Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-09
sPEcIaL MEETING OF CuUsCIls.
TIE xesoiution to Buiid y New Truck Mouse
Finally Passed,

Finally Passed.
Both branches of city councils met
specially in their chambers on Wednesday
evening, to take definite action in re.
ference to the building Of an engine and
truck house on East King street.
SELECT COUNCIL.
In select council there were present
Messrs. Berger, Demuth. Doerr, Urban,
Zecher aud Evans-president.
The president stated the object OF the
meeting after which Mr.. Berger offered
the following resolution:
Rssolred, That the fire committee ask
for authority from councils to erect an
engine aud truck house, on a lot Of ground
No. 335 East King street, recently pur-
chased according TO plaas and specitica'
tions adopted By tho committee, and to
award the contract to the lowest bidder.
Tho resolution was unanimously adopted.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Ia common council tho following mem
bers we're present: Messrs Adams, Auxer,
Bertzield, Buckius, Cormeny, Dinkelbers,
Eberman, Evarts, Goodell, Hurst, Lichty,
Long David E., Mayer, Shirk and Spaeth
In the absence Of the prasident-Dr.
Boierius-Mr. Hurst was elected president
pro TEN.
After the object OF tho meeting was
stated, the resolution from select council
giving the power to the committee to
award tho contract was read.
MIR. Lichty moved to non concur and IN
support of his motion gave his reasons
therefore. While ho was in favor of building
an engine house at the location designated
he was not in favor Of erecting palace.
The specifications called for patent sky
light, which the Fulton and Lancaster
county national banks thought too expen
sive to put in their new buildings, marble
stationary washstands aud Philadelphia
brick. In his opinion Lancaster brick was
good enough. While he was in favor Of
giving all the comforts to tho firemop, ho
would not vote to give them the Injuries
Mr.. Cormeny said the oity can afford tn
erect such building az is contemplated
by the specifications.
To motion to non concur was adopted by
the following vote
Messrs Adams b Frank, Bsrtzfsld,
Buckius, Dinkelberg, Everts, Goodell
Lichty, Long David E and Mayer voted
aye and Messrs Auxer, Cormeny, Eberman,
Hurst and Spaeth voted nay.
MIR. Liehty moved that o conference
committee be appointed aud the chair
named Messrs Spaeth and Mayer as tho
committee from common council. Messrs
Borger and Urban were appointed as the
conference committee on the part of select
council.
The committee reported that by q vote
OF three to one they recommended tho
passage Of the resolution.
Mr.. Spaeth after submitting the report
of the conference committee, defended tho
action of the fire commit 90 in having
placed in the specifications oonveniences
for the firemen they were expected to be
ready at all times to respond to tho alarm
of fire, to save property aud even life, aud
he could sec nothing out of the way In
their having fine hose house.
Before any action was taken on the re
port OF the conference committee, on
motion of Mr.. Evarts, common council
recOnsidered its aciion In non concurripg
in the action of select council by vote OF
10 to 8, aud ooncurred In tho action Of
select council in awarding the contract to
the lowest bidder by vote of 8 to 2, as
follows
Messrs. Adams b. Frank, Auxer, Buck
ius, Cormeny, Eberman. Hurst, Shirk and
Spaeth voted aye, and Messrs. Bertzdeld,
Dnkleberg, Evarts, Goodell, L:ohty, Long
David X. and Mayer voted nay.