Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-07
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
MEETING OS ct,us Gas

SEPrEMBER MEETING Of CsjU y GAS
The Polies.ssn To Receive Increased Fay
"A Hayes Track 10 be Purchased fpr
the FIRE department.
The regular stated meeting Of the select
and common councils was held in their
respective chambers last evening.
select Goancil.
Present-Messrs Baker, Baldwin. Bit
ner, Brown, Evans. Wise, Wolf, Zecher
and Berger, president.
The minutes of last meeting were read
by the secretary and adopted.
COmmlttss Rsporss.
Mr.. Evans presented tho monthly report
OF tho finance COMMITTEES containing brief
abstract Of last months proceedings.
MIR. Evans also presented the monthly
report OF the city treasurer and receiver Of
taxes, from whict it appears that ON the
1st inst. tho balance remaining in the city
treasury was s61, ,S7S.7l.
The finance committee also presented a
list OF delinquent tax payers from which
it appears that tho unpaid city taxes dur
ing the past year were as follows Real
estate, s7,S11.15; tenants, ss,777l.14;
single men, 81, ,55S.42.
Street Work ordered.
The monthly report Of the street COM
mittee was read. 1t contains the action
of the committee on q number of matters,
tho particulars of which have heretofore
been printed in the INTELLIGENcER. In
regard tO the proposition Of citizsns for
the construction Of sewOr on Clay street
from North Queen street to 200 feet east
Of Lime street. the property owners guar
antecring 800 towards paying for tho
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sitiOn as being unsatisfactory. The COM
mittee recommend that tho following work
be dono:
Build sewer on Chestnut street, be-
tween Charlotte and Mary, beginning in
front of the property Of John Hertzler and
extending to the sewer at Mary and
Chestnut streets-s175 having been already
subscribed by property owners.
Mako crossings south side Of Now AMI
North Queen corner Of Caroline and
Manor corner of Walnut and Water );
corner Of Chestnut and Arch alley.
Mr.. Baker said he approved Of tho action
of tie committee in everything excep:
their rejection Of the proposition to buill
the Clay street sewer. As the proposed
sewer il only intended to carry of surface
drainage, and property holders cannot
make water closet or other connections
with it, he thought they should not be
obliged to pay One-half it and that the
$4OO offered by them was enough and
that councils ought to order the building
of the sewer and thus abate the nuisance
Of stagnant water, Of which the board OF
health had complained.
Mr.. Evans replied that the nuisance
complained Of was on private property.
and not ON the streets that the building
k1~m
erty owners, and give them eligible build
ing lots, where they now have none and
for these improvements they ought to pay
and not the citizens of other parts of the
city who have no interest in the matter.
He said that the limo Of the propeead-
sewer was SO nearly level that to gfvo it
sufficient fall the trench would have to be
dug very deep, which would entail q heavy
cost.
After further debate the several recon-
mendatiOns of the street committee were
approved.
Chestnut street Sewer to be Built.
The following matters which had passed
common council month ago, and which
were not acted on by select council at that
time, were taken up and considered 2
For construction of q sewer in East
Chestnut street from Limo to Duke.
Action of common Council cOncurred in.
Tho ShIiIier Engine House.
To purchase Shifller engine house for
$2, 900. Laid on tho table,.
P0llcemen's Pay Increased.
To increase the pay Of policemen to $50
per month.
This proposition gave rise to some de-
bate.
Mr.. Bitner wanted to know If the police
mems perquisites were to be continued
after their pay was increased. On being
asked affirmatively, he said ho would not
vote for the bill.
Mr.. Evans said 10 years ago the policemen
were paid $35 per month and they were re-
quired to put out tho lamps; now they
get $40 per month and have been relieved
from putting out the lamps and they
want $50 month for doing nothing ex-
cept picking up tramps and making extra
fees. 1t will require g.. $50 to Tay the in
creased salary, and there has been no
provision made to pay it.
Mr.. Wolf did not agree with Mr.. Evans
in saying the policemen had nothing to do.
Ho,thpnght they did all that was required
of them, and that there werc only few
OF them who were in cOllusiOn with the
who are engaged in making il
legal lees 1uU StUC0 inc county AUDITORS
had got after them this abuse was being
stopped.
Mr.. Brown agreed with Mr.. Wolf. He
believed the police should be literally
paid. held to strict accountability, and
be promptly dismissed tor neglect Of
duty.
The yeas and nay being called on the
passage Of tho ordinance increasing the
pOliccmen's pay resulted rs follows
Yeas-Messrs. Brown. Wise, Wolf,
Zecber and Berger, president-5.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Bitner
and Evans-4.
Flremon keinstntesl.
The report of tho fire committee recon-
tho reinstatement of Messrs.
Curry and Bateman, of the fire department,
adopted by common council at last meet
ing was cOncurred in.
The report of the select committee ask
ing to be discharged from the further con-
of the purchase Of horses. har-
ness, &C., for the fire department was
adopted and the committee discharged.
Health Ordinances seported Nss.sivs,y.
The ordinances presented at last meet
ing giving tue board of health certain
powers and enjOining certain duties rela-
tive to deaths, burials, &C., were reported
Patent Medicine Vendors.
A communication from Matt. Gabler,
the passage of an ordinance
regulating the vending of patent medi
cines, &c and imposing an annual license
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