Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-06
OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS.
STATED MEETiNG OF CITY COUNCILS.

stated MEETING OF CITY CuUNClls.
Com mittco Make AfidavIt Of Their BE-
lief That lhere IL D Default In
the Treasurer's Accounts and
COuncils suspend That OM-
ccr-Tho Loan and AVN.
ing Ordinances Tabled
IN Select Branch
Other Topics
OF Public In
terest.
A stated meeting of select and common
councils was held last evening.
Select Council.
The following named members were
present Messrs. Barr, Boring, DOerr,
Eberly, Franklin, Judith, Sales, Zccher,
and Evans, president.
Mr.. Zecher presented the monthly report
Of the city treasurer and receiver OF taxes,
from which it appeared that the receipts
last month were s4,917.O9; expenditures
s., 34G.27; balance in treasury s23, 1.46.
Clerk to Market Committee.
Mr.. Zecher presented the fOllowing ordi
nance for the appointment of a clerk Of the
maj ket committee. 1t is as follows:
An Ordinance for the appointment Of a Cierh
To the Market Committee
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Select and
Common Councils Of the city of Lancaster,
that from and after the first Monday in April
clerk of Common Council, in addition to his
other duties, shall be the clerk to the Market
Committee.
SEC. 9. He shall keep a full record of the let
ting OF the stalls ami stands, shall collect the
rents, keep an account OF all moneys received
and report the names of all dclinqucnts to
stalls or stands, when the Mayor shall imme-
diately rlace said claims In the hands OF the
City Solicitor for collection.
SEC. 3. That the clerk of the Market Commit
tee shall from time to time furnish the Mayor
and City Treasurer each with an exact rental
OF the stalls and stands of the market, and
stalls and stands Immediately into the hands
OF tho Mayor, who shall pay the same into the
city treasury, the same as other moneys col
SEC l. That it Shall be the duty OF the mar.
ket committee to furnish the clerk of the
market committee with Il proper book for
note in said book, the number of stalls OF
stands, to whom rented, and tho amour: Of
rent, said hook to be kept at all times in the
mayors Office. and the mayor shall have full
power to receive market rents and receipt fol
the same In the absence OF the clerk OF the
market committee.
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the finance
committee to audit the accounts OF the clerk
of market committee ut least twice each year
and report the same to councils ut their regu
lar meetings in the months of March and De
cember.
SEC. 6. That the clerk of the market commit
tee shall receive an annual salary OF one hun
dred and fifty dollars payable quartariy.
SEC. Z. That all ordinances or parts OF Or,l
nances, inconsistent herewith, be and are
hereby repealed.
Mr.. Zecher presented an abstract from
the minutes of the water committee fol
the past month which was read 1t con-
tains nothing of Importance that has moi
been heretofore published,
Mr.. Eberly presented Il petition from
citizens of East Chestnut street, between
franklin and Marshall, praying for :
modification of the grade of the street Al
that point. Referred to street committee
to investigate and report. Common coun
Gil cOncurred.
Mr.. Zecher presented an abstract Of thu
proceeding of the finance committee fol
last month, the substance of which has al
ready been published in the INTELLIGEN
GER.
The Charges Against tho Treasurer
The report was accompanied by the fol
lowing affidavit of the members of til,
water committee.
Lancaster County. s. S.
George w. Zecher, Adam J. Eberly, d
McNlullen and John II. Barnes, the finance
committee of the select and common cou,,
cils Of the city of Lancaster, being dul,
sworn, or affirmed, according to law, di
depOse and say that the facts set forth il
this affidavit arc true to the best of thei]
knowledge and belief.
That the said committee is the duly an(
legally constituted finance committee o
said city of Lancaster, and that the saiG
affiants were regularly appointed as mem
bers of the same by the presidents of til,
said select and common councils, who are
the persons legally authorized to MAKE
such appointments.
That, as members of the said financ,
committee, they are the custOdians of th'
financial interests of said city and ar,
therefore required to guard the city treas
ury from improper use.
That upon IN examination of the &C
counts Of Edward Welchans, the cit,
treasurer, a discrepancy was discovered O
81, 717.S1-S1, ,OO4. 10 of which he said Ed
ward Welchans admitted he was properl,
chargeable with, but on demand made b,
the city solicitor, under the instructions O
the finance committee, the said Edward
Weichans refused to pay over the said adj
mitted charge Of sl,OO4.1O but replied
that che had settled with the city of Lam
caster and paid over to it every dollar
which came into his hands,"
That the said Edward Wclchans has
been frequently summoned before the said
committee to prove his cash account as re.
quired by the charter of the said city OF
Lancaster, and for that purpose to produce
Il statement Of his bank account on the 1st
day of April, 1880, the jth day of April,
1890 (the day on which he was rc-clected),
and on the 1st day of November, 1880, but
that he has at times refused to appear be.
fore the said committee, and at all times
hc has refused to give them the informa-
tion SO asked for by them, constantly
treating them with contempt.
That the account of the said treasurer
has balanced from year to year, yet &C.
cOrding to his own statement he had nc
elected to charge himself with the above
mentioned sum of s1,0O4.1O. The said
affiants therefore declare and say that ac-
cording to the best of their knowledge
and belief, there is u default in the ac-
counts of Edward Welchans, the said city
treasurer.
GEO. W. ZEcnER,
A. J. EBERLY,
ID. MCMULLEN,
JOHN II. BARNES.
Sworn or affirmed and subscribed this
5th day of January, 1881, before me
J. X. BARR,
Alderman.
The Treasurer Suspended.
A resolution accompanying the above
affidavit and offered by Mr.. Zecher, by
direction of the finance committee. was as
follows:
WHEREAS, The finance committee Of the
city of Lancaster have reported that there
is deficit in the account of Edward Wei
chans, the city treasurer and receiver of
taxes.
Be 1t resolred, By the select and common
councils of the said city Of Lancaster, that
the said Edward Welchans is hereby sus-
pended from the Office of citv treasurer and