Annual Report of ... Mayor of Philadelphia, Containing the Reports of the Various Departments of the City of Philadelphia, Volume 1 |
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acres addition Appropriations approved April April 12 Art Jury assessed Assistant Barrett Board of Recreation Boiler boxes bridge Broad street Building Inspection Bureau of Building Bureau of Fire Bureau of Police cent charge Chief City Hall Clerk Committee construction cost December 31 Delaware river Department of Public Director District Division duty Electrical Bureau elevator ENGINE COMPANY erected expenditure Fairmount Park February feet fire alarm fire apparatus fire escapes Fire Marshal Frankford Free Library George Germantown Girard avenue Holmesburg Horse Trainer horses hoseman improvement increase Independence Hall injured inmates inspectors installed January John July June ladderman lamps Larceny League Island license Lieutenant March ment Miscellaneous municipal November November 15 October operators ordinance Parkway Patrol patrolmen Pennypack Creek Pier Pine streets plans playground poles Public Safety pump purchased recommended Recreation Park repairs RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG Schuylkill river September sergeants Submission Superintendent telephone tion total number Truck wires
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Page 423 - I have the honor to present herewith the annual report of the home secretary of the National Academy of Sciences for the year ending April 18, 1904.
Page 103 - County and served six years, being reelected in 1889; in 1898 was appointed assistant tax commissioner in the department of taxes and assessments of the city of New York...
Page 84 - Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, no law shall extend the term of any public officer, or increase or diminish his salary or emoluments after his election or appointment...
Page 737 - ... neighboring property within two hundred feet of the boundary lines of such public parks, parkways and playgrounds in order to protect such public parks, parkways and playgrounds...
Page 737 - That it shall be lawful for and the right is hereby conferred upon the cities of this commonwealth to purchase, acquire, enter upon, take, use and appropriate private property for the purpose of making, enlarging, extending and...
Page 169 - ... commencing with the first day of the month succeeding the one in which such certificate is surrendered, unless such surrender be on the first day of the month; and at the same time shall present to such officer a verified petition setting forth all facts required to be shown upon such application. Said officer shall...
Page 258 - Every person is responsible and liable for any acts of his by which any other person has or may have sustained any loss, damage or injury.
Page 676 - During the year this matter has been under consideration and the admirable examples of other cities — notably those of Washington and Baltimore — have been secured for comparison. Again, certain submissions of types of fixtures have been made to the Jury. Submissions 17-A, and 21 to 28, covering typical designs of overhanging signs, a subject referred to hereafter fully, and No. 60, a typical arrangement for attaching flags to buildings, are examples of submissions, the value of which cannot...
Page 169 - ... shall voluntarily, and before arrest or indictment for a violation of the liquor tax law, cease to traffic in liquors during the term for which the tax is paid under such...
Page 737 - That where such private property is outside of the city, it may be annexed thereto by ordinance of said city: And provided, That where any poorhouse properties are so taken, and such cities shall have made adequate provisions for thereafter accommodating and supporting the poor of the districts, wards, and townships within such cities, wherein such poorhouses are located, nominal damages only shall be allowed for such taking, and the land shall be held on condition that such city shall continue to...