The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-10
FramesR sResolutionThat
He Plans to Introduce
To-day Attacking
Royals Motives
ROW is ABOUT
UNEMPLOY MENT
Republican Commissioners Prepare to
Vote For Mayors Project and Then
to Call on Him to Prove That it
Isn't Impracticable

Characterizing Mayor Royal s pro
posal to put the unemployed men of the
city at work on public improvements
as ''one more of his numerous efforts
for political buncombe only City
Commissioner Lynch gave out to-day
the text of resolution which he said
he proposed to Introduce at one special
meeting of the City Commissioners
scheduled to be held late this afternoon
to deal with the unemployment prob
lem.
Commissioner Lynch said, in advance
of the meeting, that it was the plan OF
the Republican Commissioners to vote
favorably on the Mayors resolution in
troduced Yesterday and on which ac
tion was postponed until to-day, and
then to submit the resolution in which
the attack of the Mayor motives is
made in the language quoted above.
The Mayors res1lution calls on
Lynch and Harry F. Bowman, who are
Commissioners of Highways and Public
Safety, respectively, to start work at
once on city improvements. Mr.. Cor
gas, Commissioner of Finance, offered
TO second the measure Yesterday but
further action upon it was delayed un-
til late to-day at the suggestion of the
Republican members of Commission.
The resolution which Mr.. Lynch said
he would offer to-day, after the contem-
plated passage of the Mayors measure,
is as follows:
The Lynch Resolution
Whereas, The resolution Just adopt.
ed directs the Superintendent of Parks,
Streets and Public improvements and
Public Safety (Messrs. Taylor, Lynch
and Bowman) to proceed at once with
contemplated improvements, etc, so
rs to relieve the present distress of a
large number of worthy and able e-bodied
citizens now out of employment; there
fore,
Resolved, That the Superintendent
of Public Affairs and the Superintend-
ent of Accounts and Finance, (Mayor
Royal and MIR. Gorgas) the authors of
said resolution, be and they are hereby
respectfully requested to submit to
Council at their earliest convenience a
list of the contemplated improvements.
such as park Improvement, laying of
sewers, grading of streets and the lay.
ing of water pipes, that may be legally
proceeded with at once, as said resolu-
tion directs; and
Resolved, That if the authors of
said resolution meant by contemplated
improvements public work that has not
already been authorized by ordinance,
as the words would naturally imply,
they submit to Council as early as prac-
trcable what contemplated improve
ments' may be so made, whether the
work shall be done by the Superintend-
ents of Parks and Public Property,
Streets and Public Improvements, and
Public Safety, respectively, on force ac-
count, or by contract as the law directs,
and from what appropriations hereto
fore made and cost of said 'contem-
plated improvements shall be paid; and
Resolved That failure on the part
of the authors of said resolution to
submit a feasible plan whereby the said
contemplated improvements may be
legally made ait once, as directed. shall
be construed as indicating that thev
knew that such Improvements could not
Continued on Ninth Pare