Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-15

Assessed valuation of property In
the borough liable to taxation for
ISL 81 80 ,5i 90
The property committee reported that
they had engaged Mr.. II. J. NJ. Little to
take care of the opcrs. house clock until
the next election of officers. The tenants
of the opera house store rooms report as
follows: Mr. l.. w. May will renew lease
for 3 years Mr.. &. NJ. Foster, year;
Mr.. A. Jessel, year; Mr.. Ed. Il. Patton,
8 years, but desires additional cellar
room. The committee recommended that
the Columbia water company have bill
presented them for the use of a room in
the opera house in their elections OF offi-
GERS for few years past.
The road committee has authorized the
borough solicitor to have jury appointed
during this month to view Manor street
Tie following with reference to the re-
pairs of the Columbia engine was received
from the Manchester locomotive works
eve could attach to your engine new
steel boiler with composition tubes, and
overhaul and repair the machinery for
something like $1,000"
The following resolution was adopted
Resolred That the collectors of tax dup!i-
Gates of iS7G-'11-'7S and 70, if said taxes
are not paid Oh or before the first day OF
March next, he ordered to collect the same
at once by process of law, SO as to close
up said tax duplicates also that the presi-
dent of council appoint a committee Of two,
with the solicitor of the borough, to meet
the collectors of the above duplicates in
the early part OF February to audit and
adjust all matters pertaining to them.
Messrs. Pfahlcr and Wilmer were ap-
;ointcd on the committee.
The property committee was instructed
to release the opera house store rooms
provided the tenants bind themselves to
retain the rooms for the time specified and
to the same committee was referred the
petition of Mr.. Staman on the question OF
enlarsing his cellar. So per election
was charged the water company. Bills to
the amount Of 81 ,04S.O3 including pay roll
of S154. "a, were read aud orders granted.
Adjourned.
Borough Budget.
Robert Reginald, the little son Of Aaron
Lutz, died on Thursday afternoon of dipth-
liberia.
The Pennsylvania railroad pay car was
i'm town yesterday evening and the en-
ployees were paid for the month OF De-
cember.
The teachers institute is now in session
| in the high school room.
A man named Berger, a brakeman on
the Pennsylvania railroad, had ono Of his
fingers mashed yesterday while coupling
cars in the west yard at this place. Berger
is resident of Marietta.
A sociabie was given last evening in the
Citizens band room at Desch's hall, on
Walnut street above Third. BlacksOn's
orchestra was on hand, but the band dis
coursed the music for the grand march.
The festivities were kept up until late
hour.
A couple Columbia's best known gen.
tIemen purp )se lelving here for Texas in q
couple of weeks. 1t is said they will go
on an engineer corps to build railroad
from Galveston into Mexico.
The cold wave has struck us and the
mercury, which had been hanging fire
about the forties for a couple of days, yes
tertlay afternoon took downward turn
and during the night passed the teens,
going within 50 Of zero. At 6 o'clock this
morning it pointed to 1Oo above.
The sleighing on the river is excellent.
Some boys were skating to-day, but the
ice is rough.
;,urnInS Accident.
John Deever. who is employed at the
Penn iron works, and resides at 439 St.
Joseph street, met with an accident last
evening. He is helper at one of the
heaters and was engaged tapping cinders,
which ran into pool of water. When it
touched the water the cake exploded, and
some of the pieces struck Deever in the
face. He was very badly burned abOutitte
face and hands, and one hand was lacer-
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