Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-09
WAR IN WASHINGTON.

order yesterday and for several days past.
The war cloud hangs just above the town.
Her sOber-minded citizens are excited and
angry. COuncilmen and citizens are ar
rayed against each other, and the feeling
is growing more and still more bitter. \
climax will soon be reached.
When Washington was incorporated y
borough, in 1927, contrary to an act oil
Legislature, no plan Of the town was made.
The true dividing lines of properties and
the boundary lines Of streets have been
questions Of grave Importance and the sub
Ject OF much speculation in her council
chambers. Surveyors have come and
gone have set their stakes which SOON
decayed and dcrumbled into dust. No town.
We believe, has been Of such pecuniary
benefit to surveyors as this.
Twas the merry month Of May, 1879.
when Surveyor Gocrke migrated to this
town, and after months Of patient labor
finished complete plan, set in his line
stones and planted his stakes, and swOre-
and his oath is registered in court-that
his plan was right and in accordance with
all deeds held by individuals. Prior to
this streets were fenced up and planted in
tobacco and garden truck.
To the new plan council said Amen
and ordained and enacted that all fences
should be removed and placed on the new
made lines. This started s.l,,all ALI
around, which eliminated in council pass
ing an ordinance granting 60 days notice
to remove the same, or the borough au-.
thOrities would remove the same. This
new order made things look interesting,
and the aged citizen scratched his head ut
the prospect Of 4 row, while the younger
portion loaded their guns, cut their war
clubs, and took symnastic exercises.
The first breeze came from the ''lowei
end. MIR. Isaac Shultz owns Il large farm.
the northern end Of which borders on the
borough. For years fence, with u great
curve in the centre, has marked his north
ern boundary line. Council said this WAS
right, as it gave Herr street it's right
width, but Mr.. Shultz thought tho curve
did not look right and set out straight
fence. He built his new fence and the
borough regulator cut it down. elf at
first, &c.. try again. was his motto, and
again the fence went up, and rs quickly
was it laid low by the same official. On Q
more MIR. ). put up Il new fence AMI again
the official enemy tore it down. The cm
was then apprised Of the matter and his
case is now pending. For some cause Mr..
Isaac Shultz's fence was abandoned and
the fence Of Mr.. BENZ. Shultz was next
''tackled.' This was torn up and laid
several feet in from what council called
public ground. Ben, as determined as his
father, Isaac, rugged up a new fence. The
borough officials again called to see him.
cut down his fence and broke it tn pieces.
but warmly were they received. Stones
flew, heads felt the weight OF heavy clubs.
and the enemy were repulsed and beaten
MIR. Shultz sued them for malicious mis-
chief and assault and battery. and the
tearers Of fences retaliatctl anil fo.rtren
| indictments were the result.
The cases were tried, but for some cause
were abandoned for the trial Of Il civil suit
between the Shultz faction and the bus-
Ouyh
This ended the fence fights for u while
until few weeks ago when notices were
again served upon ut least 100 property
holders to move their fences upon the
GOerke lines.
On Tuesday word was sent to Officer
William Brady, the new court-appont II
constable of the lower ward, to be .u l,ams
yesterday mOrnin. and assist in tine work
of destruction.
This sudden turn Of things was the town
talk, and yesterday morning when Brady
jumped from the train he met u large
crowd awaiting his arrival. When he saw
our correspondent he repeated Simon
CamerOns famous exclamation: ''D-n
these literary fellcrs." Promptly at seven
o'clock Supervisor Wall and Officer Brady
marshaled Jos. Stiner, acting street conf
missioner, Lew Wilson, Reuben kisc,
John Walk, West Bitncr, Thomas Stiner
and Albert Stiner, and proceeded to
David Saylor's property, where they We're
about to commence their work of
destruction, when Mr., Saylor appeared
and commenced to tear down his own fence.
Mr.. James Law was next visited and he
received them in the same independent
way. Five or SIX more properties were
viewed but none of the owners res sted
except to pitch their voices in . high strain.
When they arrived ut Mr.. Cyrus Shertzer's
n lengthy argument ensued. Mr.. 5. argued
that his deed called for just what he had,
but the surveyor cut four feet off. Brady
eloquently expOunded the law and the
facts, but Mr.. S. believed too firmly he
was right. Nobody would take the resp"n-
sibility to begin. Mr.. Wall offered MIR.
BENZ. Shertzer dollar to begin to roll the
ball by tearing his own fence down, but
Ben didn't bite. They argued for fully an
hour or two, and Mr.. $. told them to begin
but beware of the consequences, rs no
would findso who was right in the end.
Mr. Shertzer is member of council, but
said he saw no benefit in tho proceedings.
The fence was ut last taken up and lail
in. 1t was noon now, and Brady had left
the workmcn were tired Of their work, and
operations ceased. This morning they
were to begin again, and good time was
expected.
MOUNT JOY NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Shortly before noon on Thursday, the
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