Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27
FR|TCHEY'S JOB IS
TO Be ABOLISHED
[Continued From First Pagel

self and / don't propose to fill the
office of highway commissioner with
anyone. 1t is my intention to trans
fer the money provided for the salary
OF the commissioner to the contingent
fund and I'll do this at the next meet
ing"
Royal Votes mo"
And when the vote was called for
everybody voted for the adoption of
the measure but Mayor Royal who ex-
cused himself thus:
Il vote mo- as l do not think the
office of highway commissioner should
be abolished and be filed later on"
Council passed finally the ordinance
introduced month ago by Commits
sioner Taylor providing for the issue
of the 100000 worth of bonds au-
thorized in the fourth improvement
loan. This measure gives the sinking
fund commissioners the authority to
float 100000 for park Improvement
$25, 900 each for new bridges, fire ap-
nicipal repair plant and $4,000 for
sewers.
At the request of Commissio oner
Taylor the Royal ordinance prohibit
| ing children under the age of Is from
attending moving picture theaters,
etc, after s o'clock in the evening or
during school hours unless accom-
panied by an adult was postponed. Mr..
Taylor wants to look into it little
more thoroughly, he said.
Bowman Saves City Money
More than $1.100 is again saved the
city by City Commissioner Bowman
I of the Department of Public Safety
| as a result of the conference he re-
Gently had with George B. Trip, vice.
president and general manager of the
| Harrisburg Light and Power Com
/ Lot. fO 1a
duit system. The light company was
| the only bidder for the placing of the
| wires of the police and fire alarm in
| conduit, its figure being $3,190.93.
| The light company, however, has
offered to put the wires down for a
| lump sum of $4,000 in view of the
| fact that it has to provide for it's own
| conduits. Mr.. Bowman was directed
| to close the contract after an opinion
from City Solicitor Seitz on the SUBJ
| ject had been read.
The Bowman ordinance looping a
dollar from the yearly minimum do
| mestic water rates was introduced. 1t
| reduces the rate from Sc to $5 year
New Measures Introduced
Other new measures included ordi-
| nances by:
Commissioner Lynch = Authorizing
the opening and grading of Nineteenth
| street from Chestnut to Mulberry;
| Twentieth from Market to Chestnut;
| Mulberry, Eighteenth to Nineteenth; ;
| Hildrup, Eighteenth to Twentieth;
Chestnut, Eighteenth to Nineteenth.
| Resolutions providing for the re-
appointment of Clark e. Diehl as City
| Electrician for another two-year term
granting the Camp Curtin Fire Com
pany permission to hold a fair in the
| house March 4 to IA, were offered by
Commissioners Bowman and Taylor,
respectively.
A bill of $S3.75 for damages to car
pet caused by an overflowing sewer,
rendered by Brown & Co., North Third
street, was referred to Commissioners
Lynch with instructions to confer with
Mr.. Seitz as to the city's liability.
Council was invited by the Washing
ton Fire Company to inspect its
Christmas tree tomorrow evening.
The ordinances providing for an arc
light at Third and Locust, re-enacting
the old paving advertising ordinances
and constructing sewers in Fourth and
Daisy streets were passed finally.