Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-08
CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE JUNE MEETING OF CUuaCILs.

| Tax Ordinance Passed-Tne Contract
! for Lighting the City--I:n2rovc-
ments At the Water Works.
| Select Council.
Present-Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Bit
ner, Brown. Evans, Wise, Wolf. Zecher,
and Berger, president.
The city treasurer's report was read,
showing a balance in the city treasury of
SEQ. sSS. 95.
The monthly report of the finance com
mittee was read.
| The report Of the street committee was
read, and tho recommendations oi the
| committee for certain street work were
approved. They are rs follows:
Crossing at Duke and Mifflin, MIR. Gable
offers to furnish the necessary pipe.
Gutter Rockland street north side of
Middle.
Relay crossing at St Paul's ~ E.
church, South Queen street.
Cutter West Straw berry from Water
street to Arch alley, northeast side.
Gutter and crossing at Charlotte and
West King streets.
To fill up College avenue, Mr.. G. ".
Shroyer offers s27 towards doing SO.
10 gutter HuEtu VI NdtCf StTCtt US-
low Chestnut.
Crossing at New street on South Queen.
Gutter New street from North Queen to
Duke on south side.
Gutter New street from North Queen 10
Prince.
Grade East Frederick and grade and
gutter same street from Lime to Shippen.
Gutter Plum street from East King to
Orange.
Pave John street from East King south
east.
Gutter Mitlin street on South Queen at
Shaum's.
Sewer Charlotte street ut Peter MoCon-
omy. S1OO subscribed by Peter McConomy
and Edward Barr. of New York.
Gutter West Chestnut street between
Pine and Nevin.
Two crossings at West Chestnut and
Ncvin streets.
Three crossings at West Chestnut and
Pine streets.
Gutter West Walnut street ut Mary and
Pine.
Commissioner was ordered to make
pavcments from Centennial saloon, on
Strawberry street, to St. Joseph street.
To notify Sbitof and Breitcr to lay
pavement at or near GOl Manor street.
To cindcr Love lane from High street
south to the hollow.
To trap inlet corner Charlotte ant!
Orange streets.
TO lay crossing at Lancaster avenue and
Walnut street.
To clean up stones at Snreiner's cenlc-
terry Oil Mulberry street.
To fill up holes Oh James street between
Walnut and Water.
On motion contract for brick Was
awarded to Kahl s. Martin ror $3.50 de-
livered.
The monthly report Of the water COM
| mitttec was read. 1t was accompanied by
| a communication from tho superintendent
of water works, recommending the cree
tion of !. stand pipe in the western rescr
vOir for furnishing Il more abundant sup
ply Of water to water -raRtcrs i'll the high
lying sections of tho city. Thc plan pro
posed the erection Of 4 stand pipe % feet
above the top OF the reservoir wall, at an
estimated cost OF ST 800. The proposition
Of the superintendent was approvei.
Tic following ordinance, read = first
time ut last stated meeting, WAS read i
second ard third time and adopted by 4
| unanimous vote:
An ordinance abating for prompt payment,
| ami adding to taxes of deliEquents.
1.
common councils of the city of Lancaster.
that all persons who shall pay their taxes 10
| the receiver OF taxes OH Or before the first
day of July IL each and every year. shall be
entitled to an abatement OF three per cent.
after that date and Oh or before the first day
OF September, the amount charged in the d,.
picale must be paid after the first day of
September in addition to the tax i'll the dupli-
cate, six per cent. will be requreCt to be paid.
SEC. =. All ordinances or ptrtsOs ordinances
| conflicting with tho: above are hereby re-
pealed.
An ordnance for the appointment of :,
| mayors clerk, who shall act also as clerk
of all committees of council not already
provided with clerks, and shall receive for
his services 5000 per annum, payable in
monthly instruments, was read once and
ordered to be printed.
Proposals for lighting the city for the
ensuing year We're read, from the Penn
sylvania Globe gaslight company of Phila-
delphia and the Lancaster gaslight and
fuel company.
The proposal Of the Globe company to
light all the lamps i'll the city, to keep
them clean, to eXtinguish them, and to
put up all lamp posts that may be needed
at 4 cost of S33 per lamp and agreeing
further to rclinquish their contract for
any portion of the city that councils may
choose to light by electricity. WAS accepted
by IN unamiOus vote.
A communication from the Maxim
Electric light and power company vas
read, and, on motion, referred to the
lamp committee with Instructions TO
correspond with the several electric light
companies and ascertain upon what terms
they would light the city or any portion
Of it by electricity.
The resolution adopted at last meeting
of common council to inquire into the
purchase of horses or other supplies fOr
the use of the fire department came up
for action in select council, and was laid
Oh the table by 4 unanimous vote.
On motion, the reading OF the mayors
message was dispensed with, each MEM
ber having been provided with 4 printed
copy Off
A report of the city regulator, pcOpOs-
ing plan for the sewerage and drainage
of the northern section of the city, was
read, and on motion of Mr.. Baker, re-
fcrred to the street committee with in
structions to report what is necessary to
fe done OH the premises.
Adjourned.