Evening journal., 1917-09-21
HARBOR commission
EXPENSES JAR SOLONS
Council Pays Bills Because
if Has No Other
Alternative
BURIAL ORDINANCE
IS VOTED DOWN

Members Of City Council, at their
meeting last night, expressed them
selves freely after adjournment on
the bills presented TO them at their
session by H. H. Richardson, expert
harbor engineer, in the employ OF
the Board Of Harbor Commissioners,
and several stated that II they were
allowed 10 use their own discretion
in the matter they would refuse to
pay the bills. The bills were pre-
scented together with score Of
others early in the session, and the
attention Of Council was called to
them by James W. Robertson. chair
man Of the finance committee, who
asked to have them read separately.
This was done, after which Mr.. Rob
eTtson said that he merely wanted
Council and the public to know now
the Board Of Harbor Commissioners
was spending the publics money,
Under the law Council must pay the
expenses Of the commission.
The bills were itemized as follows:
Mr.. Richardson, special representa-
tive, expense account, trip. to Cleve-
land, Ohio, attending the sixth an
nual convention Association OF POri
Authorities. September 10 10 16, Of
this year; railroad tickets and sleep
ers 30 Cleveland and return, $3.50
hotels and meals at Cleveland and Ell
route, S2795; taxicabs, baggage
transfer, porters, incidentals, $50
total s62,60
The other bill was ltemized as fol
lows: Wages, September i-i5, $500
stamps, s2.2s: pins, %; trip 20 Phila
delphia. si.6O; $50 two-cent stamps
81: trip 10 Philadelphia, si,s7; 30
two-cent stamps, 81 $50 fourteen
stamps, 1920; 230 two-cent stamps
$3.50.
The law committee had read an opin
ion from City Solicitor Bayard IN whic
ne stated that council could not amen
the present ordinance, fixing the dutie
Of the city registrar. The propose
amendment TO the ordinance, whic
would have allowed the removal .
bodies from one place TO another WIN
out securing q permit from the regl'
trar. could not be changed accordin
10 Mr.. Bayard, without an act OF IN
Legislature. The proposed ordinanc
when called for the third and I'M
reading. was accordingly defeated.
Brlcklayers' Union, No. 1, In COT
municatlon % Council, asked the mei
hers 10 consider certain amendmen
10 the building laws relative 10 q
contraction OF small houses. II W
claimed the changes the union deslr
would encourage the building or awe
ings suitable for small families su
MS are in great demand in this city
tho present time. The subject was
ferred 20 the law and public Dulldlu
committees.
A petition was received from re
dents Of the Seventh ward living Ao
sixteenth street, between Union str
and Rising sun lane, asking that :
feenth street be not closed and remoN
from the city map, but that It he OPT
cd IN paved and curbed, which wo'
encourage building in That. sectl
This petition was referred 10 the /
committee.
The ordinance providing FOR a sci
monthly payroll for all city emplo
Maid by Council, having been appro'
nv the Mayor, was declared a law
sinking Fund Commission was ALLOW
elO9ii 50 with which TO pay OF DO
In This amount, which arc due Octo
4. The interest list. due october 1
amounting 20 s9SOl3, was ordered ~
The balance in bank TO the credit
the city was reported 10 ne SiV
5i07i.