Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-30
CITY TO COLLECT ASHES:
REDUCTION co. TO PAY
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lection of garbage, ashes, miscellaneous
refuse, etc, has frequently failed in
the past and is at the present time
failing to fully perform its contractual
duties, particularly with respect to
the collection of ashes, as required by
contract, resulting in intolerable con-
dltons throughout u large portion of
the city, which conditions, after re-
peated notices, it has neglected and is
stlll neglecting to alleviate"
On the Hill First
In speaking on the ash collection
problem DR.. Raunick pointed out that
the city in the past has failed to fulfill
ltS contract requirements and that the
Board of Health has penalized the
contractor for violations of his agree
ment
DIR. Raunick said that while he
doubted whether Il suitable plan for
making the collections could be worked
out over Sunday, he said he woulu
nave some scheme ready within q few
days at the latest. The Hill district
Will likely receive the first consid-
GRAFTON, he added. The health officer
also lntimated that he may try to ar
range with the contractor for the en-
pIoyment OF some of the experienced
men.
The present contract between the
city and the Pennsylvania Reduction
Company expires February l. 1918.
Budget Finally Passed
Councll passed finally the 1917
budget ordinance which provides for
a total municipal expenditure of s755,-
9S2.25. As had been expected the s5'-
V0O item for municipal bathhouse
ana bathing beach was cut out and an
Item Tor a similar sum was placed in
the water department estimates to
PROVIDE Tor a new machine sLop for
the city mechanician. The DEPART
mental appropriations were amor
toned as follows:
Executive, including police DEPART
ment' SS5,775; law. $9,726.5G; city
clerk S5,O2S.50; weights and meas
ures' S2,S96; printing, $500: ac-
counts and finance, S4,42O; city con-
troller, 5000; treasury, $7,157; license
taxes $3.50; miscellaneous, S177.-
O49.SS; streets and public improve
mems me f5e Sl4o, 1850; engineers office,
Sll,6L6; water and light, $50,
health and sanitation, $46,O7S; food
inspection, SO, $40; building inspection,
- lou; plumbing inspection $3.50:
city mechanician, $1,000: street light
ing, S64, ,6OS.29; fire alarm and police
telegraph, $3.50; fire department.
$40, 59;22; parks, $42,476; city plan
The Last Ordinances
Following the passage of the hudeet
measure the tax levy ordinance au-
thorlZlng nine mill rate during the
ensuing year was passed finally. Other
measures cleared from the calendar
on Hhal passage were the Meals meas
ures authorizing the appointment of
tNe additional policemen, reducing the
city solicitors salary from S3.5O0 TO
$1,000; and crediting receipts from
all sources, except sewage tapDa ge
street repair, etc, to the general fund,
In connection with the city solicit
tors salary measure Park Commits
sioner Gross said that he thought the
salary as provided by the ordinance
$2,5OO, would be acceptable to we'll
known attorney who has been spoken
of as the possible candidate to succeed
ID. S. Seitz. This, it is understood. is
ex-senator John E. Fox, of the law
firm of Fox and Geyer.
Not To Insure With State
Council decided just before ad.
1ournment to insure city employees in
the workmen's compensation liability
in the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee Company instead of Tx
| State fund. Franklin Suydam. the
resident agent talked to Council OF
the subject in which he called atten.
tion to the fact that his firm, while
charging a little higher rate Offered
more advantages
City Commissioner lynch offered 9
resolution authorizing the appro
priating of about $4,000 in balance.
of his bureau to the street repair
fund but because the measure at Mr.
Gorgas' suggestion lay over for I
week, 1t becomes ineffective. All legis
lation on the councilmanic calendar
for 1915 died to-day-the final meet
ing of the year, In the new year ar
ordinance will be introduced to cover
the same matter.