Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-04


and penalty OF six per cent. added to all
remaining unpaid by the 1st of Septcm
ber
Tho Appropriation Bill rsSsed.
The ordinance appropriating the city
moneys for the fiscal year commencing
June 1st, 1882, was taken up and read Il
second and third time and passed, all the
members voting for it except Mr.. Wise.
1t is as follows:
An ordinance uppropriaiing the public
moneys of tine City OF Lancaster to the several
departments thereof, tor the fiscal year com
mencins on the first day of June. A. u 1857:
Common Councils OF tho city OF Lancaster
That the sum OF one hundred and fty-eiSht
Thousand one hundred dollars. be and the
same is especially appropriated to the sever al
objects hereinafter named, for the fiscal year,
commencing on the first day OF June, a. d.
1882:
SEC. 2. Topay Interest on Loans, in
Guiding Sinking Fund $!S, 80 ~
TO pay principal on Loans, as requir- aoo ~,
TO pay State Tax on Loans $50 o.
TO pay Deficiencies in Lamp (fl,lID
Water (si.Goo) and Street Depart
ments (Sl.5GO) to June ]. 1852 5000 G'
To pay for Street Damages 5000 m
To pay Repairs of Streets 5000 W'
TO pay for Grading, Guttcring and
Matchmaking Streets 1000 W
TO pay Wafer Works general 10, ,O0 w
70 pay tor Laying Water Pipes 5000 co
To pay for Salaries 500 W
To pay for Police and Turnkey $500 W
10 pay for Lighting City l2,OOO W
To pay tor Lamps and Posts $50 w
TO pay pay ior Apparatus Horses. Rents.
&C, for Fire Department i6,GW n
ers, &C., for Fire Department $500 iE,
Abatement for prompt payment OF .o, o
Abatement tor prompt payment OF
Water Rents I,l0 ii,
Percentage Of Collection of Arrearase -o ~,
of (itV Tax IHb (O
Contingencies 9i6J OO
Mr.. Evans presented the following ordi-
nance for the appointment of 4 clerk to
the Mayor.
A Clerk for tho Mayor
WHEREAS, Tho clerict! work of the mayors 3
office has become SO heavy that at times it ali
serbs the whole OF the mayors time III the ex-
clusiOn OF proper attention to other mportant
duties, and
WHEREAS. The business of the committees
not now provided with clerks renders it nee
essary that special clerks be assigned them, at
an estimated annual cost greater than the cx-
pense ofa clerk to the mayor, VIII" would per
form all the duties OF clerk to the committees
hereinafter nlincii, and
WHEREAS The necessity of one of the police
officers being on duty ut the mayors Office
during the day dcprives the ward to " hich the
officer belongs OF his attention for the time he
is on duty at the mayors office. therefore
Councils of the City of Lancaster. and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of tho same.
SECTION |. That from anu after the passage OF
this ordinance, the mayor of the City OF Ian
caster shall have power to appoint one person
as clerk, whose G7ty II shall be to do all such
clerical Won as may be required OF him by
SEC. , That tie said mayors clerk shall ex
OfiiciO be clerk OF all committees not provided
with clerks by existing laws, such as the
Lamp. Police, Fire Engine and 1lOse Prop
er;y, Printing and stationery, and Buchanan,
McEvOy and Reynolds relief committees, and
OF all other special committees which may be
limo tn Inf hV-O
councils.
SEC 3; That the said clerk shall be sworn
il, in by the mayor as one of the police force OF
and perform such police duty rs lie may be
directed.
SEC. I. That the said officer shall receive tor
all tho duties assigned and contemplated by
sections |, 2and3 ) of this ordinance. six hun
'iret dollars per annuin. payable in monthly
payments OF fltty dollars each.
SEC. j. All ordinances resolutions or
parts of ordinances or resolutions inconSist
ent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
The clerk Of select council being intro
duced announced that the president OF
common council had appointed Messrs.
Cochran and Dinkelberg members Of
the special committee for inquiring into
the purchase of harness and other supplies
for the use of the fire department. The
president of select council appointed
Messers. Zecher and Bitncr members OF
said committee.
Common Council.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Cochran,
Cormeny, Cox, Dinkelbcrg, Eaby, Everts,
Goodman, Hartley, Huber, Hurst, Nc
Killips, Mclaughlin, Middleton, Moore,
Power, Reith, Remley, Riddle. Scheetz,
Schum, Skecn, Smeych, frost, Davis,
president.
The minutes of the last meetin- were
read and approved.
President Davis announced to the COM
mittee on investigation of the operations
of the committee on the reorganization of
the fire department called for by Mr.. Coch-
rams resolution at last meeting, Mcssrs.
Cochran and Dinkelberg on the part of
common council.
Work For tho Committees.
Tho following petitions were presented:
BY Mr.. Reith For Il sidewalk ON Grant
street, from Water to Market. Referred
to the street committee.
By Mr.. Smcych For better supply of
water on Freibcrg street, from Ann to
Low. Referred to the water committee
with power to act.
BY Mr.. Hurst For now gutter on Yves.
side of Plum street, from East King to
Orange. Referred to street committee
with power to act.
by Mr.. KcKiilips For cutters on West
Chestnut and West Walnut streets, from
Nevin to Pine. Referred to the street
committee with power to act.
BY Mr.. Cox For repair of crossings at
Duke and Mifilin streets. Referred to the
street commissioners with instructions to
do the work Immediately.
BY Mr.. Cox For crossing over RockIand
street from north side Of Middle, which
was referred to tho street committee
with power to act, after a motion by Mr..
Cox directing the street commissioner to
do tho work forthwith had been voted
down.
BY Mr.. Buchanan For three lamps on
College avenue north of James street and
also one in front Of Franklin Il Mar
shall college. Referred to the lamp COM
mittee with power to act.
By Mr.. Albright For the construction
Of q twelve-inch sewer from a private |