Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-17

lsIs.-................. 20
loI5, So1.S
Total, %. .sO5. .O
Orders charged since last report, ..... 40e6.4
Balance. 81 2Os s.
The property committee reported they
had rented the vacant opera house store
room on Third street to Miss E. Cooper
for auction purposes for several nights al
the rate of s1.5O per night that they have
had door placed in the orchestra box OF
the auditorium. as ordered two months
ago that they have sanctioned the sub
letting of the store room and restaurant in
the opera house leased by Barr and De
Arman to Mr.. Glover for drug store, for
the unexpired term of their Barr and De
| Arman] lease. Mr.. Glover desires to
draw up a lease for term of years on the
same conditions as those extended, Barr
and De Arman
The committee also reported having pur-
chased lot of coal for the opera house.
On motion report accepted.
An ordinances establishing grades on
Fourth street and on alley T, presented
at last meeting and already published, was
adopted.
| An ordinance relating to the assemblage
of boys and other persons Oh the pave
ments, streets or public places, was laid
over under the rules.
Mr.. William Smurthwaite rendered his
resignation as member of council from the
| third ward. giving as a reason for the
| same, his intention of removing from the
town the resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Pfahler offered the following Resolped,
That the use of the opera house be granted
to the Grand Army of the Republic OIL
Sunday evening, May 30, for the purpose
Of holding decoration services" So Or
dered. On motion of Mr.. Beachman, coun-
Gil decided to attend decoration ceremonies
in body on Saturday, May 20.
A paper was read from Chief Burgess
Mellinger relating to the complaint made
by Mr.. Mcclure, which was accepted and
handed to the chairman of the police COM
mittee.
Mr.. Musser offered the following !: Re-
sclced, "That the tax collector be notified
to close the tax duplicate for 1876 on or
before July 1, next Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Pfahler the following
was adopted: Resolced, "That for the pur-
pose of insuring prompt collection of bor-
| ough taxes, and thereby reduction of the
| floating debt of the borough, the following
conditions shall be made part of the con-
tract with the tax collector !: I. He shall
report to the finance committee at least
/ ;..l/ 's,1I III
and by whom paid. g He shall retain no
money from the taxes for his commission,
but shall be paid by order drawn at the
first meeting of council in each
month, upon approval of the fnant Q
committee, all commissions that are due,
less twenty per cent, which balance shall
b. paid to him when the duplicate is
closed. B. He shall be allowed no COM
mission on taxes collected by the solicitor
upon liens entered by said solicitor
| Mr.. Musser moved that an order he
drawn in favor of the treas,lrers of the
Columbia, Vigilant and Shawnee fire
companies, respectively for S112.5O, the
amount of the quarterly appropriation.
So ordered.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Kistler was adopted:
ResOlred, That the Fire Committee be
instructed to inquire into the prOpriety of
purchasing machine for oiling hose to be
used by the fire companies.
On motion of Mr.. Beachman the
finance committee was instructed to
advertise for proposals for collect
ing the borough tax for the year
1880, the anne to be opened at the next
stated meeting of councils. Bills to the
amount of s694.7O. including the pay roll
of $152 10. The orders in favor of the three
fire companies and for the salaries of the
| borough solicitor and secretary of council
were read and ordered to be paid. The
bill of A. NJ. Rambo was read and referred
to the finance committee. Mr.. Filbert
moved that the property committee be in
structed to draw up a lease with Mr..
Glover for from one to three years, from
Dec. 1st, 1880; passed.
On motion, council adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
The churches and Sunday schools of
Columbia, were all we'll attended yester-
Udy. NCt. W. ACSNOAE3 OAlClttCCu III
the E. E. Lutheran church, on second
street, the pastor, Rev. F. w. Staley being
absent on visit to York.
The Shawnee fire company No. has
decided to hold a fair commencing June
18th, in company HIS armory, on Walnut
street. The proceeds will go to the purchase
of lot of ground on Union street, where
they propose to build, the present engine
house on Front street being entirely too
small for their wants. We hope the fair
may prove a success.
Shad are scarce article and prices are
high.
Business brisk on the coal chutes of the
r. and G. r. r.
In the Supreme Court.
A special telegram from Mr.. Robert