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Foreman, John Mohler. 940
940
Linemen, Chas. Peters, D. McDougall, William Errickson, Frank C. Gregg, Wm Hunter, Harry B. Milliken, Wm. S. Burnman .... each 890
BUREAU OF CITY PROPERTY.
In Charge of Public Buildings and Squares or Parks (other than the City Hall).
City Hall, 128, 130, East Corridor. CHIEF, A. S. EISENHOWER. Appointed by Director of Public Safety. Salary, $3,900, fixed by Councils. Appointments, subject to confirmation by Select Council. Salaries.
CHIEF CLERK, ISAAC B. ELLIOT $1,500 Clerk and Messenger, Davis Oram Young. 900
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Salaries.
Typewriter. Price I. Patton.
500
Clerk, Robert Trenwith . 900
Superintendents of Halls, Public Squares, etc.
Independence Hall, Sam'l Reeves. 720
Franklin Square, Sam'l Theilacker. 700
Independence Square, David Fleet 700
Washington Square, William Woodruff. 700
Rittenhouse Square, William S. Beatty. 700 Logan Square, John Weakley, Sr. 700
Jefferson Square, Thomas Plotts. 700
Norris Square. John H. Myers. 700 700
Penn Treaty Park, Henry C. Merritt.
Passyunk Square, E. Hammond.
700
Germantown Hall, Chas. H. Wolf.
600
National Museum, Vacancy.
450
City Burial-Ground, William Taylor.
500
Fair Hill, Peter Rittenhouse. 500
Bartram Park, Robert J. Rule. 500
Weccacoe, Jas. McMullitt. 500
Vernon, Chas. J. Muschert.
500
Ontario, C. H. Peterson. 500
Disston, Sam'l Bushnell 500
Gorgas, Thos. Leesor. 500
Janitors.
Court No. 1, Daniel Collins 540
Court No. 2, William Jones 567
Court No. 3, W. H. Patterson 540 Court No. 4, Joseph Gilles. 540
Orphans' Courts, Daniel Simpkins, Smith Jay ... 600
Court Qr. Sess., City Hall, G. Wunderly 600
Court Qr. Sess., City Hall, Frank Mitchell 540
Jury Rooms, Sam'l. G. Mactague. 675
Watchmen of Courts.
Wm. Dickson, Wm. Neveling, John Breyer,each 600
Officers at Hall, etc.
Special Officer (Independ. Hall), Edwin S. Rice ... 800
Fireman (Independence Hall), John Eckert. 340 Superintendents of Public Bath-Houses.
33d and South, Frank M. Johnson 600
12th and Wharton, S. G. Lawrence 600
27th and Master, Thos J. White 600
33d and Ridge Ave., Lewis P. Way. 600 Beach and Laurel street, Theo. McPherson 600
8th and Mifflin, Chas. Hales. 600
2d and Cumberland, Geo. Fleurer 600
Waterview Park 22d Ward, Hobart Dodd 600
CITY MORGUE, 1307-09 Wood street.
Superintendent, Thomas Robinson 700 Deputy Superintendent, Benjamin Robinson. 480
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Clerks of Markets. $6,550 appropriated to pay clerks.
Ist District, John J. Bergen ; 2d District, Chas. J. Holst ; 3d District, Casper Fite; 5th District, John Lyons; 8th District, Vacancy; 9th District, James G. Clark ; Ioth District, Herman Sieberman ; 11th Dis- trict, Geo. J. Bartholomew ; 12th District, A. F. Schoening, 14th District, Jos. T. Bley ; 15th District, Jon. T. Gilton ; 16th District, W. D. S. Werntz ; 17th District, Jos. E. Hallowell.
BUREAU OF HEALTH.'
City Hall, Rooms 610, 612, 613, 615, 616, 617, 513, 517 and 717, East Corridor. HEALTH OFFICER, BENJ. LEE, M. D. Salary. $2.100. Act of Assembly.
Chief Clerk to Health Officer, Thos. Sailer. $1,200
Assistant Clerk, Walter S. Price. 800
PORT PHYSICIAN,
WALTER D. GREEN, M. D. Salary, $1,200.
MEMBERS OF BOARD.
Frank M. Riter, Director of Department of Public Safety, Albert H. Dingee, J. Lewis Good, James W. Walk, M. D., George Woodward, M. D., A. A. Hirst. The Mayor appoints members, subject to confirma- tion by Select Council.
PRESIDENT, ANTHONY A. HIRST. Secretary, J. LEWIS GOOD. Chief Clerk, JOHN J. MCCAY. Salary, $1,800. OFFICERS : Salaries.
First Assistant Clerk, John F. Garde 1,500
Assistant Clerk, Morris L. Keen 1,200
Assistant Clerk, John J. Jack.
1,200
Assistant Clerk, D. B. McCaughn 1,000
Assistant Clerk, James W. Jones 1,000
Medical Inspector,
J. HOWARD TAYLOR, M. D. Salary, $2,300.
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Assistant Medical Inspectors. Salaries, $1,200 each.
W. M. Angney, M. D.,
A. C. Butcher, M. D., Charles P. Mercer, M. D.,
H. B. Martin, M. D.,
F. J. Haerer, M. D., G. R. Hulshizer, M. D.,
C. W. Karsner, M. D., E. H. Kase, M. D.,
F. C. Van Gasken, M. D., Giovanni Trojano, M. D.,
L. C. Wessels, M. D., George E. Stubb, M. D., O. H. Paxson, M. D., J. A. Davis, M. D.
W. T. Robinson, M. D.,
Stenographer and Typewriter, Laura V. McConnell. Salary, $600.
Chief Inspector, CHAS. F. KENNEDY. Salary, $1,900. (including carriage hire.)
Salaries.
Chemist of the Board, Wm. C. Robinson, Jr 1,500 Clerk of Chief Inspector, William R. Davis. 1,000 Disinfector, Edwin S. Cook, M. D. And $400 for keep of horse. 1,000 Assistant Disinfectors, A. C. Brower, Wm. J. Elle- ford, Samuel L. Morrow, Richard L. Fox, John C. Monteith, John F. Prial 900
Inspectors to Enforce Poudrette Laws, Edw. N. Rue, Thos. Ashton each Vessel Inspector, Henry Roberts.
900 900
Assistant Inspectors of Milk, Chas. M. Ernest, David C. Clegg, Frank L. Smith, G. R. Hart- man .. .each Collectors of Milk, C. H. Merklee, George R. 900 Jack, Frank S. Fogg, H. B. Widener, Jos. R. Caldwell .each 600
Messenger, David Brown. 800
Typewriter, Harry Mclaughlin. 750
Nuisance Inspectors. Salaries, $1,000 each.
Wm. Gallagher, John W. Cobb, Francis McBride, W. F. Myers,
H. W. Arthur, John Dick, Jr., Lincoln E. Leeds,
John P. Whipple, Chas. A. Hamm, H. A. Perkins,
Oscar Borneman, Jacob Rothman, William K. Clement. John W. Andrews, George W. Givin, H. Grant Colesberry, J. H. Birnbaum, W. S. Sackett, Rowland Evans, F. J. W. Smullen.
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Chief Inspector of House Drainage. GEO. S. HUGHES. Salary, $2,400 (includes carriage hire.) Clerk of House Drainage, James W. Nutt, Salary, $1,200.
Inspectors of House Drainage. Salaries, $1,200 each.
James Mellen John McCaughey,
Winfield S. Reed,
Jos. R. Walker.
John S. Bross,
John Calhoun,
Augustine H. Brown
Saunders L. Marcer. George Shegog, Jr., C. B. Walker,
James W. Temple, J. H. Mactague.
Collectors of Vital Statistics, W. J. Shaw, Wm. E. Peterson each $1,000
Chief Inspector of Milk, WILLIAM J. BYRNES. Salary, $1,900. Including carriage hire. MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL. Hospital, Twenty-first and Lehigh Avenue.
Physician, WM. M. WELCH, M. D. Salary, $2,000.
Salaries.
Resident Physician, M. P. Warmuth
$600
Steward, J. William Morgan 700 Matron, Emma Gilliams. 360
Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
REGISTRAR, J. V. P. TURNER. Salary, $1,500.
Assistant Clerks, Salary, $1,000 each.
Chas. F. Kerbaugh, Chas. W. Murray, S. S. Shaw, Theo. M. Carr, Geo. W. Atherholt, Alfred Vogel, Jno. C. Addis, E. C. Markley, Jr., and J. Q. McAtee.
Salaries.
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Vaccine Physicians.
(Appropriation to pay same $7,500 ; for virus, $1,800.) Dr. J. S. Gillespie, 2038 South Thirteenth street. Dr. W. S. M. Field, 1210 South Fourth street. Dr. Geo. A. Knowles, 2211 Federal street. Dr. H. B. Baxter, 1422 Christain street. Dr. L. H. Horter, 1106 Snyder avenue.
Dr. E. H. Green, 302 South Tenth street.
Dr. M. O'Harra, Jr., 125 North Seventeenth street. Dr. J. A. Fisher, 319 Green street.
Dr. Francis O. Gross, 1506 North Seventh street. Dr. C. P. Franklin, 721 North Seventeenth street. Dr. L. C. Peter, 2132 Oxford street.
Dr. Thos. H. Price, Bridesburg. Dr. Robt. Rodgers, 2903 North Fifth street.
Dr. A. M. Davis, 6008 Main street, Gtn.
Dr. J. A. Krug, cor. Frankford and Lehigh avenues. Dr. David Henry, 1921 East Dauphin street. Dr. Ross R. Bunting, 4301 Ridge avenue.
Dr. Wm. C. Barrett, 3909 Baring street. Dr. Jos. A. Cramp, 1921 West Susquehanna avenue. Dr. S. Lewis Summers, 2011 Cemetery lane.
Dr. Laura S. Chapin, 1630 Diamond street. Dr. C. H. Harvey, 4820 Lancaster avenue. Dr. Jos. R. Bryan, 4201 Chestnut street.
Lazaretto. Leased to the Athletic Club. On Delaware River, near Fort Mifflin, and Moore's Station, P. W. & B. branch Penna. R. R. and Chester branch of Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
Laboratory of Hygiene. Room 717, City Hall.
Salaries.
Chief, A. C. Abbott, M. D., Bacteriologist. $2,000
First Assistant, H. D. Pease, M. D .2,000 Second Assistant, W. J. Gillespie, M. D 1,200
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Salaries.
Third Assistant, Alonzo H. Stewart
900
Fourth Assistant, Mary Bell Garvin 700
Clerk, Wm. Borneman. 1,000
BUREAU OF BUILDING INSPECTORS.
City Hall, North Wing, Rooms 313 and 315, East Corridor.
Issues permits for new buildings and additions- excepting such as are prohibited by law, and enforce laws as to construction of buildings.
OFFICE HOURS.
Chief, 1.30 to 3 P. M.
Deputy Chief, 9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
Inspectors, Mondays and Thursdays, 2 to 3 P. M.
Members of Bureau appointed by Director of the Department of Public Safety :
William C. Haddock, Samuel H. Collom,
William J. Gillingham,
George W. Payne, Thos. R. Allen,
William G Button,
Robert C. Hill,
Paul J. Essick, Jr.
John H. Kessler,
Edwin H. Hannum,
Fred. G. Myhlertz,
Edwin Clark,
Harman M. Boorse,
George W. Bourne,
Charles D. Supplee, Amos W. Barnes.
CHIEF OF BUREAU, WILLIAM C. HADDOCK. Salary, $3,500. Deputy Chief, William J. Gillingham. Salary, $2,200. Salaries of Inspectors, $2,000 each. Salaries.
Chief Clerk, John Mecleary. $1,600
Record Clerk, Horace L. Davenport 1,200
Clerk, William Nickell. 1,000
Messenger, Chas. E. Whiteside.
720
Stenographer and Typewriter, John W. Scheerer ... 600
Solicitor, Norris S. Barratt.
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Districts of Inspectors. DISTRICTS : First embraces Ist, 26th and 36th Wards .- Thos. R.Allen. Second embraces 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 30th Wards .- J. H. Kessler.
Third embraces 6th, 9th, Icth, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Wards .- Fred. G. Myhlertz.
Fourth embraces 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 3Ist Wards .- Harman M. Boorse.
Fifth embraces 38th, (South of Allegheny avenue), 28th, 29th and 32d Wards .- Chas. D. Supplee.
Sixth embraces 21 and 38th (North of Allegheny ave- nue), Wards .- Samuel H. Collom.
Seventh embraces 33d and 37th Wards .- George W. Payne.
Eighth embraces 23d and 25th Wards .- Wm. G. Button. Ninth embraces 22d Ward .- Paul J. Essick, Jr.
Tenth embraces 35th Ward .- Edwin H. Hannum.
Eleventh embraces 24th and 34th Wards .- Geo. W. Bourne.
Twelfth embraces 27th Ward .- Robert C. Hill.
Structural Engineers.
Amos W. Barnes. Edwin Clark.
Elevator Inspectors.
Henrik V. Loss. Lincoln Van Gilder. Salary, $1,200 each.
Districts of Elevator Inspectors. North of Market street, Lincoln Van Gilder. South of Market street, Henrik V. Loss.
Board of Harbor Commissioners for the City of Philadelphia.
Office, Board of Trade Rooms, 248 The Bourse. PRESIDENT, CHARLES PLATT.
Secretary, THEO. C. KNAUFF.
Wm. R. Tucker, Joel Cook, Wm. D. Winsor,
Edwin H. Cramp, Geo. S. Webster, C. A. Griscom.
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Consulting Engineer, MAJOR C. W. RAYMOND, U. S. Engineer Corps.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners, created by ordinance of July 8, 1879, consists of seven mem- bers, six appointed by the Presidents of Select and Common Councils respectively, the seventh being the Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the City.
The Harbor Commissioners duties are to devise and present plans for the preservation and permanent improvement of a harbor for the port of Philadelphia and increase its landing accomodations.
BUREAU OF BOILER INSPECTION.
City Hall, Third Floor, Northeast Wing, Rooms 301, 303, 305, East Corridor.
Chief Inspector appointed by Mayor, on recom- mendation of Advisory Board, created by Act of As- sembly.
CHIEF, JOHN OVERN. Salary, $3,000. Salaries.
Assistants, L. A. Madden, Wm. Hodges, Chas. P.
Deininger, Wm. S. Boyd, Thomas Simpson .. $1,200 Clerk, Frank W. Getz 1,300
Registering Clerk, Charles H. Simpson 800 Messenger, George F. Gilbert. 700
Driver, H. L. Hoeltzel. 700
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
City Hall, Rooms 210-218.
Bureaus of Highways, Lighting, Surveys, Street Clean- ing, Water and City Ice Boats, ate under the super- vision of this department.
The Director is the head of the Department. He is appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by Select Council and holds office until his successor is appointed unless removed for cause.
The requirements as to age, etc., of the Director of Public Works are similar to those which apply to the Director of the Department of Public Safety.
DIRECTOR, THOMAS M. THOMPSON. Salary, $10,000. Appointed by the Mayor. Term, four years, subject to confirmation by Select Council.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HARRY W. QUICK. Salary, $3,500.
Salaries.
Chief Clerk, Willis Sheble $1,500
Clerk, Ernest T. Hanefeld.
1,000
Assistant Clerk, Andrew L. Teamer 1,000
Stenographer and Clerk, Harry A. Stoy 900
Stenographer and Typewriter, Joseph Marcus 900
General Inspector, Robert C. Hicks 900
Messenger, John P. Junior 720
All appointments to the several Bureaus are made by the Director, subject to confirmation by Select Council.
CITY ICE BOATS. City Hall, Room 213.
Superintendent, H. E. Melville.
$1,650
BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS. City Hall, Room 232 East Corridor. CHIEF OF BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS, WM. H. BROOKS. Salary, $3,500.
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Assistants to Chief. DISTRICTS : Salaries, $1,800 each. First .- Wm. Godfrey.
Second .- Sam'1 J. Shannon.
Third .- Thos. F. Durham.
Fourth .- Geo. W. Fox.
Fifth .- Vacancy.
Sixth .- Wm. B. Scott.
Seventh .- Wm. R. Ash.
Eighth .- Vacancy.
Ninth .- John E. Manship.
Tenth .- John L. Flood.
Eleventh .- Wm.A. Frederick.
Twelfth .- Matthew Patton Thirteenth .- Rich'd B. Williams.
Superintendent of Bridges, Carl A. Trik. Salary, $1,800.
Assistant Superintendent of Bridges, Harrison Souder, Salary, $1,200. CHIEF CLERK, M. M. COPPUCK, Salary, $2,000. Salaries.
License Clerk, R. D. Westphal. $1,190
Assistant and Road Clerk, Frank E. Smith 1,000
Assistant to Chief Clerk, A. M. Neill. 1,000
Contract Clerk, Edw'd. A. Gaffney 1,200
Bill Clerk, Vacancy 1,000
Draftsman, Frank C. Watson 900
Miscellaneous Clerk, H. A. Macready 900 Reference and Complaint Clerk, Max Phillips. 800 Miscellaneous Clerk, Benj'n B. Brannan. 720
Assistant Miscellaneous Clerk, Walter R. Berry 900
Assistant Miscellaneous Clerk, Jos. B. Reilly 840
Stenographer and Typewriter, Sam'l Collins. 720 Stenographer and Typewriter, Elizabeth Burrows. 600
Messenger, Andrew W. Costello. 600
Inspectors. Salaries, $900 each.
Jos. R. Ash, Jamison Lott,
Wm. Terry,
J. Henry Gercke,
Jos. Franklin,
Geo. A. Gillespie,
H. A. Markley,
Rich d Wildy,
Jacob H. Trumbauer,
H. T. Stackhouse,
Robt. W. Fagan, Geo. G. Anderson.
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Inspectors of Electrical Construction. Salaries, $1,100 each.
Price I. Patton, Geo. Betts, Thos. McKay, Thos. P. Greger.
Salaries. Inspector of Repairs to Sewers, John D. Hevener ... $1,200 Inspectors of Repairs to Asphalt Streets, Cornelius Simpson, Milton G. Briggs. ..
900
Superintendent of City Yard, Woodland avenue near Thirty-seventh street, John Lindsay , $50 per month.
Superintendent of City Yard, Twenty-third and Callow- hill streets, Robert J. Whartenby, $50 per month.
Annual Licenses Granted by the Bureau of Highways.
Dray, cart and wagon, per year. $ 1 00
Barrow, per year. 50
Omnibus, per year . 100 00 Passenger railway car, trolley or 2-horse, per year 50 00
Passenger railway car, I-horse, per year. 25 00
Hackney coach, 2-horse, per year.
Hackney coach, I-horse, per year. 10 00
5 00
Hotel coacl., 2-horse, per year. 10 00
Hotel coach, I-horse, per year. 5 00
Hackney driver, per year. 2 50
Barrow, renewals, per year 25
For Street Openings, Material for Buildings, Vaults.
Building, per month $ 25 Vaults under sidewalks, receding 3 feet from the curb, per front foot. 5 00 Vaults under sidewalks extending to curb, per front foot. 25
Breaking street paved with sheet asphalt. 13 00 Breaking street paved with asphalt blocks. 8 00 Breaking street paved with granolithic pave- ment. 8 00
Breaking street paved with Belgian blocks. 6 00
Breaking street paved with Macadam 6 00
Breaking street paved with vitrified brick
3 00
Breaking street paved with cobble 2 00
Breaking unpaved street. 1 00
Tunneliug as provided in Section 6 1 00
Five dollars in addition to above sums shall be paid for each application for permit to make new connec- tions in paved streets between first day of December in any year, and first day of March in the following year.
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Permits for water connections one dollar additional for each connection, includes a ferrule of most im- proved pattern, and driving same.
No permit shall be operative for more than two weeks from the date of its issue, but can be renewed upon payment of twenty-five cents.
BOARD OF HIGHWAY SUPERVISORS. City Hall, Office at Bureau of Highways, Room 232, East Corridor. Meets on second and fourth Thursdays of each month, at 2 o'clock P. M.
Organized under ordinance, March 17, 1884, for the purpose of preventing frequent and unnecessary openings in streets and in street pavements ; to pro- mote system and economy in repaving over breaks made for underground work.
Members of the Board.
THOS. M. THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPART- MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Pres't.
Chief of Bureau of Highways, Wm. H. Brooks.
Chief Engineer Bureau of Surveys, Geo. S. Webster. Chief of Bureau of Water, John C. Trautwiue, Jr. Chief of Electrical Bureau, David R. Walker. Chief of Bureau of City Property, Alfr'd S. Eisenhower. Secretary, M. M. Coppuck.
Draughtsman, Jules T. Jollivet.
BUREAU OF LIGHTING. Room 391, City Hall. CHIEF OF BUREAU-JOHN J. KIRK, Salary, $2,000.
THE GAS WORKS LEASE.
Abstracts from the Ordinance of November 12th, 1897, Leasing the Philadelphia Gas Works to the United Gas Improvement Company.
Lease applies also to the successors of said Co. Term of and right to Lease.
The lease by the City to The U. G. I. Co. to be for 30 years (viz. until Dec. 31, 1927).
May be terminated at the end of 10 years from Jan- uary 1, 1898, by an ordinance passed on or before July 1, 1907.
The Company to exclusively supply the City and citizens, excepting that portion supplied by Northern Liberties Gas Company.
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Lease to include all property owned by the City and heretofore employed in manufacture and distribution of gas.
Company to surrender to City the Market Street Works 2 years from date of lease.
Changes, alterations, repairs, etc., during lease to be made by the Company (or lessee) at its own cost.
Right to Sub-let.
Company to have right to sublet lease or privileges thereunder to "The Equitable Illuminating Gas Light Company."
Lease Can be Determined at end of Ten Years.
On termination of lease, whether at end of 10 years, Dec. 31, 1907, or at end of full term of lease. viz. Dec. 31, 1927, the City shall be privileged to purchase sup- plies then on hand.
$15,000,000 to be Expended.
Company to expend $5,000,000 in 3 years following execution of lease for alterations, improvements, ex- tensions and betterments, and $15,000,000 during the 30 years.
Pipe to be Furnished to Consumers.
When one or more consumers for every Ico feet of extension asked for shall first agree in writing to take gas at least one year ; or, a consumer contracting for each and every single building fitted with gas pipe, for which application for gas shall be made, such ex- tension of 100 feet so necessary shall be made accord- ingly. Pipes not to be laid while frost is in the ground.
Service Pipe.
Company, at its own expense, shall lay and furnish service pipe to inside of consumers' property line, supply meters without rent and place stop-cock inside of curb line.
Testing Candle Power of Gas.
Company shall furnish stations for testing candle power of gas, each not less than 1 mile from point of manufacture, and equip same for testing.
All records shall be open for inspection of City. Tests to be made by representative of City (who shall be Inspector of Meters, and Councils shall so provide) appointed by the Mayor.
22 Candle Power Gas to be Supplied.
Company, as soon as possible after obtaining con- trol of the works, shall supply gas of 22 candle power, daily tested average.
Should the Company fail to comply with the tests as to quality and candle power of gas, it shall pay penalty of $500 to City for each day of such failure,
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the penalty to be repaid to Company if shown that the fault is beyond its control.
Free Gas for Public Buildings and Streets.
Company shall supply City, without charge, gas for illuminating, delivered to its public buildings along the mains.
Company shall, free of charge, supply gas for street lamps and public squares lighted at beginning of lease, and each succeeding year thereafter shall supply an additional 300 street lamps or in public squares along the line of its mains, and shall clean, extinguish and repair all lamps and posts during the lease.
Price of Gas to Consumers $1.00 per 1000.
The charge to consumers (except the City), shall be $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet, unless reduced by the enact- ment of an ordinance.'
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Price of Gas to City.
The price to the City cannot be below (until Decem- ber 31st, 1907,) 90c .; until December 31st, 1912, 85c. ; until December 31st, 1917, 80c. ; until December 31st, 1927, 75C.
Penalties and Tenants-Cannot Refuse to Serve.
The Company to have the right to charge consum- ers a penalty after 5 days for non-payment of gas bills, but are not privileged to lien for payment of bills.
Company cannot refuse to furnish gas to any subse- quent tenant by reason of prior tenant having failed to pay a bill due, nor will it be required to furnish gas to any person indebted for arrearages for gas theretofore supplied to them.
Disputes as to Bills to be Decided by Inspectors.
To amicably settle disputes, Company to provide convenient places where meters can be inspected as to accuracy of a bill (if disputed) may be demon- strated
On demand of a consumer in writing, made to the Inspector, the Company to remove meter, same to be returned in 24 hours thereafter, bearing report of the Inspector that the meter in question "is correct" or "incorrect."
Whenever a consumer desires a test of meter he shall deposit $t.oo with the Company ; in case meter is found to be false, the $1.00 to be returned to con- sumer, but, if on contrary to the City Treasury.
Meter Inspectors.
The Company at beginning of each year to pay the City $10,000 toward salaries of Inspector of Meters and assistants.
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Company to Pay City for Gas Sold.
Company to pay to City on gas sold prior to Janu- ary 1, 1908, all in excess of goc. per 1000 cubic feet.
Prior to January 1, 1913, all in excess of 85c. per 1000 cubic feet.
Prior to January 1, 1918, all in excess of Soc. per 1000 cubic feet.
Prior to January 1, 1928, all in excess of 75c. per 1000 cubic feet.
Payment to be made to City of all sums within 25 days after expiration of each year.
Indemnity Against Loss.
During lease Company to indemnify City from all loss or injury arising from the Company's manage- ment.
Disputes between City and Company shall not re- lieve latter from manufacture and sale of gas to citizens.
Company to furnish 21st Ward with gas at same price as other portions of the City.
BUREAU OF STREET CLEANING.
City Hall, Room 238 East Corridor. CHIEF OF BUREAU-SYLVESTER H. MARTIN, Salary, $2,500.
Salaries.
Clerk, Wm. H. McCoy. $1,000
Assistant Clerk, Wm. Jones, 800
Messenger, Edward G. Stearne. 720
District Inspectors. Salaries, $1,300 each.
Aaron F. Stull, Edward K. Cole,
Wm. Buchanan, John Virdin,
Wm. H. Berkelbach, Henry S. Myers,
John K. Myers. Thos. R. Firth,
Robert W. Scott, John Fadies.
BUREAU OF SURVEYS. Rooms 414 to 420, East Corridor. CHIEF ENGINEER, GEO. S. WEBSTER. Salary, $6,000. Appointed by the Director of the Department of Public Works.
Principal Ass't Engineer, GEORGE E. DATESMAN. ยท Salary, $3,500.
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Salaries.
Assistant Engineers, Gus. K. Morehead, Geo. S.
Connor, Hugo Trik, Chas. M. Mills .. .each 1,800 Chas. H. Ott. 1,600 Benj. A. Halderman. 1,500 Pennsylvania Avenue Subway, Sam'l. T. Wagner 2,400 D. Jones Lucas.
Harbor Improvement, H. Millard 2,100
Recording Clerk. Ed. H. Thompson ... 2,400
Assistant Recording Clerk, Rob't. McFadden. 1,800
1,000
Sewer Registrar, Wm. Calvert
1,500
= Clerk, Wm. T. McPhail.
1,000
S. M. Swaab.
1,500
Chas. Jacobson
1,400
Frank H. Burns.
1,350
Hans J. Beck
1,350
Rob't. P. Green.
1,200
Manton E. Hibbs
1,000
William Just.
1,000
Edward Gushee
1,000
J. J. Brennan
Percy T. Osborne 1,000
900
Henry Weiss. 900
Rodman, Neal C. Briggs 820
900 Stenographer and Typewriter, R. M. Downing. Bentley W. Reiley .. 720
Janitor, Isaac Holland. 720
Inspectors of Sewer Connections, Wm. S. Molin- eaux, Jas. H. Hendrickson, Geo. F. Uber, each .. 1,200
Inspector of Cements, Rich'd. L. Humphrey .. 1,200
Supervisor of Intercepting Sewer, C. Y. Lauder- bach.
900
REGISTRY OFFICE. City Hall, Rooms 410 and 412. East Corridor.
REGISTRAR, JOHN W. FRAZIER, Salary, $2,000.
Registry Clerk, James H. Roberts $1,100 Search Clerk, Joseph R. Scott. 1,100
Draughtsmen, S. Crawford Smith, Isaac E. Shall-
cross, Wm. H. Wester, J. G. D. Craig ..... each 1,000 O. S. Stallman, Fred'k N.Cubberly, J. J. Bren- nan, Louis R. Snow, Wm. K. Gorham ... each 900
BOARD OF SURVEYORS.
Board meets at the office of Bureau of Surveys, on first and third Mondays ofeach month, at 2 o'clock P.M. The Surveyors and Regulators appointed by the Director of the Department of Public Works, under Act of June, 1885.
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