The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-18
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

uVOoL VI OVRhtClNVN.
The House of Correction COmmittee met YES
terday afternoon. Walter Allison presiding.
From City Solicitor Worrel a communication
was received. setting forth that from the agree
ment made with the contractor for the building
of House OF Correction, he was Of the opinion
that the clause providing that payments shall
be made upon the architects certificates, upon
monthly estimates and valuation of said works
for materials furnished and work done. less ten
per cent. thereof" cOntemplates n payment at
the end of each month for the materials which
shall at that time have been delivered Hpon the
ground. and is not restricted to such materials
as shall have been actually used In the opera
tioB of building.
That the valuation of the work done and ma
terials furnished In any given month is not re-
stricted by the agreement TO the actual price
paid by the contractor for such materials, but
may be based upon their market value at that
time.
strickland Kneass Chief Engineer aud Sur
veyor, in reply to an inquiry of Mr.. Allison,
chairman OF the committee. as to his mode of
making estimates, says that he has always made
his current estimates comparative valuation
of the work done, and has in all cases paid for
material delivered on the ground, not always its
full value. If this was not done, he says. all
men with small capital, though perhaps the best
men to carry on the work, would be ruled out
by competition.
The act to establish and maintain the House
of Correction agreed on by the commission
then read. and after sundry amendments, the
most important of which requires that the COM
pensation of all officers of the house shall be
approved by Councils 1t was agreed to, and the
committee adjourned.
OUR CENTENNIAL-WHAT New JERSEY SAYS.
The joint resolution and preamble of the New
jersey Legislature, which recently passed mem.
con, endorsing Philadelphia as the place for
holding the great centennial anniversary, says
1. lie rtsolred By the Senate and General Assembly
Of the state ef Ne Jersep, That exhibition OF pro-
ducts Of manufactures and art OF the United States,
an6 OF all nations, will be appropriate means OF
celebrating the centenary anniversary OF the DecHc
ration OF independence; and IL is most suitable and
proper that the exhibition be held at the city OF Phi
ladelphia, Pennsylvania.
q And be rssotped That the action OF the House
towards such celebration, is approved and sustained
3. And be IL resolved, That the Legislature of New
Jersey WILL at the proper time, adopt such measures
| az may be expedient to provide for the display, at
| the exhibition, OF the products OF tne STATE.
RELIEF FOR FRANoE-TnE COMMITTEE To
| DEVISE MEANs.-At the meeting held yesterday
afternoon in the Mayors Office to raise subscrip-
! tions for the impoverished French, the Mayor
was authorized to appoint AN executive COM
mttee to take the matter in charge. He has
selected the following gentlemen:-Hspry
Lewis, John Wanamaker, Peter Jacob DIR. E.
Morwitz, William Massey, VIM. j. Horstman,
! Washington J. Jackson. Anthony j. DreXel,
William Gulager, g. j. Hoffman. The Mayor
is chairman of this body. A meeting of the
executive committee will be held this afternoon.
FIRE-About o'clock this morning fire
broke out in some barrels of rubbish in the cellar
of the residence of Mr.. George Richie, No. 1881
| North Broad street, and burned through the
| floor into the dining room, destroying furniture
to the value of 5000 The fremeu were promptly
on hand and by their exertons succeeded 10
saving the building from destruction.
THEFT OF BRooMs.-An individual named
| Charles Henry Augustus was arrested yesterday
for the larceny of a dozen brooms from the
store of VIM. j. Holtz. at Second ard Dana
streets. Defendant had hearing before Alder
man Toland and was committed for trial.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Coroner was notified
this morning 10 hold an inquest at No. 162i
Olive street. upon the body of James Ewing
aged twenty three years, who fell dead at Broad
and Master streets. Also, at No. 1892 Sey bert
street. upon the body of David Graham, who
died suddenly last night.
PETROLEUM STocK.-The receipts during the
week just ending, of petroleum, were ~ 81;
barrels. The stock yesterday aggregated 81, ,00(
barrels. The shipments for the same perioC
amounted to 342, 957 gallons, making a total o
3,2S9, 73l gallons exported since the 1st o
January.