Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-07
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
WHAT THE FATHEKS DID LAST NIGHT.

WHAT THE FArHEKs DID LAST Night.
DR.. Fitzpatrick Receives the ;:eyar,l For
Causing the Arrest OF the Firebu.s.-
Councilman Goodman Resigns.
There was a stated meeting OF both
branches Of city council last evening.
Select Council.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Bitner, Brown,
Evans, Wise, Wolf, Zscher, and Berger
president.
The minutes of last meeting We're read
and approved.
The report of the city treasurer and re-
ceiver of taxes for the month of Novem-
Der was read. It shows a balance in the
treasury OF ss9, 457.99.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented their monthly report, from
which it appeared that bills had been ap.
proved to the amount OF s., ,460.40.
Mr.. Evans also presented bill from
DR.. Fitzpatrick for $500, for The arrest
and conviction Of Brimmer, the incendiary
who fired the poorhouse barn.
Mr.. Wolf moved that the mayor be di-
rected to draw his warrant in favor Of
DR.. Fitzpatrick for the amount claimed.
Mr.. Baker said he believed Dr.. Fitz-
patrick was entitled to the reward offered
by the city for tho conviction OF incendia
ries, but he understood there were other
claimants. He asked whether the city
would be secured against these claimants
in case the reward was paid to DR.. Fitz-
patrick.
Mr.. Wolf said tho chief OF police had
presented bill for tie same amount, but
everybody who knew anything about the
matter knew that DR.. Fitzpatrick lad
fairly earned the reward.
Mr.. Evaus said the chief ~ police hi.d
NO claim To the reward. The supreme
court had decided that officers could not
recover III such cases. DR.. Fitzpatrick
had detected and arrested l;Fi:nmer, and
it was through his plans and cxertions
that tho whole gang of iucendiaries had
been brought to justice, aEt! thousands of
dollars worth OF property thereby saved
The question was then taken on MIR.
VOLTS motion to pay DR.. Fitzpatrick
bill and it was unanimously agreed to.
The monthly report Of the street COM
mittee was read. 1t contained a state
ment that Mr.. A. Hiestand, proprietor Of
the Stevens house, had asked permi sion
to lay at his own expense and under the
supervision of the street committee Bel
gian pavement in front of the Stevens
house. The committee recommended that
authority be given Mr.. Hiestanl to do the
work. They also reported the following
work done: A crossing on the west side
of Walnut 1T Charlotte streets q c. .Ossing
on West King between Water and Null
berry q crossing at East King and Ship
pen, and the raising of the crossings on
Prince street 1T the corner of Prince and
Chestnut. The report Was received and
approved.
read. It showed that bills to the amount
of $1,554.45 had been approved by the
committee during the past month.
MIR. Brown presented bill from Peter
Huber, No. 139 North Water Street,
claiming damages done to his property
during the building of the Water street
sewer.
Mr.. Bitner asked whether the contract.
or who built the sewer was not liable for
all such damages. Mr.. Evans answered
yes, aud on his motion the petition was re-
farred to the street committee to report.
Mr.. Evans presented . petition for the
increase of tho salary Of street commits
sioner from $500 to $500. 1t was referred
! to the street committee to report.
Nh. Baker presented q petition from the
Southern Telephone exchange company
for the lease of tho room ia the third story
of the city hall, now used rs q band room.
Mr.. Baker said he understood thero was u
| verbal contract with tho band by which
they engaged to pay $50 per year for the
room, to keeD it clean. and not to play
! when councils or the school board were in
| session. The band neither pays rent nor
keeps the room clean. The matter was
referred to tho property committee with
power to act.
Petitions to have lamps erected at the
corner of Duke and New, Cherry and
New, and on North Limo, half square
north of New, were referred to the lamp
committee.
Mr.. Baldwin called attention to tho new
annex to st. Johns Free Episcopal
church, which, ho said, ercroached upon
the public highway in violation of the city
ordinance. He moved that the mayor be
directed to have the obstruction removed.
A long communication from the build
ing committee Of the church was read,
| wherein they claim to have legal author
ity for doing ali they have done. They
deny that tho annex is an ercroachment
on the highway, or that it in any way
Obstructs either public or private rights.
Their church was the pioneer improvement
in that part of the city, and was built On
lines given by tho city regulator as long
ago as 1858. Tho buttresses Of the annex
do not stand out as far az those Of tho
church 5y at least foot. The building
committee make long argument, and
quote high legal authorities to sustain
their rights, and they protest against
being held up as violators of the law.
Mr.. Baker moved to amend MIR. Bald
wins motion by having the matter refer
red to the city solicitor for his opinion.
The amendment was agreed to.
A petition from Mrs. SpreDger was read
in which sho prays to have refunded her
$50 which she paid the city for connecting
her property with the Locust street sewer.
Having subscribed 5000 towards building
the sewer she claims the right of making
connection with it without further
charge.
Mr.. Evans explained that this sewer
was built expressly for the accOmmoda-
ton OF Mrs. Sprenger and one or two
others that the city expended 5000 On it
without securing any advantage and that
the owners of the properties benefited
ought to pay the same price for connect
ing with it as are charged against other
persons making sewer connections. On
motion the matter was referred to the
street committee.
A bill from II. N. Howell, chief of the
fire department., for repairs to his wagon,
was on motion of Mr.. Evans laid on the
table. Adjourned.