The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-05
151t

151t Mayor of Philadelphia.
AN RDINANC
"A To Make Appropriation to the De-
partment of Highways, Bridges, Sewers, etc.,
for the Year 1871.
Section l. The Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain That the
sum of seven hundred thousand seven hundred
and fifty-two dollars and twenty-five cents
| ($700, 752 22) be and the same is hereby appro-
| priated to the Department of Highways, Bridges,
| Sewers, ETC., for the year 1871:
Item l. For salaries of Chief Commissioner,
| Commissioners, Chief, License, Miscellaneous
| and Assistant Clerks, Messenger and Watch
men on Permanent Wire, Girard avenue Pen
rose Ferry, Falls of Schuylkill, aud Bridesburg
| Bridges, the sum of seventeen thousand two
| hundred Q7200) dollars.
Item g. For paving intersections Of streets,
| to include intersections of Belgian or other
improved pavement, sixty thousand (6O,OOO
| dollars.
Item 3. For repairing Streets to include the
repavipg over waterpipes, the sum of one hun
dred and ten thousand Ql0000) dollars
| Item f. For repavng and tramwaying streets,
| the sum of seven thousand (7000) dollars.
Item 5. For repairing roads and unpaved
streets, the sum of fifty thousand (50,OOO) dol
| lars.
Item 6. For grading streets and roads, the
sum of seventy-fye thousand (75000) dol
lars.
Item Z. For repairing and rebuilding bridges,
the sum of twenty-five thousand C25,OOO) dol
Item s. For repairing culverts and inlets,
the sum of twenty thousand (2O,00O) dol
| lars.
Item 9. For grade and curb regulations, the
sum of four thousand five hundred (4500) dol
lars: Provided, The District Surveyors be re-
quired to present their bills monthly.
Item 10. For printing, advertising, and sta
tiOnery, the sum of three thousand five hundred
(3500) dollars.
Item II. For insurance on bridges. the sum of
two thousand five hundred (2500) dollars.
the pay of five watchmen, the sum of four thou
sand three hundred (4300) dollars.
Item 13. For incidental expenses the sum of
two thousand (2000) dollars.
Item Ia. For sign-boards for street names the
sum of five hundred $500 dollars.
Item Is. For repairing and repaving streets
along which the tracks of passenger railways
are laid, the sum of three thousand $4,000 dol
lars.
Item 49, For Supervisors salaries, the sum
of nineteen thousand five hundred and sixty
three 90, $3.50 dollars: Provided The City Con-
troller shall countersign no warrant drawn on
this item until the Supervisor shall have fur
nshed him monthly with the names, occupa-
| tion, and residence of every person employed
by said Supervisor and receiving money under
this ordinance.
Item IL For grading, curbing, paving, and
repaving footways, the sum OF three thousand
Item 1S. For repairing the Delaware river
banks, the sum offve hundred (50O) dollars.
Item 49, For constructing branch culverts
|
Item 90. For constructing new inlets, the sum
of thirty thousand 100000 dollars: Provided,
That there shall be no extra compensation paid
for the construction of inlets on streets of a
width Of sixty feet or under that width; pro-
Vided, also That they be constructed OF iron,
upon the plans of the Chief Engineer and Sur
Veyor.
item o. For Belgian blocks and paving on
Front street, from Willow street to German
town avenue, and on Germantown avenue to
Second street. along the line of the North Penn
sylVania Railroad; and on Dckerson street, from
Front street to Wharf street; and on Hamilton
street, from Broad street to Fifteenth s.rCe ct;
and for laying improved pavement that m ~ be
authorized by Councils, the sum of fifty Il ou-
sand go, 000) dollars.
Item %. For crossing and tramwaying stone,
the sum of twenty-five thousand (25,0O0) dol
lars.
Item 29. For orfre-proof safe for Office, the sum
of five hundred (500) dollars.
Item "A. For building a bridge over Frank
ford creek at Orthodox street, in the Twenty
third ward, the sum of eight thousand (8000)
dollars.
tersections, from Frankford road to Broad
street, with Bubble pavement the sum of thirty
thousand (30,0O0) dollars.
Item 26 For building a culvert across Darby
! road and Mill creek, the sum OF eighteen thou
sand 19OO0) dollars.
Item 81 For drainage of meadows in the First
and Twenty-siXth wards, the sum of twenty
thousand (20000) dollars
: Item 2S. For extending culvert on Eight
eenth street, from Norris street to susque-
: hanna avenue, the sum OF ten thousand 90, 600
S dollars.
d Item 20. For building bridges over Berks and
: Norris streets, the sum OF fifteen thousand
: C5,000) dollars.
r Item so. For building bridge over the Reading
o Railroad at Fifth street twenty-five thousand
(25 OOO) dollars: Provided, That the Philade
phia and Reading Railroad Company pay the
balance of cost.
Item 81. For constructing cisterns at Holmes
burg one thousand 10000 dollars.
Item so. For the construction Of a bridge a
Willow street and Delaware avenue eight thou
sand $4,000 dollars.
\ Broad street, at the crossing of the Readinl
d Railroad, the sum of fifteen thousand six hun
dred and egbty-nine dollars and twenty-five
cents as, CSC 22l.
| Item "a. For the completion Of the repair