Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-08
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT,
FIRST MEETING OF NEW COUNCILS.
Belgian Blocks Adjudication Of City Di-
geSt-Eish Market-Standiny COM
mittees-POlice COnfir-
nations. Xc.. .Ec

nations, &C., SC.
The first stated meeting of the new city
councils was held in their respective cham
bers last evening.
Select Council.
The following members were present
Messrs. Doerr, Eb Franklin Judith,
Shenk, Zecher and Evans, president.
President Evans presented the report Of
the city treasurer and receiver of taxes for
the past month, from which it appears
that last months receipts were S., 7222. %
last months payments, s9,91S.79; balance
| in treasury, s6.2O1.93.
Mr.. Shenk presented a resolution for the
| appointment of a commission consisting of
| the mayor and two members of each
| city ordinances and report to councils.
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs.
! Shenk and Zecher were appointed ON the
part of select council. Common council con-
CURED, and appointed as its part of the
committee Messrs. McNIullen and W. NJ.
| Franklin.
At the request of the petitioners Mr..
Shenk presented petition for the re-
moval of the fish market from the corner
of Vine and South Queen streets. The
petition was referred to the street commit
tee with instructions to report. Common
| council concurrcd.
Mr.. Shenk presented 4 resolution to have
the two first squares of North
Queen street and the first square of West
| King street paved with Belgian blocks as
| soon as the property owners in said
| squares shall have subscribed 50 per
lineal foot front Of their respective front
ages.
Mr.. Eberly moved the resolution be re-
ferred to the street committed to report
! Carried. Common council concurred after
amending by striking out So and inserting
$3.50. Select council adhered to it's for
mer action and asked for committee of
conference which was granted. The COM
mittee reported in favor of So per foot, to
which both branches acceded.
| Mr.. Eberly presented a petition for pix
ing West Orange street between Charlotte
and Mary streets, and MIR. Franklin pre-
sented a petition for piking one block of
! Orange street west Of Many street.
| On motion both petitions were referred
to the street committee. Common council
concurred.
Mr.. Zecher offered a resolution provid-
ing that all resolutions and petitions for
! new work or repairs on streets shall be re-
ferred to the street committee and ap-
proved by council before the work is done.
The resolution was ad, pied. Common
council concurred.
| Presidents Evans and Levergood an
nounced the following standing commit
| tees
Finance and Accounts-Seiect council :
Messrs. Eberly and Zechcr. Common
council Messrs. McMullen and Barnes.
Water-Select council: Franklin, Zecher
and Eberly. Common council: Brown.
Boos and Davis.
Streets-Select council Shenk, Sales,
DOerr and Yudith. Common council Nc
Mullen, Springer, Snyder, Hayes and Her.
! shey.
Markets-Select council Doerr and
ludith. Common council: Albert and
Sprecher.
Lamps-Selcct council Zecher and Eb-
| erly. Common council johnson and
Beard.
| Police-Sclect council Sales, Shenk and
| Franklin. Common council Yackly, Cox
and Hartley.
| City Property-Select council Boring
and Zechcr. Common council Berger and
| Germany.
| Buchanan and McEvoy Relief-Select
| council Yudith and Franklin. Common
| council Lichty and Sing
Fire Eng ines and Hose Companies
Select council Doerr. Boring and Sales.
Common council Hartley, Downey and
w. NJ. Franklin,
Printing-Select council: Franklin and
Judith. Common council: Smeych and
White
The committee on executive appoint
ments retired for consultation, and after
short absence returned and reported that
they were not ready to report on all the NOM
nations made by the mayor, but recon-
mended the confirmation of the following
police officers
Samuel Swenk and Casper Weitzel, of
the First ward George Cramer and Chas
Holman of the Second ward John Nc
Dewitt and James Coyle. moulder, of the
Fourth ward Jacob Killlngcr and James
kautZ, of the Fifth ward George Lentz
| and William Adams of the Sixth ward
John Merringer and Charles Dorwart of
the Seventh ward George Shay and John
Harman of the Eighth ward and Andrew
J. Flick and William Titus of the Ninth
ward.
Mr.. Shenk moved that the consideration
of the nominations bc laid over until the
committee was ready to report on all the
nominations made by the mayor, but after
debate he withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Zecher moved that the above NOM
nations reported favorably by the COM
mittee be confirmed, and vote being
taken, they were confirmed unanimously.
Select council adjourned.
Common Council.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Albert, Barnes, Beard, Boos,
Berger, Brown, Cormeny, Cox, Davis,
Downey, Franklin, Hartley, Hayes. Her.
shey, Johnson, Keeler, Lichty, McMulen,
Sing Smeych, Snyder, Sprechar, Springer,
Stormfeltz. White, Yackly and Levergood,
president, q.
The newly elected clerk, Mr.. Johnston,
in brief speech returned thanks to the
members of common council for the compli-
ment they had paid him in electing him,
and hoped that by careful attention to the
Office and continued efforts to properly dis
charge its duties he might be able to