Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-12

Balance on hand at date. IA 30
The road committee reported that
Chestnut street had been macadamized,
and the streets in several parts Of the
borough cleaned.
The market and the sanitary aud police
committees made no report.
The bond of the gas company with the
borough for years, was read and ap-
proved. They agree to light the borough
at lower figure than heretofore.
1t being announced that the term of the
engineer Of the opera house had expired,
council went into an election for the same.
Messrs. Uriah Sourbeer and J. ii. Keesey
were applicants. Tho former was unani.
mOusly elected.
For stage carpenter Emanuel Fry was
named and elected, aud VIM. Wambaugh
and George Mccullough were elected as
sistant stage carpenters. ..,
Mr.. Guiles stated that councils had Or
dered him to SEQ Mr.. Detwciler about his
Sixth street pavement. aud that le had
done 80, but Mr.. d. had not as yet made
the repairs.
Mr.. Hartman said council. should mako
him do it. 1t was finally decided to wait
till next meeting for action in the matter.
For police Of the opera house, George
Young and John &. Brown were re-
elected.
Mr.. Hershey said that he had heard tho
legality of the late election Of chief en-
gineer of tho fire department was ques-
toned. The ordinance was read, which
states that " he must be a member Of no
company" while Mr.. Tyson, the present
chief. belongs to Columbia No. 1. Mr..
Guiles said it was thankless job, AMI he,
with Mr.. Filbert and Chief Burgess Sheath
thought Mr.. Tyson would make good
chief and asked councils to let tho matter
drop. 1t did. In connection with this
matter council ordered the printing Of 100
copies of the fire ordinance.
Water was reported in the armOry cellar
with the request that the company be al
lowed to tear up the streets for drainage.
A profile Of the work was asked for before
the opinion of councils will be given.
Then the cOuncilmen became suddenly
very quiet we could not think what they
meant they looked at each other and
shook their heads then Mr.. Guiles, more
bold than the others, said 6 1t will bo
better to have that subject dropped until
until we get . full meeting. A reporter
il here and We don't want it mentioned,
yOa know" And they all seemed to
know what he meant, while it remained to
US az unexplaiDablo mystery. They looked
ut US az il 10 had the sssaltpor and they
had failed to be yaccsnated.
On motion the dog tax book was placed
in the hands Of the chief burgess for tho
collection Of the same on the same princi-
ple a. last year.
Mr.. Shuman presented :he following:
WHEREAS, The yearly borough tax.rate
for the borough of Columbia is 80 fixed
from year to year that the revenue Of tho
same shall meet all current expenses OF
the borough and
WHEREAS, The amount Of unpaid bOr-
ough taxes now due, II promptly paid
would go far to pay the borough's floating
debt therefore,
.Rssolced, That the collectors of all bor-
Ough taxes prior to the year 1922 out
standing, be and are hereby instructed to
close syid duplicates ut once by process OF
law. in all cases whero payment il not
made on demand Of the same when not ex-
by cou ncils.
After the reading Of a number of bills,
and their approval, council adjourned.