Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-03
CITY COUNCILS.
ONLY ONE BRANCH IN SESSION LAST
NIGHT.
Tho Gas Compahy's hi. Eiil Approved
The Street COmmissiOnsr's Report
The Water Question Again.
New Shippen Street bridge
-Eundins. the Debt

The Street Commissioners Report
The Water Question Again.
New Shippen Street bridge
Funding the Debt.
Last evening was the time appointed for
holding 4 stated meeting of select and com.
mon councils.
In select council MessrS. Barr, Doerr,
Franklin, Judith, Zecher and Evans were in
attendance, but no quorum was present at
any one time. and of course no business
was transacted in that branch.
Common Council.
In common council the attendance was
unwOntedly large, every member, with 4
single exception, being pesent. as follows !:
Messrs. Albert, Barnes, Beard. Boos. Bor-
ger, Brown, Cormeny. Cox, Davis, Dow
ney, Franklin, Hartley, Hays. Johnson,
kceler, Lichty, McMulIen, Ostermayer,
Sing. Smcycil, Spreeher, Springer, Storm
icltz, White, 1ackly, and Levergood, prrsi-
dent.
The Streets.
Mr.. Cox presented petition for Il sewer
on Church street, to extend from the Lion
brewery to Duke street, 4 distance of $50
feet, on from the south side Of Church
street across Church through Washington
t" Duke, a distance of 200 feet Referred
to the street committee.
4 petition presented by Mr.. Keeler, and
signed by himself, represented that West
Lemon street, in the neighborlocd Of
Groit's warehouse, recently destroyed by
fire and now rebuilding, is in n very bad
condition and, prayed that Mr.. Croft he at
once notified to abate said nuisance. Re-
fCrrcd to street committee.
Mr.. McMullen presented lengthy re-
port of Street Commissioner Trewitz. set
ting forth in detail the repairs on tie
department ofstrects from April to Janu-
ary with AZ, itcmizcd statement of the cost
of the same, the total amount being &c.
1886. The commissioner recommends
that the following work he done as soon as
the weather permits and the necessary ap-
pr!ation made:
Cutters on both sides of Comestoea
street, between South Queen and Prince
streets.
Gutter on St. Joseph street, from Straw
berry street to st. Joseph's church.
Gutter on Manor street, between West
King street and Laurel alley.
Gutter on High street, between Straw
berry street and Laurel alley.
College avenue graded from the Harris
burg to the I!illersville turnpike.
Gutter Oh North Prince street, between
Frederick and Clay streets.
That portion OF West Lemon street, be-
tween North Queen and Mulberry streets.
has for some time be@n in q wretched con
dition, and various petitions, numerously
signed, have been before your respective
bodies, praying for It's repair, and the mat
ter was in every instance referred to the
street committee. This street should be
repaired rs soon as practicable.
Gutter on North Mary street, between
Lemon and Walnut streets.
Gutter on west side OF Charlotte street,
between Lemon and James streets. To
this matter your commissioner would also
call your particular attention, for the rea.
son that that part OF the city has been
greatly improved, and Us the property
Owncrs are ready and desirous to lay their
pavementS, the cutters should be made as
early rs the proper season opens, fox it is
Il much needed Improvement.
1t will DC necessary to lay four new cross
ings at North Queen and James streets.
New cutters are required on North
Lime street. between James and Fred
cric!s streets.
IL will be nccess tIy to briI.i Il sewer on
South Prince street, near the furnace
also one cn Church street from the Lion
brewery t. Roc|sIani street. and from
thence, q II said Rockland street to con.
meet wit nc sewer on East Vine street.
This las mentioned sewer is really q he
ccssity. as the water running from the.
said brewery very often oveIiIows the
street aud consequently fills the cellars
along It's unnatural course, thereby sub
jccting the citizens in the neighborliood TO
unnecessary injury to property, and dam
age and Inconvenience to themselves.
Gutter on West Orange street, between
Pine street and Marietta avenue
Gutter on south side of West King
street, between Mulberry and Mary
streets.
The report was placed on file.
Improved; Water Facilities
DR.. Lovergccd. leaving the chair. to
which he called DR.. Davis. presented the
following resolution
WHEREAS, In view of the fact that as
ordinance No. G, passed at tho last stated
meeting OF common cauncil. pr. vi,ling for
a vote of the people ut the approaching
municipal election to obtain their consent
TO further increase OF the city debt in
the amount Of $50, 900 for the purpose o.;
the water facilities and laying
new distribution mains, cannot be carried
into effect at the time contemplated by sail
ordinance, on account Of its failure to pass
the select branch therefore,,
Rtsolced O, That, select council con-
curing, the water committee is here
by authorized and instructed to have
erected, rs soon as possible, four new
boilers, OF thirty y-horse power ach, and to
make the necessary extension pf the boiler
tNr v,n Il. n.
Res2lred (2), That the water committee |
be further instructed, with the concur
renee Of select council, to have the main
on Orange street extended from Lime to
charlotte street, and to have one placed on
Duke street, extending from Orange to
James street, each main to be Of twenty
nch calibre.
DR.. Levergood moved that the reso!u
ions be considered seriatim, sand moved
he adoption of the first, stating that the
present boilers were in condition tha. re-
luircd instant attention. Tie same view
vas held by Mcss:s. Beard, Brown, Nc
MULLEN, johnson and Franklin, and was
'ersistently opposed by Mr.. keclcr, who
lid not see the nee essity for going to the
Expense of putting up IL new set of boilers.
The resolution WAS adopted, Mr.. Kccler
lone voting no.
Dr. Levercool ihei. moved the adoption
{ the second resolution
Mr.. Beard pointed out that the pro-
osed measure included the object of com
ION council ordinance No. 6, which was {
ltroduccd and passed this body month .
go, and which was designed to obtain
ne assent OF the people to increasin. the 8
ebt of the city for the purpose indicated. ,
cOl,ncii had the RIGHT to iucur this o,, |
cnsc now it had then, and ordinance No.
was not necessary. l
There WAS q Ion. discussion over the s