Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-05

an income derivable from light taxation
of city property will allow that no indi
| vidual member of councils or committee
should be the Judge ofjust how much our city
required improvement. That, take it, i.
to be measured by the amount Of money
the representatives of the people in coun'
ellis assembled are willing to appropriate
| beyond that, no individual nor committee
has right to 60.
Now, that the survey of the southern
| portion of the city is substantially com.
pleted, would again earnestly recommend
the opening of DOrwart street, from Manor
| enthusiastically to St. Joseph or Ere
| mont street. This ward, as indicated,
| by the number of voters it contains, must
have population of nearly 1000. There
are no avenues of inter-communicatiOn be-
tween the southern and northern portions
of the ward, but three fourteen-feet-wide
| alleys. at wide intervals, unpaved, and in
| a most wretched condition during the win
ter months and in wet weather, through
which the people must pass to get from one
part to another. If Dorwart street were
opened, as proposed by the new survey, it
would pretty equally divide the ward, and
give the people facilities for intercourse,
| very much needed.
In former messages have spoken Of the
benefit there would be to the city of locat-
ing upon chart our sewers, connections,
size, DC. The necessity for this map be-
comes more apparent every day. l hope
that councils will order some competent
person to perform this work. We have no
official record of any kind except such as
the minutes of the street committee will
afford. Most of the information will have
to be gathered from former city regulators,
street commissioners, contractors, and from
the recOllectiOns of our citizens. The city
some years ago had a map made of the water
MAINS showing their location, size of pipes,
&C., which we find very useful in the water
department.
The attention of councils is called to the
fact that there will be deficiencies for the
year ending May 81, 1880, of probably
from twenty-five to twenty-five thousand
dollars in the street department alone.
There will probably be deficiency in the
lamp department, Occasioned principally
by the great number of new lamps put up
during the year. 1t will be observed that
the appropriation bin introduced into
councils in March, is only intended to meet
the expenses of the next fiscal year, and
cannot he used for the deficiencies of this
mittee, ediately after its organization,
will proceed to the consideration of the
mode of paying this FLOATING debt. l am
aware that the matter is surrounded with
grave difficulties. The finance committee
of last year report that the city is within
So. 800 of the Indebtedness allowed us under
the constitution. 1t will be for the cOun-
ellis to determine the responsibility of the
city for contracts made in violation of law.
The creditors of the city are clamorOus
for payment. and We must make up our
minds to provide for the payment of this
floating debt or prepare to defend the city
in the courts. With me there is left no option
to use the appropriations otherwise than is
specifically declared in the ordinance max
ing them.
At the conclusion of the mayors address
the convention adjourned
The two branches reassembled in their
respective chambers, and common council
without transacting any further business
adjourned.
In select council an executive message
was received from the mayor, announcing
his reappointment of John F. Deichler,
chief of police Peter Nagle, lookup
keeper Henry Dorley, market master !;
James Coyle, moulder policeman for the
4th ward, vice John Mattern, resigned !;
John Harman for the Sth ward, vice w. c.
Pyle. resigned, and the others the same as
heretofore