Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-03

force are the best police officers We have.
Mr.. Smeych replied that it was
an evident fact that Il constable very often
hesitates to arrest IN offender because he
fears such an act might iniurc his pros
poets Of reelection. Ii the policemen re-
cClvs their appointment from the mayor,
Snch considerations would have no weight
with them and they would be more dis
posed to perform their duties without fear
favor or affection.
DR.. Davis conceded with Mr.. Smeych's
points in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Barnes called for the yeas and nays
on the frs. section OF the bill and it was
adopted by IN almost strict party vote.
DIR. Davis and Mr.. SHREDDER, however, sid
ing with the Democrats in the affirmative,
| while Mr.. Huber, Democrat. voted in the
negative. The vote was as follows
Ycas-MeSSrS. Albert, BoOs, Brown,
Davis. johnson, Lichty. Os.ermayer. Reith
SHREDDER, Shulmyer, Smeych, Y:ckly, Lev
ergood. president-13.
NayS-MeSSrs. Barnes, Cormeny, Cox,
Diifenderfler, Fisher, Huber, Middleton.
Whites.
Section of the ordinance was adopted
without opposition. and on final passage
| the bill was passed by the same vote as
| above published, except that Mr.. McNul-
| len. who was not present when the former
| ballot was taken, made his appearance in
| the meantime, and voted in favor of the
bill, the vote thus standing ayes If, noes
lS.
III select council the ordinance was de-
fcated by 4 party vote as reported in the
proceedings of that body.
Mr.. Lchty called up common council
ordinance No. s offered by Mr.. Franklin
| ut the last meeting, being the supplement
to m ordinance establishing board OF
health and regulations for the government
Of the same. 1t was read Il second and
third times. and unanimously Adopted
| ayes, 90 noes, none. Select council also
adopted the ordinance unanimously. 1t is
as follows:
| 4 Supplement- to an Ordinance. csfab,ishia0 -
| Board Of HedHh 0nd Rcga'0GoHs for .hc Uor
| ernHlent OF the same:
BE it enac'ed by the select and common
| councils OF the city OF Lancaster, and il il
hereby enacted by authority OF the same.
SECTION !. That in addition to the require
| the Commemorative of Pennsylvania, entitled
| AN Act Relating I" Registration of Births
and Marriages by i;oar,l> of Health wherever
established by law in the cities OF this Com
mOnwealth.' it is hereby ordained that when
| any person shall de in The city of Lancaster it
shall be the duty OF the ply sici:tn wllO attend
| cd durin. his or her last illness, OF the
! Oncr when the case comes under his juri;,iic-
| ton, to make !, faithful sstuIn ot the same mt
| the expiration of every three months to- the
! secretary OF the BOarL of Health. in manner
and form as is provided i'll the said act OF As
SenDly in case OF marriages inl births, setting
forth in said return, Tar :i~ the same can be-
uscertained the name, age, sex color, nation
ality, date and c!r-c OF death oi the deceased
! person.
| SEQ. Any person who shall neglect to obey
tn. provisions OF the first section OF this Or,i-
nance shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dol
|
,ary of the Board OF Health which sum shall
b0 recovered and be for the usCs prescribed in
| the act establishing Board OF Health for the
! city of Lancaster.
Mv. Lichty called up for second reatlin.
Common council ordinance No. ., offered
| by Mr. McMulcn, ut the last meeting, for
the collection of delinquent taxes. MIR.
Barnes offered sundry amendments to the
measure designed to place the matter Of
collection in the hands of the finance
committee. These amendments were agreed
to and Incorporated into tie ordinance,
which in consequence lies over for final
passage until the next morning.
Mr.. McMullcn, who had not been pres
ent when the list Of committees had been
called ut the opening of the session, now
presented the report of the street commit
tee. The report represented the necessity
of new cutters on East Frederick, West
|
also Il crossin, at New street on the west
side of North Queer. While, how
ever, y the report goes ,,n, "the commit
tee arc unanimous as to the necessity of
these cutters, it will bc impossible to build
them unless councils will supply the nee
essary funds. The appropriation for new
work is now exhausted within about 5000
| while tho new Water StIcet sewer now in
process of construction will require the
sum of SSli to complete i, 50 that there
will be {: deficiency ., 5000 Oh completion
of the work now i'll progress. 10 build the
| cutters abjrC mentioned, VIZ New street
500 feet. Walnut street 80 feet, West
Orange street 800 feet, West King street
800 feet, and Frederick street $50 feet, u
total of 1000 feet, will require not less than
$500. iOar committee, therefore, recon-
mend that the said sum Of 500 be taken
from the contingent fund and appropriated
ro the street fund fo1 the building of tho
cutters above Eumcratcd.'
| The committee state further that they
are unable to follow the Instructions Of
councils ut the last meeting with regard
to arching over :, water course running
eastwardly from Noth Queen street
through the property Of John T.. Wolf rs
far us Christian street, uutil the money
foi the work. the cos: OF which is estima
ted ut $500, is provided by councils.
MIR. McMullcn offered u resolution fraGs-
ferrin1 the sum Of 500 from the cuntiH-
gent fund to the street fund, to be applied
to the construction of CUTTERS on Wcs:
King, West Orange, West Walnut, New
and Frederick streets, as recommended iii
report Of street committee of this date.
The resolution was adopted. Select
/ council cOncurred.
Street Commissioner TrcweiZ's report OF
the amount Of work done OH the streets
during October showed 4 cost of sj59 40.
Adjourned.