Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-02
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
ORGANIZATION Or NEW cOUN'

assembled at the city hall at 10 .. m,
organized their respective branches Of the
municipal legislature aud met in joint
convention and elected city officers.
IN SELECT COUNCIL.
The members of selecs council met in
their chamber, all present except ID. q.
Baker. On motion of Geo. w. Brown tho
meeting was orgarized by the election of
Robt. A. Evans president pro tenn. The
returns of the election were read showing
the election of Harry A. Diller to select
council from the Fifth ward, Geo. Berger
from the Seventh and Philip Zecher from
the Ninth ward.
MIR. BOrger was unanimously elected
president for the ensuing year and j. b.
Lichty clerk.
The new members were duly quail
fled.
Messrs. Evans and Brown were appoint
ed to notify common council of the organ
izatlOn of tho select branch and its readi-
ness to proceed to business and later
that the select council was ready to go
into joint convention.
A communication was read from the
mayor announcing his appointment Of
policemen as follows John F. Deichler,
chief Allan A. Pyle, Samuel Swenk
First Ward BanksOn Smith. George
Cramer. Second ward Chas. l. STORM
feltz, B. Frank Leaman, Third ward
Andrew EichhOltz, James Coyle, Fourth
ward George Winower, Samuel Lentz,
Fifth ward VIM. Weidler, Martin Daily.
Sixth ward John Merringer, Henry
Elias, Seventh ward Geo. Shay. John
Michael Burns, Ninth ward.
Messrs. Wolf, Zecher aud Evans were
appointed committee on executive ap
pOintments.
The regular standing rules Of the body
and of intercourse between the two
branches Of council were adopted.
COMMON COUNOIL.
The body was called to order at 10
O'Clock by Clerk Deem.
VIM. Riddle was chosen temporary
chairman.
The returns Of the late election for COM
mon council were read from which it ap-
peared the following were elected:
B. Frank Adams, F. A. Albright, Frank
A Bare, Wm. X. Beard, r. NJ. BOlenirs,
G. W. Cormeny, Fl. e. Denuth, Philip
Dinkelberg, W.T.. .Ebermau, Frank Evarts,
M. w. Fraim. JnO. Fritsch, j. j. Hartley,
| BENZ. Henry, BENZ. Huber, H. N. Hurst,
John s. Kendig, John McKillips, John
Mclaughlin, W II. Powell, H.H.Power, j.
| F. Remley, VIM. Riddle, John E. Schum,
B. F. Skeen. J. T.. Spaeth, George Storm
feltz.
The returns were approved and the roll
called.
Rervey. N. Hurst was unanimously
elected permanent president, and was duly
qualified by Temporary Chairman Riddle,
who took his seat aud administered tho
oath of Office to the members elect. all of
whom were present except FraIm and
Hartley.
| d.. Deem and A. f. Offender, .jr., we're
nominated for clerk. A ballot being taken
Mr.. Deem was elected, receiving 1S votes
was declared elected, and qualified by the
president
Messrs. Riddle, Spaeth and Adams were
appointed committee to notify select
council that common council was Organi-
zed and ready to meet select council in
joint convention for the election of city
officers.
In JOinG Con vonSi0n.
The members of select council being
introduced, the convention was called to
order by President Berger, of select
council, and the clerks of select and com
mon council were made clerks Of the con-
| ventiOn.
The president stated that the convention
had been called to elect city officers.
For city treasurer, Clayton +. Myers,
Republican and VIM. McCOmsey, Demo-
crat, were nominated. Mr. Myers received
% votes and Mr.. McCOmsey 12 votes. Mr..
Myers was declared elected.
For street commissioner, Samuel LevaD,
Republican and Daniel Trewits, Demo-
crat, were nominated. Mr.. Levan received
% votes and Mr.. Trewits IL votes. Levan
was declared elected.
For superintendent of water works
Jacob Halbaeh, Rep, and George w.
Zecher, Dem, were nominated. MIR. Hal
bach received % votes, and Mr.. Zechsr 12
votes. Mr.. Halbach was declared elected.
For city solicitor J. w. johnson and
BENZ. F. Davis were nominated. Mr..
johnson received % votes and Mr.. Davis
12 votes.
For city regulator VIM. r. Gerhart and
James Carpenter were nominated. Mr..
penter 12 votes. Mr.. Gsrhart was declared
elected.
For assistant regulators, Frederick
Miller, F. A. Albright, Robert Stone and
Alexander st. Clair we've nominated. Mr..
Miller received % votesr MIR. Albright %
votes, Mr.. Stone 12 votes and Mr.. St.
! Clair 12 votes.
For messenger to council, John H.
LOucka, the present occupant, was e-elec.
ted by acclamatiOn.
| On motion the convention adjourned.
| After tho Convention.
Select council. having retired, common
council was again called to order. The
rules for the appointment of standing
committees heretofore in force were
| 70 enacted.
The rules OF inter course between coun-
ellis, heretofore in use, were also re-en-
acted.
There being NO further business, com.
mon council adjourned.
| Collection OF Litaniee.
"a Collection of Litanies in Honor of
the Blessed Virgin Mary" is the title of a
musical publication recently issued from
the press of ]. E. Ditson g. Co., Philadel-
phia, the author of which, Prof. Edwin F.
MacGonigle, former Lsncastrian, is
well-known in this city. Il is printed in
neat pamphlet form and comprises twenty
six of the best known litanies written in
the Blessed Virgins honor. The work is
| esDecially adapted to the use of Catholic