Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-06

A personal controversy, relative to the
eiection oil city treasurer and other CITY
Ofhcers. arose between the two gentlemen,
which was stopped by the president as
being out Of order.
A vote was then taken on the resolution
suspenoling the city treasurer. and it was
adopted AS follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Barr, Eberly. Franklin,
Judith, Zecher and Evans, president-6.
Nays-MessIs. Boring, DOcrr and Sales
| -3. Common council concurred in the
passage of the resolution.
| An ordinance from common council pro-
! posing to submit to the voters of the city
the proposition to create \ loan Of s6O,O
for water works improvements was pre-
sented aud read 4 first and second times.
Mr.. Eberly moved to lay the ordinance
over till next meeting
! Mr.. Lecher urged immediate action,
| saying Il the matter was now postponed it
could not be voted upon by the people at
the ensuing municipal election. He thought
1t Il matter OF great Importance, and that
the people who complain of an insufficient
supply of water ought to have an OppOr-
tunty Of voting on the question Of
larger supply
| WI. Iutily S''iu tnat IL the ordinance
were passed by councils and approved by
the citizens, the debt OF the city would be
Increased to within S2J,ONO Of the consti-
tutional limit. The rapid increase Of pop
IlatiOn in the northeastern section Of the
city will soon require extensive sswerinS
III that section, and the sewers will empty
into the ConeStoga above tho city dam,
and this may make it advisable to locate
the water works further up the stream,
and il this change OF location were made,
it wOuls! be folly to expend $50, 600 On i'm
prOvcments ut the present site.
Mr.. ZeclIer replied that the city WIS now
dependent On the WOrthington pump for
supply Of water, aud that if any accident
should happen it there would be Il water
famine.
MIR. Franklin favored II postponemcnt,
and thought that by extending the aO-inch
main out West Orange street, rs had been
proposed, the city could get along for
several years without an additional pump.
!: There may he other matters of moro i'm
mediate importance to the city than
new pump. He would first lay the new
: main. which may be done without the pro-
posed lean.
. The question WIS taken on the motion
! to postpone the ordinance. and it was
; agreed to, without !, division.
The ordinance relative to the removal of
awning posts from certain streets was
called UP, and OH motion laid Oh the table
by the following vote:
Yeas-M ssrS. Barr, Boring, judith, Sales
and Zeeher.
Nays-Messrs. Doerr, Ebcry, Franklin
. and Evans, president.
Adjourned
Common Council.
The following, members were present
Messrs. Albert, Barnes. BOTgcr, Brown.
Cox, Davis, Downey, Franklin, Hays.
, Johnson, Lichty, Mem ullen, tstermayer,
Sing, Sneych, Springer, Stormfeitz, Lever
. go'd, president.
Refuntiing the city Debt.
After the roll had been called and min
utes read DR.. LevcrgOol offered the fol-
!. lowing resolution. He said hc thought q
city with as high q credit as Lancaster was
paying entirely too high q rate of interest.
The members of council doubtless thought
SO too, for they passed the resolution with
out debate, and select council concurred.
1t reads as follows:
Rcsclcfd. That, select council concurrng,
the finance committee be, and it is. hereby
authorized and instructed, to submit to
g councils, without unnecessary delay,
schedule of the six per cent. bonds which
' have reached maturity, or are payable at
!, the option of the city and also to present
, some feasable plan for rcfundins the same
at u lower rate of interest.
Opening; st. Joseph Street
/ Mr.. McMulien offered the following
[ Re il resntreI by Setcc. and Common Councils
ofac CUyct Lancaster:
: That the honorable the judges Of the
Q court OF quarter sessions Of Lancaster
county be respectfully asked to appoint
3 five GiSinterested and discreet freehOldcrs
to view and assess damages that shall or
c may be sustained by the owner or owners
G of lands. houses or other property. by rea-
c son of the same being taken, use.l or ap-
propriated in the opening Of St. Joseph
street, i'm said city of Lancaster, according
: to the plan OF draft of said city. as prOvid
Y ed for By act of Assembly of April 1S, 1878.
i Mr.. McNu!icn said st. Joseph street in
: its present condition is Il nuisance to Pc
Y destrianS. For IL distance OF 200 feet, at
y point BEGINNING at Strawberry street,
/ walking in inclement weather is rendered
| almost impossible by reason Of houses
projecting upon ground that ought to be
| occupied as Il sidewalk, and it is this that
the resolution inst read is designed to COR
+ rect. The resolution was adopted. Select
council co1curred.
The Loan Ordinance.
DIR. Davis called up common council Or
dinance No. 6, introduced by him at the
last special meeting aud published in full
, ut the time. 1t provides for q vote Of the
, people at the approaching municipal cleo
ton to obtain their consent to Il further
increase of the city debt in the amount Of
5000 for the purpose Of improving the
water facilities and laying new distribu-
) ting mains. The ordinance was read
second and third times, and OIL final pas
sage the members voted rs follows.
Yeas-Messcrs. Albert. Berger, Brown,
Cox, Davis. DOwney, Johnson, Lichty,
McMullcn, Ostermayer, Snleych, Springer,
StOrmfeitz, LevergoOd. president-14.
Nays-Mcsscrs. Barnes, Franklin, Hays,
Sin9-4.
The necessary majority having voted in
it's favor, the bill was declared adopted.
In select council action was deferred until
next meeting.
| The IntcrreSnun in the Treasury.
the various action taken by the select
branch in relotion to the city treasurer,
and the addition, Mr. Barnes offered the
following resolution
Resolred That when the select and conf
mon councils adjourn they do SO to meet
OH Friday evcnin. next to take further
action in .rgard to the suspended city
treasurer and that in the meantime the
finance committee take charge of the
office.
The resolution was adopted. Select
council cn,icurrcd.
Garbage ON the Streets.
DR.. Davis called attention to the daily