Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-06

the action. Now have been charged
by some with playing politics, but l
want to say that there are now more
Republicans on the police forge than
there are Democrats" The Mayor
again called attention to the fact that
if there were charges against the men,
the matter should have first been laid
before him.
II prefer no charges" said Mr..
Lynch, but l insist that l may re-
serve the right under the section of
the act that Council has a right to
vote on removals"
"You admit that there are no
chsrges?" demanded the Mayor.
IT PREFER no charges" returned
Mr.. Lynch with real emphasis on
prefer"
Mr.. Taylor: You've spoken of the
man who now holds a position in one
of the Republican clubs and who had
been a policeman? Why was he re-
moved? For sufficient cause?"
Mayor Royal 80 far as | know he
was good officer
Mr.. Taylor: And the man who
took his place."
Mayor Royal: HE was not an Off
cer."
Mr.. Taylor's Views
Mr.. Taylor: isn't 1t a fact that
the two men who are removed are
Republican and that two Republicans
will replace them? l. too, reserve the
right to vote as I think best. 1t may
not be necessary to state charges; it
may interfere with his getting an
other job. One of the men did some
things that were not fair"
The Mayor took the tack that the
whole question was a matter Of
opinion.
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Lynch. "a matter of opinion"
"Is it possible" Mr.. Bowman wanted
to know. "to divide the resolution and
vote on the names singly?'
well, I don't see how we could
vote on the names slngly," returned
the Mayor: the vote will be called on
the resolution"
Messrs. Lynch, Bowman and Taylor
voted AYE" and the Mayor and Mr..
Gorgas voted no"
Boards Retained
Resolutions retaining the Park Com
mission and the Board of Public Works
in advisory capacities, and a nordi-
nance providing for the retaining of
the Health Board were offered. The
measures all invite the different boards
to continue their services.
Commissioner Lynch's resolution
relative to the retaining of the Board
of Public Works calls attention to
the fact that most of the important
improvement works undertaken by the
city were planned and started and are
no win course of completion under the
efficient supervision of the board"
The term of the board members eX-
pires January 21.
Commissioner Taylors measure was
largely of the same language, al
though he pointed out specifically that
the general park system as hereto
fore planned, should be completed in
the ecient manner in which it has so
far been developed
Commissioner Bowmans Health
Board ordinance was the same. In
another resolution he authorized the
dropping of the water board, Mayor
Royal voted no" on the ground that
all the boards should be invited to
remain.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Reel submitted his quarterly report,
showing that 2,393 weights and meas
ures were sealed; 1877 condemned.
That the city will lose $3.50 in
realty valuations because of the extern
sion of Capitol Park thus far was re-
ported by the Capitol Park Extension
Commission.
The bond of City Engineer Cowden
with the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company as bondsman, was
approved. 1t is for $4,000.
The resolution continuing P. J. Brad
ley as Plumbing Inspector and Curtis
Fisher and James H. Lutz as Plumb
ing Examiners was Introduced by Mr.
Bowman and adopted.
Council passed finally the ordinance
providing for two standard lights at
the western entrance to the Market
street subway.