The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-03
CITY COUNCILS.

Both branches of the city government met
Yesterday afternoon and transacted business
as follows
Select Brdnch-Presdent Cattell in the
chair.
A communication was received from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company relative to the
erection of public buildings at Broad and Mar
ket, and their freight depot at Thirteenth and
Market streets, asking for the appointment of
a committee OF Councils to confer with COM
mittee of the Company in regard to this and
other matters. Referred to the Railroad Com
mittee.
Mr.. Shermer submitted resolution request
ing the Committee on Police to examine into
the expediency of a sub-station house at
Eighth and South streets, in the First Third,
Fourth and Seventh districts. Referred.
Mr.. Fareira introduced an ordinance to au-
thorize the removal, and pay the expenses of
removing, the iron railing around Penn
Squares and have it placed around Fair Hill
Square and the Parade Ground. Passed.
Mr.. Hanna submitted an ordinance for the
paving and grading of Bodine street. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Littleton presented an ordinance making
an appropriation for clerks and stationery for
the House of Correction. Referred.
Also, the same gentleman offered a resou-
tion instructing the city directors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to vote against
the purchase or lease of the Camden and
Amboy Railroad.
Mr.. Littleton charged the Pennsylvania
Railroad with making Philadelphia a mere
way station to New York.
MIR. Bickel said the Pennsylvania Railroad
ignored this city.
Mr.. Hodgdon moved to strike out the word
''directors" and substitute ''the Mayor of the
city vote the stock of Philadelphia
Mr.. Mccall moved to refer the whole matter
to the COMMITTEES on Railroads. Agreed to.
Mr.. Littleton offered a resolution that the
Committee on Railroads be instructed to re-
port whether the proposed lease of the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad by the Pennsylvania
Central will be of benefit or disadvantage to
the city. Referred
Mr.. Alexander submitted a resolution of re-
quest to the Legislature that the bill be passed
for the opening Of Twelfth street, between
Wharton and Reed. Passed.
The special order of the day, the bill to i'm
prove the meadow banks along the Delaware
and Schuylkin rivers, in the Twenty first,
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh wards, ap-
propriating $50, 900, was considered.
Mr.. Hanna moved to indefinitely postpone,
and after some debate it was withdrawn.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to refer to the FL
nance Committee, with instructions to report
in two weeks. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hodgdon, from the Committee on Wa
ter-works, reported a resolution asking that a
map of proposed reservoir be submitted to
the Park Commissioners. Agreed to.
Also, one to supply the department with
water pipes, castings and rails, and award con-
tracts for the same. Agreed to-
Mr.. Shoemaker, from the Committee on
Law, reported progress on the subject of tax
alton.
A communication was received from the
Commissioners of Fairmount Park relative to
an Art Gallery for the Park, approving the
action of Councils in the matter.
Also, a resolution asking for the Penn
Square railing for the Park. Referred to the
Committee on City Property.
Mr.. Fareira presented resolution directing
the City Controller to furnish Councils with
the amounts of the returns from the variou:
wards. Agreed to.
Common Council bills were then considered
as follows:
One to meet in joint convention to elect
Chief Commissioner of Highways, two Com
missioners of Highways, Commissioners o
Markets and City Property, Chief Engineer o
the Water-works and Superintendent of Git.
Railroads. Concurred in.
One of request to the Legislature to with
hold its consent to the passage of the bill t.
erect a bridge from Camden to Windmill