Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-05

discharged from any further consideration
of the matter.
The ordinance for the appointing of clerk
of the market committee, read the first
time ut previous meeting, was taken uI
a second and third time and passed unani
mousIy. all the members present voting
for it. Common council also passed
the ordinance. 1t is as follows:
An Ordinance
For the Appointment Of a Clerk cfthe Market
CGmmiGee
SECTION l. he It ordained by the Select and
Common Councils Of the city Of Lancaster
that from and after the first Monday in April.
4. D., 1881. and cvs ry year thereafter, that the
clerk of common councils. in addition to his
mittee.
SEC. 2. lie shall keep a full record of the let
rents. keep an account OF ali money received.
and report the names Of all dclinquents to the
mayor. 30 days after the rental OF said Stalls or
stands, when the mayor shall Immediately
place said claims in the hands of the city solic-
ItOr for collection
SEC. }. That the clerk OF the market commit
tee, shall from time to time. furnish tie mayor
and city treasurer each with An exact rental
of tn" stalls and stands of the market, and
stall. and stands Immediately into the hands
OF the mayor, who shall pay the same into the
city treasury. the same AS other moneys COL
SEC L. That IL shall be the duty Of the mar
kct committee TO furnish the clerk of the mar
kct committee with Il proper book for keeping
the market accounts. the clerk to note in said
book the number Of stall or stand. to whom
rented and the amount OF rent, said book to bc
kept at all times at the mayors Office. and the
mayor shall have full power to receive mar
kct rents and receipt TOR the same, in the all
sencc of the clerk OF the market committee.
SEC. 5. That il shall be the duty of the A.
nance committee to aucit the accounts Of the
clerk OF market committed, al least twice a
year. and report the same to councils at their
regular meetings in the months OF March and
SIC g. The clerk of the market committee
shall receive an annual salary OF one hundred
and fifty dollars payable quarterly.
SEC. !. That all ordinances or parts of Ordi-
nances inconsistent herewith be and, are
hereby REPEALED.
Adjourned.
Common Council
The following named members were
present:
Mcssrs. Albert, Barnes. Brown, Cor
mcny. Davis, Franklin, Hartley, JohusoD,
Lichty, McMullen, Ostermaycr, Smeych,
Springer, StOrmteitz, Yackly, LevergOod,
president.
After waiting patiently for something
TO do the councilmen were finally reward
cd by the appearance of Clerk Barr, of
the select branch, who presented. the re-
port Of the finance committee printed in
the proceedings OF that body. The dOcu-
mcnt was read at length, and select ccun-
ellis action discharSins the committee from
further consideration of the subject, con-
Select council ordinance No. z, printed
above, was also received and and taken
up. 1t was read three times and on final
passage all the members present voted for
it except Mr.. Albert, who declined to vote.
Mr.. Albert is a member of the market
committee, and in explanation of the neg
ative recommendation of the committee
stated that the bill contained no provision
for security. and that the clerk in his Ca
pacity of market rents would have the
handling of some IS, 900 annually.
Mr.. Barnes offered the following:
ResOlred, That Edward Welchans be,
and he is hereby removed from the )ofice
of city treasurer and receiver of taxes Of
the city of Lancaster.
1t was unanimously adopted. Select
council concurred.
Adjourned.