Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
NEVER A CHANCE IS
BACTERIA To HAVE
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rated in a resolution that will be Of
fered in Council Tuesday and their du-
ties will begin the first Monday in
April Commissioner of Public Safety
Bowman said he is not yet ready to
announce the names of the incum-
bents
Each to Get 5000
The inspectors will receive 5000 an
nually and their salaries will be more
than made UP by the income derived
from the collection of license taxes.
Those to be levied upon will include
SIS for retail milk, meat and ice cream
and $25 for the wholesalers. During
1918 more than $4,000 was collected
from these sources. 1t is just possible
that if the scope Of the work requires
it and enough money is available, an
additional inspector will be named to
help out.
The new department of food inspec-
ton practically replaces the depart
ment of meat and milk inspection.
This alone cost the city something like
$500. An additional $500 had to be
appropriated for an assistant to the
inspector. Now all the archaeological
examinations are conducted by the
city bacteriologist and the city must
pay him only 1890 a year. And the
expense of conducting the office, equip
ment, etc, is not necessary.
Additional necessary assistance to
the bureau of health and sanitation will
be provided by the appointment of DR..
Allen r. Ritzman as assistant health
officer as provided for by the ordi-
nance adopted yesterday. His salary
also will be $500 annually and this
item was returned to the city budget
yesterday.
- Assistants Duties
Primarily the assistant health Off
Ger will attend to smallpox cases only.
DR.. Ritzman fills a similar duty now.
When smallpox doesn't require his
services, he will help DIR. Rauniclx with
typhoid, scarlet fever and other con-
tagious diseases. The present small
poX outbreak will cost the city just
1910. And that term of service dates
from December ].
The budget ordinance providing for
an expenditure of $510,87247 was fl
nally decided upon at yesterdays ses-
sion of Council and it will be passed
as it stands at a special meeting of the
Commissioner Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Special meetings to get ordi-
nances through may be necessary be-
fore April 6. the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
Among other things the budget will
provide for $55, 900 for paving in front
of nonassessable properties. This in
cludes the Whitehall street damages,
and a similar stretch in State street
fronting upon Royal Terrace, owned
by Mayor, John K. Royal, W. NJ Hoer-
ner and other Hill residents. The
Front street damages may not be nee
essary as this question hasn't been
tested out in the courts, but Commits
Sioners Bowman, Lynch and Taylor
contend that the city should provide
for such a contingency while it had
the money. Mayor Royal, of course,
and Mr.. Gorgas, likewise, opposed the
plan. Mayor Royal wanted to lop off
the 100000 set aside for the Front
street damages.
Amendments Fall
Council may pass finally Friday the
new license tax ordinance although
there is a chance that some further
amending may be done. At the re-
quest of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday, Commissioner Gorgas Of
fered amendments striking out the $25
fee for instalment business, and the
$100 tax upon solicitors for local firms.
Mr.. Gorgas said that when these were
introduced he didn't approve of them
himself, and later voted not to incor-
pOrate -tnem. Ine amendments fell.
While it is understood that Joseph
T. Thompson will be named the new
police captain, the probable personnel
of the patrolmen is matter of con-
lecture in municipal circles. Report
has it that Victor Larsen, one of the
deposed policemen under the so-called
Lynch ripper" may be reinstated;
then, again rumor has it that Mr.. Lar
sen will not get his job again.
The appointments of the police cap
tain and the five officers will be offer
ed Tuesday at the latest ,and there is
bare possibility that this may be
done Friday. The proposed new as
sistant city assessorship is already be-
ing talked of and among the names
spoken of for the places are Harry
Sheesley, former Selectman, and
Harry F. Owes. Mr.. Owes has been
frequently mentioned to succeed H. w.
Cough as city controller. Nothing
has been done in this direction, how
ever because County Controller Cough
hasn't formally resigned. The position
is still nominally filed by him al
though he has drawn no pay for SER
vices. Marion Verbeke, assistant to
Commissioner Gorgas, has been doing
the work. Frank Niekles and Charles
w. Erb have also been spoken of. Mr.
Erb, Mr.. Sheesley and William, D.
Block have been mentioned for the
iob of city license tax collector too