Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-30


to sent out, a copy of which has been fur
nished to all the fire companies of the CITY
LANCASTER, March 30 1892.
Mr.: - --. Secretary Of --
Fire Company:
DEAR SIR am directed bv the city
councils special committee on the reor-
ganization of the fire department to'notifl
you that on and after Friday, March 81,
1892, at 12 o'clock m, the services of the
-- fire company will be no longer
REQUIRED, as the new department organ
lied by virtue OF the ordinance approved
December g, 1881, will go into effect a,
that time.
You are also further notified that the
use and operation of your apparatus at any
fires occurring after the date named is
strictly prohibited, and that the entire and
sole control Of fires will from that time be
vested in the members Of the departmen
appointed under the provisions of said or
dnancc.
Thanking you cordially, in the name OF
the committee and Of the city, for your
valuable services in the past and for your
courtesy in remaining in the department
during the time occupied in its reorganiza-
ton, now completed, ] am
Respectfully,
HERBERT JOHNSTON,
Clerk Special Committee On Reorganization
Fire Department..
Chief Engineer Howell yesterday visited
the premises Of the Shiffier company and
took away the hose belonging to the city
and used by them. There was no opposi-
ton nor any disrespect shown tho chief,
but the Shiitier boys say they will have
hose OF their own ia very short time.
The other companies will be similarly dis
possessed and the hose appropriated in
the name of the city to the new depart
ment. 1t isexpected that tomorrow the
new system will be ready for opel atioE.
Tho lule prohibiting drivers from pro-
ceeding to the fire at 4 faster gait than a
trot, has been revoked. They can ''go
as you please
Location OF tho Keys.
In the distribution Of the keys to the
fire alarm boxes, the members of the fire
committee of councils, the letter carriers,
the police ard all tic employees of the fire
department, have each been furnished
with a key, rs their duties enable them to
get over the town generally. There has
also been placed a key at the ticket Office
in the p. X. r. depot, and at Blickender-
fer's foundry. The Others are placed with
the following well known persons or pub.
lie places in the vicinity of the different
boxes
Box No, 1o, Zahn.'s .jewelry store,
Mayors office.
Box No. 13, j. n. Miller, John X. Reed.
Box No. IA, John F. Gibbs grocery, c.
J. Whites confectionery.
Box No. ID, Farmers bank, Demuth's
cigar store,
Box No. 1G, Stevens house, Wants
grCcery.
Box No, 81, Plow tavern, Philip Walls
tavern.
Box No. %, Reiker's saloon, Zecher 4
kendig's grocery.
grocery, J. Campbell SOC w. Chestnut.
Box No. 81, VIM Kautz, t52 Mulberry :;
w. F. Hambright, 14G Mulberry.
Box No. &c, Harberser's foundry, Leb-
kiclcr's saloon.
Box NJ. 81, Shcnk's, grocery, Mrs. Car
pcnter. 1872 n Duke, II. f. SIaymaker,
l49 North Duke.
Box No. 50, David b. Johnson, grocery,
Menno Wenger, baker
Box No 81, A. l.. Thomas, 500 East
Chestnut, Penn iron works.
Box No. So, VIM. ShultZ. 301 Lime, ].
H. BaumearJncr, 139 East Walnut.
Box No. 3G, Fulton cotton mill, DIR.
Welchans 4O4 North Duke.
Box No. Al. John S. Ro!lrer, 402 North
Queen, Jos. Herzog, grocer.
Box No. 42, c. Finger, grocer, ). W.
Tayler, grocer.
Box No. 43, Oscar Hamp, butcher,
Annie +. Warfei. butcher.
Box No. 40, Geo. Shulmyer, coal
dealer, W1n. Schoenbcrgcr, 81 West Fred
erick, Eaumgaldner's coal office.
Box No. 46, W. II. Bollinger, baker, II.
Short, grocer.
Box No. 81, Chas. Shacffer, J4l High,
John Kaetz. Gl9 High.
Box No. SO, Martin kempfs saloon. 4.
Wetter, $50 Poplar.
Box No. 53, Philip Hallcr's cigar store,
Henry Rohrer's saloon.
Box No. 81, iays's grocery, No. l cot
ton mill p. b. Fcrdney, ea6 South Queen,
No. , cnttcn mill.
Box No. Sc, new gas works, A. Kamm,
3i5 Prince.
Box No. 81, !. l.. Bauman. grocer, John
fIegc, grocer.
Box Ne. 62, VIM. Wohlson. carpenter.
Boz No. G3, John Black. drug store, S.
b. Cox. SO East German.
Box No. Cd, John Gretzner, beer saloon,
JnO. w. Homan, butcher.
Box No. IS, L. Aaron, grocer, VIM. NJ.
Deem, 50 Locust.