Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-30
O1TY COUNCILS.


The Last Wh1ck OF tnO nomWoE
The present city councils met for the last
time last evening, pursuant to resolution
adopted at the special meeting the night
preceding, the object being consideration
Of the supplementary funding bill. In
common council the following named
members were in their seats, as DR.. Lever
good raped the body to order
Messrs. Albert. Barnes, Berger, Brown,
Cormeny. Hays, johnson, Lichty, McMnl
len, Smeych, Sp-echer, Springer, Storm
feltz, White. Yackly, Leverg0Od, presi-
dent.
Reading of the minutes being dispensed
with, Mr.. Barnes called up for final
consideration the funding ordinance. It
was read a second and third times and
passed finally without dissenting vote.
and on being communicated to select
council was similarly disposed of. there.
The text Of the bill will be found in our
advertising columns, having already be-
como law by the mayors signature. 1t
comprises simply section of the former
ordinance, with the single verbal excep-
tiOn that the phrase exempting the four
per cent. bonds from local taxation now
reads they shall be free from all taxa
tion."
Having finished the business that called
them together, common council adjourned
and the career Of that official body is now
permanently closed.
Select Council.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Barr, Doerr, Eberly, Franklin,
Zecher and Evans, president.
President Evans stated that it would be
in order to take action on the message OF
the mayor vetOing the ordinance prOvid-
ing for the election Of clerk Of the mar.
ket committee, which was received at last
special meeting of council and ON motion
laid over for action this evening".
Mr.. Zecher said he would vote to sus
tain the veto. of the mayor, but for the
purpose of bringing the matter properly
before council he would move that the
ordinance pass, Notwithstanding the OBJ
lection of the mayor.
The yeas and nays were called, and re-
suited as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Barr and .Doerr.
| Nays-Messrs. Eberly, Zecher and
Evans.
So the veto was sustained.
A supplement to the ordinance for re-
funding the city debt, was received from
common council, read three times and
passed by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Barr, Deer, Eberly,
Franklin, Zecher and Evans president.
Adjourned.
Tho New Councils.
At this interval between the old and
new councils it may interest our readers t.
learn the changes about to occur in the
municipal legislature. In select council
the holding-over members are Mr.. Doer,
(R.), First ward Mr.. Evans (R.), Second
ward Mr.. Barr (R.), Third ward; MIR.
Geo. NJ. Franklin (R.), Fourth ward Mr.
| Zecher 3D., Sixth ward Mr.. Judith Cd. },
Eighth ward Mr.. C. A. Bitner (R.), sue
ceeds Mr., Eberly (R.), in the Fifth ward
Mr.. Berger (D.), comes over from the
common branch to take the seat in the
upper body now vacated by Mr.. Sales
| (D.), of the Seventh ward and
the Ninth ward sends Mr.. Philip
Zecher (D.) to succeed Mr.. Boring Or. ).
The political complexion of the body is
thus changed from six Republicans and
three Democrats to five Republicans and
four Democrats.
The common council, where there is a
new deal all around, will be composed as
follows In the First ward, Messrs.
Brown (D.) and Lichty { D. and DR.
Davis Or. are reelected, and Mr.. John
F. Reith D. takes the place Of Mr..
Stormfeltz(R r. }; in the Second ward Mr.. Nc.
Mullen (D.) is returned and Messrs. VIM.
b. Middleton (R.) and Francis Shrode,
(R.) succeed Messrs. Beard and VIM. D.
Sprecher, both Republicans !; the Third
ward returns its three old members,
Messrs. White, Barnes and Cox, all Re.
publicans in the Fourth ward Messs.
Cormeny (R.) and Hays are returned. the
latter as an Independent, and Mr.
John Leibley (R.) succeeds Mr.
Sing (R:); in the Fifth ward Mr.
Walter NJ. Franklin (R.) succeeds him
self and MIR. William Fisher (R.) viii
take the place of Mr.. Hershey (R.). Ths
Sixth. ward returns Mr.. johnson d.,
and DR.: Levergood(D.) Mr.. .Springer(D. D. },
tires and MIR. Frank r. Diffenderffel
back Messrs. Smeych and Yackly, Demo
Gratis, and Mr.. Frank r. Everts d.,
steps into the place made vacant by thu
transfer of Mr.. Berger to the other side
of the house. The Eighth will be repre-
sented by Messrs. Albert and Boos, both
re elected and both Democrats, of course
and Mr.. BENJAMIN Huber (D.) fills the
vacancy Occasioned by the retire
ment of Mr.. Hartley (D.l. The Ninth, fol
probably the first time in its history as a
ward, sends to councils solidly Demo.
cratic delegation. Mr.. Ostermaycr (D.),
who some time since was chosen to serve
out the unexpired term of Mr.. Elm G.
Snyder (D.), comes back for a full term ;
Mr.. Downey (D.) is removing from the
ward and his place and that OF
MIR. Keeler (R.) will be filled by Messrs.
Emanuel Stone and George Shulmyer,
both Democrats. The political complex
ion Of this branch of our local legislature
therefore Embellishments Is, Republi-
cans II, Independent 1. On joint ballot
Democrats 10, Republicans 16, Inde-
pendents 1.
Tho Candidates for once.
There is considerable activity among
the Democrats contesting for the several
Offices which will be at the disposal of the
Democratic majority in councils For the
city treasurership there are five aspirants,
namely, Major Chas. M. Howell, Mr.. Viii
liam McComsey, Mr.. Simon w. Raub, Mr.