c TIIK DAILY KING TIG JCd RATH PI 1 1 L ADK I AM 1 1 A, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 18G9. QU1M FEMALES. Almost all Listorlfs aud mythologies em lodjr tbe idea of a raoe of grim females. Whether as fabnlona aud complex monsters, like tbe Sphinx and the Harpies, or In the more human forms of the Fates and the Fa" Ties, unsexed women have been universally recognized as forming part of the system of nature, and to be accepted among the stranger manifestations of human life. Yet it ia hard to understand why they should exist at all. As moral "eports," extravagances, exaggera tions, they are so far interesting to the an thropologist; bat, as women with definite du ties and fixed functions, nothing can be less Admirable. They are even worse than elimi nate men which is saying everything. The grim female mast be carefully distinguished from the masculine woman, for they are by so means essentially the same, though the types may run into each other, and sometimes do. Bat the masculine woman, if not grim but only Amazonian, has often much that is fine and beautiful in her, as we see in her great prototype Pallas Athene; but the grim feuile pur sang is never noble, never beautifnl; anl the only meaning of her exlstenoe the only mission she seems sent into the world to faliil is that of serving as a warning to the yoaog as to what to avoid. The grim female ia not neoessarily an old maid, as would appear likely at first sight. We find her of all condi tions indifferently as maid, widow, as mother and childless alike and we do not liad 'that her condition In any way affeots her character. If she is born grim, she remains grim to the end; and neither marriage nor motherhood modifies her. The grim female of novelists is generally an old ma d; but a cari cature, painted in the broadest lines, and from the outside of things. She is emphati cally an odd woman; odd in her dress, her mode, her state. She wears a Happing oap, skimpy skirts, and rusty brown mittens ou her bony hands; Bhe has a passionate aver sion to men aud matrimony; and she lives qneerly behind a barricaded house door, with a small slavey, or an elderly female alllicted with deafness, to do her work and bear the brunt of her temper. Bat she is always odd, and unmarried, and unlike everybody else, and could never be mistaken for an ordinary woman from the first moment when she ap peared on the page to the last paragraph of her existence. Now the grim female of real life may be one of the most conventional of her sex; in fact, she generally is one of the most conventional of her sex; she is one who rules her household with a rod of iron, carefully wrought after the pattern of her neighbors' rods, and to whom a dish set awry, or the second-best china instead of the best, counts for as great a moral delinquency in her servants as a breach of one of the ten commandments. She is a woman who regards being out of the fashion, or fore most in the fashion, as equally reprehensible, and to whom dress is among the most import ant matters of life. Wherefore, she is noto rious for a certain grim grandeur of style, as one who respects herself by her clothes, and is known ami ng women as possessing hand some lace aud costly velvet in profusion. Are not lace and velvet tie riyumr for women of condition f and what is the grim female but the embodiment of ' rigor of the game" in all matters f Therefore she clothes herself sumptuously, without elegance or taste, and would as soon be seen abroad in her dressing gown and slippers as without her character istic heavy velvet mantle or rustling silk gown. Bat the artist's little wife, in her fresh muslin and nice admixture of colors, sails round her for grace and beauty at about one twentieth part of what the grim female's Btately ugliness has cost. One characteristic of the grim female is her want of any of the womanly passion for chil dren. Bhe may have so much maternal instinct perverted as to be on friendly terms with a dog or two, a cat, or may be a cockatoo; but she has no real affection for children, no comprehension of child nature, and the "sub lime nonsense" of ihe nursery is a thing un known to her from first to laat. If she has children of her own, she treats them in a hard wooden way that has nothing of the ideal mother about it. Bhe generally sees that thy are properly cared for, because she is a disci plinarian; but, though she is inexorable on tbe score of cold baths aud "no trash," she never condescends to the weakness of love. If her little ones are siok, they are set aside and dosed until they are well; if they are naughty, they are punished; but they never know those moments of tender indulgence which help them over a period of indisposition not severe enough for actual doctoring, yet throwing them out of gear, and induoing a spell of what ignorance calls naughtiness. Rhadamauthas was a weakling compared to the grim female in her nursery; and what she is in her nursery she continues to be in the school-room, and the drawiDg-room to follow. Her children are always causes of annoyanoe to the grim female, and the first stirrings of individuality, the first half-unconscious trials of their young Btrength, are offenses she cannot away with. Children and inferiors they are in her eyes, even when grown up and married; and she exacts from them the humility and deferenoe of their lower condition, llenoe she is one to whom the present generation is undeniably worse than the past, one who groans over the follies and shortcomings of the times, and who thinks that good oonduot died oat with her own yoath, and that it is not likely, by the look of things, to be restored. In faot, youth itself is the root and basis of offense; and if ehe coeroes children, she tyrannizes over girls and snubs young men with a quite impartial hand. The grim female is not neoessarily a strong minded woman, or a learned woman, like those who wear spectacles, or go to soientiflo meetings, and are great in the classics and the 'ologies. Bhe may be of the emancipated class; it all depends on chanee; and a grim female, when of the emancipated, is a very formidable person indeed. Bat Bhe is not ne oessarily one of these. On the contrary, part of her grimness comes from her intense con servatism and uncompromising convention ality. Nothing is bo abhorrent to her as inno vation or novelty in any shape. Bhe does not hold with any one out of the narrowest groove of respectable beliefs, in what direction soever the diverging line may go. A Romanist or a Baptist, a Jew or an infidel, it is all one to her; each is equally dreadful to her, and eternally foredoomed. Bhe If of the orthodox Church, without fal-lals; as far removed from Ritual ism as she is from ranting, and demanding for herself that infallibility of judgment and ab solute possession of the truth which she de nies to the Tope aud all his Cardinals. Be ware how you broaoh new doctrines in her presence. Bhe has been known before now to abiure her nearest relatives for no greater moral lapse than a weak belief in globules; while as for anything like graver aberrations, say on the ape theory or on the plurality of races, on historical reli gion or on a republican form of government, ehe has no toleration whatever. If the Bmith field fixes existed at the present day, the grim km ale would be the first to light the TAfn?it. It U all the same if she belongs to any dlsnenv Jtig persuasion; part of her grimness ooming from ber intolerance, and her own belies being simply the springboard on whloh she stands. Many causes prodnce the grim female. It may be that she is grim from social pride, a well as from natural hardness. If she has been used to live with people whom, rightly or wroDgly, she considers her inferiors, she will probably queen it over them in a lordly manner. The prelatio blood is renowned for this Eort of thing, and a bishop's daughter, or an archbishop's grand-daaghter, or Mrs. l'roudie, prelatio by marriage only, if of the grim claps, Is one of the grimmest of hur claps. The halo of sanctity round the mitre and crozier will be greater in her eyes turn the glitter of the strawberry leave?, and she holds herself consecrated by her birth to the undertanding of every moral question, and especially to the final settlement of every tough theological position. Or she may be grim because of her isolation and meagre in tercourse with the world at large; such as she is found in remoter districts. This kiud ccines into the exceptional or novelist's class, and is often more masculine than grim. These are the women who hunt and fiju and shout I ke men, and who may be found in all weathers wondering alone about the moan Uius in short petticoats and spatter dasheswomen who affect to le essentially mannish in person, habits, and attire, aud who may be quite jolly, easy-going fellows in their own way, or else grim and trenchant, as nature or the fit takes them. This is a kind not at all uncommon in country places among the higher class of resident ladies; ladies who are so highly placed locally that they can fffordto disregard public opinion, and who are so Independent by disposition that they naturally gooff to the manly Bide, and make themselves bad imitations, as the best they can do. The grim female tries her strength with all new-comers. She is like one of the giants or black knights of old romanoe, who lived in castles or caves, whence they pounced, like tigers, on all passers-by, and either wrung their necks if they" conquered, or retreated howling if discomfited. This is what the grim female does in her degree. She dashes on all who are presented to her, and has a passage of arms as the first act of the new drama. If her opponents yield outof timidity or good breeding.or perhaps from not understand ing the warlike nature of the encounter, she puts her foot on them forthwith, and ignoml nionsly crushes them; if they defy her, and give her back blow for blow, ten to one she cnts them, and becomes their enemy forever after. For she has not breadth enough to be magnanimous, and the one thing she never forgives is successful opposition. Very grim is Bhe in the presence of human, weakness, moral and physical. Woe to that unhappy maid of hers who has slipped on the narrow path of prudence ! She will be turned oat to perish with no more compunction than if she were a black beetle to be swept oat of the way. As a nurse the grim female is precise, punc tual, but inexorable. She would give the patient a fit of nervous hysterics that would throw him back for a week, rather than allow him five minutes' grace in the matter of a pain ful operation or a nauseous draught. Without variableness or weakness herself, she cannot endure it in others, and whosoever comes under her hand must be content to remain in shape, and to keep well braced up to the ut most rigidity of duty. If she had to lose aa arm or a leg, she would go to her trouble like a Trojan; and why not others '! She would merelv tichten her Una and hold her breath. and then wnnlii nit down to let hnrslfh I hacked and mangled without a groan or a word. To judge of her by the notice given of her in her sister's life, Emily Brontu was of the grim class, and about the grimmest for her age and state that could well be found. Bad she lived, and lived unsoftened, she would have been one unbroken mass of iron and granite, without a soft spot anywhere. Iler very love was fiercer than other women's hate; her strength was more terrible than a man's anger, and her passions were as fiery as furnace flames. Of all the examples we could cite, the seems about the fittest tor our model. A giim female has no mercy. Sue may be just, but if Bhe is so, it is in a hard uncompro mising way that makes her justice worse than others' partiality. For justice can be sad, even if unwavering; and the grim female is never sad, how painful soever the work on hand and the sentence to be executed. Nei ther is she gay; for Bhe ia not plastlo enough, to be either one or the other. She is ran into an iron mould, where her nature is com pressed as in a vice, and Bhe allows of no ex pansion, no lipping over, no bursting or bounds anyhow. What would become of us if all our women were like her f Without any of the little feminine weaknesses at which we have our laugh, and yet which we da not wholly dislike without any of the pretty coaxing ways which we know warp our better judgment and take us out of the strlot course; and yet how pleasant that warping process is 1 without any even of the transient petu lanoes whioh give bo much light and shade to a woman's character, the grim female stands like an old-world Gorgon, turning living flesh and blood to stone. When we look at her we are inclined to forgive all the smallness and silliness whioh (ometimes vex us in the ordinary woman, and to think that there are worse things than the love of dress for which we so often re proach our wives and daughters; that flirting, which is reprehensible, no doubt, might be exchanged for something even more reprehen sible; and that vanity, of the giggling, coquet tish kind, though to be steadily discouraged and sternly reproved, is not quite the worst feminine thing after all. Surely not I a grim female who cannot flirt nor giggle, nor cry and kiss and make up when scolded, is far away a worse kind of thing than a feather-headed little puss who is always doing wrong by reason of her foolish brain, but who mansges somehow to pull herself right because of hot loving heart. Weak women, vain women, affected women, and the whole class of silly women, whatever the specialty of silliness exhibited, are tiresome enough, heaven knows; but, unsatisfactory as they are, they are better than the grim female that woman of no sex, born without softness or sympathy, aud living without pity and without love. London Saturday Ilecivto. LEGAL NOTICES. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON THE state of PKANCld J. TKOCBAT, deceased, having been grained to tbe nnilerslgued. all perilous Indebted to the laid enlate are requested to make payment, and those bavng claim or demands Jto make known toe name without delay, to K. TBOUBAl', M. I)., Amlnlstrator, 12 t tu St No 1604 WALLACE street. INSTATE OP JOHN DUBOIS. DECEASED. II Letter Te'tunienmry npon the ab .ve isolate having been granted to the undersigned, all person Indebted to nald Ji.Kti.te will wake payineut, and those having claim will nrenentlhetn to IsXlZA DUBOIS. Kxicntrlx, 11 1 lu6t No. ttuo TAS K Kit Btreet. RODGERB' AND WOSTEN HOLM'S POCK El HNIVKH, Pearl aud iHiag Handles, of boautimi nnlsh. HODUEBH and WAUK A BUTCH KK'S HA &OKH, Mid tbe eelebratsd LHaJOULTBJ JIAZOB bClbHOKfol the nueal quality. kMzan, Knives, bflasora, aud Table Cutlery Oronnd andPnlbilitHl. at P. MADIOIU'8, HO. U6 b. TKNTif lert.below bbeanai, km CITY ORDINANCES. AN OKB1NASOE To make na Appropriation to the Fire oepnrimenl for ttie Year Eighteen Hundred rd Hlxty nlne (Kj). (section L The Neleet and Common Oonncll ol the City ol Philadelphia do ordain, Tnal ttie sum of one hundred and thirteen tnousand two hundred and fifty (114.250) dollars be and Hie smie Is hereby h impropriated to trie Fire Depart ment for the year ISM), as follows: Item I. For salaries of Chief Engineer nn t Ave assistant engineers aud one secreiury, live thousand four hundred (MOO) dollars. Item 2. For office expense, printing, adver tising, books, stationery, uud cleansing, In tut) hundred (HOO) dollars. Item 8. For carriage hire for Committee on TrtiKts aud Fire nnd quarterly visits of Uuiel' Engineer, three bundled (.'WO) dollars. Item 4 To thn Hoard of Diieciors of the Fire Derailment for reut of nieeilnir-ro-in, printing, stationery, postage, etc., one huudrei (100) dol lar. Item 5. For gratuities to the following nutned companies, to win To the Friendship Knino Companv, and to the America. Diligent, UdoU Intent, Humane, Lafayette, Lincoln, Murliii, NlnRara, Neptune, Pennsylvania Porseveranne, Dbo?nix. Kiuegold, Hibert Morris, Schuylkill, South I'enn, Taylor, Tlvoll, United Htalos, War re n, end Washington Homo Companies, aud to the Columbia, Kiilrmount, and Moynmensioif Hleain Forcli.K Hove Companies, each the sum ot four hundred dol!nra ten luoussnd (10 (AM)) dollars: l'rovlded, ThU each of the km.o rsmed companies fcliull carry eight hunird fietof forcing tioso. Item fl, To the Empire tlooh: and IVldr Com puny, the Bum of four huudred (HO) dollars. Hem 7. To the Congress Knulne of Ch"nut Hill, Columbia F.nglnt) of Oermautown, Kxonl sior Hone of FianKford, FrHtiiilln Eajjuieof Fran b ford, Oermaniown Hone of Oermantown, Good Intent Engine of Koxboroujjh, Klagess. lrjg Engine of Klogsetiftlug, Maniu.i Hook and Ladder of Wast rbiladblphia, Mount Airy Engine of Monnt Airy, Rescue Hook and LhJ der Company of Krnnford, Union Eaglueof KlMng Bud. Unit n Hose of West PnlUdelpUl, and Washington Engine of Oermaniowu, eaen tbe sum of two hundred and tlf'.y dollars three thousand two hundred and fifty (3230) dollar. Item 8. To the Wissahickou Engine Com pany, the sum of one hundred (100) dollars. Item 0. To the America, Assistance, Colum bia, Decatur of Fratikford, Delaware, Diligent, Kail mount, Fellowship of Uermantown, Frank lin, Franklin of Uermantown, Globe, Clood In lent. GiOd Will. lland-in-Hand, Hlbernia, Hope, Humane, Independence, Manayuukof Munayunu, Mechanlo, Monroe of Ilestouville, Northern Liberty, Philadelphia, Kultance, Spring Garden, couth wark, United SUtes, Vigilant, Washington, Washington of Frank ford. Weccacoo, aud Western Steam. Fire Engine Companies, and to the Fame, Good Will, Harmony, Hope, Independence, Kensing ton, Noithern Liberty, I'ulladeluhla, HpsoIu tion, Sbltller, Spring Gaiden, Houthwnrk, Wont Philadelphia, and Wlillant Pen a ilom and Steam Fire Engine Companies, each the sum of two thousand dollars ninety-two thousand (1)2,000) dollars. Item 10. To the Liberty Stem Firo Enajlne Company or Holmtsburg, the sum of fourteen hundred 1400) dollars. Providtd, That each company above named shall carry eight hundred feet of forcing hose, and tbe Chief Euglneur is directed to withhold the warrant Jrom any romp -ny t b,n does wt carry it, anl p ovlde.1 also, tU".t no compttuy herein eaumeiated shall receive tbe gratuity named In this ordinance whilst oat, of service, under suspension by ordtr of the Chief Eu glneir. Sectioi 2. That warrants lor the said appro priation shall be drawn by the Chief Englueer of the Fire Department, In conformity with existing ordinances. JOSEPH F. MAUCER, President ot Common Council. Attest Joun Eckstein, Cltik of Common Council. WILLIAM K STOKLEY. President of Select Con null. Approved this thirty-first day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight (A. D. lfctiS). MOKfON McMICHAEL. 1 6 It Mtiyor of Philadelphia. AB U P P L E M E N X ExplHOitory of an Ordinance entlt led An Ordinance to Create a Lad lor the Further Extension of the PhlUd lphla Gas Works approved the twenty' sixth duy of December, A. D. ism. Section 1. Tbe Select and Common Councils of the City of PhiUdemui-t do orduiu, That the first section of the ordinance to which this it u supplement be altered and amended by striking therefrom the words 'dateot negotiation," a id inserting in lieu thereof the words "tlrst day of Januury, A. D..1809;" and tout tbe second section thereof be altered and amended by in serting alter the words approved, in the form of the certificate provided for in said ordi nance, "tbe twenty-sixth day ot December A D. 18l8," and by inserting cue word "thirty" iu the blank leit in said form of certificate before the word years; and also by striklug out the words "date of said oiainance" la the form of the certificate, provided lor therein, and in serting In lien thereof the words ' nrt day of January, A. D. 1K6U." Section 2. The Mayor Is herebv empowered and directed, on the requisition of the Trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works (without re ceiving the pay ol any raonxy thereior), o issue cerllficates of tho loau provided for la the ordi nance to which this is asnpolement in ancu amounts ai d to ftucb parties as the said Trus tees shall designate, not exceeding tbe amount of tbe loan authorized In and by said orJi iiauce. JOSEPH F. MARCEFt. President of Common Council. Attest John Eckstein, Cifeik of Common Council. WILLIAM H. SIOKLEY. President of Select oouncil. Arproved this thirty-first usy of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred uud bixty-eiklil (A. D. lfctiS). MORTON McMICHAEL, IS It Mayor of Philadelphia. RESOLUTION To Helease Certain Property from Dig Lien of the Judgment l the Bond of W. Harvey Money, Collector of Outstanding Taxes, Resolved, By the Select and Common Coun cils of tbe City of Pniladelpbla, Tnat the City Solicitor be and he Is hereby authorized and directed to release from the lien of a certain judgment (D. C. D S. B., December, ltiU,60d) entered on tbe otUclal bond of W. Harvey Money, Collector ol Outstanding Taxes for the year 1800, First ward, the lollowing described property of Theodore M. Apple- to wit; mei. susge and lot f ground, si urate on the east side of Dultou street, at the distance of U3feet nor h o' Reed Btreet, In the First ward ot said city; containing in front or breadth on said Duttou Btieet IS feet, and extending in depth east ward 40 feet; provided the co surely on said bond sball consent, and ten dollars be paid to tbe city for the expense oi publication oi tuts resolution. J03EPH F. MA.RCER, President ol Uiuuiuu Council. Attest Jchn Eckstein, Clerk o' Common Councl'. WILLlAJi a. sroKLEY. President of Select Council. Approved this thlrty-n.st day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred andaixty-ight(A. I). 18sH). MORTON McMIOHAEL, 1 S It Mayor of PhiUdelpuia. RESOLUTION To Authorize the Paving of Nlehol street lrom Twenty-first to Twenty-second street. Resolved, Bv the Select aud Common Corn ells of the City of Philadelphia, That the De partment of Higbwma be aud is hereby author ized and directed to enter into a contract wltn a competent paver or pavers, who snail be. selected by a rupjorlty of tbe property-owner on the line of tbe said slieet, for the paving thereof. The conditions of said contraot shall be that the contractor or contractors shall collect the cosis of said paving from the owners of property f routing ou said street, and ball enter into an obligation with tbe city to keep the Bald paving lu good order for three years after the paving is finished; and pro vided that the property-owners shall pay for repaving the said street when the water pipes are laid. JOSEPH F. MARCER, President of Common Council. Attest John Eckstein. Clerk of Common Council. WILLIAM H. HTOKLHY, President of Select Council. Arproved this thirty-first day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ixty-lght (A. D. lHtW). MORTON McMICHAEL, 1 6 It Mayor of Philadelphia. CITY ORDINANCES. AN tl K 1) I N A N I 19 To Make an Approurlallon to tbe I5,).ud oi Health for the year l.Stl). Section 1. The Heiect and Common Cou-iclt of tbe City of Philadelphia do ordain. Tat' ihn mm ol sixty thousand nine hundred and forty (ti0,40) dollars be and the same Is hereby no. proprietert to the Itonrd of Health lo defray tue expenses of the year IStll). as follow: Item 1. The salaries of health officer, olertt, two assistant clerks, reglstralt n clerk, turea assistant registration clerks, port DoyslcUn, and runner, leven thousand three nutidrod and fifty (tl.HoO) dollars. Item 2. For salnrle of two managers and fvinr nuisance Inspectors, three thousand nine hun dred and sixty (3M0) dollars. I.t hiX For salaries of night Inspectors and vessel Inspectors, from June I to October 1, lea hundred uud twenty (10W) dollars. Item i. To pay ten vaccine ptiy.slnlans aud ten collectors, tlve thotisaud ("900) dollars. Item ft. For luel, furniture, cleansing, ropilrs, postage, and Incidentals, seven hundred (TO'J) dot I nrs. Item 0. F'or prlstlng, advertising, books, newspapers, blanks., and stationery, soven Hun dred (HXi) rollais. Item 7. For removal of nula inoes, seven thou sand (7IK.ll) dOlllUN. Item 8. For carrlBRP hire and railroad tlcks for district committees, lour hundred (100) dollars. Item 0. For carriage hire and railroad tickets for burial ground and poudretto 0tMum!ttoi;,nii'l for expenses' incurred In executing the poj Urette Iiwh. iinir hundrod ( lou) doll as It in li), For u-e of cointuLtee ou roislra'.lon In executing the registration act, aud for ex penses of oftlce, niso for books, stationery, blanks and advertising, twelve hundred (Vt'M) dollars. Item 11, For salaries of Lsztretto physician, quarantine master, s'e ward, seven bargemen, two nurses, auu watchmen, seven thousand (71.00) dollars. Item 12. For clothing, bedding, brushes, fur niture, soap, cleanslug, and incidentals, six hundred (tiUO) dollnts. Item 13 Fcr medicines, lime, coffins and burial expenses, three hundred (:i()0) dollars. Item I I For coal, oil, paints, lluid, bugs, boats, aud repairs, six btiudred (0U0) dollars. Item 15, For can tone nliennd railroad tickets for Lazaretto committee, two hundred (200) dol lars. Item 16. For board and washing the clor.hlng of liargcmen, nurses, patients, and officers, twelve bimdred (1200) dollars. Item 17. For general repairs to buildings, grounds, and appurtenances, and for tsxes ami insurance, two thousand five hundred (&00) dollais. Item 18. For on'slde channel visits and taking; vessels lo l),tiKrantiue,and lor quarters forbiat.s and bargemen, twelve hundred aud fifty (12)0) dollais. Item 19. For carrying malls, porterage, and posing?, two bnndred (200) dollais. Item 20 For ice and U.ling loe-house, three hundred (300) dollars. MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL. Item 21. For salaries of resident physician, matron, nurses, laundress, firemen, watchmen, and two gardeners, five thousand one hundred and sixty (5100) dollars. Item 22 For board aud washing for patients, nurses, and officers, thirty-nine hundred (.iWo) dollais. Item 23. For clothing, bedding, tnrnltnre, re pairs, and incidentals, five huudied (5'JO) dollars. Item 24. For fuel, Hirht, brushes, snip, demising, end incidental supplies, fifteen hun dred (1500) dollars. Item 25. For medicines, coffins, and burial expensts, eight hundred (SU0) dollars. Item 20. For carriage hire, railroad tlokets, conveyance of patients, tolls, porterage, and postage, five hundred (500) dollars. Item 27. For general ex (muses of sanitary committee, printing, blanks, and stationery, three hundred (300) dollars. Item 28. For purchase of horses, vehicles and harness, and for the keep of and repairs lo the same, one thousand two hundred (1200) dollars. Item 20. For taxes, insurance, aud general Improvements and repairs to buildings, grounds and appurtenances, including the maintenance ol telegraph, twelve huudred (1200) dollars. Provided, That warrants for one- twelfth only ot the appropriation f.r salaries to the officers and employes of the Board of Health shall bo drawn lu each month. And warrants shall be drawn by the Board ot Health in conformity with existing ordinances. JOSEPH F MARCEK, President of Common Council. Attest John Eckstein, Clerk of Common Conncll, WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of Select Couucil. Approved this thirty-first day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and blxty elght (A. D. istiS). MORTON McMICHAEL, I 5 It Mayor of Philadelphia, TTj E SOLUTION XV To Release Certain Property from the jjien oi the judgment entered on tne omoiai Dond of Oi-car Bolton, Collector ef Taxes. Resolved, By the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, That the City Solicitor be and he is hereby authorized and directed lo release and discharge from the lien of a cenain judgment (D. C. D. S. B., March, lfcti8, No. 006), entered on the official bond of oscar eioiton, uoiiector or taxes ior trie year lt-67, for the 't wenty-second Ward, tbe following described properties of M, C. Hong, to wit: All ILal certain iot or piece of ground situate in German town, Twenty-second Ward, Philadel phia, on the f outheasterly Bide of Sharonaok street; beginning at a Blake set for a oorner of this grouLa, anu gianieu or intended to have been granted to John Nolan at gronnd rent, at tbe distance of eleven hundred and ninety two fet east westward ly from the northeast side ol a twenty-feet-wide alley leading Into Sharp rjRck street; thence extending along the said Shaipuack stceet northeastwardly and ex tending in length or depth in parallels at right KDgles, one hundred and eight feet, m re or less, lo the hue of George Billlnger'a land, being part of the same premises wnich John Lelbert, executor of the last will and testament of Benjamin Bbarpnack, deceased, Dy indenture (tearing uaie lutn uay or March, 1840, recorded In Philadelphia In deed boos A. W. M., SI, page 327, did convey to Henry Frlcke all that certain lot or piece of ground, situate In Germantown, Twenty-seoond ward, Philadelphia, on the northwesterly side of Chelton avenue, at the distance of ona hun dred and sixty feet southwesterly from tne southwest Bide of Wayne street, containing in fiontor breadth on the said Chelton avenue thirty feet, and extending in depth between parallel lines at right angles northwestwardly one hundred and filty-nlne feet and one aud one-qnarter Inches on the northwesterly Bide, and one bnndred and fifty-six feet and nine an t one eighth iDChes on the south west line thereof; bounded on thenortheasl by ground of Benjamin S. Langstrolh; on the southwest uy around be longing lo tbe managers for the relief and em ployment of the poor of the township of Ger mantown, and on the southwest by land nov about to be granted by Gaorge W. Heston, and on the southeast by Chelton avenue aforesaid, being part of the said premises which Benjamin S. Largslioth and wife, by indenture bearing dale 24i h of April, 18G0, recorded lu Philadelphia In dted book F. R. B., No, 170, page GO, did grant and couvey to Ssmuei 11. f oliom. Provided, 1 hat the co-sureties of said M. C. Hong on said bond shall consent thereto, and that ten dollars be paid to tbe city for the expense of publica tion of this re o ution. JOSEPH F. MARCER, President of Common Couucil. Attest John Eckstein, Clerk of Common Council, WILLIAM . STOKLEY, President of Select Conncll. Approved this thirty -first day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight (A. D. 1MW, MORTON McMICHAEL, 1 5 U Mayor of Philadelphia. I- KSOIUTION To Ant hoi Ue the Grading, Cnrblng, aul Jravlrjg of Foolwavs on Cnnrh street. Resolved, By the Select and C mmon Coun cl b of the City of Philadelphia, That the Chief Commissioner of Highways be aud he Is hereby aul oilzedsnd directed to notify tbe owners of property on the line of Church street, from Main street lo Chew street, In the Twenty kecmd ward, to grade, curb, and pave their lootwajs; aud If they fall to comply with the terms of said notice for the space of thirty das from date of sld notice, the Department Is hereby directed to do the work and charge the expense theieof to the property owners. v JOSEPH F. MARCER, President of Coininou Council. Attest- John Eckstein. Cleik of common Oinnell. WILLIAM S. KIOKLEY, Piesldeut of Select Couucil. Approved this thirtv-tlrst day of December. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty. ejtht (A, i. lhCK). MORTON McMICHAEL, 15 It Mayor ol I'liiluUoluuia. CITY ORDINANCES. AN ORDINANCE To make an Appropriation to the Depart nn utol Mm nets and City Property for the year Section!. The Select and Common ConnolH of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, Tuat the sum of one hundred and fifty-six thousand eight btiudred and ten (150.K10) dollais and twenty-seven (17) cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to tbe Department of Markets aud City Property, lor the expenses of aid Department for the year 18'jltns follow: Hem I. For sHlnrlea of Commissioner, Office Clerk, and Messenger, thlrty-cUht huudred (3HH0) dollars. Item 3. For anlarles of Clerks oflMnrkets, six thousand one huudred and forty (01 10) dollars. And Hshnll bd the duty ot the Comroller, be foie he shall countersign any warrant drawn ou this Item, to administer an oil h or affirmation toench clerk that be has delivered lo the Guar dian f the Poor all butter forfeited under exist ing laws. Item 3 For printing, blank bioks, stationery, advertising, scales, weights and regulating Fame, coal, making fires, cleanlnu otncn, post ing bills, &o , Ac , nine hundred (1)0!)) dollars. Item 4. For ordinary repairs to market house, four thnnsind (4000) dollars. Items. For cleaning docks, four thousand (4000) Collars. IttioO Forrepnlrsto wharves nnd landings, six thousand five hundred (rtjOO) dollars. Hem 7. For repairs lo wharves, four hundred (4(0)do,lnrs. Itiint. I'o gronnrt rents ofw'u-irf pMpTty, IV o hundred ai d seveuty-nlue (Jt7) dollars aud eeveiile n 17 cems. LrriD For fees ot auctioneers, six hundred COO) dollars. item 10. For cleaning market-houses, three thousand nine huudrod 3'.)mi) dollars. D in 11. For rtut of oliice, eight hundred (800) dollars Iit-m 12. For painting market-hou.-ie, five bnndred (5(0) dollars. Item 13. For building wharf at Cumberland trei t, on the river Delawaie, eleven thousand (11 100) dollars. Item 14. For salaries of the Superintendents of Independence, Germantown, aud Went Philadelphia Halls, and for cleaning and lighting Spring Garden Hall, and the J tnltor of the Grand and Petit Jury rooms, two thou sand seven huudred (2700) dollars. Hem 15. The salsries of Superintendents of State House, bell-linger, three (8) Janitors of Slate House, four cleaners of ooHrts. aud fire man for heater at new Court Hoime, five thou sand nine hundred and thirty (5030) dollars. Hem 10. For sa arles of Superintendents of tbe Independence, Franklin, Washington, I'enn, Rltienhouse, Logan, Jefferson, Norris, Hhacknmsxon Squares, the Superintendent of City Burial Grouud, and Superintendent or Hnntlng Park, seven thousand one hundred ai d forty (7140) dollar. Item 17. For salaries of keepers And regula tors of public clocks and clock at the Uereati Baptist Church, West Philadelphia, five hun dred (509) dollars. Item 18. For salaries of house cleaners and other expenses Incurred In keeping publio halls clean, six hundred (000) dollars. Item 19. For labor and other expenses in curred at Hunting Park, seven huudred (700) dollars. Item 20. For labor and other expenses In curred at tho publio squares, six thousand (0000) dollars. Item 21. For manuring and sodding, five hun dred (500) dollais. Item 2i For cleansing cesspools, six hundred (COO) dollais. Item 23. For cleaning aud repairing publio clocks, five hundred (500) dollars. Hem 24. For pving in front of City property, one thousand (lOtO) dollars. Item 25. For coal, kindling wond, and foci, three thousand (SOOC) dollars. Provided, the Cod ti oiler Bhall countersign no 'warrant until oath or affirmation be made as to the correct weight, etc. Provided, also, that the coal nsed shall be bought from miners and shippers only. item 26. For rent of offices In Philadelphia Bank, Girard Bank, Law Building, Building belonging to the American Philosophical So ciety, and rent of office Survey Deptrtment (No, 220 S. Fifth street), eighteen thousand one hundred (18.100) dollais. Item 27. For ground rent and Interest, eight thousand four hundred (8400) dollars and seventy (70) cents. Item 28. For expenses of gas for publio halls, Offices, nnd squares, six thousand (0000) dollars. item 29. For repairs and other expenses nt West Philadelphia Hall, five hundred (f)00) dollars. Hem 30. For repairs and other expenses at Spring Garden Hall, three thousand seven huudred (370t) dollars Hem 81. For removing snow and ice from tbe pavements In front of tbe State Uoue, Pnblic Squares and Halls, twelve huudred (1200) dollars. Hem 32. For repairs and other expenses at Germantown Hall and Grounds, five hundred (500) dollars Item 83. For supplying Ice to tho different Courts, two hundred and fifty (250) dollars. Item 34. For bedding aud other accommoda tions for Jurors4requlrea by the Courts, three hundred snd fifty (350) dollars. item 85 For rep.irs to and Improvement of Btate House, Independence Hall, reglldlug Por trait Frame, renovating Portraits, etc. etc., two tboueand five hundred (2500) dollars. Item 88. For repairs lo and cleaning court rooms, offices, DistrlctAttorney's room. Jury room, and repairs to and new furniture for same, four thousand six hundred (4U00) dollars. Item 37. For tools lor the several publio soil arte, one hundred ( 100) dollars. I'em 38. For new fumuure, stove, etc., for Judges' retiring room, fifty (60) dollars. Hun 39. For repairs to lamps In the publio squares, two hundred (200) dollars. Item 40. For Iron settees lor tbe several pub lio squares, fifteen hundred (1500) dollars. item 41. For repairing and repairs to South Second Street Market, two thousand (2000) dol- 1JB. Item 42. For enclosing with an Iron railing and beautifying Norris Square, twenty thou, sand (20,100) dollars. Provided that the Com mis Bloner of Markets and City Property snail advertise for plans, specifications, and propo sals for the erection of said Iron railing; aud the bids for tne same Bhall be opened in the presence of tbe Committee on City Properly, aud such bidders as may choose to be present on a day to be namsd In the advertisement, and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, who Bhall give such security aa the Committee ou City Properly shall Item 43. Fi r painting railings around the Publio Squares, five thousand (6000) dol lais. Jif m 44. For new nose at State House build iDgs, five hundred (500) dollars, item 45. For whitewashing at Btate Honse stef pie, one hundred aud twenty-five (i2o) dol lars. Item 40. For clock In new Court House, thirty five (3i) dollars. Htm 47. For new shelves at offioe Clerk of Orphans' Court, and glass partition an l door in Sheriff's office, four hundred (400) dollars. Item 48. To pay Northern Liberties Gas Company fur ga consumed at pjllce statloss lrom October 1, 1807, to January 1, 188, fifty one (51) dollars and fifty-five (5) cents. Item 49. F'or culvert on Walnut street, be tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth, streets, one thousand (1000) dollars. Item 60. For railroad tickets for Commls sit ntr. fifty (50) dollars. Item 61. For painting Independence Hall and other repairs, five bULdredand fifty (550)dollara. Hem 62. For expenses in selling Statlori House atManayunk and leasing the Tobaoio Watchouse, four hundred and twenty-five (426) dollars. Provided that before any war rants sball be drawu on this i'em the bills shall first be submitted to ihe Committee on Fi nance and approved by them. Hem 63. To pay gas bills for 1803, fourteen bnndted and eighty-seven (1487) dollar aud fifty-three (63) cents. item 64. To defray the expanses of tbe Clerk of the North Second street mat ket, incurred lu the dlr charge of bis duty f r aelzlag meat, one bundled and sixty-two (102) dollars and eighty seven (87) otnts. Warrsnla to be drawn by the Commissioner of Markets and City Property, JOSEPH F. MARCER. President of Common Couucil. Attest AhKAIIAM &TEWART, Assistant Ciei k of Common Connoll. WILLIAM S SIOKLEY, President of Select (Jouucll. Approved this thirty-first day of Decem ber, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred ant blxty-elght (A. D. IkikO. .,,.,. MORTON McMICHAEL, 1 5 It Mayor ol Philadelphia. w ILLlAM 8. GRANT ti tn i tic ul u ntr a mi HO 8 8. DLLAWa KK Avenue, fhllauelpblA. PnpoBt'sGuniPOwdHr, Kenned Nitre, Charcoal, etc W ilaKer A Cc'i Chocolate. Cocoa, and Broiua, rocker lira. A Co.'s Yellow Metal Bheathlnt Uoiu.audttalia. J Ui CITY ORDINANCES. RESOLUTION Of In.trnoilon to ihe City Treasurer; Resolved, By the Select and Common Ooun. ells ol r the City of Philadelphia, That the Trea- surer or saio ciiy uit y" j - - ---- ----loan authorised by an ordinance entitled - An irdlnanoe creating a loan for the extension of the water works, for the purchase of League T.ndranrdTo0rrbu'l.,.lng anjee boat " PP'-J-J the twenty-sixth day ol Deoomber, A. 1). W8. two certain warrants draw J by tha City 8 Jiicl tor in payment of the purchase money or Leagne Island, dated tbe twelfth day of D Mem ber. A. 13. 1808, duly countersigned and ala nped ou the same day; the one numbered one hun dred and ninety, in favor of the nujylvaii a Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities, lor thiee hundred and "'"'J-' thousand one hundred and eight dollars and ninety-two cents. The other numbered one bnndred and ninety-one, In favor of Joepu C; Harris, for twenty-five thousand tlx hundred and twenty dollars. p MARCER, President ot Common Council. Attest John Eckstfin, Cleik of Common Council. WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, President of select Council. Approved tbisthlrty-flrst day of December, Aniio Doivinl one tl 'tisaud eight huudred and slxl-c)gbt(A x) 1.X.1) MORTON McMICHAEL. 1 6 It Major oi l'diltfleljhla. Ti E S O L i: T I O N L To A tit hoilzn a C'-r ain trirsfer in"the np pit l'i I'd lou lo the Law Dtvarttuout Ijr tuo yea i 1.-18. Revolvi (1, Py tli S !ect and Common Cuin oll((.f the titty of PutlanUMiln, Tim . the City Controller be nnd he is Ittreby authorized uud tiln elf d lo niokc the lollo-.vii-.if irnnpfj lu tue tipprortietton to tne in-.v liHptrtni' m t for the 3iar 1S08, approved Noveinbt-r 2i, IS07: roin item 3. 'but i ill's costs," to item G.'Ser vice ol subi tvna nniin-s uud copylRg," three hui.UreU dollars :iti.) JOSEPH V, MARCER, rrcsldeut of Coiumoa couucil. Attest Joun Eckitkin. CKikof Comm -n Conncll. WILLIAM S. KTOKLHY, President of Select Connoll. Approved this thirty first duy of December, Anno D mini one thousand eight bnndred and Bixty eight(A. D. lstiS). MORTON McMICHAEL, 1 5 It Mayor of Philadelphia. RE SOLUTION To Authorize the Opening of Ontario street. RiFoIved, By Ihe Select and Common Coun cils of ihe city of Philadelphia, That the Chief Core mlssloncr ol 14 Igb waj s be and he Is hereby ant hurtled and directed lo notify the owners of property on Ontario Btreet, from Broad, to Slxitenth btreet, that at the expiration of three months from the dale of notice, Ontario street. Let tv t en tue points above named, will be re quired for publio use. JOSEPH F, MARCER, President of Common Council. Attest Joun Eckstein, Cicikof Common Conncll. WILLIAM 8. STOKLEY, Pi evident of Select Council. Approved this thirty-first day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight huudred auct blxty-elght (A. D. 1M.S) MOKTON McMICHAEL, 1 5 It Mayor of Pnlladeiphla. SHIPPING. yrfffifr, LOEILLARD'S STEAMSHIP LIHB FOR NEW YORK. On and after Dec ember IS, the steamers of this Una 111 sail at nuuu. Freight taken on accimrao datlbg termt. One of tbe bteamers of Uila Line will lejtve every Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur day. Quods received at all tunes on covered piers. All gOvds forwarded by New York agent free of ciiartce except cartage. Tor further Information, apply on the pier to BUS tun iOU.SH If. OHL, s Tirrfr LivfiarooL and guiohjjs iftWflrestSi TUVVN. Xumau iaut ol Mail ateauietl ic ai-puiuted to sail as loliows; .. Cil if UD' iAi.suuiN.eiuruy, December 26. Ci 1 Y Oif' IUuK, 1 uunuay. .December ti. tli'Y OK BALI IMvjitfe;, baturuay, January 2, CITY OJT iOblu.M(Bturuy, January a. KINA, Tueaiiay. January li t.11 V OF AM WKl'.r, aaiurdsv, January 18. iio each autxelliig buiurUnj aud miornae Tuesday, at 1 V, M., lrom Pier in, IS una icvlver, ltAlS Off fAnSsOK BY TM MAII, ITJftAMBBV kAiLiNu ivBY urusiur, Payable in Uold. payable in Currency. FIRliT OAtfiN.........100 9Ti.Jt-HA.Ulfi t3B to Loudou............ luM lo Loiigou....,,...,, ilk 10 1'fc.rta ll to Prls 41 PABBAUK UY Til it TUlUUlAir tllASHH VIA UAlUJrAX. K1KBT CAltlN, bTKHkAuM, Pa able In Uold. Payable lu Currency. Liverpool....... 490 1 Llvtrpool.................M LU11I.A. 10. I tlltlllAI....... 1 bl. JuiiD'B, N. i'.........., 1 4, 1 St. Jouu'H, IS. i'-....... . 2n by iiruueh Jsteuiner. ... I jy Branch bieaiuer... " Pasaeugers also llrw arcusu to Havre, Hamburg, are men, etc, at reduced rale. T ickets cn be buunul here by persons sending tot their trieuus, at moUerate rates. or further information apply at the Ooiupauy'1 Ottltes. . JOHN Q. DALE, Agent, No. 15 BROADWAY, fi. V, Ol 10 0'.DOi IMkLL A JCAULK, Aout, No. 411 CriiusM U'f Btrett, Pnliituulpida, fffi STEAM DIHtCI ER031 LlVEtt iSmii'm iiim POOL. We have now to InLim Importers ni Shippers thatairat gementabav been made to piauo a lue m Flru-claus (in etery respect) bleui hips on tbe rome between ibis Port aud Liverpool, blupplug uuly at Uueenslown lo laud fuiseogers and Ml A, It. McllKNK i & CO., 1 4 t Ao. Hi WALNUT btreet. vrfii I'HILADKLPHIA, KICJJMOND Jjn.initrii.-j mil OUK. bl'lkAMUHli? AAiXtOOtaii JrJtUUUil'i' Alii LiAiij; TU TiLB feOClli AND WKtsX. feVJUiX' ttATUKUAY, Anoon. from jriaT W HAitK' above MAKKKT 1 UlvOUUH RAT&b and THKOUOH JilfitJKlPlS tu Hi poium in jbrin auu bom.li Carulluat, via sua. boaiu Air Ltue iuniiud, couiiecilug tot i'oriAuioatli kua to Lyucbuurg, Vak.,'ieuneese, and t tie West, via irk in i auu leuuesiMie Air Line and Klcumond aud liauvuie iialliuua, u Aitlgut BUT OMCK, aua lACen At LOV.li.lt KA'Jtb '111 AN AiNY O-iAlkuAaft The regulnrliy, saieiy, auu cbettpueaa of luu ronta ct.ii.meuu it to tbe puuiio as tue moat uemrbie m diuni lui carrying every deturipuou ol irent, jnu charge for ouniniissluu, urayage, or auy xpeaa oinauHlei, bieAUuiuius lnanred at lowest rales. arnlgltt received daily. W 11.L1AM P. CLYDK A CO., Mo. 11 Nortn and bouth WHABViCa. V. r, POiiTlLil, Ageut at Bjoumond and U! Poiut. T. P. CKOWK1X CO.. AgenUi at Korfolk. 1 KV W RVPUL'a I IVE T 1 li w - kj iu aula1 AVwlvl t..ri.mmn m...A UI..L. ai. via cnesApeake and Delaware Oaual. with con sections at AleiAnurlA from tbe mutt direct rout lur L uebburg, Axintoi, KnoxvUle, KanhvUle, Daitou and the buuUiwesk btvbmera leave regularly every Saturday at noon from the Urn wbarl us MarXel street. freight lacbived daily. ... WM. P. CLYDK A OO., No, 14 Blorth and Huuib Waarvea, s B. DA VIPlsON, Ageut at Ueorgetown. M. ifiLUBIDUJfi Co.. Agent at Alexandria, Vb glolA. 41 fff'h KOIICK-J'OE NEW YOKK, TU "J.'".!' nu i.A w a kh. AM) HABIT AN CaNaiZ jLil'BJIBB b'lHAilBOAT tXJMiAN y . '1 he bieiuii Piopellern of tbla Hue leave DAILY from hrat wharf below Market street, TUKOt'UH LIS it HOUKS. Ooodr Jbrwardedby all tbe Hues going aul ol York, North, auu Wtji, fre ol couuuuuiian. Jfrelgbu reived at our UBual low rat,. W1Jjl',.AiU ..L)LVl,K -eW. . . Nu. " o. WUAHVKB, Pmlaaeipbla, JAMES HAND, Ageut, j Ho. Ill) WALL fatrewt, corner of Bona, New York r AItZN FOU NEW YOKK-SWlKrSDlUI Jta us f1n7i7'r' ---n Company Dun pa tun a. u ewiit-kure Linen, via Delaware ana Harlitua Canal, on and after tbe Utb of March, leaving dallva! W td. and I P, M connecting with all Northern auJ Kastero lines, . For trclsbt, which will be taken on accomaiodatlaa terms, apply to VV1LLIAM M, BAlbli ooTT 1 U No. m b. UiiLAW AJUfi Aveutiw, WIRE GUARDS. FOU ITOBI FRONTS, ASITLCBI. FA iemt, KX4J. Patent Wire Balling 'Iron Bedsteads, Orsamenta Wire Work, Paper Makers' Wires, and ayery variety of wira Woik.manofaotorfd by W. WALum A MOWN, nwt Ko. li north biXTU a
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