote for three persons and
the four persons who shall receive the highe st
beg of votes shall be declared elected. Said COM
missiOners first elected by the Common Council
shall serve for two years, and every second year
thereafter at the first stated meeting of Councils
In the month of February there shall be elected in
the same manner three or four persons, as the
may be, by the Select or Common Council in which
the vacancy may occur, to serve for term o. four
years.
MIR. Hanna stated that this was offered TO meet
the objections of the Mayor.
Mr. Nickels moved to indefinitely pOstpons the
supplement, on which the yeas and nays were
called. Lost. Yeas II, nays d.
Mr. Nickels moved to make the supplement the
general order at five O'Clock Oh Thursday next,
Lost Yeas 15, nays q.
Mr. Hamilton moved to lay the bill on the table.
Lost. Yeas a. nays &c.
The supplement was then agreed to-yeas %,
nays 16.
The Chamber refused to suspend the rules in or
der TO read the bill O third time and pass it, by
vote of-yeas "a, nays 16-less than two-thirds re-
quired by law. So the bill went to next
Several Select Council bills were then con-
Cured in.
The ordinances making appropriations to pay da-
images for the opening OF Sloan street and to the
and no quorum being present the Chamber stood
adjourned.