Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-12


Orders pai,; since last report. sis1t S.
Balance on hand. Si,02S; j.
They also reported that the repairing Of
streets, etc. had cut down their balance
i'll bank very much, and advised that as
little repairing us possible should be done
within the EcXt three months. They find
that 81 800 OF the per cent. borough
bonds will be ,!uc April lst. 1882 They
recommend that the treasurer should be
authorized to negotiate loan of $500,
maturing in 20 years, at 1 per cent. inter
est, free of taxes, interest payable semi
annually, to pay off the 81 500 bond, ma
turing April list, 1882, and to liquiiate tho
5000 of the boroush's floating debt. The
report was accepted.
Tax Collector Hershey, having ccrl-
Piled with the requirements of council,
and deposited the Whole balance with the
treasurer, was released from his ubli.a-
tion as collector for 1876.
The property committee reported some
work done to the school room, formerly
occupied by Chief Burgess Sheath, now
by J. 7. linsCr. n cast-iron drain WAS
ordered t. DC placed ON the pavement ON
South street. Proposals for Il piano for
the opera house Were submitted to the
council.
Tho wages Of engineer SOurbcer were
raised from Sl."5 per day to $l.5O, the
Change besinnin, Dee. lst. 1881.
A general discussion cEsucd when tho
subject OF buying Il piano Tor the opera
house was brought Up. Major iocum and
Postmaster Mullen were present as repIe
sentatives of the q. 4. X. Post 4 letter
from ii. W. Gray, of the Shoemaker piano
company, was read and gave universal
satisfaction, and was also exceedingly
kind. lie offered them Il $1,000 concer;
grand schedule riano for 5000, but $2GO
would be deducted as present from MIR.
Gray or q $500 cabinet grand for that
price, but still 500 WAS to be taken off :,s
present, making the cost Of the piano to
council $500. The latter style was &c
cepted, and ordered Immediately.
Several streets have been repaired.
The fire committee reported that ths,
new engine for the Visilant fire company
would arrive about the first of the year.
One fire WIS reported, the Rastown blaze.
They also offered suggestion from Mr..
G. l.. Boyer, superintendent Of the Shaw
nee furnaces, in regard to the establishing
OF !, new fire alarm system. If fire
breaks out in the vicinity Of this furnace
the alarm will be sounded by their whistle,
which will be taken up by the Susque
hanna rolling mill. linear Grubb's furnace
their whistle will give the alarm. From
there the regular alarm will be sounded
by tho tolling of the opera house bell.
The suggestion was 4 good enc but no ac-
tion was taken upon the matter.
The gas and water committee reported
that several fire plugs were out OF order
and should DC fixed. The lampli.htcr was:
ordered to clean and repair all lamps, il
needed, once a month"; and for doing this
should have an increase oi salary OF 81 .,
Report accepted.
Tho sanitary committee reported every
thing in good condition, and that they had
received bills from the doctor for vaccina-
tion during the smallpox scare. AS this
Was matter of money aud interest, and
rs there WAS no other business of import
ance to transact, council adjourned to
meet ncxt Friday evening.
The Borough budget.
William Bosart, alias Myers, was al
rested yesterday afternoon at the opera
house, for stealing L watch and some
money from man FAMED Thomas T..
Murry. Both were 1. ii Harrisburg.
They weIe taken to Squire iUung's office,
but that officer not being present, EOsart
was removed to tho lookup, to await his
trial. II is reported at present writing
that :, compromise had bCcn effected aud
the thief released.
Contrary 20 the announcement that the
corner store of the st. Johns Lutheran
church would he laid ut 2:4O, that service
did not occur until 4:30. Hundreds OF
persons had gathered there ut the ap-
or so, left in disgust only. few outside
of the members Of tlc church were pres
ent at 4:30. The services Were appropri,
ate and very interesting.
Rev. G.. 5. Gerhard, scrnicn ON the
''opera house and entertainments was
listened to last evening by an attentive
entertainments down, Us was supposed he
would, providing they We're of u moral
tone. :.IIazel Eirke,'' My Geraldine,
proper. But there are certain perform
anccs that are immoral. He advises that
| a series of lectures be given, similar to the
Marietta ones. Lectures don't pay in
Columbia.
The machine shops OF the Shawnee fur
mace are supposed to DC haunted. One night
last week Messrs. Horace Boyd, VIM. Viii
liams and Charles SwaItz were working
when they thought they heard 4 noise
similar to the moaning of a person il
great agony. They stopped and listened,
and thinking it was the machinery stopped
it. Tho noise continued. The nen were
badly scared. AS yet the mystery has not
been explained.
Our streets were very dark and dismal
l,St ni.ht aS the wind Was blnwin,r very
strong aud the gas lamps gave poor
light.
As Miss Lille Hinton il Columbian by
bilth and a beautiful and accomplished
actress, she should have u full house, in
"Lcal,, the FCrsakeD," Tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. E. Z. West, OF Elmira, N. Y, is
visiting Mrs. John a. Slade.
Columbians are getting wild over tho
"fancy chicken craze" A. II. HOugen
,lobler has just bought set Of lcghOrns
lie ought to join tho Lancaster County
Poultry association.
Mr.. Robert Wade, formerly Of thi:
place, now of Ham isburg, is in town visit
ing friends.
Officers Kcech and Dysingcr ARRESTED
five buns this morning.
Bogart was taken before Squire Young
this morning, but as Sunny did not ap-
pear against him lie was discharged.
W. w. Brown, brakeman on the Co
| lumbia accommodation, has left that PO-
sition and gone to Philadelphia, to be IN
structed in the duties Of conductor.
After . !ingcrin., illness ofsevcral weeks
Mr.. Scott Snyder, died at his fathers. MIR.
=. Snyder (s,ddIer), residence, of con