The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-24
CITY COUNCILS.
ThesProceedlnss Yesterday

EheaProceedtnKs Yesterday.
Both branches of the city government m ct
yesterday.
Select Council convened at $50 p. NJ
Various petitions were presented and re-
ferred.
On resolution to confirm the nominations
of the committee appointed to select assist
ant engineers of the Fire Department, an
exceedingly animated debate ensued, result
ing in its passage.
An invitation to attend the public meeting
at the Academy of Music, in opposition to the
| Building Commission, was accepted.
The Committee on Paid Fire Department
| asked to be relieved of any consideration of
the resolution relative to the employment of
surgeon to examine applicants for admission
to the department, and the whole subiect Was
| tabled.
of Norris Square was considered, and $1,000
voted.
After considerable routine business, the
Council at six o'clock adjourned until next
Thursday.
Common Brdnch.-The Chamber met at
o'clock, President Huhn in the chair.
A communication from the Norris Iron Com
pany for the appointment of an investigating
committee was received, to investigate a CON
tract awarded to Mr.. Worthington. A special
committee was appointed.
Mr.. Rowan offered a resolution to lay
water-pipe on Thirty. sixth, Thirty seventh,
Sycamore, and Aspen streets, in the Twenty
fourth ward. 1t was agreed to, with an
amendment which require d it to be at no ex-
pense to the city.
/ Mr.. Walker from the Finance Committee
reported resolution to approve contracts for
new school buildings N the Tenth and Four
| teenth wards. Agreed to.
AL So an ordinance making an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the further improvement of
| Norris Square, Nineteenth ward. Amended
| by making it $4,000.
ways, presented a resolution for paving
| streets.
Mr.. Glenn, chairman of the Committee on
| Police, offered O resolution requesting the
! Finance Committee to report loan bill of
| $300,000 for erecting eight station houses
and the building of steam-tug for police
| purposes. So referred.
Mr.. Carey, from the Committee on Mar
kets presented an ordinance authorizing the
erection of new market houses in Girard ave.
hue, from Third to Lawrence, Eighth to
Tenth, and Elm to Otis street, and creating a
loan of $50, 600 for this object Referred to
the Committee on Finance, with instructions
to increase the amount to $4,000, so that
two new sections can be erected in Moya-
| meDsing avenue.
MIR. Buzby, chairman of the joint special
committee on town meeting, reported an
ordinance, which passed, making an
appropriation of $1964 '63 to defray the ex-
| pepses.
Mr. Allison called up the resolution of re-
quest to the Legislature to pass the bill to
establish House of Correction. Agreed to.
MIR. Bardsley called up the bill authorizing
the paving of Bainbridge street from Eighth
10 Ninth, and Federal street from Twenty
sixth to Gray's Ferry road, and to repave with
stone Carbon street. from cambridge to Fitz-
water, the cost of paving to be taken from
item three of the appropriation for repaving
streets.
Mr.. Calhoun moved to amend by adding
| Ninth street, from Moore to Winton.
After considerable debate Mr.. Wagner
moved to indefinitely postpone the considera-
tion of the bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Logan offered resolution instrucing
the Chief Commissioner of Highways to fur
nish Councils with the names of the contrac-
tors whose work is not in accordance with
their contract, so that they may be held re-
sponsible. Agreed to.
Select Council ordinance to lay water pipe
on Water and other streets, and the resolu-
tion of request relative to Wingohocking
Park, were considered and concurred in.
A communication inviting the Chamber to
attend the mass meeting in the Academy OF
Music this evening, in favor of the abolition
OF the Building Commission, was indefinitely
pOstponed-yeas 27, nays 1S. Adjourned.
STAIR RODS, STEP PLATES,
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