The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-27
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.



HARRIsBURG, Jan. 27.-Mr. Albright intro
duced bill to making il unlawful for any
manufacturer, merchant or dealer in coal oil
used for Illuminating purposes to sell such oil
unless it shall have been tested by reliable
coal oil test.
Mr.. Dechert, one to authorize a paid Fire De-
partment in the city of Philadelphia
This bill is of IL sections. Joseph II. Lyndall.
William F. McCully, Jacob Laudenslager DIR.
William X. Gilbert, Henry Bobb aud Thomas
Mccullough, and the Mayor, are created COM
mission TO establish and maintain Fire Depart
ment, and are required to commence the organi[
Zation of the same within ten days from the
passage of the act. AT the first meeting a Presi-
dent, Treasurer and Secretary, to serve one year
will be elected.
The term of the two frst-named Commits
sioners shall expire on the first Monday of
January, 1872; of the next two on the first Mon
day in January, 1885, and of the last two on the
first Monday OF January, 1874.
The Mayor is to be ex-of1icIo member of the
commission.
The next section provides that at the next
general election two Commissioners shall be
elected in the place of those whose terms expire
in the following January, and SO thereafter at
such succeeding election. The term of such
Commissioners shall be for three years. The
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas are
authorized to fill vacancies.
The Commissioners shall have power TO create
loan Of S500,0O0 payable in forty years, and
bearing 6 per cent, and all money arising from
City Treasurer, and the President is authorized
to draw the warrants. The Councils are re-
quired to pay semi annually the interest on the
bonds issued, and to provide sinking fund for
the payment of the same.
They must also provide for paying the ex-
penses of the Department. The commissioners
are to take charge of eXtingushiug fres and
are to hire or buy apparatus and to employ per-
sOns to perform the duties. But they must hire
or purchase more than thirty engines ten hose
carriages, and eight hook and ladder trucks, or
employ more than six persons for each engine
or hose carriage, and twelve for a hook au1
ladder, and three persons clerks. They shall
elect Chief and five Assistant Engineers for
two years, who shall not be less than twenty
one years old.
The Commissioners are to rent the necessary
offices and houses, and with the consent of
Councils may buy necessary real estate. The
Commissioners are to receive $500 year and
give bonds in $40, 000 and they shall determine
what to pay the employees.
House OF Representatives.
Vaaious petitions were presented; among
them some from four thousand miners of West
ern Pennsylvania in favor of better safeguards.
Also, from men, women, and children in all
parts of the State in favor of a prohibitory
liquor law Also in favor of relieving charitable
and religious bequests from collateral inheri-
tance tax.
Mr.. Miller, of Philadelphia, from the Com.
mittee on Banks, gave notice that hereafter no
application would be considered unless
il was accompanied by an editor or publisher
that the notice OF incorporation had been adver-
tised according to law.
Among the bills Introduced were the follow
ing,
citation.
By Mr.. Thompson, authorizing Councils to
open, grade, curb, and pave Twelfth street, be-
tween Wharton and Reed streets.