The sun., 1901-12-12
BIG SCRAMBLE
FOR OFFICES
Various City officials are After
Vacated Quarters.
APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL
Committees Had a Busy Night Hear
ing Delegations of Milkmen,
Firemen and Officiais. No
Money for Pesthouse.
APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL

rn,nciI committees worked last night
!, .r.at disadvantage. The Council
chamber being in such condition Of
.,nfusion owing to the improvements ~
nrogrcss, there was no place for mem
,,.rs Of Council and visitors to gather
while committees were i'll session but
,Y,rk Hamann's Office, and IT was crowd
"A Beside the members there We're pres
N, +, number of milk dealers and dele
..atinns from the Brandywine and lnde-
nrnarncr Fire Companies. la such close
nnarters, however, numerous matters Of
business were considered.
SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICES.
rh,. vacation of its quarters i'll the city
ymildinr at Sixth and King streets by
,hr Water Department has, II appears,
rrsultcd in il scramble for the rooms
IL various city officials. Tax Collectors
nnd Assessors Snyprs and McGnll saw
thp members If the finance committee
N tins relation The finance committee
nm nothing To do with the question
which i. for the public buildings commit
ice to decide.
II 4 said Collectors Mccall and Snyers
would like 10 have offices on the first
floor, nnn desiring the room now occupied
n the City Surveying Department, and
ihr other the vacant office Of the Water
department The plan is said to be to
rive the Board Of Education meeting
r0nm 10 the engineers and surveyors, ana
imlireSs the members Of the Board Of
Education with the fact that the second
floor of the old Federal Building would
81 hpttrr quarters for them.
Ii changes ARE 10 he made Milk IL
spcctor McEvilly would like to have M
Office now occupied by Collector Mccall
NJ MONEY IN SIGHT FOR PESI
HOUSE.
\ matter much discussed was the ap
pIirution Of the Trustees Of the Poor fo
assistance from Council i'll paying for in
uew pesthouse. Judging from the view
expressed il is not likely that Gounci
will make an appropriation to aid IN
trustees. Some members We're in favo
Of voting the money but il Is said Cit
Solicitor Reinhardt has given his opli
ion That Council cannot do so legally.
Owing to the crowded condition 9
affairs at present there is not rooi
enough for the members to air themselve
on the matter and it is not likely tina
there will be much discussion of the SUI
icct at the meeting OF Council tonlgh
This is expected, however, at next week
meeting, by which time the chamher WI
IL realy for occupancy. then. II Is pro-
able. there will he a lively debate.
II Is held by some that Council Shnn
give the matter no consideration Whit
ever These members say the trustee
should ask the Levy Court for IN appr
uriitinn if they need assistance
MILK DEALERS SATISFIED
4 number Of milk dealers. who can
a. protest against the new milk ordinan
found they misunderstood the rcull
mrntS Of the ordinance, and after GO
sultation with the law committee, -
Solicitor Renhardt and Milk Inspect
NIrI1villy left perfectly satisfied with !
ordinance. Mcssrs. lidgeway, SnNh
Toppn, Cornelius and Porter met J
committee and were given hearing
They entered protest against MAJ
ing every milk vessel. When y ="
pointed out that only cans Of skim IN
SInd Ia be marked and explanation
madt-.they were satisfied and said ~
misunderstood the provision Of the OF
nance on this point Finally the MAJ
itv came To the conclusion that the STA
ar,i was satisfactory, and Said that
mixed dairy should furnish MIX up
tho standard. All expressed themsel
ns satisfied with the ordinance.
The members Of the committee sig
thr ordinance and il will come mp
final action tonight.
FIRFMEN HAD A HEARING
Delegations from the Brandywlne
Independence Fire Companies CONFER
with the fire committee. Both conn
les ask for recognition by Council
Brnndywine Company wants permlS'
TO erect frame building for tenlpol
quarters Both delegations were
formed that il would not be posslhi
40 anything for some time