The state journal., 1884-01-19
Select Council.

The Select Council met last night at
halfpast seven o'clock Present-For-
ney, Martin, Mason, M'Cleaster and
Gorgas, president. Messrs. Fritchie, Mil
Ter and Ewing came in later. After the
reading a ID approval Of the minutes, the
rules were suspended and the considera-
ton of the monthly bills reported by the
committees was entered upon.
All those from the Finance Committee
were approved except that Of the Penn
sylvania globe gas light company, which
Mr.. Martin objected to on the ground
that the lights were very bad, and many
of them were not lighted at all. He
| specified some such, and was followed by
| Mr.. Miller, who also cited like instances,
and moved the bill be recommitted to the
| Gas and Water Committee for further in
qury. Mr. Martin moved to amend by
referring it to the City Controller to make
the necessary inquiries, as the reports
from the police department would be
made to his office Mr.. Miller accepted
the amendment, and it was adopted. The
pills from the Highway Committee were
then gone through, and those from the
Fire Committee coming up Mr.. FOrney
moved to postpone the reading for the
present to act upon ordinance 623, appro-
priating $3.50 for putting heater in the
| Mount Pleasant engine house which was
read and passed finally. The Fire Com
mittce bills were then read and approved.
The council then proceeded to the com
| mon council chamber to meet that body
II Joint convention to act upon the cleo
ion Of fire engineers.
Upon reassembling, DR.. Fritchie moved
to suspend the rules, to act upon ordin-
ances agreed to.
Mr.. Miller called up ordinance 610 be-
ING the appropriation bill as amended.
The bill passed finally.
Mr. Ewing called up No. G07, an Ordi-
nance providing revenues for the coming
fiscal year. This ordinance had been
amended in Select Council, by striking
out the section authorizing an abatement
for prompt payment. Mr. Ewing called
attention to the fact that the amendment
to the title to correspond had been over
looked. The amendment was made, and
the bill laid over to be reprinted.
Ordinance 591, amending the license
tax ordinance was next taken up, and
passed finally.
Ordinance 597, authorizing the further
OpCuluS Va W dlldCC GllCCI was dIuChuCN
and laid over.
Ordinance 10S, providing for a sewer
in Hanna avenue (now called Ann street,
between the Pennsylvania railroad and
the river was taken up and was the sub
ject Of long debate. Mr.. Mason said
the people do not want the ordinance
passed, as it assesses upon them some
seven hundred dollars for drainage that
they can effect in another way for about
$75. He had the names of some twenty
remOnstrants read.
DR.. Fritchey said these same remon-
strants had asked for the sewer until they
found they would have it to pay for. The
complaints against the nuisance there
were frequent, and the Sanitary Commit
tee having visited and viewed the ground
were convinced that they were well
grounded.
At length upon motion of Mr.. Miller,
seconded by Mr.. Forney. the further con-
sideration was postponed for the present.
Ordinance 621, to open Fourteenth
street from Regina to Shoop street, was
passed finally.
Ordinance ga, appropriating 1894 for
the construction Of a sewer on Fourth
street, passed finally.
Ordinance 62j, prohibiting the erection
of wooden buildings in the Fifth ward, by
a peculiar construction of a sentence was
made to prohibit the erection Of buildings
not made of inflammable materials, this
was amended to reverse the order, and
the bill went over to be printed again.
Bills from the Printing Committee were
then taken up and approved.
The resolution offered by Mr. Miller
was adopted, requesting the City Solicitor,
in drawing up the fire alarm contract, to
require detailed monthly reports.
Mr.. Mason offered resolution instruct
ing the City Engineer to make an estimate
of the cost of certain grading on Herr
street Adopted
The appropriation bill having been
returned from Common Council with the
nonconcuuence of that body in the