Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-05
NOT MUCH BUSINESS.

NOT MUCH BUSINESS.
the UCroBEs N xErlNa or COUNc,Ls.
Il A.spirislss 0asnssi"g ot the City fsshers-
KePOrts and Petl iOns-Tho Gas0lsno
saEety Or0iDanco Passed.
The regular monthly meeting OF city
councils was held last evening.
In select council the fOllOWing named
members weie present {: Messrs. Baker,
Baldwin, Bitner, Brown, Evans, Wise,
Lecher and Berger. president.
The minutes vi last meeting were read
and approved. .r. a .If.. -s
The moothly report Of the city treasurer
and receiver Ut taxes was presented and
read. IL shows the receipts of the past
month to have been s2, $50. Is tho pay
ments 81. ODD. 30 the balance in tbs treas.
ury S54, ,474.OS.
Ths monthly report Of the finance sOa.
nfeee wns mad. 1t contains Oa:y q ssnse-
ment Of bills examined and passed. OF ro-
ferred to the solicitor.
Tho monthly reports Of street and
water committees were presented and
read. They contain nothing that has not
heretofore been published in the news
papers. !'.i' -
Mr.. Baldwin presented . petition from
tho OWners Of tho COnostOga stoan
mills asking permission to lay . railroad
siding on the east side of Water stieet,
opposite the mills, and extending south
across C0ncstoga street and connecting
with the railroad ON the property of tho
railroad, short distance below. Ttshy
the siding will require the removal OF tho
main track of the railroad few feet west,
and this the railroad is willing to do and
the mill OwneIs agree to plank tho of0ss.
ing at COnestOga street and keep it in
good repair. On motion the prayer of the
petitioners was granted. Common oOun-
Gil cOncurred.
The following petitions of citizens were
presented aud referred:
By Mr.. Zecher-FOr q street lamr ON
the west side of North Queen street, above
the Pennsylvania passenger depQt.g
BY Mr.. Bitaer-Fsr gradinS Nd gutter
ing Pine street. r''af''P ~
common council select council adjourned.
Common Council.
In the absence Of President Davis, Mr..
Hurst was called to the chair aud the fol-
lowing named members were present
ys
Cox, Dinkelberg. Eaby, Everts, Goodman,
Hartley, Hurst. McKillips, Mclaughlin
Power Riddle, Schum SkecD, Smeych.
Petitions were presented as follows
BY Mr.. Scbum The petition 0f 8. 8.
Spencer, representing Farnum & Co., set-
| ting forth that they are desirOus of con-
structiDg siding on Water street to con-
meet with the Quarryvills railroed It
ConestOga street, but the main track is 70
close to their properly that there is no
room to make the siding unless the main
track is moved few feat. The railroad
company arc willing to move their main
track to accommodate Farnum & Co., who
are to lay planks between the rails at
COnestopa street, and keep the same in
order. Tho petition was granted. i
by Mr. Everts To lay . water main on
Low street, between Christian and Straw
berry. Referred to the water committee.
BY Mr.. Riddle FOr onrbs on the south
side of Frederick street between Duke
street and Cherry alley, in order that tho
citizens may lay pavements. Referred to
the street committee with instructions TO
have the work done, alter the members
had indulsed in q rambling debate in
which they succeeded in airing their un-
familiarity with the 0rdinary procedure 0f
councils. A good many ofthe cOuncilmen
found it difficult to get il through their
heads that it required Concurrent action Of
both branches OF the city legislature to
order a committee to do work involving
an expenditure Of money. They wrestled
long aud labOriOusly with the subject and
emerged from the heat Of debate in pos.
sibly denser darkness than whom thoy first
took hold Of it. A diligent study Of tho
city ordinances ought to satisfy the most
Obtuse understanding that single bfarch
of councils is powerlcss to instruct COM
mittee to do any work requiring the outlay
of q single penny .. the oity fuDdsI
MIR. Cox presented ths report of the fire
| cOmmitte for the past month, stating that
| the Hayes truck had been ordered and tho
contract signed with tho LaFranco com
pany that the committee had passed neg
ative'y on the proposed amendment to the
ordinance to reOrxanize the fire depart
the force Of the department. : BENJAMIN
lerman of the truck George w. Lutz,
| who had rendered his resignation as a lad
derman Of truck A, withdrew it and will
| remain member Of the fire department.
John Il. Givler was elected ladderman, to
take the place of Biehl, promoted. John
Kreckel was elected h0semau OF company
No. l, instead OF Joseph Widmyer, re-
signed. - ! =
Mr.. Eaby offered resolution to have q
slate roof put ON the old market house on
West King street. Referred to tho prop
erty COMMITTEES, with Instructions to have
| the work dOne. IL ! fBiRi = .
Common council ordinance No. 2 to
regulate the storage ofgasoline or naphtha
within the limits Of the city was taken up,
read second and third times and unani-
mously adopted. The text Of the bill is
as follows
| An Ordinance to Regulate the Storage of Gag
| Olins or Naphlt0 Within the limits Of tie city
Of LdNcGster
| SECTION l. BE It ordained by the select and
| common councils OF the city of Lancaster.
| that hereafter no per-On or persons shall.
| within the limits Of tho city OF Lancaster.
| keep any gasO Inc or naphtha in Isrger quan-
titles than one barrel, unless the sau1e shall
| be stored In II brick or stone building.
l SEC. 2 That the said gasoline and naphthi
| shall not be exposed ON any lots or vacant
pieces OF ground within said cry. Nor shall
| any of said articles be ever kept In any frame
| OuthOuse or stable. .
SIC. J. any person OrperyOnS viOlate ony
| OF the sections of this ordinance, he, she or
| they ,all)iOrfeit and pay the sum of not less
| than twenty dollars. nOi moro than one hun
| tirel dollars one half Of which penalty shall
| gO to the infOrmcr and the Other half bS paid
| into the city treasury.
In select couucil the ordinance was also