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

IeTOleun' OOnCurreu IN.
Authorizing certain transfers of appropria-
tions to the Police Department. Concurred
in.
To discharge the Committee on Fire De-
partment from the consideration of the SUBJ
ject Of Paid Fire Department. Agreed to-
The ordinance repeating the supplementary
ordinance to the bill creating Paid Fire De-
partment was debated at length.
Mr.. Mccall moved to lay the whole matter
on the table Agreed to.
Mr.. Mccall moved to reconsider the motion
to lay on the table.
Mr.. Gates moved to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table.
No quorum voting, the Chamber adjourned.
the chair
A communication from Mr.. G.. Howard Will
son, returning thanks for being reelected di-
rector of the North Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was referred.
A communication was received from Strick-
land Kneass, chief engineer, inclosing a state
ment of the expenditure of the sewer loan of
April 8, 1868, aud the number of sewers built
Herewith. The balance of the loan, $161 ,917,
is insufficient to finish the sewers now in course
Of construction, and further loan of 100000
is asked for. Referred.
A communication from J. Edgar Thomson,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, asking that committee be appointed to
confer with the officers of the road relative to
the public buildings at Broad and Market, was
referred to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Allison offered an ordinance to prevent
collisions between passenger railway cars, by
imposing fine on every driver who does not
walk his horses across the intersections of
streets. Referred.
Mr.. Rowan offered supplement to the Paid
Fire Department act, which authorizes the
Commissioners to expend not exceeding $1,000
for repairs, when urgent, without previous
permission. Postponed.
Mr.. Walker offered a resolution requesting
the State Legislature to refuse its consent to
the erection of a bridge from Philadelphia to
Camden, by Windmill island, until it could be
ascertained what effect the construction of
such bridge would have on navigation.
Agreed to.
Mr.. NAPLES, chairman of the Highway Com
mittee, reported the following ordinance:
Section l. The Select and Common Coun-
ellis of the city of Philadelphia do ordain, That
the proviso to item 20 (relative to sewer
inlets) of the ordinance entitled an ordinance
making an appropriation to the Department of
Highways, Bridges, Sewers, &C., &C., for the
year 1871, approved December 81, 1870, in
the following words to wit: "Provided also,
That they be constructed of iron upon the
plans of the Chief Engineer and Surveyor
The Highway Committee requested the
passage of this ordinance.
Mr.. Bardsley stated that this was one of the
most important subjects yet brought before
Councils. By repeating that proviso the in
lets would be built by contractors out of stone
and bricks, at cost of some $40, while the
iron inets needed no REPAIRS as in the case of
the stone inlets, and could be constructed at
the same cost. Repairing of stone inlets was
If ha hnaVipst nf ha
Department. He hoped the ordinance would
not be passed.
Mr.. NAPLES in reply, advocated the stone
inlets, alleging that the iron was liable to be
broken by heavy team.
Mr.. Samuel Miller was opposed to the ordi-
nance.
After lengthy debate motion to indef-
| nitely postpone was withdrawn, and
Mr.. Logan moved to refer the matter to a
| special committee of five, to obtain the views
| of the Chief Commissioner of Highways and
the Chief Engineer on the subject.
| The yeas and nays were called on the ques-
ton and it was lost-yeas %; nays %; tie.
So the question recurred on a motion of Col.
| Glenn to refer the matter to the Chief Com
missioner of Highways, which was lost. And
| vote was taken on motion to postpone it,
| which was lost.
| A vote was then taken, and a motion to
refer the matter to the Committee on Surveys,
| which was agreed to, so the matter was
| dropped. The rules were then suspended and
| Mr.. Calhoun, chairman Of the committee to in
vestigate the case of Mr.. Eisenbrown, ,contesing
| the seat of Mr.. hite, sitting member from the
Sixteenth ward, presented majority report,
| signed by six members of the committee,
which declares Mr.. White legally elected.
| The reading of the very lengthy report con-
| sumed considerable time.
Mr.. McAleer, from the same committee,
presented minority report, which is signed
| by five members of the committee, which de-
clares Mr.. Eisenbrown legally elected.
The majority report was adopted, and Mr..
| White retains his seat.
Mr.. Calhoun offered resolution authorizing
the Commissioner of City Property to retain
a portion of the iron fence around Penn
Squares, to enclose school building. Referred
to the Committee on City Property.
Mr.. Shane, from the Committee on Fire De-
partment, presented a report, which recon-
mends that the supplementary act to the fire
bill, which impedes the free action of the
Commissioners, be not repealed, and assigns,
among the reasons therefor, that the Commits
sioners gave no security for the expenditure
of money, so that supervision by Councils
was perfectly proper.
The Chamber passed resolution changing
the names of several small streets in the TWen-
ty-fifth ward, near the boundary line.
Mr.. Walker, on leave, offered a resolution
that the writ of mandamus served on Com
mon Council during the session be referred to
the Committee on Law, and that the City So
licitor be instructed to represent Council be-
fore the Court on Saturday. Passed.
Various petitions for water-pipe, grading of
streets and gas lamps were introduced and re-