Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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4 stated meeting of select and common
councils was held In their respective cham.
bors last evening.
stLEOT COUNCIL.
Present-Mcssrs. Bakor, Baldwin, Brown,
Dillcr, Evans, Wise, Wolf. Hscher and
Berger, president.
Tho report of tho city treasurer and ro-
oiver of taxes for the past month was read,
showing u balance in the treasury on tho
1st inst of s3S, ,iSi 40.
The monthly report OF tho strost COM
mittec was read. II contains nothing
except tho recommendations for crossings
at the Eastern aud Western market
houses, n few street repairs and tho laying
of few cutters.
The finance committees monthly report
contains the amount of bills examined and
approved during tho past month.
Bods for tho firemcn,
The fro cngiuo and hose committee
recommend that n new mattresses and
bedding DO procured for tho Gremen who
sleep in the engine houses aud that the
telephone company DO requested TO put ono
of their telephone instruments In each of
the tiro engine houses
Mr.. Baker moved that tho reoommenda.
tions of tho committee be approved, Tho
inclement season of the year is coming on
and tho tremen ought to have comfortable
beds in which to sleep.
MIR. Evans said tho appropriation for the
| fire department was nearly exhausted !;
he advised that the purchase of tho bods
be postponed. Ho believed tho men could
get along comfortably with their present
accommodations. IL has oaly been n year
or two since beds were purchased FOR them,
and It showed bad housekeeping il they
were already worn out.
Mr.. Bakers motion was adopted.
| The water committee III their report
state that they had met and approved bills
contracted for their department ; visited
and inspected the water works aud roo
ommcnd certain repairs.
Tho Now street Halfway.
A petition from tho subscribers to the
stock of the Lacastcr city street railway
company, asking permission to lay their
rails in the public streets from the Penn e
sylvania railroad depot TO the Lancaster
park was read ; also a resolution from
common council, granting the prayer Of
tho petitioners, provided they usO fiat rails
and keep the street IL repair in and two
inches outside the track.
Mr. Evans thought the phra8eOlOgy of
tho resolution rather obscure. lie moved
to amend by requiring the railroad com
pany to keep in repair that part Of the
street between their track, and four inches
on the outside Of the track. The amend
ment was adopted, aud common council
cOncurTed.
Tho Now city Hall.
Mr.. Wolf, from tho special committee
appointed 10 confer with q committee Ot
Lodge 43 +. and \, Y. NJ relative "a
building a new hall oa the cite OF tho pre-.
sent city hall, said no had NJ report to
mako. Tho Committees had conference
but the proposition made by tho Masoug
was not satisfactory and no result was
reached. He asked that the committee b.
continued fpc al).hss mDlth, which was
granted.
In view Of what Mr.. Wof said, Mr..
Baker, from the city property committee,
suggested that the old pDS:Ofi,o might be
rented for o short term say till tho first
OF April.
Tho suggestion was approved.
The new Market Houses.
Mr.. Baker, from tho market committee
said no had been Informed that the Stalls
in the Central market houses could mo-
hereafter be rented for as high . price a.
heretofore, owing 10 the competition
caused by the erection OF tho new market
houses, lie suggested that the minimum
price be lowered.
Mr.. Evans said the market committee
had authority to fix the minimum rent ol
tho stalls.
Ordinance Rejected.
City Solicitor Johuson's opinion relative
to an ordinance introduced Sept. B. 1893,
and passed by that boiy Oct. 3, 1888, cx
tending the term of tho city solicitor and
city engnoor from one to three years
was read. Tho solicitor holds that ooun-
ellis have tho right to extend the term OF
these officers by ordinance. The ordinance
was taken up on third reading.
Mr.. Baker fdvorad its passage. Il took
these officers some time to become vel
versed in their duties, aud he thought {
three years term none too long for good
: officers to serve.
Mr.. Wolf said the trouble had beer
/ heretofore that the CITY was tired of somC
Of these officers before they had served {
, single year, and wo were glad to get rid o
them at tho end of their term.
Mr.. Baker thought q better grade o.
, officers could be secured If they were as
sured of a three years term.
, Mr.. Evans said he was in favor of keep
ing good men in Office for three years, O
, as much longer as thoy would servo aut
! we can do so under the law now in forc(
( by re electing them. But IL we adopt tht
, ordinance increasing tho torn to three
years, and we get bad officers wo will
have trouble in getting rid Of them.
The yeas and nays were called on the
adoption of tho ordinance and it was re-
iected by tho following vote;
Yeas--Messrs. Baker Baldwin and
, Diler-3.
Nays-Messrs Brown, Evans, Wise,
Wolf Zecher and Berger, prcsidcnt-6.
Adjourned.
COMMog COUNCIL.
Common council was called TO order
with tho following members in attend
ance
Messrs. Adams, Albright, Bare, Beard
Bolenius, Cormeny, Demuth, Dinkleberg
Eberman, Eyarts, Fraim, Fritsch Hart
ley, Henry, Huber, Kendig, McKilips,
Mclaughlin, Powell, Long, Remley, Rid
die, Schum, Spaeth, Stormfeltz, Hurst
president.
Tho minutes of tho last stated and
special meetings were read aud approved
Petitions
Mr.. Riddle offered petition in reference
to tho drainage of u portion of tho Sixth
ward lying along the New Holland pike
! from the junction OF Shippen street aud
said pike Referred TO street committee.
Mr.. Riddle also offered q petition from
members Of the Lancaster street railway
company, asking for permission to lay
tracks through certain streets TO Mo
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