The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-15
COMMON COUNCIL.
Long Session that was Principally OccI
pied In Useless Debate,

pied In Useless Debate,
The lower branch of the City Councils
met Monday evening, there being full at
tendance of members The session was
lai Suly +alrcn i'm with debate on trivial
matters and there was no adjournment
until after ten O. clock.
A petition was presented from num-
Der Of citizens, which represented that
the objections urged against the building
of market houses in Market Square were
without foundation in fact, and praying
for the removal of the present buildings
and erection of others in their stead. The
petition was received and filed. { 1t will
be found in another column in the TELE-
GRAPH.
The Water Committee to whom was
referred the resolution that the fire ny
drant standing near the corner Of Fourth
street and Boyd avenue, be removed to
the southeast corner of Fourth street and
Boyd avenue, reported that they die not
deem the removal advisable. The report
was adopted.
The bill Of $50 for services as assistant
city engineer for month of January,
which had been referred to the Finance
Committee, was returned by the latter to
Council with the information that the
salary was included in the $12, 900 appro-
priated for highways,
A petition from citizens living on Sec
ond street, praying for the laying of an
eighteen inch sewer in said street from
Sayford avenue to Calder street, was re-
ferred to Sanitary Committee.
The ordinance in reference to water
pipe assessments, file Common Council
+oI 10 discussion Nv
largest charged that the ordinance was
not worth the paper on which it was
printed. 1t was illegal and intended only
for the benefit of a few, among whom
were members Of Council, The debate
grew quite warm and an astonishing
amount Of eloquencc was wasted. 1t was
passed finally.
Drdinace Gal, file of Common Council,
appropriating $75, 900 from proceeds of
sale Of lots on old reservoir grounds to
erect new market houses in Market
square was read when Mr.. largest
moved to strike out SIS, 600 and insert
500 900, which was after some debate
agreed to. The same gentlemen offered
the following amendments as sections
two and three of the ordinance, which
were adopted, viz; "And the fund arising
from the sale of the old reservoir ground
shall be reimbursed by the revenue from
the new market houses in excess Of the
revenue now received and 'that sec
tons A, 5 and 6 Of the ordinance 584, to
which this is supplement, be and the
same are hereby repealed. The title
was also amended to read, IAN ordinance
authorizing the erection of new market
houses in Market square, and to provide
The means therefor" The ordinance was
then laid over for printing.
The ordinance granting PERMISSION unto
the Philadelphia and Reading and South
Pennsylvania railroad company, or either
Of them, TO erect and maintain piers on
which to build a railroad bridge or tracks
within the city of Harrisburg was read
and passed second reading, when on mo-
ton of Mr.. Bay the vote by which it
passed second reading was reconsidered
for purposes of amendment Recurring
on second reading Mr. Bay desired TO
amend By inserting, Provided, That
any damages that might occur to any
property by reason of the building of said
piers, shall be paid for by the said com.
panies." The amendment was defeated
after q long, rambling aud at times spicy
debate Mr.. Bay did not take his defeat
in the most amiable mood. On final pas
sage the yeas were 80, nays1. Agreed to.
The committee of conference on Com
mon Council ordinance presented their
report in which they recommend that no
abatement be allowed ON the city taxes for
1884. The report was not agreed to-
yeas is; nays II.
Ordinance ga. defining the lines OF
Sewer district, No. l, file of Common
Council, with amendments by Select
Council was read, and the amendments,
changing the lines, agreed to.