Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-02

port for the COMMITTEES on reorganization
of fire department.
To the Honorable Seiec. aud Common Councils:
GENTLEMEN-The committee appointed
by your honorable bodies to reorgapize
the five department respectfully begs leave
to report That We have entered into Il
lease with the Union steam fire engine
company, No. l, for the engine house and
apparatus as instructed by joint resolution
of councils and have also agreed with the
Washington steam fire engine company
for lease of their property and apparatus
the lease for which is now being exc
cuted. We are in hopes Of arriving 4.
terms with tho Shittler and American
secure the other companies necessary to
complete the department We would ask
authority to purchase apparatus else
| where. The opinion among some of tho
tiremen seems to bc that the present coun-
| ellis will drop the whole question where it
| is, and tho old system again predOminate
but your committee can assure them that
| We propose to organize the new depart
ment as rapidly as possible.
With reference to the Empire hook and
ladder company your committee are of the
opinion that it is unnecessary to purchase
their property, knowing that We can get
along for some time to como by placing :,
ladder truck in one Of the engine houses
as contemplated in tho ordinance creating
the call department. BY resolution OF
the Empire hook and ladder company,
they compelled the contractor erecting the
telegraph fire alarm to cut the wires con-
Meeting the alarm with their bell. For
this action, (although the contractor did
it on his own responsibility your COM
mittee consider the company deserve severe
censure from councils aud our citizens as
they were the first company TO advocate
the fire alarm telegraph and ask the city
to use their bell. Your committee were
therefore quite surprised when officially
notified of their action. For this conduc.
wo think they vii! be ashamed some day
In view Of the action of this company re-
fusing the use Of their bell to the city
unless VIC purchase the house, we would
ask councils to grant Us the authority to
purchase bell Of 1000 pounds weight
and erect q skeleton tower in the station
house yard, unless VIC can make terms
with the Empire company.
Respectfully submitted by the com
mittee.
The report was read and the reeommen-
datiOns Of the committee adopted. Com
mon council concursed.
The committee also presented rules and
regulations for the government of the de-
partment, which are printed in full OIL our
first page.
The rules were read and adopted. Ia
common council read.
Another Transfer.
On motion of G.. w. Zecher it WAS ;: Re
solcsd, That the sum OF S34S. .O3, an un-
Expended balance ola water loan OF 1879,
be transferred to the appropriation for
water works general for the present fiscal
year." Common council concurred.
On motion council adjourned to .ncet
receiving the estimates OF the finance COM
mittee for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1888, and such other business as may
come before councils.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The following named members We're pre-
sent
Messrs. Albert, Barnes, Brown, Cor
meny, Cox, Davis, Diffenderfier, Everts
Fisher, Franklin, Hays, Huber, johnson,
; McMullen, Middleton, Ostermayer, Reith,
Shulmyer, Smeych, Stone, White, Yack-
Iy, Levergood, president.
Want Water.
The minutes of the previous meeting
having been read and approved, Mr.. Shul
myer presented the petition of residents
of Frederick street between Lime and
Shipper, asking that wafpr mains be laid
for the purpose Of supplying them with
water. On motion of DR.. Davis it was re
ferred to the water committee with in
s.ructiOns to investigate and report to
councils on the advisability and necessity
of the wcr', asked for Select council
!, concurred.
Street COnssittee's Report.
Mr.. McNIullen presented the report OF
the street committee detailing the
operations OF that department foI
the past year, the most important item OF
which was the paving of North Queen
street, between Orange and the depot,
, with Belgian blocks, while much addi
tional work has been performed which re
ceives especial mention from tho commit
tee. The appropriations to this depart
ment of the city government have been
exhausted, and there remain unpaid bills
to tho amount of 5000. To keep the
streets in creditab!e condition until the
beginning of the next fiscal year tho
committee state that $1,000 additional
will be required, and attention is directed
to the urgent necessity Of an increased an
nual appropriation for the operations OF
the street department..
Engineer Howell's Report.
The report Of the new chief engineer OF
the fire department contains nothing Of
, especial public import other than record
: Of the number of fires and Of false alarms
that have occurred during the month OF
q February. Engineer Howell states that a
) considerable quantity of the hose owned
2 by the city has been repaired by the con-
> tractors furnishing tho same, and states
that the city hose, amounting in all to 4. 500
. feet, is in good serviceable condition. The
y engineer recommends the erection of two
, new fire plugs at the water works, to guard
against the danger of the fire there. states
that the preparations for the new depart
| mont, including the building of the new
0 hose carts and construction Of tho electric
= alarm are we'll advanced, and that it is
anticipated tho new system will be in run
. ming order by the first of April.
Rhetoric and Steel Rails.
Mr.. McMullen presented letter from
, Mr.. G. Lewis, the gentleman who is anxious
to establish rolling mill in this city for
the manufacture Of steel rails. 1t is q
document, in which the writer covers q
good deal of ground in expatiating upor
the boundlcss resources of the grand ole
keystone commonwealth for supporting
an enterprise Of this kind, and depioring
tho fordfpcv nf tho Sfurfv of tho