Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-31

The report Of the property committee
showed that rental Of building had been
fully up to previous years and auditorium
has produced more satisfactory results
than heretofore. All repairs have been
made rs occasion demanded /; nearly all
insurance having expired during the cur
rent year and has been written 1T years
and at much better rates than before.
We are requested to announce that early
market will not commence on Saturday
next AS has been announced. and that the
present late hours will continue probably
until May 1st.
The road committee reported that the
work upon the borough highways had
been confined to necessary repairs. No
new streets and alleys lave been
GRADED. In the opinion of the committee
the present system OF macadamizins is
rather deficient, aud a new way or system
was suggested. The violent rains during
the summer and severe winter have great
Iy damaged alleys and II, thereby caus-
ny much annoyance and expense. AS tho
capacity of these alleys is Overtaxed even
by an ordinary rainfall, and as under the
present system Of surface drainage, they
can by no possible means be relieved. The
committee suggested the prOpriety of sew
erins portion OF both alleys. During
the year 19 permits, IL for new buildings
and Z for repairs have been granted.
The report OF the fire committee showed
that there had been three fires during the
year and the working condition Of the fire
companies are rs follows:
Columbia No. 1-Active members, 1G2
leather hose, 300 feet; cotton hose, 500
feet !; hose carriages. 3.
VigiIant, No 2-Active members, 277
leather hose. 500 feet hose carriages, 2.
Shawnee, No. 3-Active members, 14O :;
leather hose, 400 feet; cotton hose, 300
feet hose carriages, 2.
The gas and water committee reported
one new lamp placed during the year,
making in all in the town 30 gas lamps
and IL oil lamps.
April 1st promises to he {. duh day in
the borough. There will of course be the
usual number of fittings" but in
business circles quiet day is expected.
Mr. JOS. Bucher, Columbia boy, en-
gagged in the sewing machine business i'll
Lancaster, is home ON a visit.
At stated meeting held for that pur-
purpose last evening. the following officers
lor Orion lodge No. S76, l. o. o. F., were
Noble Grand, w. II. Shenberger Vice
Grand, Ed. Ii. Eckman Secretary, F. P.
ID. Miller; Assistant Secretary, George
Tile; Treasurer, Geo. w. Schroeder
Trustee, Isaac e. Git.
Captain ID. Brainard Case is engaged
t"-day..in moving" his law Office to
Marietta, where he will continue the
practice of the law. Mr.. Case has had
a branch office in Marietta for some time.
He will not give up his captaincy O.
Co. ii, for which the members will be
thankful.
A. party Of well-know young men,
among them Mcssrs. F. NJ. and p. A.
Saurbecr, John Musscr, VIM. Markley and
other are about organizing an orchestra.
This is something Columbia has long felt
the want OF and We wish the young men
every encouragement in their undertake
ing.
Verify March is going out as it came in,
like lion. Snow has been coming down
very rapidly all morning, but does not lay
any time and at the present writing the
pavemcnts are all clear.
Owing to the very rough weather all the
public schools were closed yesterday after
noon.