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CITY s AND 81Th11;IMIA11.
THE GAZETTE is furnished in the city
the six days of the week f0r.15 cents per
week; by mail, $8 per annum: 3 mos., fa.
• Mayot Dram yesterday fined a_ntunber
of parties two dollars and costs for driv
ing over the aideVralks in the Allegheny
lliaraond.
Post No. 3 G. A. 11.—An adjourned
meeting of the Post will be held at the
Hall. No. 102 Fourth avenue, on Tuesday,
April 27th, at 734 o'clock P. M.
A Mad Dog created considerable ex
citement on Fifth avenue, near Chathain
street, yesterday morning. Attempts
were made secure him, but he made
his escape.
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Desertion - ---11.- Jastice Barker, of East
Birmingha t yesterday committed to the
county Jail Michael Holgard, for trial on
a charge of , desertion, preferred against
him by his wife. -
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Body Fou d.—Y esterday morning the
body of a was found floating in the
Ohio river Glendale, about nine miles
below the of . It was secured and an
!inquest will held today by Alderman
'Weeper, for e Coroner. The body was
notidentitle ._
Keep Cool.-:Hot weather is coming.
Get an IXL Refrigeiator from Hubley,
68 Federal street, Allegheny, and save
the price of it before the dog-days are
over in ice bills, in meat, eggs and butter
saved, and in health and temper kept
always level.
Inquest.—Coroner Clawson yesterday
held an inquest on the body of Elisabeth
Brittenbraugh, an inmate of the Alle
gheny City Home, the particulars of
whose death we noticed yesterday. The
jury returned a verdict of accidental
death, and exonerated the officers of
the train, by which she was mortally in
jured.
Prisoner Removed.—Yesterday Alex
ander Neely, one of the inmates of the
jail, was removed by order of the Court
frbm the jail to the hospital. Neely is
serving out a sentence for aggravated
aiplault - and•batterr, but for a short time
has been seriously illwith fever, and was
removed at the suggestion of: the jail
physician.
Wanted to Move.—W. B. Hatch made
information before Alderman Donaldson
yesterday against .1 R. Reilly for fraud.
The prosecutor alleged the defendant
was indebte& to him and was about to
move to Cincinnati without squaring the
account. Reilly was arrested and com
promised the matter by paying halt the
bill and costa of prosecution, when the
information was withdrawn.
A Boarding Bill.—Joim O'Brien was
brought before Ald. Strain yesterday on
a charge of false pretense, preferred by
Charles McCarthy. McCarthy keeps a
boarding house in the Ninth ward. He
alleged O'Brien - obtained boarding from
him to • the amount of V2l 25, and was
about to leave the State, leaving the
same unsettled. matter as finally
compromised by thTehe w
payment of the bill
and costs of suit by O'Brien.
The End of IL—Yesterday a hearing
was had before Alderman Lynch in the
case _of John Cochran and George Mc-
Kee, exixdicemen, charged with assault
and battery with intent to commit a rape
- on oath of Kate Raney. The prosecutrix
was the only witness, but her statements
were discredited, on account of her evi
dent insanity, and tho accused were ac
cordingly honorably discharged. Subse
quently Kate was taken to the Poor Farm
by Mr. Fortune.
• Alleged Nulsance.--Ino. Sweeny made
information before Alderman McMasters
yesterday, against Sarah Moffit and
about a dozen others, for maintaining a
nuisance. The offense consists in block
ing up Mattook's alley, in the Fourth
ward, by fencing it in and using it as a
yard for the accommodation of the ac
cuse& The alley in question is a short
one near the Point, and has not for some
time been used as a public thorough
fare. Warrants wore issued.
Seriously Injured.--Yesterday after
noon about three o'clock a horse broke
away from its owner, onFifth street, and
ran away. At the corner of Wood and
Smithfield streets two men, who were
-crossing the avenue, werekpocked down
by the affrighted animal and very seri
ously.injured. The name of one of the
injured parties is Beese, the other we
could not ascertain. They were picked
up and conveyed to their boardinghouse,
in the Sixth ward, where medical assist
ance was called in. The men are both
seriously injured, and there is a proba
bility they may not recover.
St Paul's Day.—To-morrow will be St.
Paul's Day. Besides being marked by a
grand, , fashionable wedding at Trinity
Church, it will be observed with special
honor and reverence at the Catholic Mon
aaterv, on the browof the hill overlook
ing the Birmingham Town Hall. A
hatd musical treat in the rendition, with
he pomp and display of that church,
of High. Mass, will be offered,and no doubt
hunffreds of persons will be in attend
ance from this city. The seats are all
free, and the Passtonist Fathers extend
a hearty invitation to alto be present
and partake of the festivities of the occa
sion. • \
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Man Drowned. .
Yesterday morning aboutl ,o'clock,
. David Thomas, a young n shout
twenty.eight years of age, wh le rowing
around in a skiff on the Me ongahela
river, in pompany with thr friends,
t i
fell overboard and was droWned. His
body was recovered about h4f an hour
afterwards. Coroner Clawson held an
inquest, and a verdict of l'aecidental
drowning was rendered. Dereased was
a Welshman, unmarried and' resided in
Birmingham. . ,
A' few Words About a Favorably Known
House.
The upholstering busineasjhas never
been more systematically, and, we may
.
add, more Correctly carried in, than at
the present time' by that well conducted
house of Mossrs.,Roberts, Roenigkit Co ,
No. 6l Smithfield street. Here verything
pertaining to, the proper ,f fishing of
the bed-chamber or parlor is f and, and
in the best style. The. Arm ave long
enjoyed'the front rank amongst uphol
sterers, and in the general (ultimatum of
the community. Their stock is kept
nEi - to the utmost requirements or ,
their patrons; and is of Very superior
quality. Blatresses r bedding, curtains
and general house. hotel acid. steamboat
fOrnishing are made specialties,, and no
where else can better goods be obtained
at lower prlees. They manufacture to
Order and insure satisfaction , to their pa.
trona in every* case, and deal in every
branch of the upholstery business, keep
ing cOnstantly.on band an excellent.and
judiciously assorted stook at the most
reasonable prices. We commend theui to
the patronage of out readeni as fair deal
ing,and honorable business gentlemen.
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Regular Meeting—Eliciting Diseturien
on lie Adoption of the Minutes—Rego:
ler Business. -
A regular monthly meeting of City
Councils was held yesterday, (Monday,)
April 28th, 1869, at 2 o'cfock r.
Select Council.
Members present—Messrs. Ahl,
Ahl
born, Burgwin, Coffin, Craig, Dickson,
Edwards, Gallaher, Gross, Heilman,
Hartman, Herron, Holmes, Kane, Ke
hew, Kirk. Lanfman, Littell, Lloyd,
Marshall, Morrow, Murdoch, Murray,
McClelland, MeEwen, McMahon; Quinn,
Rafferty, Rees, Rush, Schmidt, Scully.
Shipton, Torrens, Wainwright, S. J.,
Wainwright, Z., Watson. White, Zern
and President McAuley.
The minutes of the preceeding meeting
were read and approved, and the Clerk
proceeded to read the minutes of the spe
cial meeting, when Mr. Gallaher objected
on the ground that the meeting was ille
gal, and it was out of order to read the
proceedings before Councils.
Mr. Burgwin objected to Mr. Gallaher
taking part in the debate, as he Was not
recognized as a member under a resolu
tion which appeared on the minutes.
The President overruled Mr. Gallaher's
point and ordered the Clerk to proceed
with reading the minutes.
When the minutes had been read Mr.
Kirk moved their adoption.
Mr. Gallaher moved to strike from the
journal all the proceedings of the special
meeting.
Mr. in again raised the point of
order that Mr. Gallaher had no right un
der the minutes to take part in the dis
cussion until such time as the cases of
those members absenting themselves
shall have been decided.
Mr. Littell asked privilege to be heard
before the members referred to by Mr.
Burgwin were excluded from the room,
if they were to be excluded. After stat
ing the case fairly he moved to allow that
jortion of the minutes to remain on the
urnal *hich related to business trans
acted while there was a quorum in the
house, and to strike out all that followed.
Mr. Burgwin called for a decision on
the point of order raised by him.
The President overruled. it.
Mr. Gallaher insisted on his motion to
strike all the minutes from the journal.
He held that the meeting had not been
legally called and consequently the
meeting was illegal. That ten members
in the city were not present at that meet
ing, in consequence of not having re
ceived notice. He was opposed to allow
ing such a precedent to be established.
Mr. Littell, in support of his amend
ment, read extracts from several works
on parliamentary rules.
Mr. Murdoch said that none of the
speakers had commenced at the bottom
of the question. He held that if mem
bers came to council meetings and par:
ticipated in the proceeding, they
_have
no right to object to the meeting as be
ing illegal. He thought it a bad pre
cedent to establish to allow members to
leave the Council Chamber and leave
Councils without a quorum without per- ;
mission to do so.
Mr. Holmes was in favor of striking
from the journal all the proceedings of
the meeting.
Mr. Burgwin held that his point of or
der was : well taken, and held that those
members leaving the helm without per
mission, had no right to take part in the
business of the meeting, until such. time
as the nainutes4l appeared on the
journal,' were of. He held that
when a member eft the house without
the permission of the Chairman, that the
house had a right to consider him present
until such urns as it was ascertained by
a call of the house, that there was not a
quorum present.
Mr. Holmes said that the Chairman had
told the members to vacate.
Mr. Shipton said that he hadgiven no.
such permission, but had remarked to
some member who was discussing the
legality of the meeting, that if he
"thought the meeting illegal, why did he
remain?" whereupon several members
left the room.
Mr. Craig thought that the matter
should be fully considered and finally
settled, as it might materially affect the
workings of Councils. He believed that
members could not come and take_ part
in the proceedings until they became ob
noxious to them, and then leave for the
purpose of breaking up the meeting.
Mr. Rafferty stated that he did net
leave the meeting for the purpose of
breaking it up. hut thought it an illegal
meeting, and he did not desire to per
ticipate in the proceedings.
Mr. Litton - said if the members who .
held thit the meeting was legal really
thought - so, why did they not continue to
temsicier the bill which was under con
sideration when the difficulty occurred.
He was willing to compromise and allow
all that portion of the minutes or record
of the proceedings so long as theie was a
quorum in the house to remain and ex
punge that portion occurring after. the
President had declared there was no
quorum present.
Mr. Morrow only desired to appear
correctly on the minutes, and would call"
for the yeas and nays on the adoption of
the minutes. - He held that the minutes
themselves showed that there was no
quorum present al the time the business
was transacted, and he could not, under
his oath, vote for their approval. Ho
then called for the previous question.
Mr. Grqss said that was the same pro
ceeding sleet the last meeting done up in
another form. The gentleman called the
previous question in order to shut off de
bate, and at the previous meeting they
had "skedaddled" for the same purpose.
The question was called.
On motion of Mr. Holnies,'Mr. Gross
was allowed to proceed and discuss the
question for ten minutes. _
Mr. Morrow withdrew the call for the
previous question.
Mr. Gallaher appealed from the de
cision of the chair that the meeting was a
legal one. •
Mr. Burgwin asked if the point he
raised at the opening of the meeting, that
"no member absenting himself from the
previous meeting without permission of -
the chair, had a fight, under the minutes
and rules of Councils, to take part in the
pr
sposw,oceeding& until those minutes ha been
di of . 1) P
The Chair decided the point by saying
that he attached no importance to a reso
lution or any proceedings transacted at
ter the Presiding officer had decided that
there was no quorum present.
order • '
Mr.
and
arewin again stated his point of
the Ch ,
air.decision
appeared from the of
The President stated that so soon as it
was announced by the presiding officer
that there was no quorum present, all
proceedings were illegal
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The yeas and nays were called on the
appeal, and the Chair was sustained be
the following vote: - by
Yeas—Meears. Ahl. A.hlborn, • Ckab3. - •
Gallaher, Hartman;, Hartman' Holmes, Kane Lit;
tell, Marshall, Morrow, McClelland'' Mc-
Ewen,'Moblithdri, Quinn, Rafferty, Boa s ,
Rush, Shiption, Wainwright S. J., w a i n .,
wright Z., Watson, White and Zern-23.
Nays—Messrs.,Burgwin, Craig, Dick
son, Edwards, Gross, Heilman, Kehew
Kirjt, Laufman,7 Lloyd, Murdoch, Mur
ray, Schmidt, Scully and-Torrens-15.
The Chair said he - liad made no decis
ion on the_ point as stated by Mr. Gal
laher.
Mr. Holmes moved to attend the mo•
tloo of Mr. rake exPenlitult the
MISR , LGIT GAZETTE: 'Malt APRIL 27:;
whole of they minutes upon the journal
at the special meeting.
Mr. Kirk rose to a point of. order,
stating that it required the unanimous
consent to expunge, according to all
parliamentary rules. •
The Chair overruled the point.
The question then recurred on Mr.
Holmes' amendment, which was lost by
the following vote: .
Ayes—Messrs. Ahl. CofEin, Gallaher,
Holmes, Kane, McClelland, McMahon,
Quinn, •Rafferty,_ Rees, Rush, Wain
wright, S. J., Wainwright, Z., White,
Zern—ls.
Nays—Ahlborn, Burgwin, Dickson,
Edwards, Grose, Hallman, Hartman,
Herron, Kehew, Kirk, Lanfman, Littell,
Lloyd, Marshall, Morrow, Murdoch,
Murray, McClelland, bicEwen, Schmidt,
Scully, Skipton, Torrens, Watson and
President McAuley-25.
The question then ecurred on the
original. motion of Mr. L i ttell to expunge
all that portion of the minutes recorded
after Mr. Shipton - decided i there was no
quorum and left the Chair. -
Considerable discussion • ensued as to
what the motion was and Axing the ex
act point from which the minutes should
be expunged.
Mr. Burgwin asked that the motion be
put in writing.
Mr. Littell submitted the following:
_Resolver; That all that portion of the
Minutes recorded after Mr. Shiptoirleft
the Chair be stricken out.
Mr. Burgwin held that it was not the
original motion; that the motion of Mr.
Littell was to strike out allthat portion
of the minutes recorded after the min
utes showed there was no quorum, and
that now, it having been ascertained that
the minutes do not show there was no
quorum, the gentleman changes his mo
tion.
The Chair thought the point a veryfine
one, but declined to entertain it and or•
dered the vote to proceed.
The yeas and nays having been called
the resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Ahl, Ahlborn Coffin,
Gallaher, Hartman, Holmes, l K ane, Lit
tell, Marshall, Morrow, McClelland, Mc.
Ewen, McMahon, Quinn, Rafferty, Rees,
Rush, Shipton, Wainwright, S. J., Wain
wright, Z., Watson; White, Zern, Presi
dent McAuley-24.
Nays—Messrs. Burgwin, Craig. Dick
son, Edwards,-Gross Hallman, Herron,
Kehew, Kirk, Leaman, Lloyd, M.nr
doch, Murray, Schmidt, Torrens
—l6.
Mr. Kirk moved to strike out that por
tion of the minutes relating to the pro
test of the members to the meeting, and
asking to have their names recorded as
protesting against it.
Mr. Rafferty moved to lay the motion
on the table. The yeas and nays_ were
called, with the following result:
Yess—Messrs. Abl, Ahlborn, Coffin,
Gallaher, Homes, Kane,Littell, Marshall,
Morrow, McClelland, MoEwen,
McMa
hon, Quinn, Rafferty, Rees, Rush, Ship
ton Wainwright, S. J., Wainwright, Z.,
Watson, White. Zern and President Mc-
Auley—W; so the motion prevailed.
Nays—Messra. Burgwin, Gross, Hail
man„Hartman, Herron, Kehew, Kirk,
Lanfman, Lloyd, Murdoch, Murray,-
Schmidt,_Sculley and Torrena-17.
Mr. Liftell called for the previous ques
tion on the adoption of the minutes as
amended. The yeas and nays were
called, with the following result:
Yeas—Messrs. AhL Ahlborn, Coffin,
Gallaher, Hartman, Holmes, Kane, Lit
tell, 1,,10yd, Marshall, Morrow, McClel
land, cEwen. McMahon, Quinn, Raf
ferty, Jtees, Rush, Shipton, Wainwright,
S. J., - Wainwright. Z., Watson, White,
Zorn and President McAuley-25.
Nays—Messrs; Burgwin, Craig, Dick
son, Edwards, Gross, Hallman. Herr_
Kehew, Kirk, Laufman, Murdoch, Mur
ray, Schmidt, Scully and Torrens—la.
So the minutes were adopted.
, . Mr. Gross wished to know if the Third
rule of Councils was inoperative, and if
so, if the members from the new district§
would be censured if they wore to leave
the Chamber.
The President stated that the rule was
certainly inoperative if the members
would walk off.
Mr. Schmidt presented a petition from
Fred Greiser, for permission to erect an
iron-clad building at the corner of Hmall
man and Thirtieth streets. Referred to
Committee on Wooden Buildings.
Mr. Gross, Chairman of the Board of
Health, submitted the following:
The Board of Health would respect
fully represent that - they have only been
allowed an appropriation of five MlD
dred dollars and they find said sum to be
altogether insufficient to carry on . the
most necessary business of the Board;
they therefore pray your honorable bodies
to allow an additional appropriation of
two thousand dollars. The Board have
,already necessarily expended the first
appropriation of five hundred dollars,
and unless an additional sum be speedily
granted the business of the Health
Officer will have to be suspended. Re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Also a communication from the Hgalth
Officer relative to the establishment of a
City Hospital. Rdferred to the Commit
tee on City Property.
Mr. Lloyd, a petition from the. Grain
Elevator Company, asking for -a reduc
tion of business tax. Referred to the
Finance Committee with power to act.
Mr. Zern; a petition for a gas lamp at
the corner of Fourteenth street and Mul
berry Alley. Referred to the Gas Com
mittee. •
Mr. Gallaher, a petition from G,
asking for a reduction of business tax.
Referred to Finance Committee, with
power to act.
Mr. McAuley, (Mr. Gross in the chair)
presented a .00mmunicatien from the
President of the Monongahela Bridge
Company asking permission to erect a
palling'fence around their ground at the
northern end of the bridge. Referred to
Monongahela Wharf Committee.
Mr. /McClelland presented a petition
askivg for a change of grade on Clymer
street. Referred to Street Committee.
Mr. Shipton presented the report of the
Committee on Gas, recommending the
erection of a number of gaslamos.., AR ?
pioved.
Mr. MoEwen, a resolution authorising
the erection of a gas lamp at Bedford
avenue and Gam street. Referred to the
Gas Committee.
Mr. Z. Wainwright presented an ordi-
nance granting privilege to the Ewalt
Street 'Bridge Company to erect , a bridge
across the Allegheny river et the foot of
Forty-third street. •
Rules suspended and the ordinanoe
passed finally.
Mr. MoMahoti presented a petition for
grading and paving Pleasant alley from
Forty-third to' Forty-fourth street. ,
Be
lerred to the Street C•ommittee.. - •
Mr. MoAuley presented a communics
tion from the Controller. asking for an
additional appropriation for the waterex
tension fund. Referred to the . Finance
Committee in conjunction with the
Water Committee. U. 0. non-concurred.
H. C. adhered to former action. ,
Mr. Moßwen presented the report of
the Controller, which was accompanied
by sundry bills and 'a resolution authorize
lug
the
o y p a eedn.t thereof.
The report was received and the reso
lution Also a communication from C. B. M.
Smith, Attorney for Allen and Dunne'•
stating that there was a balance still
due said firm for grading' and ,paying.
Referred to theTinahoe Conunitt
Mr. iloEwen, a petition ibr watempipe
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on Mercer street. Referred to the 'Water
Committee.
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Mr. ()roes, au ordinance providing for
a culvert on Larimer avenue. Read
three times and passed.
Mr. Torrence, an ordinance relative to
the inspection of salt. Referred to ithe
Ordinance Committee.
Mr. Quinn, a resolution authorliing
the Treasurer to draw his warrant for
f 74 in favor of B. Rafferty for feed fur
nished the Neptune Engine Compiny;
Read three times and passed.
Mr. Hallman offered the follo wing! re
solution:
Resolved, That the rules and regnla
tions governing the Legislature at Har
riEburgh, as set forth and published in
their Manual, be adopted by the Councils
of Pittsburgh as their rules and regula
tions in any case not mentioned or pro
vided in the by laws of said Councils,
Referred to a special committee, and
Messrs. Hallman and Craig appointed in
Select Council.
Mr. Hallman, a resolution directing
the Street Commissioner to ascertain !by
what authority a wooden building has
been erected on Virgin alley and Smith
field street. Adopted. , I
-Am a resolution relating to the erec
tion of a wooden building on Webster
avenue. Adopted.
Mr. Bnrgwin offered the following:
WHEREAS, The lid Rule forbids any
member from leaving the Council Cham
ber without leave of the President, and
our President having stated that he had
no power to retain them; therefore,
.Resolved, That a violation of said Rule
on the part of a member of this Council
deserves and should receive a reprimand
from the President and a suspension
from participation in the proceedings; of
the Council until said member apologizes
to the House.
The yeas and nays were called, when
the resolution was defeated by a vote' of
16 top).
The Council then adjourned. .
Common Council.
President Tomlinson presiding.
Present—Messrs. Albans, . Anderson,
Ardary, Barr, Barton, Batchelor, Bell,
Berger, Black, .Booth, Bnlger, ) ' Carroll,
Case, Caskey, Dain, Daub, Danseath,
Fleming, Gildenfenney, House, Houston,
Hutchison, Jahn, Jamison, Lanahan,
McCandless, McCarthy,. McClaren, Ma
Cleane, McKelvey, MoMasters; Moore,
Moorhead, Morgan, Palmer, Pearsall,
Penney, Potts, Reed. Rook, Rosewell,
Sims, Schott, Scott, Vick, Waughter,
Weisenberaer, Weldon, Welsh, WilsOn
and President Tomlinson. - 1
Minutes of preceding meeting read and
approved.
PkTITIONS, RESOLUTIONS, &C.
Mr. McClaren presented a resolution
instructing the Committee on Gas Light
ing to place a gas lamp on Diamond
alley, between Cherry and Scrip alley.
Referred to Committee on Gas Lighting.
Mr. Caskey, remonstrance against va
cation of Vickroy street. Referred to
Street Committee.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Mr. Fleming presented the following
preamble and resolution:
WICSREAS, An unusual amount of
sickness, in the forms of diarrhea, chol
era-morbtus, &c., is prevailing in the city
at the present time, largely induced, in
the opinion of medical gentlemen and
others, by the Impurity of the water
AND WHERZAK, It Is Important ' to
every resident to have good water,
.and
demands immediate attention:. Therefore '
be it
Resolved, That a Special Committee be
appointed to inquirenintcand investigate
the condition of the supply -basins, and
the river in the vicinity of the - water
works, and, as far as possible,
have the
matter complained of remedie d.d.
Read three times and passed, and
Messrs.
.Fleming and Potts appointed.
In S, C. Messrs. Gallaher and Morrow.
Mr. Moore, a petition from WilliaM
Burk, asking permission to remove 'a
frame house. Referred to Committee on
wooden buildings.
Mr. Scott presented a communication
from the Niagara Fire Company, relatiVe
to the turning over to the city of the en
gine and apparatus of the company,
under the provision that the city pa' the
company's Indebtedness to the Anioskeig
Company, of $3,000. If no such provia
ion could be made, the conapany ex
pressed an intention to give t t he appara
tus into the hands of the Amoskeag Com
pany. Referred to the Committee On
city property. -
Sir. McCandless, a remonstrance
against taxing the old wards for paving
streets in_ the new city districts. Re
ceived and filed,
Mr. Welsh, a communication from the
Enterprise Insurance Company asking
for a share of the patronage of the city.
Referred to Committee on City Property.
Mr. Pearson. a resolution changing the
place of holding the election in the Sey
enteenth ward from the Old to the New
Public Schoolhouse on Fortieth street.
Read three times and passed in S. C.
Resolution laid over.
Mr. Reed, a resolution for the erection
of a lamp post on Bedford avenue. Rifr
ferred to the Committee ortaas Lighting.
Mr. Soon, a petition for the opening of
Valley street, in the Seventeenth ward.
Referred to the Street Committee.
Mr. Potts, a_petition for the paying of
Spring alley. Referred to the Street
Committee.
NEW DISTRIC?H AND CITY POOR TAX.:
Mr. Batchelor o ffered the following:
WHEREAS the townships of Liberty,
Collins, Pitt, Oa land and Peebles, and
the Borough of Lawrengoville,liave paid
the Directors or the County Home, for
their interest In the Poor Farm and
buildings, and whereas, the aforesaid
townships and boroughs have beconie
part of the city of Pittsburgh, and no
longer have an f interest in the prupertyOf
the county, embraced in said Fat*, Imlt
have been compelled lo account to the
city for their interest, in the City Farm,
therefore, _
Baso/ved, That a Committee of three
members of Council 'from the new dias
tilt:to be appointed to confer with the Di.
rectors of the County Home, and ascer
tain the amount the aforesaid districts
are entitled to'aa an abatement of City
Poor tax. .
Adopted, and Messrs. Batchelor and
McMane were• apointed to act in con
nection with one member from the Se
lect branch.
THE STREET DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Weldon, Chairman of the Street
Committee, presented a report accom
panied by the following'ordinances:
For the widening of Forty-second street
fromßutler street to the Greensburg Pike.
For the numbering of houses on Du
quesne Way.
For public soviet. on Eleventh street,
from • Liberty street to the river.
For widening the sidewalks on Thirty
ninth and Fortieth streets. - - ;
For grading and paving Forty-third
streets from Butler to Davidson street.
For grading and paving Forty-seoond
street from .Butler street to- the Alle
gheny yalley Railroad.
For grading and paving Sixteenth
street from Pike street to the bridge.v
For grading and, paving Relroact
street, from Twentieth to Thirty-First
streets.. • ;
For lilcolaon pavement on Fifth avenue,
from. Ross street to , the eastern end of
Dinwkidle street. - - .
For change of grade on Penn street.
For change of grade on Liberty street.
from Twenty-Ninth to Thirtieth atreet..l
In the matter of grading rand - paving
1868
Hatfield street and the Greenstittrg pike,
action has been postponed for the present.
With regard to a bill_ of W. J. Cris
well, for painting street signs, amount
ing to ROM, the Committee recom
mend that Couneils order it to be paid
from the contingent fand.
The subject of re-opening Spruce alley
from Twenty-fourth street came up, and
after considerable disCussion upon it a
motion was made to lay it en the table,
which was carried.
The report was read and accepted.
The ordinances in, relation to Sixteenth
street, Forty-third street, changing the
width of Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, chatiging the grade •of Penn
street, and resolution referring to the
claim of J. W. Criswell, were all read
three times and passed under a srspen
sion of the rules.
The remainder were laid over.
REPORTS OF VIEWERS.
Mr. Weldon presented the report of
the viewers on the opening % of Erin
street, which was read, accept egi and ap
proved.
Mr. Tomlinson presented a remon
strance against thie report, which was
read and recorded.
Mr. Weldon, the report of the viewers
oniFourth avenue sewer. Read, 11.4 y ipt
ed and approved.
Mr. Pearson, an ordinance relating to
the separate indebtedness of the boro ngh
of Lawrenceville. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Also, a petition, a ccompanied by an
ordinance, for Ricolson pavement on
Diamond alley, between Wood and
Smithfield streets. The petition was re
ceived and the ordinance laid over under
the rules.
Mr. Gfidenfenny, a petition, aeocitnpit
nied by an ordinanee, for the opening
of Herron avenue, Thirteenth ward.
The petition was accepted, and the ordi
nance react three timer - and passed under
a suspension of the rules.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Weldon called up the following
unfinished business:
An ordinance changing the grade'on
Liberty street. After some discussion
the ordinance was laid over.
An ordinance relative to the straight
ening of Second avenue. Passed finally.,
An ordinance fixing duties and salary
of the City Engineer. Passed finally.
An ordinance relative to widening
Webster avenue from Grant street to
Seventh avenue. Passed finally.
An ordinance for sewer en High street,
from Wylie street to Fifth avenue.
Passed finally.
An ordinance for the opening of Rose
street, from Overhill to Devil streets.
Passed finally.
An ordinance for the grading and pav
ing of Beech alley, from Pride to Milten
berger streets. Passed finally.
An ordinance for the grading and pay •
ingof Apple alley, from Van Bream to
Miltenberger streets, amended so as to
include the entire length of the alley to
Mansion street, and passed finally.
Ordinance for grading and. paving St.
Patrick's alley. Passed finally.
Ordinance for grading, paving and
curbing of Liberty street, from Thirty
first to Thirty-Third streets. Passed
finally.
Ordinance for grading Irwin alley,
from Fortieth to Forty-Second streets.
Passed finally.
Ordinanee for the construction of a
board walk on Elm street, from Bloom-,
field street to the Pennsylvania Railroad
track. Passed finally.-
PETITIONS, ',LC.
Mr. Gildenfennv presented a petition,
accompanied by an ordinanee, from rest
dents on Duncan street asking for the
grading and paving of said street from
Kirkpatrick street to the line of the
township road, at the corner of Thomas
Jones' property.
The petition was received and the ordi
nance read three times and passed,under
a suspension of the rules.
Mr. Booth, a petition from A. Hastings
asking permission to raise roof on a frame
building, on Logan street, four feet high
er. Referred to the Committee on-Wood.
en Buildings.
Mr. Morgan, an ordinance regulating
the fees for_ weighing coal, hay, sand,&o.,
in the city;
Read three times and passed, under a
suspension of the rules.
AMENDNENT TO MMES
Mr. Houston offered an amendment to
rule thirtieth, in reference to calling spe
cial meetings, which provided that the
messenger, at the instance of the clerk,
should furnish written notices for special
meetings to members and the official pa
pers, stating therein the object for which
called.
Mr. Bell presented a substitute for Mr.
Houston's amendment.
After considerable discussion the mat
ter was laid on the table for the reason
that a similar amendment had passed
Counnon Council at a previous meeting,
and was in Select Council awaiting
action.
ORDINANCE CALLED UP.
Mr. Weldon called Ivan ordinance rel
ative to establishing grades on certain
streets of the new districts of the city.
Passed finally.
THE MUNICIPAL RECORD
Mr. Weldon offered a resolution in
structing the Finance Committee to con
tract with the "Pitsburgh Commercial"
Printing Company for the “MuniCipal
Record," at a cost of Iwo.. Read three
times, rules suspended and passed.
Business from Select Council was next
taken up. In all business not otherwise
noticed S. C. concurred.
Adjourned.
Fin. Mains & Co., No. 105 Fifth avenue.
Bulletin of Prices of tne Fifth Avenue
Hat Store
Bilk Hats ' $5OO
Brown Broadway Hats 1 00
Black Broad ways 1 00
Pearl Broadways 1 00
Choice of IQO boys' Hats I'oo
a mune Scotch Caps ............. . . ~...... 1 50
Choice 'of four different styles of
Traveling-Caps 1 00
Princess Hats. 2 00
Choice of five colors of Alpine Hats. 2 00
FIN. MAINS 6r. Co.,
105 Fifth avenue.
Silk Hats
Made to order in three hours, at the
Fifth Avenue Hat Store.
Great Auction Sale Adjourned, till Sat
urday at 934 A. M.. of Mann= da Car
lisle's stock, at 29 Fifth avenue, at which
time we will commence a closing , out
sale of what stock remains. This sale
will continue for only four days, by which
time the stock must be sold. Every ar
ticle put up will be cord regardless
of met. Great bargains may be had.
IL B. Smithson dc Co. •
Fln. Maths & Co., No. 105 Fifth aTenne
The Sale by auction of lace goods, em
broideries, trimmings and general nct
dons, at the fashionable retail trimming
and notion establishment of W. W.
Moorhead, No. 81 Market street, will
continue every day this week.
Fin. Mans & Co., No. 105 Fifth matte.
Constitution Water is a certain cure fel
Diabetes -and all diseases of the Rid
nays. For male by all Druggists.
=SEM
Fla. Milne & Co., No. 105 Filth, ivenne.
Ladles' Spzing and Slumber Sunk
There is one feature of the mock Which
Messrs. Bates & Bell have now on hand
at their store, 21 Fifth avenue, that merits
special attention, and isgenerally and de
servedly admired by the ladies. We re
fer to the large and varied assortment of
black silk, poplin, linen and alpaca walk- -
ing divsses, and we feel warranted in
stating that it is one of the most attractive
ever exhibited in this city. It comprises \
ready made suits in all the late French
styles and designs which are, perhaps,
far superior to any we can produce in
Pittsburgh, in regard to accuracy of fit
and general gracefulness. The silks are
very - beautiful, and with their different
shapes and trimmings, present a charm
ing variety to the purchaser. The poplin.
suits represent every shade of color, and
are all neat and tasteful. They range In
price from 122,00 upwards. and are, in
great demand. In a notice, yesterday,
we referred to the handsome linen sea- I
side suits, and to-day we have only to
repeat that nothing at once so cheap and
so well adapted to summer wear has been •
offered here for many seasons. They are
complete in every respect, and yet sell
so low as $lB,OO. In the line of alpacas
there Is a display of almost equally at
tractive salts. Of the various imported
goods we have mentioned, Messrs. Bates
& Bell have large assortments, ready
made-up and fit for immediate wear.
They represent all that Is fashionable or
fresh in Pails or the East, and are finer
than can be produced here. Those, how
ever, who desire to leave orders forsnits
will have a choice and extensive lot of
"fabriOs to select from and some of our
best home modistes who are in the ser
vice of the firm to prepare them. We
will close by noting that in the cloak
room, yesterday, we were shown no less
than thirty different styles of black silk
mantles, cloaks and sacques, each one ap
parently outstripping the others in ele
gance and richness,
as they were 'suc
cessively exhibited. They ranged in
price from 110,00 to $65,00, and are chiefly
imported from the leading European
houses. There is one new style among
thecri, the sleveless basque, which is par
ticularly noticeable for its novelty and
beauty. Ladies know where to go for
goods of this character.
Silk Hats
Made to order in three hours, at the
Fifth Avenue Hat Store.
The place to get Waite Lime, Cal
cined Plaster, Hydraulic Cement. is at
Baker & Osakey'a, 18 Smithfield street
SCOTT—FIELD—At the residence of the bride's
parents In Nantucket, Mass., by , the Rev. S. D.
Homer, Mr. GEORGE W. SCOTT, of Oakland.
Pittsburgh, Pa , and Miss LUCY P, FIELD, of
Nantucket. Mass.
HOWELL—BOBINSON—In Philadelphia; en
the 22d Inst., by the Rev. Samuel E. Appleton,
GEORGE R. HOWELL and Mary P., daughter
of the late Alexander P. Robinson. of Alleghe
ny City.
DIED.
EICITENLABB—On Bundsy night, .411128th,
PAULIN/I:, Infant daughter of Edward and
Margaret Elchentaub, aged 4 months.
The funeral will Mke place front the residence
of the parents, Belvidere, Etna borough, on
TuESDAY MORNING, at ten o'clock. Friends, of
the family are respectfully invited to attend.
NAME—On Sttuday,April 415111,WM.C.K.A.NE,
aged 45 Tears.
Funeral from his late residence. corner Nine
teenth and Penn streets, TuzsDAT AFTEBNoIizr.
at 2p , clock. The friendsof the family ate re
spectfmly invited to attend. •
UNDERTAKERS.
ALEX. AIKEN iIUNDER
TAKER, No. 166 FOlhiTH STREET,
sbn, COFFYNS of all kinds, CRAPES,
GLOM and ery description of Funeral Fur.
nishing oods furnished. Rooms open day and
nlcbt. Rearse and Carriages Singel:Led.
Rumnstress—Bey. Dam ta Kerr. D.D.,
W. JacobusEau.
LES & PEEBLES (CHARLES
AND LIVERY STABL
cornet f dAN DUSKY STREET . AND matoa
AVENDA Allegheny City, When their colr
ROOMS aie,conatantly supplied with real and
imitation lto- ewood, Mahogany and Walnut
Coffins, at prices sarying from N 1 to $lOO. 80.
dies prepared for inn rment. Hearses and Car.
riages Mrnished: sire. .11 Janda of Mourning
Goods, if required. Omce of en at all hours, day
and night.
Ram T. RODNEY_,
TAKEAND =BALMER, No. 43 OHIO
ET, Allegheny, seeps constantly on hand
a large assortment of ready-made Codins of the
following kinds: PIM, the celebrated American
Burial Cues, Metallic Self-sealing Air-tight
Cases and Caskets, and Rosewood, Walnut and
Roseword Imitation Collins. Walnut Codlns
from $45 upwards. Rosewood Imitation Coffins
from $3 upwards, and no palms will be oared
to give entire satisfaction. Crape and Gloves
furnished free vtcharge. Best Hearses and Car
riages furnished on short notice. Carriages far.
lashed to funerals at 44 • •
MINERAL WATERS. •
SARATOGA STAR WATEIL,
Saratoga_"A" Water.
Congress Water.
Hissingen Water.
&c., &c.,
SIMON JOHNSTON,
Corner Fourth Avenue,lind Smith
field Street
AGENT FOR PETER FQUIRES' (London)
GRANULAR EFFERVESCING PREPARA-
TiONIL Chemicals and True Glycerine soap,
ap2A
W. G. DUNSEATII,
Jeweler , and Oitician,
56 FIFTH AVENUE,
AGENT FOR THE
U. S. Watch Co's Watches,
KEY AND PENDANT WINDERS,.-.•!T/1$
LEADING WA.TOELV,
HENRY G. HALF,
MERMIANT TAILOR,
Would reaPeetnally inform his friends and the
penile generally, that hla
SPRING STOCK OF GOODS
IS NOW COMPLETE.
SOUCITIM AR EARLY CALL.
Corner of Penn and Sixth Streets.
mhe
HESPENHEID &
• • •
No. 80 SIXTH STREET, (late. St.
Clair.) have lust received from the East the beat
lot of New Goods for Spring Sults ever brought
to themarket. The firm warrant to cut and fit
and Make Clothes cheaper and better than any
first -chits house' in this city. Anew and widen.
did ' assortment , of GXNTLEMEN'S ?WINOS.
LNG GOODS are at all times tube found at , thin,
haute. Our Number is 80 814TH BTMT.
mai
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MARRIED.
FOR SALE BY