Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-13

Licences to circuses 63 co
Hershey, tax collector, ls!s:............ ls9
Bockius 1880 .. lO9 81
. 1851 ..-......... o'SSS 'S 20 20
Total receipts. $40, ,S2l 81
Expenditures.
Notes charged since last report. s,soS go, % %
Order l.SSs O6
Balance on hand Observation-Disclosures S $50 7S
The fire committee reported having had
an interview with the committee from the
Vigilant tire company, which appeared be-
fore council at last meeting, and that after
having made full investigation of what
it wanted to make the company efficient,
they could do no less than report favOrably
to the request conveyed through the COM
mittee. The committee also reported the
purchase of q hose oiler, and council
ordered a trough and trestle to be pur-
chased.
The road committe reported the repair
of several of the streets, several others are
in need of repair, and took few other
points which are covered in the report Of
the sanitary and police committee.
The property committee reported
During the past month we have had the
audience room Of the opera house thor
Oughly cleaned, the girder lightened, and
in one week more will have all the repairs
finished that were recommended at your
last meeting" The committee then goes
on to ask for further instructions, which
were given them, and which will be found
under matters referred to the property
| committee.
The sanitary and police committee re-
ported having had the streets cleaned of
rubbish Of all kinds, grass pulled up from
along the cutters and disinfectants put in
the cutters and sewers. The committee
thinks the town was never more healthy
at this season Of the year. Under our
rules, an ordinance offered by Chairman
Smith, of the paving committee, was laid
over. 1t prohibits, under penalty of five
dollars fine, any person from using any
baggage trucks, wheelbarrows, 60 carts,
milk carts, wagon or any other appliance
used for the purpose of carrying merchan-
disc or baggage.
The rates for renting the opera house
and tho matter of renewing $1,000 fire
insurance policy in the York mutual were
left to the property commuters discre
tion also the letting of tho contract for
plOyment of policemen to keep order in
| front of the opera house.
Messrs. Mcbride, Maulfair and Herbert
were directed to replace the dilapidated
boardwalk on South Fourth street, be-
tween Mill street aud the Reading & Co.
lumbia railroad, with pavement six feet
wide, within fifteen days Of the notice, or
the pavement would be put down by the
borough.
The fire committee reported progress :"
on the question of repairing the Vigilant
engine. Mr.. Wann said that the Vigilant
company had received an offer for their
engine.
1t was decided to purchase good quail
ity of oil for Oiling the hose of the several
fire companies, and to deduct the cost Of
the same from the appropriations.
Owners of dogs paying the tax before
September 1 will have the fines RENTED :;
after that the dog catchers will impounG
the brutes. For neglect to light the
lamps on the night of August the light
ers were fined 81 each. The solicitor was
instructed to have the tax duplicates of
1876 and 1877 closed in accordance with
the resolution adopted May 4, 1881, before
the next meeting of council. Bills
amounting to 81 $780, IA, including the pay
roll of $500. .78 and the fire companies ap
preparation of 1887. so, were ordered to be
granted for their payment. The secretary
! was instructed to write all the ordinances
in tho ordinance book.
The Borough Budget.
Citizens band out serenading last
night.
p. r. r. pay car paying off here last
evening and to-day.
Mr.. John Fendrich is building a new set
o. hot houses on Chestnut street.
Mr.. Isaiah Sheath will preach in Rev. II.
Wheeler's pulpit tomorrow and Rev. II.
J. Hamilton for the Baptists.
Sterline's horse fell in front of Co. C.'s
armory last evening from excessive heat
but was revived.
While two COlumbians were driving to
Mountville, the cigar of one of them burn
ed the back out of the others alpaca coat
and damaged the carriage.
The harness at Squire Grier's has been
identified by the owner from whom it
was stolen, and Myers has been commit.
ted to court to answer for stealing it.
Miss Alice Wann, of Tippecanoe, Ind,
is visiting her cousins, the Misses Wann.
Mr.. Joe Bucher and Miss Ella Reist, Of
Lancaster, were in town yesterday.
The editor of the Spy, WHO makes up his
paper with paste and scissors from the
| COIuNuUId correspondence u CuC AluCSaSCoI
dailies, undertakes to correct the statement
in this paper that Mr.. Rodenhauser under
took to arrest Tow Hill disorderlies on
view of their offenses. The statement was
correct. Mr.. r. confirms it, and he was
there. The Spy man was not. and only
gets information from those who have a
motive to misrepresent the facts.
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