The state journal., 1884-05-03
What the City Fathers Done at
Their Nesting Monday Night.


What the City Fathers Done at
Their Meeting Monday Night,
Select and common council held
meetings in their respective cham
bers, Monday night. and transacted
considerable important business. In
select branch the contract of J. S.
Slentz to erect new market houses
was approved; also, the contracts
awarding the city printing to the In
! dependent Publishing Company, and
the supplying Of blank books to f.
L. Hutter. A resolution offered in
common council by J. II. Howard, Of
the Eighth ward, and which passed
that branch, instructing the ordinance
committee to prepare an ordinance
for the removal of garbage from the
streets. Consent was given the city
solicitor to employ, if necessary, an
assistant counsel in the anticipated
market house litigation. An ordi
nance relative to the erection of safety
gates railroad crossings was amend
ed to prohibit such gates remaining
closed longer than ten minutes
COMMON COTTNCTT
Several of the members Of this
branch were absent, and little after
the regular hour for business,
President Hutton raped the mem
bers to order and Clerk Shiffler in
his musical voice read the monoton-
Gus journal, Mr.. Swartz, Of the Fifth
ward, offered resolution that coun
ellis 60 into joint convention at eight
o'clock for the purpose of electlng
page. In the meantime the contracts
awarding the printing of city matter
and the supplying of blank books
were passed upon as presented from
the ordinance committee. When the
hour for the joint convention arrived
Chairman Hutton appointed Messrs.
| Swartz (Fifth ward), Hummel and
Howard as a committee TO notify Sc
| lect council of the same and escort
hataugust body to the common coun-
Gil branch President Gorgas, Of
select council, presided, and Herman
Knisley and VIM. Burlington, the
present incumbent, were nominated.
On Joint ballot Knisley received 81
votes, and Burlington, who has given
general dissatisfaction of late by ne
glecting his duties, was left, receiv-
ing only two votes. A bill
Of the Patriot Publishing Company
for $3.50 was ordered paid. A reso-
luton presented by Mr.. Howard ask
ing to have refuse matter removed
from the front of all residences, was
passed by rising vote. The same
gentleman also presented an ordi-
nance asking for an additional appro-
priation of $3.50 to each fire company,
which was referred to the ordinance
committee after considerable debate.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Har-
gest from the finance committee
granting permission to the Hope fire
company to erect a brick shed for
storing their sprinkler was passed.
Mr.. Swaltz, of the Fifth ward, chair
man of the special committee to select
o site for meeting place for councils,
reported that the committee recon
mended the purchase of what is known
as the State street market, which
could be purchased for $4,000, and
would afford ample accommodation
for all city officers, being saving of
$1,000 in rent, and the city would
derive in revenue from the present
market located there of over 81, 200
year. The report gave rise to con
siderable debate and it was readily
seen that it will be met with consid-
cradle opposition. On motion of Mr..
Swartz Fourth ward) the report was
referred back to the committee, and
the committee instructed, on motion
of Mr.. Schuddemage, to report on
the price of the Singerly building or
any other which may be offered.
After long debate on the ordinance
to lay water pipe on Eleventh street
from State to the southern city limits,
and the means to pay the city's share
of the cost, the ordinance was passed
by yea and nay vote of "a to 4.
After the reading of several ordi-
nances for the frat time, and others
the second time and on final passage,
council adjourned to meet Thursday
night.
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