Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS,
JUNE MEETING OF CITY COUNCILS.

JUNE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIlS.
Committsss' Rsports.-Ksorsina:.on Of the
sale OF Cisy Rroporties-MsyOr's
Message-NeW Sewers Or.
Tho select and common councils OF the
city Of Lancaster met in their respect.
i've chambers last evening.
Select Council.
Present-Messrs. Barr, Berger, DOerr,
Judith, G. w. Zecher, Philip Zecher and
Evans, president.
Mr.. G. w. Zechcr presented an alb
stract of the proceedings of the finance
committee for the past month. Also,
the monthly report of the city treasurer,
which showed balance in the
treasury, June 1, of s24, ,716.O7. Also an
abstract of the proceedings of the meet.
ings Of water committee, for the past
month, containing nothing of special in
terest and also joint resolution for the
appointment of a special committee, to
consider and report plan for tho reorgani-
zation Of the Lancaster fire department.
The resolution was adopted, and the chair
appointed, on the palt of select council,
Messrs. Zecher, Barr, Berger and DOerr.
Common council cOncurred in the adoption
Of the resolution and appointed Messrs.
Barnes, Ostermayer, Albert and Davis, on
part of common council.
MIR. Barr presented a petition for the
erection of q street lamp and the laying Of
q gutter ON the north side of West Marion
street, between Charlotte and Mary. The
petition was referred under the rules.
Mr.. G. w. Zecher stated that the city
owned certain property ON which it was
paying taxes, and from which it was re-
ceiving no revenue-prOperty which was
in fact valueless for city purposes. He
presented a resolution that the city prop
erty committee be directed to offer at pub
lie sale the old Boardman mill property
ON the COnestOga, and the lot of ground
on East Chestnut street in the Sixth ward.
The resolution was adopted. Common
council cOncurred.
The mayors annual message was pre-
sented and read. 1t will be found on our
first page.
MIR. Zecher offered resolution instruct
ing the street committee to construct a
sewer in east Walnut street, from Chris
tan to North Queen, provided the prop
erty holders on the line of the sewer pay
for the same. The resolution was agreed
to, and common council concurred.
Mr.. Doerr offered q resolution instruct
ing tho street committee to proceed at
once to invite proposals for the building of
a sewer on North Water street, as recon-
mittee and adopted by councils, and award
the contract at the earliest possible day.
The resolution was adopted, and common
council cOncurred.
Adjourned.
Common Council.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Albert, Barnes, BOOs, Cox,
Davis, Diffenderffer, Hays, Huber, John
son, Lichty, McMullen, Ostermayer, Shul-
myer, Smeych, White, Yackly, Levergood,
president.
The minutes having been read and ap-
proved, the following petitions were pre-
sented, read and referred to tho street
By Mr.. Hays: Calling attention TO the
stencil emitted from the sewer in front of
the properties Nos. $50 and 252, &C.,
West King street.
BY Mr.. Smeych !: Asking for crossings
at the corners of Duke and North. Duke
and Low, and Duke and Green streets,
DR.. Levergood presented a petition set
ting forth damages sustained by the SUBJ
scribers, John NJ. Clay and Francis II.
Black, residing on the west side of North
Lime street, by reason of q change in the
line. The petitioners allege that be-
fore building their houses they procured,
from the city regulator, the line of said
North Lime street. with which they duly
afterward the line was moved,
by which their houses were thrown one
hundred feet off the line of the street, to
,ho great injury of their property. Pc
;itioners asked to be Unidentified by coun-
ills for the damage thus sustained by
hem.
Supplementary to the above was q resO-
ution, also offered by DR.. Levergood,
providing for the reference Of the petition
% the city solicitor with instructions to
AXE the necessary steps to secure the ap-
continent of jury to view the properties |
designated and assess damages if any.
The resolution was adopted select |
council amended by referring it to the
treet committee with instructions to re-
,Ort at next meeting ; common council
in the amendment.
MIR. McMullcn presented the report of
he street committee, supplemented by a
epOrt from Commissioner Trewitz giving
IN itemized statement of the work done in |
lis department during the month of
April, the cost of which amounted to $915..
y. An abstract of the recommendations of |
he street committee is herewith pre-
ented.
A five-fOOt sewer from Arch alley on
chestnut street, along Chestnut to Water,
md Thence southwark along Water to the |
lOrthern terminus of the present stone |
ulvert on said street, is recommended. |
The estimated cost is 600.
A crossing over Water street at Grant |
8 recommended.
The street commissioner was instructed |
o put gutter on Low street in good order. |
The grading of Mary street for about |
ne square north from James is recon-
1ended tho estimated cost being $3.50.
A crossing over Duke street between
'hcstnut and Walnut is recommended.
The grading of West Marion street from
levin westward to point thirty feet
eyond MIR. Dunlap's houses is recon-
lended.
The street commissioner was ordered
D lay gutter petitioned for on West King
treet.
A sewer OH Chestnut street from Market
D Water is recommended on condition
nat the property owners guarantee one
alf the cost, viz, about $500.
The committees recommendation were
pprOved. Select council cOncurred.
The macadamizing of West Lemon
treet from North Queen to the Pennsyl-
ania railroad, and the laying of gutter
n the south side of Fulton street, from
hippen to Plum, arc recommended.
In the matter of the opening of North
hristian street, the committee say they