Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-15
CITY COUNCILS.


Message Prom the Mayor-U,d,uarsc to
Increase Fay of Firsrneu-SustAiucd
H. l:ota branches.
\ special meeting ri city councils was
held last evening to consider the question
of Increasing the pay of the tiIemcu, it
being conceded by ali that the resolution
passed at last meeting increasing their
pay Was imperative.
Select Councs'.
PrcSent-licssrs. E}IdwIr. Grown,
Evans, Wise, Wolf, LceEer and Berger,
president.
The president stated ,hat the meeting
ba'! been calle'; II the request of four
members with view u! taking action L,
increase the pay III the iuiemcr. He m
ierst"Ud that an ,,:tilHaI!ca Tor that Dur-
pusc would hu introduced in common
council
Mr. E'ans S>..i 1t VAS not necessary that
select couucli should have bceu called
together. as nv action can be taken upon
1t at this meeting. 1t can only be presented
and read III common council and referred
To the proper c0mmtttee.
The president stated that message
would hc prcscn:ei Gy the mayer giviu:;
his reasons for vetoiIig the resolution ill.,
cietsng the pay of iiremcu, passed ut last
meeting Cf couucii
lho message was sDon afterwards; IL.
ceived from c0nmnn council, and read.
The mayor veto was sustained unani
nOuaiy and council adjourned
Common Council
Common council was called to order by
the president, the following members
being prcscut
blessrs. Albright. Bartholomew, Cox,
Everts, Hurst, Mchillips, Power, Reith,
Remley, Riddle, Scheetz, Schum, frost.
Davis, president.
President Davis stated the object of the
meeting, which was to reconsider tho
resolution presented by Mr.. Cox and
passed at the last stated meeting, for an
increase vi pay for the dIivcrs iu the iile
department. of the city.
The following message from the mayor
was then ries, MED ard read
70 he LORor0bie Select amt CoHiHs0n 'oauctE,
~ the tttH Of LUHc0StCI:
GENTLEMEN.-i herow it'll return ~ your
honorable bottles, without my approval,
the resolution passed ut the last stated
meeting by councils iucreaSinr the pay ui
the drivers o! the four am@ireS, hour uooe
Carts and driF'r and tliierEian "i truck
y ten dollars Zach per inuiiti,.
Sec. 10 0' tie ordinance approved d.
cemb3r -, 1851, likes the Sal.,rlr> "t the
drivers ~ t!lo lire department ut $3.50 per
year. Ii is hardly necessary to state
that y resolution "anj,o5 supGrs:sis Or
rCptli i.u ordinance T. make tins in
crease tn ordinance viii DC required re
paalln;, Tie !.t~ How ia force and iixin.
the amount. Respectfully yours,
JNu. I, MhCGoNIGLE,
Mayor.
LANCASTER, FEBRUARY :. 1885.
The message was sustained by 4 uiidni-
NOUS vote.
Mr.. Cox tne,i y:ustAt the '".!uain;:
ordinance
BE it ordained by the select ,stnI COM
mon councils oI the city OF Lancaster, L'
Sembied
'SECTIjN /. That frou iud after tho
first day Of June next, the salary of the
drivers Of th>. several steam iire engines,
hose cacts and truck, rs well as the tilier-
man Oi tho tIuuk company, shall be $40
per month, III leu ot the salary rGw re-
Coived by said employers rs AZORES siI
SECT. :, All or'lnancc& or parts of
ordinances iuonii5. .stert herewith aio
hereby peAlc,i."
The president, after tine Gr;iiuauco WIS
read, stated thaS iuasnucb it WIS in-
possible tn obtain q quorum of tho fire
engine AMI hose COMMITTEES, hG would
refer the ordinance TO Especial committee.
On MIR. Guys motion, the committee con
sisted Ci five aud we've &:.ssrS. Cox, Rrith,
Riddle, 5ciium and frost. The coIiia:teo
reported i.iy"rably, AMI tic clerk waa OF
dcred to have the Urdnancc printed.
hHjDurncd