Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-08

w ME, AeVerSOOO, preSNent.
The Fire Companies.
After the minutes Of the last stated and
special meetings had been read and ap-
proved the roll Of committees was called
for reports, and Mr.. Franklin, chairman Of
the committee on fire engine and hose COM
panies reported that the several compa-
MES comprising the department had fled
their respective statements Of disburse-
ments of the appropriate n for the fiscal
year ended June 1st ult., and complied
with the provisions of the ordinance.
street Work.
Mr.. McMullen presented the monthly |
report Of the street committee Of which |
the following is an abstract:
Street Committees Report.
Cutters on East King street, beyond
Franklin, not necessary.
Repair of Mary street, between Walnut
and Lemon, recommended.
Crossing on north side OF Chestnut street,
across Pine, recommended.
Macadamizing Chestnut street, between
Charlotte and Mulberry, not recommended.
With regard to the culvert or archway
on Manor street, over the run ut the foot
Of DOrwart. the committee recommend
that the culvert be extended to the house
line on the southwest side Ofthe street and
the sidewalk extended over.
GutterinS of Sherman street, west side,
from Chestnut to Marion, recommended.
With regard to the work Of grading and
guttering Plum street, from the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to the New Holland pike,
which work was ordered to be done ut the
May meeting of councils, on the recon-
mendation of the committee, the commit
tee now report that having had the work
surveyed and advertised for proposals,
they find that it will require the cutting
down of the hill to the depth of six feet,
and cost about 81, 900. The committee ask
for further instructions.
The committee report that they have en-
tered into contract with Messrs. Cum
ninsl,am & McNicholl for paving North
Queen street from Penn square to Orange
with Belgian blocks, at a cost Of 30 per
square yard and have also contracted
with Messrs KeOgh and McManus for ma
cadamizing west Orange street from Char
lOtte to Pine for Sl,25O.
The committee report that to grade the
| west side of Poplar street, from
Strawberry to Filbert, to the width
| laid down in the city plan, it
| will be necessary to locate the west gut
| ter within about three feet of the line of
! the houses and in one instance to cut Il
small distance into an enclosed lot. The
| committee deem it advisable to have cOun-
ellis take the proper steps to open the street
| to it's full width.
Crossings at the corner Of Walnut street
| and Lancaster avenue are recommended.
| The amount expended on the streets
| during June was 81 1899.
On motion of Mr.. Smeych, the recon-
mendations embodied in the report, with
the exception of that relating to the work
on Plum street, were adopted, and the COM
mittee was ordered to have the work done.
| Mr.. McMullen explained to MIR. Beard,
| in answer to the latter's interrogatory rs to
the committees motive in referring the
Plum street matter back to councils
after once having recommended the
work, that when that recOmmen-
datiOn was made, some time since,
the committee was not fully aware of the
extent of the proposed repairs. In order,
therefore, to escape possible censure in re-
commencing work to be done without i'll
forming councils of its magnitude and
probable cost, the street corlnittec had
decided to defer beginning the work until
they had thrown little more light OH the
| subject for the benefit of councils, and If
| that body, in view of the situation as the
committee had endeavOred to explain it,
| still saw fit to go ahead with the work, the
committee would be very happyto do it.
In order to get the matter properly be-
fore the house, said Mr.. Springer, l move
that the Plum street repairs be proceeded
| with in the manner indicated by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Franklin was opposed to doing this
work at present. 1t would require al out
Law of between 81 200 and 81, 700, and the
limited amount of money appropriated for
street purposes rendered it proper that
only the most necessary work shall he
done. The street commissioner, MIR. IRE
witz, informed him the other day, that he
did not consider the work absolutely nee
essary. when so many of the more gener-
ally travelled highways in the central por-
ton of the city are crying aloud for early
attention. Mr.. Franklin thought this q
| good place to call halt and look to the ap-
| plication of the funds where more needed.
Mr.. Beard remarked that the gentleman
appeared to imagine the location OF these
proposed repairs to be sOmwherc away OIL
in the country. 1t is manifest that he
hasn't been there for some time, for II he
had he would quickly perceive that the
street under discussion stood as much III
need of repairs and was as valuable as
public thOroughfare as some of the high
ways in the western portion of the city.
1t is unjust to this quarter of the city which
is now asking for these Improvements to
| again deny them after having ordered
| them not less than four times. AS to the
street commissioner intimatiOn, Mr.
Beard didn't think it was any of his bus:-
ness.
Mr.. McMullen said it was true that
there was considerable travel over this
street. The number of tobacco warehouses
that have lately been erected in the local
ity cause it to he much traversed by large
and heavily laden wagons. Moreover,
prominent gentleman of this city, though
not specially interested in street contract
work, had offered the other day to guar
antee the completion of the work for 500,
and to give any amount of security.
Mr.. johnson said he believed this work