The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-31
CITY COUNCILS.

Their Proceedings Yesterday Afternoon.
Select Council met at 1926, the President in
the chair.
communication from Mr.. Samuel B.
Thomas, concerning memorials from the
Citizens Association, was read and tempo
rarily tabled.
Mr.. Shoemaker offered a resolution to give
the Citizens Association public hearing on
the 4th of April, which, after debate, was re-
ferred for further consideration to the Com
mittee on Highways, reconsidered and passed.
The water bill was discussed, and an
amendment offered by Mr.. Shoemaker was
lost. Further consideration was temporarily
postponed.
Mr.. Shermer, from the committee to inves-
tigate charges against members of the Public
Building Commission, offered a resolution
to give that committee additional power to
obtain vidence. Agreed to.
The consideration of the Water bill was re-
sumed.
Mr. Shoemaker offered O resolution to
amend that section which gave the depart
ment power to cut off water from citizens
who had prepaid their water rent. Amend
ment lost.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to postpone conside-
ration of the bill. Lost.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved to strike out the
eighteenth section. Lost.
The bill was then made the special order
for o'clock next Thursday.
Adjourned.
Common Bra1ach-President HUM in the
chair.
A communication from the Board of Health,
declaring Diamond street, from Richmond to
Beach street, a nuisance, was referred to the
Committee on Highways
A communication was received from Mahlon
II. Dickinson, Chief Commissioner of High
ways, in reply to remarks made at the meet
ing on Thursday last in regard to the repair
ing of the streets being held back for pur-
pose. The communication stated that the
department had for the last two months had
two hundred men at work. The communica-
ton further stated that the department could
not attend to the shocking condition of the
streets until Councils had, by ordinance
directed the work to be done, and provided
the means for it.
Mr.. Wagner, in lengthy address, said he
presumed reference to special committee
would be proper course, although the Chief
Commissioner did not ask it.
Mr.. Calhoun moved to refer the communi-
cation to a special committee of five.
Mr.. NAPLES moved an amendment, that the
committee be required to make report in
one week.
An amendment requiring the committee to
report in four weeks was agreed to. The
Chair appointed as the special committee
Messrs. Calhoun, E. x. Nichols, Shane, Omen
setter, and Mead.
Mr. Allen offered remonstrance of citi-
zens, which was referred, against the building
of culvert on Wood street, between Broad
and Fifteenth streets.
Mr.. Wagner presented a memorial from the
Citizens Association, and called up the Selec
Council bill relative thereto, authorizing the
Committee on Highways to give the associa
ton hearing on Tuesday next. Agreed to
Mr.. Thornton presented an ordinance au
thorizing the repaving of Federal street
from Twenty sixth street to Grays Ferry
road, with cobble stones. Passed.
Mr.. Dingee presented an ordinance to re
number the election divisions of the Twenty
ninth ward. Adopted.
Mr. NAPLES, chairman of the Committee Of
Highways, reported resolutions to grade
curb, and pave the side walks on Centre street
from Cresson to Wood; to pave Sycamor
street, from Thirty fifth to Thirty-seventh; t
grade Aspen and other streets; to open Holly
Sycamore, Aspen, and other streeIs; to paw
Spruce street, from Woodland to Fortieth
with Tubble pavement; and one to make q
additional appropriation Of $1,000 to complet
grading Paoli avenue. All of which wer
agreed to.
The resolution Of request to the LegislG