• PHILADELPHIA HAS WORKS,
nWTHE AFFAIRS ABB RAVAGED.
Depart of the Investigating; Committee.
la Select Connell yesterday afternoon Colonel James
Page, Chairman, presented the report cf the Special
Committee appointed to InvesUgate the affairs of the
Philadelphia Gas Works. The report says:
The Committee report that they held twenty-five
meetings, exclusive of the sub committee. They sub
poenaed forty-six witnesses, of whom twenty-six at
tended. The following refused to recognize the man
date of the law: Bamnel M. White, James Moore,
Charles HcCready, Janies McCawley, Mnlachi Sloan,
James Mcuonigle, John HcGonlgle, Joseph lonn'g,
John A. Hcuseman, James Osborze, G. H. Marple,
Charles A GraefT, James McManus, Charles A. Miller.
John Manuel, Charles la Wolff, Benjamin Harper ana
W« H. Barnes.
Joseph Manuel and Benjamin S. Biley appeared be*
<*ie the Committee bnt refused to be sworn. Charles
Thompson Jones, the President of the Board, ap
peared and testified, as did Mr. Will am Elliott,
Trustee . . . • ■
The Trustees subpoenaed and notified, who did not
Spear, were Houseman. Barnes, Graeff.
Her, Manuel, and ex Trustee Wolff i
The employes who refused to obey the subucena i
were White, the registrar; McOready, foreman of the
Paint Breeze retort bouse; Moore, at the same Btatioo *
Thomas B. Brown, engineer’s elerh. John Boberts :
Jo reman at Point Breeze, and John Beckenback. fnr»! I
man at Ninth Ward Worfcß, attended and were ex.
•mined, - - • I
xhesysum of giving centracts, In the opinion of the I
•ommtttee Is a mistaken one. Competition, exemt in I
a few instances in the past, and in no ease in the m" I
sent,wasoris mviled by public advertisement y ” I
The ftaruishing of supplies by members of Connells I
is impolitic and wrong, and may lead to the grossest I
abnses and corruptions. The faet that the Chatrmsm I
«f the Committee on Gas Works now holds severei I
heavy c-ntjacts far supplying iron retort-, amoamii v I
to thousands of dollars intheyear, isnotonlv ohiw? I
aonshle.hnt should be, If It la net aUeadydoneuS I
vested by law. ’ * I
-- ANNUAL BBFOBT FOB 1885,
To assume, *s bu been done by tbe cashier in hie
report on tbe Ist of January. 1888, that the loss for ikks
- C 11168 ,783 81 was owing to the .high prSSiSKjSffi
wages paid to the workmen, and the great 'Sm
talned by the trust In lighting the pnblleiamps Ua
most convenient way of absolving the tnutetaftom
every rmjponslbfllly for the disastrous results of that
year; If the coalmed in 1885 had been as weu jSSS?
lred asit had been in thepievlous years, andUsyiefii
pet ton in good gas had been equal to their average- if
gas bdd been properly manufactured beforn tSin J
pasted Into the holder, so that sixty millions Of cubic
fcet could not have resolved themselves into tar nanh
tha and other constituent pans, and lftheyleijb,
cokehad not fallen ofTbecanse ofthe imperfectcarhii
alsationofthe cosl-the total loss on th?was“ofth« e
materials alone, a? computed, being km
would have been no less on that year.theflrurea wonld
havebera reversed,notwithstanding thehimnreis
•1 cos), the increased demands lor libo?”asath P e iSS
nastalaed in limiting>hepubUc lamps attedlegSd.
I tie niost unfair .however, to complain of the irSi on
public lighting,in the shape to which ltispfaenndn!
the annual repot ta of the trustees. present* a in
against the .management ih&tthev '
«®?ld n -SL car,y toTaDylaD gth ofUmeevenauorSon
of the city warranty-which bore IstLSt-Mld to
them for gas.bntsold the. whple,Bmountlng to 8811879*
ti at a loss of |50,838, a discount of about 7X uerctnt
in the administeaHon
°* aprop “economy, thismightiare
The city, in' common with the private consume™
sitfeis from the inferior quality of thegMsuSSted'
from Its want of illnwiinailn c r«w°r TCt Mir in rPSH.
to the full extent ot the price?? gasat “t sm£iS2
r do f btahe p * ld toe faVfSS
ply of gas for burners consuming six feet per hour h,?t I
did not get It, as in the case of the tbnffllrs. wSt’Sfs
paid lor more than she received it lshard toasv “
The conductortue Trustees In this partleulSt, the I
more surprising, and, inthe judgment of UtecommtS
tee. more ret rehenaible, from the flot
toem BubmitKd themaelves with a seeming* wMhm’ I
ness to an examination, while at the »»me I
y lo , B ® were guilty of dlsrauect I
9° n °cU,and its committee, and over whom I
tteyhso sufficient control as to dismiss them fremtiS I
positions they so unworthily filled Tt f« giSTifJ?? l I
lo CoL Jones to say that he promptly attena’i!?b?frE; !
the committee anS Mswer^g|? r b ®?i?
tioca, giving all the information In htopJwOT q “ I
Many citizens, too, who were snbtoeMed and whee I
££n,ony was known to be j
tatton the witnesses named havewho^ta?«d Xpeo ' |
The report then refers to the tMtirr£>«w I
graphed. It says it was impossible wi tM n^th^S 110 * I
occupied by the committee to I
full examination of the management I
•nd diversified Works or thesHtim by wS-WIS
are governed. The extent of the Works I
defiance to any attempt at mSS?? 6 I
ligation, and when
“d obstacles interposed by thosehTrtnS SSnTK I
charge, such investigation becomes SrooMibii. “Vhs
committee have done the beat they I
circnmstances by which they we™ mSUrJI!!?? th S I
selecting some prominent features (SJJT}iK <,e<l ' *“4 I
evidences pieseit them witoZfew brtef^^i f “ f
rtose with the conclnsloas st I
profit. In that year it is proper to I
_ xss sub committee, in their pTfwnfnn Hnn I
tooks . papers and documeito, weS^xmfln£?h2 f J? 9 I
mtion to the years 1881 tmd lssf E> uSn? < Ij£ I
The coal furnished to the Trust in iw I
I’SI mSs; S B ,5 Co ,?.^. c ‘ pkc9b ™ Wff
7ortbis thoTrusl paid 7 =Sl'6M ffl I
Excess.... ~
WUj» over payment the commlttee''doeV',';SlJ,^„ 48
&*S&SBE&3ifeJS
paay when they were Dot enutlH§?L U it oSmSS E° m *
ever that tbe company’s alleging that thn i !?ii hoff ,'
wnnpmiy had advaneetl the piiceo/tofeht^,J^ roati
■coal beyond the contract price andi ?f2i?SLi 0 2 00
allowao much per tonStrf albums 10
so. it U hIS w ranceivll 6 excess
fto£?he a c rammotionfthrthe 1 Increased co” lB of
vre&es has been hnr /».«•« ~.i. l ' reaae ® cost of
HUladelphta forVwier^mnOTllMb^f^J”^
popoly of the bltmnlnons or mu , mo '
“in, Pennsylvania Bailroad a£d ltebSs 11008
why it la that, the consumers of n« <„ BM ,„. .
fnSToWri
»o tt SK? s ™
may be accounted For by lookto^fnS. 7 ?h^ nt ? ? n ‘y.
these companies andflndlneonttfL 1 !!?., 1118 SV 111 of
ties interested in
each with the ether, and perhara fo^e“nr C ?iT ;< 5f Uona
trnßteeß of the road monoDoMrini B of thß former I
Open tte road toiu She andi h ®,K a “ s ß ort a‘ | on.
ateix dollars per ton, Ifnotalowerflsare^TK.
to the contractor, witit the drawbackTtShioa ?>. p , roat
£s?&i otßet) - mnst:tayei
i ?S^“E e Smm t on 6 o B I S rent s
the aj stem woold prove venr wnSSSESSSi ??®' a " d
vate bosloess house, The onniTrrriri/^Pi^ l^.^ 0 ft u*i
the committee were entlrely P o?too UmUiS£ h£? rt i 0f
for an extensive report. character
to satisfy them thatthe cashier WM sBe “
ss".MJs d P %?S Keies
mg before him to show wheth h , e nas noth
had been paid or not. wnßUler a particular account
cedi eg'cash fers°w lf firm.? u n * ntr oducefl by pre-
It is not to be won“ered at w° be ‘ te ' tb «n this
to get at Its tree financial co?ditmn B atd was pazz!ed
The cmTfic S at”?o7ioM?n<fft^t' KlNG FCKJ >-
tteBnm°of h . bCity np *• SSTSiUSSSSIi
&? ™ «
_A total of
Those for SoHthwarlc and .MnvamoniV;,~ *>.351.700 ou
10 Jannary l, 1866.„..„ o>amenalu e “P
Added Biace |l6 220 00
3,700 oo
«Pto Jawa* 1, iB6O jg
2.100 On
I"dS£ Bk np 10 Jann "y J - 186 - SoSKffl
2 103 00
18 “-
«AB3BSrfg&gKlFS JffiSih, testimony
&'SSSSS^
CtolefSnglneerßtewirt fS *f e P“® “““her of retorts
, -refers to theße ahoandt^iS"? 1 re port f 0» MSI,
upon the Board the?; 2KLHLi*J9”* language, presses
xninent requirement* e e^.^? nB * dera i!_ on ’ Those ore-
Works. seexnnot ?n?genccessftuconduct ofthe
entitled to, S?thV?etmr t ? le w , e, e ht toey were
~ iave any steps yet been iS?S? e i 8 not yet ready, i.or
-^storageroom. Thartt£s..££ en to provide additional
gejetorts is shown lnthe lorafSS 8 eff ecta of crowding the
Ifjnand.thegsshas heenftmSJi 0 ? 81 ;,. To ’“eetp-ede
IT*®l, followed by an jnfprfn rgreat waste of
V«Sn laid to'a large extent udm l !!,®™ mains have
fjjSinto the rural districta avy co3 , t 10 cir ry
i4^edman d caused by
0,8 aaditimaf'dialns cad
‘\, - i-omiSenilollMa < Jbr Ci the Kl eiUnslon P of o ttfi a o on
£ Instead ol the.BmnedW^ppuca?io“om“
S??AJ£i tB «purpose, nearly one-fbnrth of R
was used In experiments to supply Germantown from
works at Manaynnk, and whettit*w2s
v?S v? the holder at ninth and Diamond station
3i££.th e £ c ®®*hrocted for tbepupose of receiving and
from w£SS! ggttawglMmtlfiji northern section, and
had eventual Iyto bupdlt German
<72; *?<* aalstake as this a notciedita
h.e to the foresight of themansgement.
1 !*TsiVff*2s!2&w pprt for 18&5, page 63, the loss which
2®JPpt down to thiscause olone amounts to theenor
??SSa^DMl^^o^JlJi49o 549cnWc feet of gas. For the
feet The aw£Jioi it I *** l at 887890,875 cable
irm to S #ve years of 1869,1860. >BBl.
hi « *£ found by the table referred to, to
ir 6 «fttSi£s*SJ ,c J ,B sV 80ttlfc ** t fi e loss by leakage, as
in 1864 the average by2L9is 369
J-“ I f* s J?y 61015.843 cubicreet, thus more
«l?. fl< SS?fi£S! eaSa f e n P O , n the average of the fire
and exceeding that of 1844 by 29.190.974 cubic
“ade to cover every foot of gta,
“ter It is measured Into the holder, that is not an.
ShSff«S5 c .5 t ' end of the yew bFthe <££h“-
bSSS?,J2J?i* lle * re ?SS ly .* ,ia the suspended debt. Thla
exceedingly small, the total to January
15t,1866, being estimated at 850.858 49, while to the tX
of January, 1865, it is stated at 828.W6 25, an increase
at|3partook M ’ leple,eDtl,l K“boutB3o,ooo cnblcreet!
I he* a We, lfbereuiue annexed! o^the of
ruble ftlfofgai 16 Thla 0 “ WoQl<l be M '-
OOO cubic leet at |3 per foot mgo 047 M
l-eas 5 per cent, tor prompt payment.™ Ts&a as
Xosa lo the trait by leakage..,
,wPi! the Item of wsgea in
a , n ® na > rß Port and animadverted upon tee
f. * h e Xmaiees of the Works In seeking public
efflefifl whllfl they are msnagisc the sre&tworkln
tiosted to them. Last /all three TrusteJsdealredno
mlDatiOßfi for poUt iealoffleea at the hands of the Be
pnblican party, and one, James w M nomi
nated and elected Prothonotsrv.
I »r <SVUU2T.
I whole . uielaj.urein themanag«men&
I pfthf»€aa workemaybe largely attslbated town's i».
I i^° ( ? u P I !f I S nc^Ii 0 } I,lcaln ttie Appointment af Trustees
I a S}tlf eir employee. Commencing yean back. tne
I tvll-^5 8 gr P. V7n in iorce and intensity. CertaiOt is
I *KSS?Sf^ 1I>llon «ii® n< ? e b *Bnn *o® tonjlnceeftalas and
I w iil,,Alwayß be tbe'woret.. Bach set of
i R? i!. according to the nnnl
I the \voiks for their own euM/ For a^ime‘there was a
I °£. atreD *U*|but ! ° the spring of'IBS, .the den 8
I mifatorcfoneof them became supreme, ,«md .then a
SjjPjP “* e dlachargelof their political opponents ensued
22.1 l hSl r l fiJf c ® sw ®? »nppu«a With political -favorites
r ** ,ud *° tftne “ or capacity. While it &
not inttnaed to secnreany of the TniaieS, pastorire?
wnt, from the odium they deaetve for a
tnut Into which they should never haveparmßted
I politics tb enter,, the*Thcta show thatthlsyearhss been
themost disastrous one In thehlstoryof theWoras
S 8 !?*? pr ' ffit8 ‘ for “ being °nly.. .-“..“&MK185 I
r°; lira""™ *18.916 81
For lfu» 185 076 70
FM 1861 ; .-..371,780 81
lor iSSfc"“'::z”z~:r!z —--•• »*jh* »
The lou admittedby'the cashier In his’amiualreDort
on the operauons ol 1865 being J158.C98 61, the
since the existence of the Works, when they proved
be a losing concern, although they were gettingenor
mons prolilß, and this, too,'while everv BStiwifh—l
dends Uke klnd wss making money ana paying dlvl- I
Independently of the malignant and mntlnons tnlrlt I
which party changes are always sure to engender I
leading to malicious interference with the Worta' I
.°, at ’ 88 J 8 a i QW ° *>y testimony, inrtm toed
holders, stopped off v.lves, mutilated burners and I
b'Ohen pipes, the d Isas Irons iS retom
JhSL5 n K' € ?J ce / I 2? 1 mexperienoed hands, have been
on°e^ y wi‘Sf P . reP “ as ’ “ d «>e tSSwaKTi3
1 .. 4 , CONCLUSION.
I c»nPOt be denied that there has been cram mi.
I management, even if the chareeofmSSK,
I donbted. The profits have dlsapp®a?ed“S eiDend.
b»ve largely increased, the StteSi SvC
I v . e v. lesa ■feht. while the Works which w“J e .
kn N o^lMd^rp», m M^«^
I tent to be Chief P ngireer of so Immense an mtahn?K
meat as the PhilaSelphia Gas
| management requires themlnd and genius
narylnolvidual. Hemnstbe i m?cltdlnSri^ D wSS‘
lul and energetic, for the trust Is a erestSi^Md‘fil
responsibility heavy. To depend upon hta
tok many! 106 destroy Wa power P&* tST£
The interests of the city and the comfort and relief
of the con munity require that this Trust ehonM iSf
Sf?tec^“ dtllBG “ WorkB 1,6
bW^»y r ?nfer d !tt„?^^a’SS l<l
e M e ria®a*SHS
tlco, away irom Inspection and without check 001 ™ 8 '
The task of the committee a most iunpleasant
however Imperfectly executed. Is at an^Rs SSS:
are not sorry for It. They have met “tt
rudenws and Insult from these who ought t?S2?e
known better; and their efforts at lnvesfifS™ nil®
been thwarted by those interested In JefoaUnrit
impunity with which the chief enSnMrabiSfdM^S®
™£Si. tatte
was superior to all party consideraa.mi
which involves the comfort bf evM? m'.n - ne
and child in onr great and SS-’ fL°h n ?V
It. It is needed alike In sickness ud £?£*£fh Wl^2 ut
£no pleasure or pain from which It am
Barely, then, the wise and good of all mlrtlal .lSSui
frown ipon and denounce every sttani “}
these Works into a political machine
for personal snd pecuniary vlewß. ’ ottou *» lien.
They ask theg&pUon tf^„„gedre»lntto»,
B. W. GRAY,
THOMAS A. BARLOW
J. W. HOPKINS, W-
December 12.1666. HARLBS X. WAQNJtit,
Stsoivtd, That the Committee be dLvh!i£!£a
farther consideration o/thesnbject * “““•fsed from
TABLE OX COHPa bison—vo 1
is63 sygs SB£%- issns**?
JgmM SSSiUI gg,
7bru of
Gas naif o O&Vl
}|g w/mloco I"m 6
f
JBtf -.844,816,000 oilorf 9, ml
Average for thee yean
Average lor lies
Average yield ibr three years
—Average for iB6o—
JsSi’SS,;: 8 “»»
sSHf^^assasasßßsaa
I S,l£ha B y ,eport ' wblch ta Pfbl£b& “a?S
I xbe ordinance from Common Council m«b-ira« «
asrsfiaiss s'liSs®
I The ordtrance from Common CJonnrn mow«i. __
np
ssaean? a®S«
ns to Indulge in this ÜberoUty “® onW not Permit j
*,S B . r i! 0 ? r 2PP the ordinance, and rafei™* I
| the fact ihat ihe taxes now Draup<i tionvit« ®
M.lsTvanci”d“ thß
sageofthe blll.and It passed—vlLfSP^PfSS^ 4 ?* B . p , M *
£«~S»r t n en C S^d^« n t s
*S?aSf
“^ nd e®p e oaSSo^
Yeas—Barlow, Hamm, Caranbel! Om.v tt„v,i ,
'ones, Manuel,
hereafter!"the ojfpoSrs'of thi^bilJmnveS 11 ° f tbe vnte
ration at once. »s the vote wal S r®oonslde
was billed. A djourned? 1 tbe ne Ka«ve, the biU
1 anorcTnanoe !l appVopriatSg a jLi^ < ?S II i i n ttea r ®P°rt«d I
sssaa^ii?-sgig^M. , s&^&
mr. Griffith, of the Oommfttrn . t I
reported the ordiD&nce toreorraSii™ S 1 ! 0 ™ 11 * J?* 11318 * I
mem, already published. ra * anlze t h e Fire Depart- |
ordlnsnce'atto'.hedfßlninm'to'th^oriein o!*' 0 !*' 5 an I
Introduced by Mr. Evans. ■ ~ orl ßlnal ordinance I
mlitteeori'Law?totb^pmpose'oi^cert^m s tb l’ oon >- I
SSy®™ ““ “Sd°b4ep a U
‘lhemotionto referto the CommiftPft «« x • I
not agred to*yeas 36, nays 25 T® 11 -on Law was |
The ordinance reported by the minority ni *h a 1
mitten was then taken up, and under tho^on,,^? 1 * I
raftssfts /oiio wt i - waB ™ <5%
Bajdlf
Harrison. Hetzell, Krupp, Marcw ES I
SUvs-Messrs. Barnes, Calhoun, Dillen, Griffiths, *
116,000 00
$12,700 00
2,400 00
400 00
THE PAIL? EVENING SULLEHN.—PHILADELPHtA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14.1866
.(128,641 65
'***« ztl£
coai^ and used ten coaT
66,*93 m;*k
2,s«:ioi aim
83.774 2 980,567 - S
88,069 3104,553 St? 7
The Mil m ptwedwiaMfoUnufti; »
ri^rfPWibJSSP^J* 1 “S? Ootoem Connells orthe
do ordala. Tlutiho Hilror of the
SSaJSShf* of Select andOommoaxtoancils,
tan nfth?m£^n' 0,18 member of the Board of Blras
:9™ Sr K?? Department, one member of the TrtS
*fSU?/..155L? Ir ® Aesodatlon.to be annually selected by
?SS> mel^ be ? of tbe Boara oT Directors of
JP.Firemen's Insurance Oo„ tobeannnall
.Otetowl W- one member of ti e Bo»rd of
S!S5 1 3Ei!?Kk w,, 2 ?J? aU also b 8 annually by
K 1 be and the same are hereby constituted a
“TOeSoardofFlretWintealomsS
viit' r£lSJ?£,. hiladelphla,” and the said Board of
~J3| fororhisslonera jure hereby anthorized to make
SMwsllit Bnl fi ,ons ftr * he government of the
J* Jre as they may de*?m necessary.
ev«?Si»s‘J2i?i fe wH com plain ta and charges against any
555H , *SF w, 5? h to . DOW or m »7 hereafter become par*
fh n Department of the city of Philadelphia
abfUbe kewdby said Board of Firs Commission*
?7® •01 o ** l be final open, the matter, and
theeald Board are hereby authorized and empowered
ip suspend for a term, or dismiss from theFireDepsrt-
SfSti* company which shall refuse to be governed
by the rnTesestabliflhedbytheaaid Board. I
ChlefEngineer and Assistant Engineers I
: , e J )ei)artD3ent * b all be subject to such roita
and regulatioss as the said Board of fire Commission
ers may prescribe. All charges against the Chief Bn ai
aeer or any of the Assistant Engineers fox any miscon
duct in emee, or neglect of doty, shall be heard and
determined bv the said Board of Fire Commissioners,
who are hereby telly anthorized to suspend for a term,
or dismiss from office, tbe party whom they snail con
▼«» of *ny such official m'seandnetor neglectof duty
and the salaries of the officers so suspended or dls
mi wed Bhallcease during the term of their suspension
or from.the date of their dismissal, * • i.
fine. 4. It shall be the duty of the Select and Com
men Councils of the city of Philadelphia, at any stated
meeting in the month of IBCB, and every third
year thereafter, .to meet in Joint convention and to
elect proper persons to be Chief Engineer ' and Aa»fot
ant hngine*»tB of tbe Fire Department. The Chief
Engineers shall not be less than thirty-years of ag&nor
have been a memoer of tbe Fire Department for ina
than ten years: Presided. That if thesaid Engineer or
anyoftheaeBUtantEngmeera .be suspended ordia.
?“^ <i i J S‘ m^lielrofflC€9 * Uie vacancy so created shall
be filled by the Board of Fire Commissioners, for the
°/, l , h t ypar ’ ***l* flhaJl the huxy of
Oinncils to fill ihe vacancy firom the expiration of tbe
“ Mmer ibrm as hereinbefore dl
W ttie
“““ eipenße not
SS?,^|. t o^-'i,l?^“ reconimlt,ea 10 theOom
mBt Common In joint convention
w ssa
-5“ These gentlemen voted for Mr. E. c
the pre»entAs«lst*nt Solicitor. -
tIIU ,^ nlt . 0f, 5? b S lot WB * tben annonßced: Mr,
H 2i. 4s , T S,*®s-Mr. Barger, 8; Mr. NlchoU, li. '
„n't.n5 < J lut,Cin off «e<l tbit the Legislature bn re
?£? l .*i , s£S5 eaUl l^ c * of Assembly which author
“ to retMn fi ve per cent, on
““Idereble discussion tbe resolution was
referred committee on Bond offtevialon
The ordinance making an appropriation to the
Highway Bepartmestfor lm waa uken np
It wu moved to reduce the Item 0f112,000 for renalr
mg over weur pipe to M.OOO. mr repair
Mr. Schafer stated that the Highway Department
e&tftdoSH&W Peryardl WbUB toewort
1
f or J sDan^ttaitDg an appropriationof|33£oo to i
o/° ,Eailc 0 approwiatirg 139.224 tothftjepar?
m *st offectvoys for 1867 was adopted. v
rwolntion firom Select Cfenneil, proniding for
Adjourned*** plpe ** Mlil Blreet i was concurred In.
The Watkb Department.—The follow
ing communication from Mr. P. M. Berkinhlne rn,i»r
PcgtnwcriheWater Denatmgj m
Select Connell yesterday afiernoon: p^nrea 10
UitlMSiiß lsth. IStfi —To the Meet and o«.~
CouneUt oj the CUy of PhUadclpMaT
Then Beema to be a m launder* unding or the
m.nt and condition er the affair* ef th£ <£n£S£?Jt
Mid mao an Impression that the tS
the Works are not Jndlcions expenditures; and StEln
toe mindsormeSTbeS^SSßS^
ble bedj are injuriously affectingthe lDtamh nt
Departm.nt.« J wellas? W se^mVhom^?gay'e t in e
trosttd the Department for six rears and a hair r
would most respectfully ask your attention to theril
lowing statements, designed to vindicate the action nf
Councils In authorlzlngihe work aiidii,
“PproPriatlona forcarrylng It on. as well tatomrom!
city were referred to me by Oonnclla. with a rSn?nio?»
directing me to report upon a means oTftirnSS&Ban
adequate supply of water to all parts of the etc? * rU
answer to this resolnUon a SIS&j r "
IP October (see Appendix So. St-
Select Council, ltu. page 02.), of the eSInSmS “°J
Improvements of the Works suggested lno!ti 0
The fbUowing hare been carrfM oiifra£
SopriaU^ ef “ t<111 P™ D “ “> sanction
Ttoee turbines and pumns____ „„
mui bouse, us teet^rzzr:::: —■ —- *?
Malss connecting newaad oltTworka ilit-
Corlnl hlsn Avenue Eeservolrll tfeet 02
capacity twenty million
«•««
WasSgmnsiv^
adg, from Bfoftd to Xtotja Mrovt. «nd &
Dsyisg a so-lntm main from Corinthian ivs “ ,674 07
Due to Esr slßgtoo isk_ti“ r*
tbe wharf, laying a SStoil&dn; ' 5j
•actios a. stand pipe and connecting tha
same to the Delaware Worka “ B
Laying a2O inch mala on Washington aw 30,000 00
nue, from Broad to Xwenty-flm streets.. 20 *'-n as
Laying ft scinch main on Poplar stroet. to 85
connect the JO-Inch mein from the Boring
Garden Heservoir to the two U-Jnch xaaSf
, on Bidge arenas,lrom the same reservoir-
; I Total ; . ■■■■ ~
I The results of these improvelnt-ntalaftvph(J^ 4 ' JJj 7
I Rr £ t - 4“ 111 crease of tie pnmptng th .
I “Arbf ol’i’fenly stx million gallons p“§£ l,y of lbe
I J® 1 " 1 *" Increase of the storage caDaritvnrm.,
I Works oftwemy million gallons. * capacity of the
I Third. An Increase of the dally canacltv or ta
SSo^° r dl " ,rlbaUDg WRter of wemy?“u?mini?u
|. ruurUi. The connecting of the Works anth.e.v,
| can all be made to assist each other,' Instead,!? oS er
I entirely Independent of each other Mbelont ° f btn “
1 The total capacity of Ihe Works for
I distributing water, previous to the ImprovemSmf 5Jl d
I about seventeen million gallons per day
gallons per Inhabitant. wW the' amornu mroTeS
ia:{i®!s,K“" »*““• «J*SJs
A'sasffl'S£ t ssjffsg« fSa
I 4ne total saving In thernnning exDensei
I from these Improvements will notjB*am?aiS?t
I next year, but It may be estimated at *75 oeomsuSiil!
I per annum. Be no accurate accounts were toS 00 ?
te D £?^ibl^ n 8 brlor! *" 1858 ' aetaUe/lu^S^
I at coal lor every 883 s lo gallons shew w *!! on ®s<>und
MM 43 * «V«uiS
j flense, U *£md°mx^eiS < whmj n fhe a fali I ®ben t |flJ! °J
I, In 1857 the net proflte upon the workf’lftL? 08
I log all expenses, were fitly two per cent i?iibm«E?
I were over fifty- five rer cent., showtae an iio~ tbe s
P'oflt, notwithstanding the price of coa? n nii s “ <i
I ?h n e d a^v o ffi PenSe3 haVe more -outieK!^
T^t»» f e mh) W !!!..? 9 December
Theexpenses(Decemberestimatedftoin't'he 530 000 00
Or bm *iii,'6i»'more"iihM"tße"exneßSM'nr r^ 667 7 5
making the; net profit of the wSrtaPVo/nSta ‘ and
simply sixty-five per cent, of the et™? iSi, bl) year
the management of the Department theVv?i?i lr
shonld not be improved over th™ the????? 111 ® year
the Workß after deducting all expens^wiifh!. l .^ B of
A number of Improvements have aIS hiL„ be m
the Works which yield n^d“Mt?Sr^| n hm ad K e 40
12m»,Te^KsS5
A portion of the smonnt annually r
the maintenance of the W’ork-9, has Sen?r^lt d ),i! ,r
left unexpended at the end of eaci ySr Sener l 7 been
The Bbop, which osder other mananoTnanx.
WJI of exuenße.baa b*>pn a
two to five thousand dollars annaallv aprofl 601 from
Tho replacing of the old whpAin h w <n .v,
erecting a large pomt log emrint lß^s^ t 7 Tb,neff, ftud
pumping power ofthe Works ten’ m tbe
all seasons ofthe year. This would eni,w2 D .v, E „ a U on3 at
ment to furnish a foil supply, and aflntt?r^«?i Depart '
■«!asSg»«eß^sE©s^®T r
judgment of your honorable bodv y BQbralfc t 0 .tte
Yoms, respectfully.
HJUNK* M. BKPKINBINe
Chief Engineer.
. LLEGA - L I^iSTiLirATioN.—Jamea Pollett
had a hearing before United Staff<? fu-w..', • »
Smith, yesterday, on the charge ofb^i^^dulm
*Ph*ltB. without a license, back of No. 112 TvSv^ii le ?
and with havlne removed the still ator iS^SS
the Bevenue officers. Henry Pauli tlS.j{Srt B *!f
ing the eeizore, Aid to placing two QovemmitJ?«,B a u
J 5* n in the place, and to tbe removal ofthe stm'iStk* 1 "
for trial, 611 hßd been reUeved - - WwStWMS j
Having Fame Stencils Made.—Bofm-o
aafeliSSS
sffis“4»frffs««sa"a*4S
Box KiiLED.-Frank Mock, thirteen
d ’ Vi 08 killed yesterday, on Green street
by “Pile o' lumber falling on him. Hla
back of No. mcoatesstreet. “is parents reside
Testimoniai. to Geo. Hi Stuart, Esq.
fvenlnga luge Bomber of ministers of the
many prominent mer
■vJSSJS xJ.JSi-rnJ'Pi'. “sdtsbled at the rooma of the
A “ oc !* tlon for the purpose of
« a thepresematlont o the above
of » splendid bun of General Grant,
1? Pedestal. The bust la of fine white
™e!ai.i “t!!S “ eCntea *" themoat MtiaUc
was called to the chair, on
briefly stated the object or the meet-
Jof-_ <be flose °f bis remarks Rev. Mr Parvln, of
Church, read several commnnicationa
'JjKEjS I ® having a bearing on the
JUSJSJvASHI, 11 ? f r S gT A t woe also read from Genera.
George G. Meade.and others, in which they expressed ■
llOB able to be present'
innriSfiw t rr,l I ».S5 a ? ,n eloquent address previous
BPe bsut, In which ho stated that the pre
S?Uni o t2d T BS.S?rS.S*« testimonial of the frientfi of
Christian loin mission, In ooasldera
dered hvlf? tor the services ren
ff’as the war. among the sick,
ffi ded and dying In the various hospitals and on the
Mr. Etnart replied in a brief address, bis health being
tooiteoble to scfinltofextendedremarks, thanking his
their friendship. He re
gretted his Inability to contlnne and then gave way to
ex-Goyernor Pollock who made an address? In which
he reviewed -he many good works accomplished by
the United Btates Christian Commlsslonfof which
JKi,% l S?.^rS tll fi lono sl dPreBld * nt> At ihe coodu j
fi o^o^, 1 . 8 other addressee the cimpany retired
to an adjoining roomi where they partook of a fine re
past, prepared by order of the Thong Men’s Christian
Fair.—We would recommend our friends
to visit tbeFalrnow being held at Green Hill Hall, cor.
nerj Seventeenth and Poplar streets, where they will
,in d nseftil and fhncy articles at low prices (Christmas
■*? ofbaa o hall Implements
»^f.^,ftT?^iSi l < 3 ub v r€ceiv “A tlie most votes, and
a magnificent sliver fire horn andbatoa Is also to be
voted for. It closes to-night. ™ "
HOLIDAY PBESESTw.
Puis Faaey Goods.
Paris Faney Good*.
Christmas Presents.
Christmas Presents.
AT "
KERR’S
CHINA HALL,
529 CHESTNUT STREET.
Fancy Goods for Holiday Presents, ever imnorted to
°raamental,conasung of
all the newest MCB.Oard Heceiven.HroncAu
giffee Cops, Cigar&olders. Hatch Btanda,Oolorne Beta*
Epergnes, Liquor Chests In Ebony, Walnut/OAk and
Rosewood, with a laige variety orother goods too nu
meioust© xneailon in an advertisement We invite
the public to Inspect onr large assortment before nSr
Jw * £?!!s,*¥£*’ ,aa oor “lection la entirely^:
and made to suit all purees. Those dmiring a cholc»
of selection will do well to early, dei2-i2t"
JAMS £, KERR,
CHINA HALL,
HO. 529 CHEBTHTTT a TREE}, j
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
L&diet’ Skates,
Gents’ Skates,
Parlor Skates,
Tool Oheits.
Ivory Table Cutlery,
Plated Goods, 1
Pocket Cutlery,
Sleigh Bells, &c, &e., at
BUBHI.BR, HOWARD & CO.'S,
027 Market Street
deiottalj
BONBONS DE PARIS.
Rouveautea Poor Btrenoea.
C. PENAS,
OONFHCTIOWKR, FEOM PARES,
Ho. 830 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
A splendid variety of Fancy Boxes and Bonbonnierre,
or thenewtst atj lee, jut received from Party. &i3td2T r
have a deafekiesd
»« JS,i?S5f5® T i ot “ ACOUSTIC instbument
to .*r cS t k e kemUig would be most acceptable.
Llil°'B A o^4 BSOR a T B^ T Sl J l |?S^
POCKET KNIVES, PEAEL ATO S H afs
dressing
MAD - BISA ’ S 115 Tenlb Btreat
> ° J
OIOTHOO.
EXCELSIOR
CLOTHING HALL.
EXCELSIOR
CLOTHING HALL.
EXCKLBIOH
CLOTHING HALL.
8. F. eer. Second and Market,
PHILADELPHIA.
CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS.
CLOTHS, CASSIMERFS, AND VESTINGS.
Department for Cnstom Work.
Agents for Oiled Clothing.
WEA? 08 & LAWRENCE
FUBMTPBE AND BEPBlft
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
GOULD & 00.,
UNION PURNITUBH DEPOTS, Corner NINTH
and MABHHT Btreets, ana Nos, 87 and 89 North
SECOND Btreat,
Invite all their old customers and aa many new ones
as Win come to see their elegant and l*ge assartmmt
Preseni ofome“
SIMON GARTLAND,
UNDERTAKER,
. So; 35 Sontb Thirteenth Street, u j •
ferments made in all the Cemeteries
WATCHEB ASP JEWELRY.
CHRISTMAS. HOLIDAY
AND
Bridal Presents.
WM. WILSON ft SON.
B. W, cor. EiLh and Cherry Street*,
SILVEBSMITHB
iSI
MANDFACItIItEHS AND IMPORTERS OF
SUPERIOR PLATED WABE,
Have on land a large and general assortment of
Silver and Plated Ware.
Of their own HANTJFAOTtTBING, suitable fa- Brl
dal ud Holiday Gifts.
Presentation Sets on hand or famished at short no
tlce - dellmj
LADOMUS'&CO^
(f JIAHOXD DEALERS & JEWELERS.
II WATCHES, JEWKLBY A SnTEK WISE.
and JEWELET SEP AIRED. /
802 Chestnut St.. Phila-
and BBTDAL PRESENT®.
w.S.T,^£ B t iul< J * talBe . ana beantUnl assortment ot
mgH“di e y W a^d y B a ri I 1 BDlta,,le ' brChr,St
seal Binge, tbenewest etyies
POk BRIDAL GIFTS
etaewhere“ ,U, “ U,6 “ m9qa,Uty ““ PnrahmSS
, Purchasers Invited to calL
0W ®"'T
gv CHRISTMAB! gJ
W W-CASSIDY,'!
No. 12 SOOTH SECOND STREET,
Offers an entirely new and most carefully selected
stock of
AND GENEVA WATCHES,
JEWELRY,
SILVERWARE and FANCY ARTICLES of EVERY
DESCRIPTION, snltable tor
BBIDAL AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
be nnsor-
Fsrttcalar attention paid to repairing. desim}
4SL SELLING OFF AT'AHACRmter
VVX WATOHto, JEWELRY. DIAMOND WORK.
A* Jto be closed ont by tbe drat o r the year. Also
* 8on ’ a e w W ßSLv eltts ' i
-* BU -** •
WSDKAJSDii.
Hartford Live Stock lnsuraace Co.,
HARTFORD, CONN.,
Incorporated by the Legislature 01
Connecticut,
WITH A.
Chartered Capital of §500,000
U. S. 7*50 Bonds ... _ *****
£»“» ob Seal Estate, fiiafiiensZT
cSh?B°?a^f >IoTed CoUater»ls.„„..„.
Accused Interest...
WM. C. VteaAeat '
4a. Bq , | Stokes, Caldwell & do.
F.f B. A. COBBIPT,
General Agents ter Pennsylvania,
430 Walnut street,
Philadelphia.
dep-w.Hm
removal.
THE GIRARD FIRE AND MARINE IN
SURANCE COMPANY
HAVE BEHOVED TO THEIB
NEW OFFICE
N. E. cor. Chestnut and Seventh Sts,
PHILADELPHIA. fl e i3t/
LIVERPOOL AMD LONDON
and globe
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Capital and Assets, $16,000,000.
Invested In United States, $1,500,000,
Total Premium* received by the Com.
panym 1865, *4,947.175.
Total Loises Paid in 1865, $4,018,250.
Premiums received In tte U 8. Jarmary l to
Losses in Urtted^taiguiom'January 1 to July 1
England! 63 "Wasted' without reference to
ATWOOD SMITH,
OFFICE, Wenersi Agent for Pennsylvania,
® Merchants’ Bxchange,
ife37ta,th,fUJ, phtt.adkt.pctt..
Five Hundred Dollars Reward
cSSISt IDepartment,te,m 1 Department,te,m
„ , ■ 7 3-10 COUPONS,
Dneioth insti amounting tos3 297 77.
P ala lithe parcel is left at
the TREASURY DEPARTMENT, PiOlada. d!3 2t»
holiday gifts.
CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER*
Have determined to offer their
ENTIRE STOCK
At such, prices as will effect a
, bapid reduction
And give purchasers an opportunity of selecting'™.
useful and acceptable w
HOLIDAY GIFT.
CURWEN STODDART A BROTHER,
Nos. 450, 452 ana 454 N. SECOND ST.,
dei*3t| ABOVE WILLOW.
<3-. D. WISHAM,
No. 7 North Eighth Street;
% otoro and te sate a most complete an 6
POPLINS! POPLINS!
PLAIN POPLINS,
■ PLAID POPLINS.
One case of BILE hTß^^iSnl^il o^™^
MEBnroEsr mebinoes!
IhaV Nora Bff e or FRENCH mbkt.
N.UJga t oi all desirable shades and qualJti«£
MUSLIMS! MUSLINS I
The Cheapest Mnslin Store In the city.
JUST OPKNED,
2t M®ts ardß ext “ heOT Brawn Sheeting, wide, ftj-
One case of Pillowcase Mnsllns, best, for 33 centa.
~ GIVE US A CALL.
»^^Sfi PIjAKaE!LB!,,Iir * e “ a <*«*•
xoaofc OHhSTNOT STRhET.
IN ANTICIPATION OF
N. W, cor. 11th and ChestnutSts.,
LACKS AND LACE GOODS.
F 8 — Lanlee and uents, every variety.
VEILS. SCaRPw, NECK TIK>-. ir
WHITJMLOORS, LINEN COLLARS AND
Embracing Novelties adapted for
HOLIDAY P t>bg »TB, at
REDUCED PRICES.
J CHAMBERS, 810 ARCH RTRgirr
• HOLIDAY GOODS—BARGAIN
Potato Lace HarniViwMflh
Valenciennes do.
Points Lace Seta, froip fs.
Polnie Lace Ooll&re. from *2.
Valenciennes Collars and Seta,
Embroidered Handkerchleft. from 75 cento.
irK Dts .,^ € ?, c * l Gm Handkerchiefs, very cheap
Thread Veils at ¥Z so, worth 18. J p
etwdc of Triramin s Laces,ln old Pointe,
Potate Appliqne, Valendenneß, Gnlpnre, and i
Thread 111 1111 width, nnfa iegSSf
pnces - noa-img
JF. IREDELL. :
. No. 147 NOBTH EIGHTH STREET.
. East Bide, above Cherry street.
GOOrMe^jSe? 16 ° f aad
Ladies's Merino Vests and Drawers.
andDraweni 46 ’ aocded ' Grey “ d 263 Merino Shirts
Roys’ Merino Shirts and Drawers.-;
TOh^li,Si2 v ®’^ SaB J jenl i ers ' T l ®- Scarfs, ic.l
/THBIBTMAS! CHRISTMAS."
\J calicoes and De Lalnes for Christmas.
Hike and Shawls for Christmas.
Poplins and Mertooes for Christmas.
I? . e ?’-S nd Indies’ Gloves tor Christmas.
V? ®”f® , G i nvea aD , d Handkerchiefs for Christmas.
Mccttccd and Embroidered Hdkft.
„„„t wlu sel ‘entire stock at low figures, to suit
pntchssers making Christmas Presents.
_ BIOSES & WOOD. -03 Arch street.
jJDWIN HALL * CO., 2S SOUTH SECOND Street
JI are now opentogthetr Fall and Winter InS
° OODS ' OLOTHS ' **
Heavy Colored Silts.
“Pirn’s'' Beal Irish Poplins.
French and German Poplins.
Black Goods in great variety.
Broche Long and Square Shawls.
. 913,325 00
80,620 0 »
533 75
20,500 o>i
5,100 00
*5.000(0
1.415 28
. 15 62139
2,551 61
ESI 67
F°DRliß^reni?Ti?r e it B ? stock or LADIES’
ABCHmfSit. and Btore for
FLO U R .
.■2?5.*32!!? 0n 01 Shippers to South imetbao Porta,
ana of which they ore the Bole receivers in thi. <aw.
IVORY SHEAF,
BT. LOUIS,
LANGLEY’S CHOICE.
NED’S HILLS,
BUBAL,
PASCAGOULA,
ANTI-PANIC, •
QBANITK,
This Floor te pnt np in the very ben round hoop
packages and wifi be Bold In lots tomtit. p
R. J. EIDDELL& 00,
S. W. corner Broad and Vine (treats^
BcSa-tf
WM. GRANGE & SON,
Have;opened their new and commodions building,
No. 711 North Second Streep
C^prhto| d ttesame with a choice selection or goods,
Plain Gold Band and Decorated French Chine ste a
DgyNB®,TOILETandTCT^A-^E ’smra TKA>
CHINA and GLASS COLOGNE BOTTLES. '
CHINA, FABIAN and LAVA VASES,
CHINA and CRYSTAL CABD BECETVERR.
BOHEMIAN TOILET SETS, STATUETTES, etc.
Constantly on hand, a full assortment of the best
makes of WHITE IRON STONE WARE mUkmfr
SEOEQE PLOWMM,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
833 CARTES STBBBrffii
„ And m Domr street.
Machine Work and Millwriting promptly attended
JOHNS' ENGLISH ROOFING CLOTH, AND-
coated with LIQUID OUTTA Pure err a bit™
maktogthem perfectly water nroof ™ '
LEAKY GRAVEL ROOFS repaired with flntfcv
Prrcna Paint,and warrantedfor flveyeara
LEAKY slate ROOFS Mated wlthfinnld which
becomes as hard as slate, 4 nutm
2 most coated with Liquid
Gntta Percha at small expense. Coat ranging from
one to two cents per .square fooh. Old Board or Shingle
Roofs ten rants per square toot, all complete.
Material constantly on hand, and tor sale hv , V,„
MNNSYLVANIi %§£
iRGCoi&FAirr , .. geo.hobabt.
0c26-6m. 230 North FOURTH Street,
ketah dbt eooss
REMOVAL TO
E. M. NEEDLES.
COVERED WITH
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