Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-05

and have it introduced in the Leg
islative session of 1919, l will prom
Use my untiring efforts in further
ing its passage"
! Other Compel tent Men
! In tn three names submitted to
m at this time by the Civil Service
! Commission, are not included some
] of the most competnet and efficient
men on the force, and who prob
ably are more entitled to promotion
than those mentioned. not because
OF lack of knowledge of duties, but
because they know that after fifteen
or twenty years of service they could
not stand the physical test required
of them. If these rules and regula-
| tions of the board. in regards to eX-
anIinations for promotion are to be
continued. the best an old employe
| can expect Is dismissal when he
reaches the "old hoss" stage in life.
! This is not as it should be and |
hope the condition will be changed
! by some remedial legislation.
II desire to nominate with your
advice and consent at this time the
man longest in the service and a
| fidcnce, in so far as capability and
reliability is concerned and in plac-
ing his name before Your Honor
abel body for confirmation l desire
to say that l am sorry l cannot
name all three of them, as they are
4 all equally capable, efficient and
trustworthy.
, Il name for the position of SER
geant of police in my department
! II. Morris Owens"
Wcbcr's First Report
City Treasurer Clarence Il. Weber
submitted his first report since TAX
ing Office. Receipts during Jaruar!
We're S30.SS4.52; expenditures, S31,
OES.G1, and the balance Februar!
l 1, $219, ,474.6G.
The annual reports of City Build
ing Inspector Grove and Harry u
Reel. city weight and measure ir
spector, We're read. COMMISSIONS
{ Lynch introduced an ordinance au
!, thoriZing him to purchase small
= auto truck to be used for stree
: cleaning work. My Lynch said h
4 expects to save money by using tn
q truck instead of carts.
o Tkt two contributions from
g MichlcVitz and r. T. Wierman 70
$ snow clearing were trarsferre 1
III Nllt luiiu lOl liietl WI ~ hSpCNlhNet
+ tions for paving n small alley soutl
k of Muench street, and Bailey stree
= to the Messiah Home were approved
o HaSsler Makes No Report
II Commissioner Hassler made n
d report to-day to Council either o.
= amy action which should be taken t
S provide for ash collections or on tn
n water department situation.
y 1t is reported another firm is con
: sidering making a proposal to tn
city for ash collections on regdla
q schedule, but none of the official
- had heard anything definite, the
- said a communication was re
= ceived from j. w. LedouX, of Phila
y delphia, who is to prepare a ue'
: schdule of water rates. CommissCr
q or 1Iassler replied to Mr.. LedouX to
- day n. king for definite charges h
~ will make for n survey of the dc
II partment, and submitting cost est.
10 mates on plmping water
+ 1t is likely Commissioner Hassle
will make a report next Tuesday
d Council in connection with the nee
ID of ash collections. The last Vouche
80 for the PENNSYLVANIA Reductio
is Company has been withheld bt
ID cause oe failure to make regula
l. collections in January. Commissions
lie Hasslcr will probably confer wit
Ie Health Officer J. NJ. j. Raunick 81
IL fore making any statement to ~
w other commissioners.