The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-24
CITY COUNCILS.


EEOCecuIb&s beBt0Euay AINoEuOon.
Yesterday afternoon Councils held their
stated meeting.
Select Councd.-A message was received
from the Mayor relative to the improvement
of League Island, which was published in full
in The EVENING TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. Bumm moved its reference to the Com
mittee on the Defense of the Delaware river;
bat, on the suggestion of Mr.. George A.
Smith, this was withdrawn, to allow Mr..
Smith to move the appointment of q special
committee of five from each chamber, to
carry out the views of the Mayor, and to
act with committee of the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Smiths resolution was adopted, and the
committee consists of Messrs. Smith, Bumm,
Hanna, Parks and King.
MIR. Shoemaker, from the Committee on
Law, presented letter from Mr.. Henry G.
Carey, endorsing the views of the committee
as contained in the recent report upon the
subject of taxation. Referred to the Com
mittee on Law.
Mr.. McIlvain presented a resolution re-
questipg the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to inform Councils what is needed to turn the
difference in freight in favor of Philadelphia,
and secure to the city permanent advantages,
SO far as the corporation is concerned, as sug-
gested in the recent report of the directors.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads
Mr. Bumm presented resolution request
luR OOHRtebh W ropcht tuC tuCOuiS thA hS H.
quisitorial, unequal and oppressive, and the
amount collected disproportionate with the
cost of collection. Agreed to.
Mr.. Downing submitted resolution di-
reeting the Committee on Police to inquire
and report upon the expediency of erecting
a new police station in the Eighth district.
Mr.. Harkness presented similar resolution
in regard to new station house at Tenth and
Thompson. Both were referred to the Com
mittee on Police.
The ordinance for the improvement of the
meadow banks on the First, Twenty sixth and
Twenty-seventh wards ($50,000) was taken
up.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was not
agreed to-yeas SO, nays 19-and the bill
passed finally.
Mr.. McIivain presented resolution re.
questing the Commissioners of Public Build
ings to submit to Councils the plans for the
new buildings, withan estimate of their pro
bable cost. Agreed to without debate and
without negative vote.
The ordinance from Common Council re-
pealing section % of the ordinance creating
paid Fire Department Qeasing houses) wal
concurred in; also, the resolution protesting
against the passage by the Legislature of thu
act creating commissioners for the levying o
personal taxes. Adjourned.
Common Council. "A petition was received
from the Managers of the House of Refug
for permission to construct a bridge or pas
ssge-way over Poplar street. between Twenty
second and Twenty-fourth streets, in order t.
enable them to have a convenient mode o
communication between the two department
of the Refuge buildings, said passage-way T.
be constructed at such height above tn
grade of the street as will not interfere witt
the travel on Poplar street.
A communication was received from tn
Oitizens' Association for the Improvement o
the Streets and Roads of Philadelphia, callin
the attention of Councils to the dangerou
condition of the streets and crossings afte
the late snow storm.
Mr.. Shane, Chairman of the Committee o.
Fire Department, presented an ordinance rf
pealirg the portion Of an ordinance creatln
paid Fire Department which prohibits tn