El A 8. .CITY AND SIIDURBAN. ALLEGHENY COUNCILS, Ytegular Meeting - Petitionsand Remon. stranees—Reporta of Committees—The Soldiers' Monument--VehieleLleense; A regular semi-monthly;meeting_ Of Al legheny City 9mmeit ' a was held Thursday evening, April 23d, ' , in the Quineil. o:um bers City building: • - ~.SELECT COUNCIL. Members presentralcsars. Black, Brown, Calory, English, Fanlkner,flang, Gwinner, Hill, • Hartman, Jahn, Mothers], Myler, Patterson J. C., Patterson A., PhilliPs, 1 411/ 1 % , Iteitex,Smjth A smith and President • - -Meßrier. • Absent—Messrs. Krebs, Reed, Weise, Wettachi s : • •' " - The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved., ,1 PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES. Mr., Myler.presented a petition asking for the :Nirldening of Canal street ten feet, and an alley between Canal and Jeffers . = street twenty-eight feet. Referred to Committee on Streetti. Also a petition to grade and pave Gray's alley. Referred to Street ConuMttee. Mr. Brown, a petition for change.of grade on Jalappa street. Referred to Com mittee on Streets and Ways. , Mr. Reiti3i, n petition for a grade to be established on Walker street. Referred to 'Street Committee Mr. Brown r a peitton for water on • Alio ghenyAwmille.,- liVerFed to Water Com mittee. Black, apetition for , water pipes on - 74etto - sthSet.' Referred to - Committee on Also e.,Ntition for water pipe onlVestern avenue. Referred to. Water -Committee. M. A. Patterson a petition for water pipes on Locust street, Referred to Water Com inliteOiviat power to act. -Ahoor for-water`pipe on Ilamlin street. Referred to Water Committee with power to set.`. * Mr. Motheral a remonstrance againt the grading of Killbuck,street. Referred to the Committee on streets. Alto a petition for water pipe on Adams street. Referred to Water Committee. Mr. A. Patterson; a remonstrance against the grading and paving of Allegheny av enue. Re erred to Street Committee. Mr. Phillips offered a resolution'request ing the Mayor to enforce the ordinance prohibiting the burning of bituminous coal on railway =Sand looomotives within the city limits.. Adopted. • STREET RAILWAYS. •: Gwiimer, chairman of the Committee on Street Railways, presented thei follow , r4l l / 4 = en. 't: Your Committee on Street Railways would report in 'relation to the removal of the' track of the T. A. & M. P. R. Co., from the side to the centre of liacockstreet; a petition for whiCh was re ferred to them, that the city has, no.power SA effect the' mineral, as is sheVni, lfY7 the `accompanying opinion of the City Solicitor: OPINION OF THE. CITY SOLICITOR The only control or power the city has oyerAhe4ailwarCompahyis.ikulbgnolin A bo',ll4t _of Assembly incorporating said company, and the city ordinance accepted by said company, and it-is not defined in eitherof them. on what' part, - of the street the track shall be laid, and having laid and operated it to the present time it is conclu- SIM . - The Railway company has the right to lay two tracks on Lacock street. They could not lay both in the centre of the street, hence this would be more inoon venient than at preient, which answers your reasons for moving the track. If the city had the right to - compel the company to move its track to the centre of the street, it has the power to move it any -place abd at any time, and the city _could oppreas the company by compelling it whenever she should take a notion, to incur the expense and inconvenience of moving the tracks, which the - law would not coun tenance. J. C. AICCOMR.S. The report was received. Mr. Riddle, a resolution authorizing ,t he Committee on Police:, to prepare an or di mince relating to projecting signs on buildings. . Adopted, - STREET COMMITTEE. Mr. Myler, chairman of the committee on -streets, submitted the following report: , Gentlemen—Your 'committee on streets beg leave to report that they had before them ?the "petition of the property holders on Allegheny avenue, from Rebeem street to the river, wilting that the paving of said avenue be'stopped at said street. Upon in quiry into the matter they find that there is no - necessity at present for paving that portion of the avenue, and accordingly submit the ac company ~ ng ordinance, re pealing so much of the ordinance authoriz ing the paving of said -avenue as provides for the portion above mentioned. They report adversely to the petition of parties remonstrating against the grading and paving of Park street. They mort favorably in the matter of the petitioners for thd paving:of theT follow ing streets, ordinances for which are sub mitted herewith : Middle, street, from North avenue to Knoll street; Union avenue from Ohio street to Church avenue; Fulton street, from Ohlo'avenue to Shetliqldstreet; Blair's Alleyinthei %Cori& ward, Grant avenue, from P. Ft. W. & C. R. R. to Lincoln ave nue; Juniata street,, from Sedgwick to Beaver avenue, and M adison avenue, from the terminus of the pavement at the old city Urre, to the point of intersection of said avenue with East street. They also report an ordinance for the gradingaand paving of Ohio avenue, frolu Grant averrde' the P. Ft. W, it C. R. R.— the public convenience requiring it. They report adversely to the petition of N. B. Hogg ' for release from the payment of a portion of the assessment on him for the Canal sewer, as It is now too late to afford him any relieL y present herewith maps prepared by the City Engineer in accordance with an act of Assembly, recently passeu, dividing the city into sewerage districts, and hear tily recommend their approval. Many papers, such as proposals, - cations and contracts in blanks being need ed in connection with the business of con structifig fienviare , and gradi , paving an,paving streets,• May offetttie following *Solution ; Besofred, That the City Englneer be in structed to prepare and have printed forms of such:documents -as mayhe;_neqessary in trrabasigiig thebristnesa connected lath the coinitraction of sewers and the grading and paving of streets. The report was received, The report iras aczapted and the revolu tions adopted The ordinance relating to the repeal o f a portion of the ordinance providing for,the grading and Of Allegheny avenue was hot rideppred: The ordinance providing for the griuling and paving of ,ppiorl streOt;was amended - so art hViiitedd tiferviotitlo Western ave nue. C. C. non-concurred. H. C. adhered and asked a Committee of ConferiffitAi C. C. report of Committee accepted and ttia ordinance referred beat to the. Committee. The several remaining OftriadeeS A re ferred to it, the report were edopted, harem'os diratc-i j taggiTygg. To the Meet and qr.... of me, Until 41 Atlegfiimy : 'out Committee on Pitiance're4eethillY report that they NM ariefigestied that tile Pittsburgh, Allegheny end mat o iester Passenger Ralltvay t i onipany hob paid iv the Treasurer the amount-0r tart: , 0„, i4 4 , paid to the btmcnigh aKliidttc thir'articmht i 3 titribriteetl in the leo ed.% the annual , staitetnent,,Me tire' Annual , Repent& fait: _the ior i f-,4 B if e Your Committee also, report a certifi e d copy of an tot of mbletiabli e str e i ses t i msiffi le anti lab to an act relating to d v , r vy, . 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'-- ' ' • ' . i , . . an ordinance increasing the' rates to be charged on vehicles subject to license, and amending the former ordinance. Also cer tified copies of acts of Assembly relating-to Sewers and Salt Inspectors. = , -RaportissEr - reteiveil Arid the "ordinance ' referring to the vehicle license was adopted. C. C. non-concurred. S. C. adhere and asked a.Committee of Conference. In C. C. the report.of the committee, wldch recom mended thelpegsage of the ordinande, was received, mill a motion to concur With S. C. in passing the ordinance was decidediri the nezative by a vote of 26 to 4.. g x . A. - Patterson, a resolution, authori zing the opening of a street, from Western avenue to Ridge street. Referred to the Committee on Streets. . , Mr. Motheral, a resolution Tor.the paving of Felton street from Ohletivenueto-Wash ingtorri avenue. Referred to Street; Com mittee. • ,Mr:,ltiddle moved that the Act of -As sembly relative to the Inspection of Salt be referred to the Ordinance Committee to prepare, an ordinance. Adopted. . ' Mr. "English moved that the Act of As sembly relative to sewerage "districts he re ferred to the Committee on Streets to pre pare an ordinance. Adopted. , Mr. Finglishoffered a resolution inatruct ing the committee on Engines to put a gonin the Ells Worth Hose company's building of a corresponding size to those In ' other Engine Houses in the city. Referred to coninutti3e on Engines. Mr. Canary, ofDuquesne)orough desired to state that the present members from that district were not opposed to annexa tion, as had been stated in some of the city pagr s • eltesident said that he had under stood ;that the Mayor had issued his procla mation for an election ofcouncilmen in that district, and he supposed that there would be a contest. Mr.}Hall said he was informed .that the city Solicitor held that it was compulsory upon l the Mayor to do so, and that the only thing uncils could do would be -to adhere to the action in admitting the present mem bers, d allow the contestants tcrtekt the matter in the courts. ------,- Mr: Myler called up an ordinance for the grading and paving of RilMuck street, which had been laid over at the last meet ing. Pass6d. Also a resolution for the opening. of-Re becca street from Cory street to Federal. The resolution was lost. Mr. Pallery moved that fifty copies of the ordinances relative to wharfage be printed for the use of the Wiurrftnaster in Duquesne borough. The motion was agreed to. Mr. Brown called up the report of the viewers on Washington street, which had beenlaid over at the last meeting Mr. Myler said that the report had been referred back to the Rommissioners and had not yet been reported upon: Mr. Phillips offered a resolution, provid ing for the appointment of a committee of five to prepare rules and regulations - for the establishment of a' Board of Health of. Allegheny City. Adopted, and Messrs. Philips and Hall appointed in S. C. In C. C. Messrs: Tate, Richardson and Conaley were appointed. In all business not otherwise noticed C. C. concurred with Select Connell. Councils adjourned. Common Council. Present Messrs. Brown, Blair, Cutler. Clark, Comley, Dunham, Fleming, Eyster, Hanna, Hastings, Hackaley, Kennedy, Lindsay, Lee, Megraw, Mayer, McDonald, McNeile, Reed, Saints, Richardson, Tate, Voegtly, White, Warner and President Slagle. The minutes of preceding meeting were read and approved. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. lU r. Warner presented a petition for 'water pipes on Manhattan street. Referred to Water Committee. • Mr. McDonald presented a - resolution in structing the enclosure of the Diamand Squares, and giving permission to the Mayor to allow circuses, &c. their use at the rate of $5O per day. Carried. Mr. Hanna presented a petition praying that James street be graded. - Referred to Street Committee. Air. Tate presented a petition from Mr. Warran, agent for a menagerie, asking permission to erect a bulletin board in front of the Post Office. Petition received and permission granted. Mr. Voegtly presented a petition for water pip.) on Long Lane, between Perry 'Street and Spring Garden Run. Referred to Street Committee. The annual meeting of the Board of Vis itors of this institution, so long and favora bly known in this' community as "Prima cant's Hospital," because of the connection of this gentleman with it from its com mencement, was held yesterday afternoon. After its organization by the election of Hon. Thomas M. Flowe as Cnairman, and C. Zug, Sr., as Secretary, Rev. Mr. Passe, vent, the Director, read an interesting re port, giving a detailed account of its opera tions during the past year ana a statement of its financial condition. Thin, with the ( report of the Physician will be duly pub ilished. But, for the information pf our readers, many of whom are the warm friends of the worthy charity, we take the liberty of giving aim of the leading details from these papers. It appears, that since the commencement of the Infirmary, in 1849, •there have been no less thanfour thousand one hundred and seventy-five sick persons admitted to its benefits. Of these, 284 were under treat ment during the past year, and of these, 192 were discharged cured ; 18 improved ; 6 unimproved ; 5 dismissed ;36 died, and the remainder were.in the Hospital at the date of the report. These persons are of almost every nationality, religion and char acter, the statistics of the. Physician's Re- DIVISION OP WAS)S, port platting beyond contmdletion the im artial abd catholic working of thisinstitu- Mr. Dunham, Chairman of the Committee Lon the suffering of every order, on Division of Wards, presented the follow , . .. ~ _ color and clime. report ; '• • ' on ~.„_,, The income of thehospital during the past errien-- . irenr VOMltilnee 'UM" yenr Von all sources, amounted 1°17,374,31, sion of Wards had under consideration the of which sum 0,787,08-were from subsorip. resolution relating to.the division of the bons and donations from individuals, sosil- Third, 'Fourth and Seventh:wards, in eon- eties and churches, and 53,587,23 from pa nection with Duquesne borough, and would report adverselyn the matter, Inasmuch as tients or their friends, showing that nearly the residents of the wards interested are ono half the support of the Institution opposed to any division, and no good reason comes from this source, though fully two thirds Oa the patients are otoretroteharity. can be given therefor. 4 The expeosist for,carrying °tithe. hospital, The roP°rt'llvas received + ' during this same time, were $7,602,21, leav wirAyryEs AND ram:arms. lug a balance against , tti Institution of Mr. White,,Chairman of the Com.mittee 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 - -48'. in other words, i are empty on Wharvei Andlandings, . submitted the treasury and if debt to that amount! r This following report: < , ought nut to be, especially with a house fall Gentlemen : Your Committee pn of sick, and we are, confident, ,will, not bc, Wharvei and Landings 'desire. to state when filofq4l4 knoW n! been l eft _ that the firm of Zug' it Co.is, now and has The feW legacies which have been left to been engaged in filling out the south bank, this Institution, at different times, are safe,. of the Allegheny river %eyelid the estah. ly invested for the support of ar certain fished high water lines, and we would offer; number of charity beds. This fund,ought the'following reselatieh to ;prevent their: to bp 'largely tunreased, , and the hoe encroachments.' .r, .•-- ' - , ,• „ .. , pita' aectired, against the ductuatione - of bn sine.ss and the (Amigo* of life. ,Our citizens, Resolved, - That the City /Hal:leiter ,be and' he is 'hereby instructed '' to enter' suit to whom and has entrusted property, could against Zug do Co. for encroaching f n not . do a better act than to remember this the limits of the'ADegheny river by n g Institution in their wills, and thus , dminect out material beydnitthe qshanhihed igh. the inilueri6e cif their inane and their exam water ifne ;hereof.: ' • , , ple with the exercise of mercy to the suf, The repert:s4lllXebeived end -thayeeohi. tering. , A purer and holier charity does not tion adopted.' : , ' . . • • - exist , and , wo predict for, it a larger. Meath= In all bitalitePanet idlieMie - Inofedid."'t,. are ef, public eeadd,eTe,,and :usefulness concurred WiteCeMineri,Council. ,- "i ' than eY er • ' ' . , i l ' - , • 1. -: ' . ' • 4 ' Oa motion a 0 4 0 . 1? ~, -.-, ,;-. ' ~, ir, , - * 1 1'311'61'16:1011S of hoeti 'and s khtlesi.--'nie , ;;ri.,74" --- -' 1- l ' - - ' 1621116110'40 0 f. Of l*tt'seelioes which a ''''V T . I- ' . I &Jog' iii97 l .Were offered forsiile at the. The finest and Most masterly pieces' or g rdtstl b:kt an shoe eiPorhuotjhO•3lll- workmanship in the stone : cutting line in some 'hail Alielloo"nooklre..co end '57 thistitYtare thosedisPlatedWthoriew aiiil Fifth iltr fq , l ia r / 1 1 .4 n h eba diglsarAet and e Elfitilenid.hank r ofCeiniti ' . build. reill f wed if I PS "41 as la Zr zia el ,gall • wi t adan leg and the °korner% Hall.' ,This work Was t h ey a re .Ifig, ding thim, perfOrMed b' *aim Fred. Altvatdr &Co.; they are being , disposed er o . tbit Same low the Well known steno cutters mut masons; reit Willeblnduced so many to purchase, ask proprietors of the extensive' , steam nr,th;'forrailestet _k. ' • 1' , ~, 1 stone Saw. ndli, Pasture Loner 'Allegheny .', .' :I ..,'"''' •7- --- -sPr' --- ---- • I „ , ' city. These gentlemen occupyshoal:6in Fire:in tiAll*,helry«.-Atickit '..,ten :o'clock' in their business and perform-their work, ' , Woodsy - hiotining• Tate brelte l ionellithei not 'Osiris ~.the highest, and West itstistwch. *lax seed oh mill of De Haven & C 0.., on tory style of art, bat likewise at Aheltrist, huddle 'alley,- Alleglipify; 41iiit' , VVEILCIIB7 . 10880nab1q0 104314 .. ,TheYikM ..beitrthsttnies covered in tirneldbe i eAtituriiiihsd, by the' and:illigisiOwlawarV:4 4 sii n d , ottoild eniploYelrikifoieqief serious 'damage: ht hreitiptiy fe all order* y,kind of/done) been done.i • Tatildliria„,„ 4 ,e'VeriP '411 . 1: 5 . e Work for houses, Cemeteries , titetivNtreont- from box 26 Entae frpe. ,'. Mend-this iirmAn i bfrattitertatteOUrtirprift. wtdoh Ihnoteent lied - p pty, erii, khowltigtlisMpaestMeentirworth3e:• brit iheli serVides ' 11611 14 . , _,J,,T4 of patronage,' 4-al:um! r , :pisz.ri'_l ..r. riamen•wore anilued i OsSoMittr,,,, . vjet, i wittoit9 v act ra 4) its '1 LIVV't P. , ..(. 1 . , r4 ~, 1 -r ' t , two/ to ‘ 1 , 4 - rp - -a nil 41ft! Pr4Y ,It , 1 Be 14, - ' ; ~- ' '. . fr or rr.o Ntv,loat flint /MN 1 t . 0 D74:41 EAU areta = '<, , t.,.. 0, 1 ~, t". F 4 9. [. t 11 V. 1 ~, .. I I , , ~,,, 114)4 f • .14tt co mien of -Pi3. ' ' ''. '`' ''''-;'' ' 'V ie ' 4 . * 1; n (j.. , 11, sti t'INSItiVz V:lirt: Vt VI aOO TIM 1) MIA%) 1 itlier:G. , lstr 1,0,C O. Tsbnoir El .102 ,fga ~A . Mr. McNeile presented a remonstrance against the paving of , Killbuck street. - Re ferred to Street Committee. • Mr. Mayer presented a petition from Thomas Bosworth, asking that his property on Beaver Avenue be drained. 'Referred to Committee on Sewers.. - Mr. prster presented apetition foragrade on Union street. Referred to Street Com mittee. Mr. Lindsay presented a communication from Capt. James Gordon, stating that he would have the city property insured in a good company at a low prenilum if desira ble. Referred to Committee on City Prop erty. Mr. Voegtly presented a resolution in structing the authorities to request the Western Pennsylvania Rtulroad Company to place their wires on the poles of the telegraph from Chestnut street to East Lane. Adopted. €1..-C. rion-concurred and referr ed to Committee on Engines: Mr. Hanna presented a resolution offering the Soldier's Monumental Association any part of the Common Grounds as a site for the Monument, and further tendering suf ficient stone • to built' the foundation. Adopted,., ' • • ~,~~ PITTSBURGH GAZETTE: FRIDAY, APRIL 24, IS6B. Presbyterian Union. In yesterday's GAZE= we gave the pro- • ' ceedinga of the Youngsto p res b y t er i a4 United. States District Court—Judge Me- Convention up_ to about half Past four., Candies clock on`Nednesclsyaft kfter i/liaai2 a diAcharge was - lited ,d 'rti ficate -d( the close of our report the diScussion was continued on the second iesolutiOn of the Commiftee on Business. The Rev. Mr. Wylie, of New Castle ' offered the Mow ing as an addition to the resolution: "But as various collections bf Psalmbdy are used in the different'thurches, a ch ange in this respect shall not' be required." • - He stated that this amendment was in the words of the Philadelphia lauds. He did not offer it on his own account, but at the request of others. ' Pending its con sideration, the Convention adjourned till, half past seveno'clock in the evening, Rev. X.Retts concluding by prayer. 1 On reassembling in the evening the Assembly engaged in devotional exercises under the direction Of the President, after which the consideration otthe atnendment offered in the afternoon was resumed. The whole subject of Psalmody was discussed at great length by the following gentlemen among others: Rev. Geo. K. :Ormond, Rev. B. K. Ormond, Rev. L. B. Wilson, Rev. J. H. Peacock, Rev. W. T. Wylie, A. B. Cornell, T'sq., Rev. Dr., Douglas, and Rev. Dr. Bittenger. It would be impracticable to give the 'speeches of these gentlemen or even a syn opsis ef them. Nor is itnecessary, as almost every one who has paid any attention:to , the subject is familiar with all the argu ments pro and con, on this , question. It