The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-04-21

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between the City and the
Eahcastef Ohio Gas Light and
6I5keC g Conipaby for supplying the
streets anAapnblic ibuildingssof tIIe
City and rs Inhabitants, with gas
light, that III is . spbjcctr of very
geHefai COMPLAINT on the part Of
our itizehs that, fora long period,
theleDmpansHhas fdlled % comply
Eiths then aeEHisE Of the contract--S
thegaa fH4ishedlhaving been gem
eraIl y de6cienti in both quality and
quantity, and the street lamps
nothayingi been kept burning dur!
ipgaah thehark shoursf6f the night,
asFeqpired,hy the eentEact4 zssey
Il earnestly recommend the pass
sage, without delay, Of an ordinance
investing -four Gas Committee
withauthority to proedre, as often
as. shall sheE deemed necessary by
that committee; the State Gas In
spector to visit the City and in.
spect the meters, employed and the
gas supplied.by ythe Company and
making it'the duty Of that Com
mittee to report, monthly, to the
Council whether the company has
performed its contract, and precise
ly what deductions, if any, shall be
made from the pay Of the company
for non performance. The ordi-
nance should impose upon the Pc.
lice force Of the City the duty of
keeping, and reporting to the
Council, monthly, accurate ac.
counts Of the number of dark
hours during which the streets
lamps are not kept burning. ]
submit. also, whether it would not
bewell for such ordinance to pro
vide for the appointment of City
Gas Measurer, Whose duty it shall
beto inspect all gas meters and
certify the correctness of all bills
made against the consumers Of gas,
and to perform such other duties
as the Council may prescribe.
Your attention is also invited to
the necessity of providing by ordl
nance some more practicable and
efficient mode of,conducting to thu
advantage of the City the labor O.
persons sentenced, for non-pay
ment of fines, or other legal cause
to perform hard labor. The pre-
sent ordinance enjoinS the duty o
working such prisoners on tn
Marshal. The many other dutic
of that officer so occupy his tim
that he is unable to discharge tina
duty | respectfully recommen'
the passage of an ordinance, charg
ing the Street Commissioner wit
the duty of conducting and man
aging the labor of prisoners. Sue
ordinance should also authorize tn
Mayor, in all cases Of asentencct
hard labor, to discharge the'perso
or persons, SO sentenced, from in
\ prisonmept, on information froi
the Street Commissioner that ther
is no labor 70 be, performed. syri
J Our Fire Department is,about
4 efficiently, organized and conductc
those generally Of other cities j
r THE State, of, the same class an
population as our own. The n
cent acquisition to its -machiner
of a new steam engine and appar'
tus has impaired a fresh and invi|
! Grating stimulus to the Ofliccrsan
Companies of the department., th'
may reasonably increase the assn
ance Of our citizens Of protectic
against fire. They have great caui
to be grateful for the remarkab
and entire exemption, during Il
year just closed, of their propert
from destruction or injury by fir
/ recommend that all proper su
port and encouragement be granite
, as no doubt will be, by your no
orable body to the officers al
companies of our Fire Departmer
For information, as to the Sar
tary condition of our City, duril
the last year, you are respectful
referred to the several reports, I
that period, ofthe President of Il
Board of Health, which are on Fl
in the Office of the City Clerk.
! / may remark, generally, that o
. . city has been kept cleanly, and
0 inhabitants have been unusual
Z free from disease. 4 recomme
/ the amendment of the Board
] Health ordinance so that it sh
: conform to the present law of
> State on that subject.
q Our City buildings are in go
2 repair and 1 haveno recommend
: tions to make in regard to any
them, except that ! think it wor