The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-13


Adjourned.
Common Branch-CommOn Council were calledto
order at half-past three, President III. HuhD in the
The minutes were read.
Mr.. Glenn moved TO adopt the minutes as read.
It appearing by the reading that the resignation
Of MIR. Joseph s. Allen from the chsirmanship of
the Committee on Election Divisions, appended to
the appeal taken by Messrs. Allen and Wagner
from the decision of the President in ruling the re-
sgnation out of order, was not printed in the jour-
General wagner hoped the motion would not
prevail, as the journal was manifestly incorrect.
eide to-day whether It would admit wilful misre.
presentation of its record or not. He had atfixe
his name to an appeal which had peen printed In
The original copy had been carried Off some per-
son in Council either mutilated public record or
took away private copy. This was not factous
opposition on his part. He regarded it as his duty
to see that the record of Council was correct.
adoption of the journal as read. He was opposed
to wasting time in the manner Of last Thursday.
Mr.. W. s. Allen stated that he recollected that
the paper which did not appear on the journal
tanned very dsrespecful language to the President
The Chair stated that after the resignation of
Mr.. Allen had been ruled out of order. an appeal
was appended thereto and sent to the Chair, who
did not again send It TO the clerks desk.
General Wagner, at length, reviewed the matter.
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President of this Council to mutilate public records
carry off private documents.
The motion to adopt the journal as read was then
agreed to, the yeas being 80, the nays %.
Mr.. G.. w Nickels offered three petitions con-
testing the seats of the three members from the
The petitions set forth that at the late election
Messrs. VIM. Thornton, j. S. HUM and Robert
Briggs were not elected, but that Messrs. James
Callan, Henry Lafferty and Paul Savage
The petitions further allege frauds by the election
Mr.. E. X. Nichols moved to lay the petitions on
The yeas and nays were called-yeas q, nay 20.
So the petitions were not laid on the table.
Mr.. Wagner moved to proceed to the drawing of
Mr. e. X. Nichols stated that he believed the
proceedings were irregular. He did not see that
the certificate, required by rule and custom,
appended to the petitions. He was told that the
Court had recently made decision to the effect
Mr.. Logan appealed to the members to be fair.
custom requiring aidavts that the petitioners were
! legal voters at the last election
the point of order that the petitions, not being
| properly certified to by City Commissioner or
illegal and not properly before the Chamber be "'''
The Chair in deciding, read the act of CONSOLE
daton relating to the trial Of contested elections
planning of false election shall be presented TO
the presiding officer of the branch of the Legisa-
ture in which the contested seat may exist. The
act makes certain restrictions to petition; frst
the petition must be presented within ten days
after organization; the petition must be signed by
| fifteen qualified voters, hve of whom must make
| affidavit. (rhe act of consolidation, which makes
the same regulations for the Councils of the city of
Philadelphia, changes the number of afidsvits to
three) No complaint of an undue election shall
petitioners be certified to by the Treasurer, the
| Prothonotary or one of the Commissioners of the
county In view Of this the Chair decides the point
well taken and rules the petitions are not properly
before the Chamber.
of the chair. The appeal was drawn up by General
Wagner, signed by himself and Mr.. Fagen. aud
the Chamber already acted on the petitions by re-
fusing to lay them on the table, which was rejec-
second section of the act read refers to contested
seats in the Councils OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. Glenn moved to lay the appeal on the table,
on which the yeas and nays were called with the
following result-yeas nays 26 SO the appeal was
laid on the table, and the petitions FELL
IL here appeared that The decision referred to the
petition of John Lafferty, and that the same pro-
cess had to be gone through with on the other pc
was-yeas 2s, nays 23 The Chair then made a
similar decision in the third case. An appeal was
entered, and the Chair sustained again by a
Mr.. Nickels moved that a committee of three be
els stated the reason OF his motion was that the
paper in the case now pending had been stolen,
which disabled the committee in the case from
The motion was afterwards withdrawn.
Mr.. McAleer, from the Fifth ward, presented a
petition to change the name of certain streets, and
it was referred to Committee on Survey.
Mr AsoI on Leave offered ,ts rss0ItOn Of in
keep in his employ the superintendent of Penn
Squares until the squares are taken possession OF
. /
Mr.. Baldwin offered a resolution of instruction
to the Finance Committee, to report an ordinance
creating temporary loan for the paving of Broad
street with improved pavement. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
Mr.. Wagner offered resolution asking for the
appointment of special committee to inquire into
the disappearance of a certain paper. Referred tC
| Committee on Law. Il. -
Mr. Dingee offered resolution inquring of the
Chief Engineer the reason for the suspension
of the work furnishing additional water facilities
to the northwest section oi the Twentieth Ward
Referred to Committee on Water.
Mr.. Dram offered an ordinance, authorizing the
Committee on Markets to appoint a clerk to the
market on Market street, above Tbirteth, at
salary Of $3.50 year. Referred to Committee OF
Markets.
Mr. walker, from the Committee on Finance,
reported an ordinance making an appropriation tC
the Law Department, TO pay the salaries Of certain
Judges for the month of December, 1870 Passed.
Mr.. Glenn, from the Committee on Police, Offered
an ordinance permitting the erection of a wo0deI
church at the northwest corner of Camac and Nor
ris streets Passed.
Select Council bills being next in ORDER a reso
luton requesting the Commissioners of Feirmoun
} Park for public art gallery. Referred to tht
Finance Committee.
Also, a resolution requesting the Legislature h
allow the remaining IN this city of Rother mel
picture of the battle of Gettysburg. Referred h
the Finance Committee.
that sums of money were appropriated by th
Councils of Philadelphia during the late war TO
raising troops, &C., amounting to above Sl1 600 900
and requesting the Legislature the State to repa
the amount to the city. Passed.
Adjourned.
M. j. McEttrick is again attempting t.