The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-06
CITY COUNCILS.

Both branches OF the legislative department held
their regular stated meeting yesterday.
Select Brdnch-Presdent Csttell in the chair.
communication was received from the Law De-
paltment, informing Councils that the West Ches-
ter Railroad Company had paid S595l and the
junction Railroad $40 600 for the land they
pied on the Almshouse property. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The following appointments of committees were
FinSnceNM Hodgdon Shoemaker, Smith G. A..
Gas ofks~Messrs Hardness, tA Jones, Miller w F..
vain, shefmer, Smith, 4. j. Park and Marcus.
HafRness, AifSSndeT, Mccall and Marcus. '.'
and Fsers gb BgTpe
Pool essTs McIlyain, Shoemaker, Fsreira, Shall
RpE9f s11gsr
Csmpsre Bs-Messrs. Burnel, Downing and
Port wardens-Messrs. Bumm, Lttleton, Hodgdon,
Park Spence exapdST snyder and Marcus Mil
Ter W. f., Downing and Kamerly
Clqimt-Messrs. MILLER ". F., Jones, Shoemaker,
EieetiSn D,i.ons.Messrg shsrmer Downing;
Water -works-Messrs. Hodgdon, chairman; jones,
McIlvain, Burnell. Smith. c. A., Hardness, Bunm,
III P1SpEiMssfs kns r'F1r"
ne sHacrOss Downing Aexsnde Boke and kng
sh%llcrqss eSarmsn ,hEopgker
aeaiths.M .Messrs McIlye,n, chairman; Bumm, Alex.
Law -Messrs Shoemaker, chairman; Jones, Hanna,
Prisons-Mestrs Litteton, chairman; Hanna, Spence.
Street CicaninsHSessTs chairman; Park,
SS ss tn6 & reasurerMessr
B4mm. chairmani Hodgdon& & and King o,o,u..
shalleross, Bumm Gates, FqIeira and Mccall. ,,.-n
BO9 deT aDd Shall
Legislation -Messrs. shermer, chairman; Jones,
Defence and Proteciion-Mes Smith, G. A, chair;
man: Miller, Hanna, Harkness, Smith, I. j., and
Revision of ofTaxes-Nessrs Hodgdon, shermer, Gates,
House Of Oorrtction- -Messrs. Fareira, Smith, G. A
Hodgdon, Mcllvain, shalcross, Shoemaker, Bickel
Mr. Hanna presented communication from the
City Solicitor appointing Lorin Bird in the place
| of Henry r. Edmunds, and VIM. H. Yorkes and
! VIM. M. Ashton additional. Action on the appoint
| meDts was postponed.
| Thackera street, in the Twenty-third ward. Re-
! ferred.
Mr.. George A. Smith offered resolution for the
| erection of frame chapel northwest corner of
| Camac and Norris streets. Agreed to-.
MIR. King submitted a resolution authorizing the
Fire Commissioners to occupy the room lately used
! by the Coroner, and furnish the same. Referred
! to the Committee on Fire Department.
| Mr.. McIlvaine submitted an ordinance request
| ing the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
e entP srees Tosd
in the Twenty-seventh ward. Referred to the Com
mittee on Highways.
the appointment of chief clerk, at salary of
S120O, in the office of the Chief Commissioner of
MIR. Cochran offered a resolution directing the
Committee on Election Divisions to report at a
meeting of Councils, to be held January IL, whether
it is their intention to rearrange the boundaries Of
the election divisions of the Fifth ward. Passed.
MIR. King presensed resolution requesting Con-
gress to appropriate S11 S19, ,O6s to reimburse the
city of Philadelphia for money expended in raising
MI McIiyaine moved to amend by changing the
tenor Of the resolution to make 1t apply to
the Legislature which was agreed to, and the bill
The ordinance requiring the Board of Revision
to report the amount to be realized by the special
tax OF six cents per hundred for the erection of the
new public buildings was called up.
After lengthy discussion, motion to postpone
Mr.. Miller then offered proviso that moneys
realized on said tax shall be used until the case
row before the Supreme Court be decided.
No quorum voting on this motion, the Chamber
adjourned.
Common Brdnch-President II. HUM in the
chair.
Kneass, Chief Engineer and Surveyor, submitting
the names of the sureties of the members of the
new Board of Surveys. Referred TO COMMITTEE on
Finance.
a question of privilege. have statement to make
and after making it my fellow members will per-
MIR. Huhn solicited me to take the position Of
chairman of the Highway Committee, and atter re
ceiviDg the sworn promise of himself and friends
that Should be appointed, L now find that have
been deceived. l determined to resign from this
body sooner than sit under those who violate thei
oaths, but public interests demand that should re-
MAN, If only to guard the interests or the city, as
fear from the peculiar construction or some OF tn(
committees, that it will require vigilance on the
part of every friend of the city to correct mistakes
which, if not corrected, will be Injurious to the
taxpayers. now desire to offer my resignation
and have ii placed on record, in order that my
constituents and the public may know what kin(
of men are in charge of the money raised by taxa
ton.
Mr., Allen presented his resignation, which wa
ordered to be read by the clerk. -.
The clerk had not proceeded very far in tn
reading when he was interrupted by the Chalr
who ruled the paper out of order on account of dis
respectful language, which he declared it con
tanned.
Mr.. Allen appealed from the decision of tn
was also signed by General Wagner. The Chai
: would not allow the appeal to be read
, Mr.. Walker moved to lay the appeal ON the table
Agreed tO-yeas 80, nays %.
Mr.. Buzby offered a resolution directing tn
| Committee on City Property to inquire into tn
, | condition of the heating apparatus under Inde
| pendence Hall. Agreed to.
Mr.. w. S. Allen offered resolution requestin
the Legislature to pass an act levying tax on In
3 suranee companies toward the support OF the Fir
| Department. Agreed to.
General Wagner desired to make a general el
, | PLANTATION, and read several letters, among them
' note from MIR. HUM, in which that gentleman n
quested General Wagner to name any COMMITTEES
: thereto, declining the offer.
Mr.. Joseph s. Allen rose to reply TO certai
charges made against him by another member, an
a very personal debate ensued Being repeated
called to order, Mr.. Allen continued defendlI
. himself for some time.
4 Select Council ordinance granting permission Z
}. the erection of a frame church at the n0rthwe
' corner of Camac and Norris street, was referred
Committee on Police.
> Mr.. Judge offered resolution instructing @
Commissioner of Highways to open Edgemont al
= other streets over the Reading Railroad in &
a 25th ward Referred.
TO the fact that the appeal which he had sign
was in the hands of the clerk, but it did not co
% tain the resignation OF mr. Allen. IL was part