The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-19
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Meeting Of the ommission at NoOn-TE
IntersectlOn Plan Ahand0ned.

| Meeting Of the Commission at Noon-The
| Intersection Plan Abandoned.
At half past IL O'Clock to-day successful attempt
| to secure quorum OF the members OF the Public
| Buildings Commission was made. Those present
were Messrs; Cuyler, Phillips Gray Perkins,
Mr.. Wetheull took the chair.
MIR. Cuyler moved that the reading OF the minutes
| Of the last meeting be dispensed with.
Mr.. Perkins hoped not, ana as this hope was
| equivalent to an objection the minutes were read
Mr.. Cuyier offered the following resolution
Resolved That any and all action heretofore had
| by this board designating the intersection
erection OF the public buildings are hereby repealed
annulled and made void
ResolDed, That II Is certainly lnexpedient and per
| contracts or make engagements which involve the
expenditure Of money, or create liability for its
made by Councis or tax levied according to law.
Mr.. Gray stated that the only question now is
whether the buildings to be put on the intersec-
ton not He believed that the intersection Is the
proper site, but that the public sentiment is against
| II. This sentiment he declared was manufactured,
AMI the public mind has been forced, but neverthe-
| less the board must respond to It. He thought,
therefore, that the plans ought TO be referred to
Councils. AS to the site, the people had decided.
| The Penn Square was the spot decided upon.
Mr.. Stokley said that it had been charged that he
| tanning a quorum. 1t was said that he had en-
| deavored to detain some of the members now
| present from attending. He wish to ask them now
whether he had done so.
Mr.. Cuyler-You have not done so with me.
Mr.. Phillips-Nor with me either. / would say a
word to Mr.. Gray. He believes he says, that pubic
sentiment was against placing the buildings at the
intersection. II he does believe so, he should act
Mr.. Perkins still favored the action of the COM
mission some time ago.
Mr.. Wetheril agreed with Mr.. Cuyer and
would vote for his resolutions but he did not think
they went far enough. He would offer the follow
ing;- u. 49,. ,--,-.. 49,
action in regard to the locating of the public build
ings upon the intersection.
IoonI of fhn In nnnfIA 1xryfh
plans for the erection Of four buildings upon the
four squares and that the cost of the same shall
not exceed s6 oOO and that contract shall be
awarded without an appropriation be made by
Councils.
on the first resolution, the vote for its adoption
was as f0llowS:-
Ayss- Cuyler, Phillips, stokley, and wetherir.
NdyS-Gray and Perkins.
When the second resolution of Mr.. Cuyler was
read, Mr.. Wetheri offered the last resolution that
he had offered as a substitute.
Mr.. Phillips mveod to refer Mr.. Cuyler's second
resolution and the substitute offered by Mr.. Wether-
Ill to committee OF three, to report what, under
existing circumstances, ought TO be done by the
Mr. Perkins moved to amend Mr.. Phillips motion,
to the effect that the committee consult with the
Solicitor and report whether during the pendency
of the bill filed in the Supreme Court bV Messrs
Wheeler, Lea, and Others any action should be taken
Mr.. Phillips said the object of his resolution was
in view of the ''new departure" Of the members of
the commission on the intersection question, to take
a complete new start.
On the amendment OF Mr.. Perkins, the yeas were
Messrs. Gray, Perkins, and wetherill, and the nays
Messrs. Cuyler, Phillips, and stokley. The amend
The vote on Mr.. Phillips motion to refer to CON-
mittee was as folows:-Yeas, Messrs. Phillips,
stokley, and Wetherill.
Nays, Cuyler, Gray, and Perkins.
The motion was disagreed to.
Mr-Wetherill moved that the resolution offered by
Mr. Cuyler be referred to the Committee on Plans.
At this stage Mr.. Cattell came in.
Mr.. Wetherill withdrew his motion and moved to
refer to the Committee on Law. Withdrawn.
Mr. Gray moved to refer to the Committee on
Plans, to report in two weeks
Mr.. Phillips moved to amend to refer to special
Yeas~Messrs. Gray, Phillips, stokley, and weth-
Nays.,Messrs. Cattell, Cuyler, and Perkins.
Nj. Wetheril offered resolution to discharge the
watchmen employed. Agreed to.
Mr. Phillips offered the following:-
RESOLVED, That the resolution passed January 90,
1871, relative to payment OF the expenses OF itga
ton be rescnded and that the subject be referred
back to the committee which reported the resolu-
tion and to report to the commission the details of
the gross sum, and to whom the respective warrants
are payable.
MI. Gray moved to postpone the resoution for the
The special committee under the motion OF Mr..
Phillips was then appointed :-Messrs. Gray, Per-
kins, and Phillips.
o'clock.
THE BOARD OF SURVEYS - The regular
meeting of the Board of Surveys was held to-day
at noon, President Strickland Kneass in the
chair.
A communication was received from the Board
of Health asking that the sewer on Seward
street, between Thirty eighth and Thirty-ninth
streets, be extended to the river Schuylkill.
Referred.
resolution relative to lines and grades of SO
much of the Twenty-third ward as lies within an
area of about five thousand feet from the centre
of Bustleton was reported favorably.
The construction of the following three-feet
sewers were recommendation Carlton street,
between Newbold and Twentieth, and on the
same street between Twelfth and Thirteenth; on
SAMSON street, between Twelfth and Broad; on
Tenth street, between South and Keble; on
Brown street, between Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets, and on Noble street, between Fourth
and York avenue. The sewer on Lawrence
street, from Girard avenue to Canal, was ordered
to be reconstructed.
1t was agreed to place Evangelist street on the
city plan.
ALLEGED FUeITIvE FROM JUsTICE.-James
| Robinson was arrested on Saturday night last
by an officer of the Sixth Police district for in
| terfering to prevent the arrest OF another man
| at Eighteenth and Market streets. The accused
| was taken before Alderman Jones, and was
bound over to answer. Lieutenant McGuffin
| reports that Robinson is fugitive from justice
| at Baltimore, the Chief of Pelice of that city
| having telegraphed to hold the prisoner, there
| being a charge against him of having assaulted
| and nearly killed police officer in that place
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