The Morning herald., 1875-11-05
OUR PHILADELPHIA BUDGET.
WHAT THEY DID IN COMMON COUNCILS
yESTEDnAy


Reported Specially for the Herald.
At late hour in the afternoon Common
Councils were resolved into Committed
of the Whole for the purpose of consider
ing the manner in which Sprin. Garden ant
Green streets and Fairmaunt avenue are te
be paved.
Councilman "Ned Quan," forthe purpose
of causing the renewal of the argument OF
the relative merits of various kinds of pat
ent pavements, withdrew his amendment
made last week, to refer the Whole's ques
tion to the Mayor, Chief Engineer, Survey
or, and Chief Commissioner of Highways
and offered another ordinance providing
for the repairing of the thoroughfares
named with Belgian blocks. The necessary
appropriation for the adoption thereof being
$205, ,OOO..
In support of his ordinance, Mr.. "Quan''
spread himself for speech, and the mem.
bers and everybody else save the work rid.
den reporters fell asleep. The gentleman
grew SO warm in his argument that he re-
iterated his asseveration Of last week to the
effect that better payements were in vogue
in this country than exists now, long before
Columbus ever dreamed of attempting the
discovery of America, and he wanted every
body to understand in the United States,
that until the time would arrive when peo-
pie paid moe attention to the kind of pave
ments they permitted to be laid on their
streets, there would be no use trying to stop
the small pox or any other pestilential dis
ease. With this flourish Mr.. "Quan" sat
down, and Mr.. Cavan stood up. The latt er
gentleman denounced the former,.and as
serted very plaialy that he (Quan) was en-
tirely too anxious about the "patent pave
ment," and that it was just possible that he
had gotten his finger in very nice pie. ~
This allusion to the want of integrity on
the part of Mr.. ''Quan," brought that gen.
tleman to his feet at once, and in great ex-
citement he declared himself to be the de-
scendent of long line of Munster Kings,
none of whom ever had the slightest blem-
ish upon their royal escutcheon, and he
hurled back the insinuations of his co-coun-
Gilman with all the venom of his roya
blood.
This little episode was followed by the
passage of the bill. Nothing else did Coun-
Gil do.
THE NEXT SHERIFF OF PHILADELPHIA.
The candidate for the Sheriffalty in this
county, is already in the field. His lame is
W. Elwood Rowan, and he is associated
with the "King BIS" of Republicanism.
For years he has been the leader Of Coun-
ellis, as chairman of the Highway Commit
zee, and though much abuse has been
heaped upon him by his political enemies,
ne is nevertheless an honest and estimable
nan. Almost every important improve
nent of which Philadelphis can boast late
y, had its first inception in his practical
brain, and it is beyond the possibility of
question, that his timely services will be re-
varded by hearty endorsement at the
POLLS. Though the election is yet distant
me year, it is safe to predict at this time,
hat Mr.. Rowan will be called upon to fill
he duties of this important post.
OUR POLITICAL VISITORS.
The city is swarming with prominent po-
tical men from all parts of the country.
Governors elect Hayes aud Hartranft are in
)Wn.
THE END OF THE PILGRIMS.
A meeting of the Pilgrim Club will take
lace tomorrow night to consider the advi-
lbility of permitting the collapse of that
'ganization.
The purposes for which it was formed, to
it the election of Bingham and Lane
aving been carried out to the letter.
1t is understood that considerable opposi-
On to the movement will be encountered,
pecially from those who desire to make ,
ture use of the power Of the concern for ,
cir own personal aggrandizement and s
yht lively time may be expected. Should
e speeches by the " outs SAVIOR of spicy ,,
rsonalities and contain "reminiscences of a
,ction engineering, your readers will re- t
i've their full texts. y
/. MANN's CHANCES FOR THE PRO- :
THoNOTARYsHIp. il
It is stated pretty authoritatively that
dge Biddle, recently elected to the Judge
p, will support Col. Vim. B. Monn for
position of Prothonotary of the Court "
Common Pleas. 1t will be remembered is
It prior to the election, Judge Biddls was
.a'iarca Nv tn" e" rrforrr nrs " ls 10 hi. NJ
J.. II u !. = -,
...n.alt rar d DOL: ne - ,ived the
rty support Of Mcclure, who knew his u
lors inner determination. Mcclure and ci
an are the warmest personal friends ~