Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-02
TOWN COUNCILS:
ACTION IN THE AUGUST MEETING

ACTION IN THE AUGUST MEETING.
Ordinances Observation-Disclosures Read-Im-
portant l;u,iness Transacted-Doines
In soloct council.
A stated meeting of city councils was
held last evening.
In select council there were present,
Messrs Baldwin, Diller, Evans. Wise.
Wolf, Zecher and Borger, president.
Clerk Lichty being absent, j. K. Barr
was chosen clerk pro tenn.
Monthly Reports.
The monthly report of the city treasurer
and receiver of taxes was presented and
read. 1t shows balance in the city
treasurer of s75, ,75O.35.
The monthly report of the fire commit
tee was read. 1t contains nothing new
except that the committee during the
past month approved bills amounting to
s2,247.51,
The monthly reports of the street and
finance committees were read. They con-
tain nothing new.
The report of the water committee was
read. The only thing of public interest
referred to is an accompanying communi
cation from the Pennsylvania railroad
asking for 4 reduction of water rent in
consequence of the smaller amount of
water used by tho company since the
completion of their now line Of road north
of the city. Referred to the water com.
mittee with power to act Common
council concurred.
Petitions.
A petition for piking and guttering Pine
street between King and Orange was re-
ferred to the street committee.
A petition of citizens Of Centre square
and vicinity complaining of the condition
of the inlet Of the sewer at the northeast
angle of Centre square, which is rendered
foul by the hucksters who throw fish. de-
cayed fruit and other offal into it. They
pray also that the sale of fish be prohibited
in Centre square.
A resolution was adopted ipstructine
tho market committee to direct the mar
ket master to flush the sewer each market
day at the close of the market, by opening
the fire plug and letting the water run
into the inlet long enough to c.ean it.
A petition for the vacation of Pine
street, between James and Frederick
streets, was presented, read and referred
to the street committee.
Mr.. Wolf called attention to the fact
that last winter the several committees OF
council met in the select council chamber,
and it was neither lit up nor warmed. He
thought the committees should have a
comfortable place to meet. The messenger
says it is not his duty to make fires for
the committees.
On motion of Mr.. Evans the property
committee was authorized to confer with
the messenger and ask his terms for max
ing fires for committees.
Tho Shifisr Hose House.
Mr.. Evans presented communication
from tho owners of the Shiffler hose house
offering to sell that property to the city for
$500. Mr.. Evans said that select coun-
Gil had at q former meeting passed resO-
luton for the purchase of the property for
So, 500. Meantime common council had
passed resolution to purchase if the
property could be had for $1,000, and in
this action select council cOncurred.
President Berger said that common
council, after passing the $3, 200 resolution,
also cOncurred in select councils resOlu
tion to purchase for So, 500
Mr.. Evans moved that the financial
committee be authorized to buy if the
property can be had for SO 200. Agreed to.
OO"m&bN OoONVAk.
President Hurst called common council
to order, the following members being
present:
Messrs. ACams, Albright, Beard, Bole
MUS, Cormeny, Demuth. Dinkleberg,
Eberman, Henry, Huber, Kendig, McKil.
lips, Mclaughlin, Powell, Schum, Skeen,
Spaetb, Stormfeltz and Hurst, president.
The minutes of the last stated, adjourn.
oI ov,l o;ol III
proved.
Petitions Presented.
Petitions were presented as follows:
By Mr.. Henry. for sewer on South
Lime street, from Vine to Mitflin. The
petitioners offered to contribute S175
towards building the same.
By Mr.. Demuth. for gutter on the
east side Of South Queen street, from
Church One-half square northward.
The petitions were referred to the street
committee.
Now Ordinances.
Mr.. Demuth offered the following:
An ordinance to regulate the crossing of tele.
phone aires:
SECTION l. BE it ordained ahd en- acted by the
Select and Common Councils OF the city of
Lancaster,that all tele phone wires which shall
be erected from anu after the passage OF this
StIstll 70 SD pldCOu JEdC III CROSSING
the telegraph fire alarm wires thev shall be
placed two feet below the telegraph fire alarm
wires.
SEC. 2. All ordinances ana parts of ordi-
nances inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Mr.. Demuth also offered tho following
ordinance to prevent driving or riding over
fire hose:
SKCrION l. Be it ordained by the Select and
Common Councils OF the city of Lancaster,
that from and after the passage of this ordi-
nance any person or persons who shall ride or
drive any carriage, wagon or other vehicle
over fire hose while being used during q fire
shall be guilty OF q miSdemeanOr, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined the sum OF
S..
SEC. 2. Any member of the Fire Department
can arrest any person or persons for commit
ting the above Offense.
SEC 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Both ordinances were referred to the fire
committee.
DR.. Bolenius offered the following ordi-
nance
An ordinance to prohibit the sole manufac-
ture or use within the corporate limits OF the
City OF Lancaster, OF toy pistols, DEVILS bombs
Chinese or common crackers, guns, firearms
or explosives OF any kind Whatever, used for
celebration purposes, SC.
SECTION l. The Select and Common Councils
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