Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-16
COUNCILS.
Meeting OF Both branches Last Evcn,nE.
A special meeting of both branches Of
councils was held last evening in their
halls
SELECT UouSCIL.

CouuClls WAS nelu laSI cNVuluE III lhIlI
halls.
SELECT UOUSCn.
Select council was called 90 order with
the following members present Mcssrs.
Brown, Diller, Evans, Wise, WoIL Hscher
aud Berger, president.
There was nothing transacted in select
council, except that the following COM
mittee was named to act IN CONJUNCTION with
a committee from common council, the
mayor and the city officers, in receiving
the officials from Scranton Evans, Brown,
Wolf, Wiso and HschCr. They were
authorized to incur such expenses us they
thought necessary. Adjourned.
COMMON CuUNCIL,
Common council was called to order by
the president, with the following members
present
Messrs. Adams, Albright, Bare, Beard,
Bolonius, Cormcuy, Domuth, Eberman,
Evarts, Fritsch, Hartley, Henry, Huber,
kcndig, Long, Mckllhps, Mclaughlin,
Remlcy, Riddle, Sclum, Skc1n, Stormiclta,
Hurst-prosident.
The president stated that the objects of
the meetings were 90 make arrangements
for the reception aud entertainment OF the
Scranton officials, who arrive 70 day 70
consider the proposition vi the Masonic
lodge as to the erection of new city hall,
and to take action upon the matter of
transferring $500 ftom the contingent
fund to the street appropriation.
The Scranton Visitors.
The communication from scranton
beiug read, it was resolved that a commit
tee OF five from each branch oi councils,
in connection with the mayor and city
officers and presidents Of councils, b. ap.
pointed for the purpose Of receiving and
making arrangements - entertain tho
gentlemen from Scranton. The president
appointed from common councils the toll
lowing five Messrs. Beard, Bolouius,
DinkleOerg, MckilNps and MclIuGh-
liz.
No More Money tor street Improvement.
The resolution acted iavorably upon in
select council at their last meeting, that
the sum of 81, 500 be transferred from the
contingent fund to the street aPpCopria.
ton for macadamiZiug grading and gut
tering the streets Of the city, was then
brought up for action.
Mr.. Beard wanted % know what s roots
need this additional appropriation. The
president explained thai the streets in the
Sixth ward aud Scvera! other portions OF
town require attention. Mr.. Beard be.
lieyed that as there waS already about
s3, 600 given from the contingent fund 10
the street committee no moro should be
transferred.
Mr.. Riddle cxpIatu,l tha. tn, $1,000
taken from the coating mt iuld was dc.
voted to the opening OF streets in the
Eighth ward this wLs necessary. Daring
the last fow weeks there were petitions
after petitions sent % the committee FOX
street Improvements He said that the
money should DO sYcc, IN guttCTiug, etc,
streets where the citizens have erected
houses He thought that if s., 900 were
given to the Eighth ward it was but just
that $500 b. plo IN the other eight
wards il is tho Guys duty 90 make gut
ters where citizens build houses.
Mr.. Beard thought tina. 4 little tahy
was good enough now and then for the
Eighth and Sixth wards, bu. there were
other considerations why this money
should not BE- used he did no: want 80
much taken from the contingent fund be
could no. see the prOpgiety Of doing il.
\ rather warm discussion on the matter
followed in which the necessity for the
money was shown by some members and
opposed by otherS Ga \ vote being
taken II was shown that nine favored the
resolution and thirteen opposed il, it being
| therefore lost.
\ resolution from selec. branch setting
forth that a committee should be appointed
! from each branch - confer with com
mittce from the Masonic IDl-o relative to
| the erection Of new ball was then CJu,
sidcrod, aud tho favorable action OF selec:
council ConcuTTCd 10. The following were
! appointed from common council: hCsSTs
| Remley, BOicnus aud Huber. Adjourned
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