Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-08
Attest

Attest: DU BOI5 KOHRER,
CLERK.
Mr.. Evans presented the following resu-
Res0lced, by se!ec. and common council
of tho city of Lancaster. That for the
year 1888 there shall be laid, assessed and
levied on all the real estate and personal
estate in the city of Lancaster subject to
tax action for city purposes, a city tax Of
nine mills on the dollar-fivo mills thereof
to pay interest and principal and state tax
of loan, and four mills thereof Tor city
purposes.
The resolution was adopted. Common
council cOncurred.
The report of tho street COMMITTEES.
showed bills paid to the amount of $13. IA
and the report of the water committee.
bills to the amount of $292.25.
A message from the mayor, announcing
tho dismissal OF Atlee Mercer from she
police force and the appointment OF Wm...
Weidler in his stead, was read and action,
of the mayor approved.
Lighting tho City.
The annual report of the ls.mp commit
tee Was read. It shows me number of
street lamps, lit by tie Pennsylvania
globe gaslight compoay, to be $50, which
under the contract are lit at $23 per annum;
ZIG OF the lamp posts, and the twelve.
lamps in CeEtre Squire are the property Of
the company, the others are the property
OF tbs city. Ths public buildings and
maIket houses are lit by the Lancaster
gaslight and fuel company at 90 per 1, 900
feet of gas. The appropriation of s12, 600
for lighting the city is nearly exhausted
and will not pay beyond the 1st of April.
ho NIT H. A
be necessary to pay bills for lighting to
the 1st of July, at which time the con. :.
tract with the Globe company will cxpirss
They recommend that $3.50 be taken from,
the appropriation for lamps and posts and
be transferred to the appropriation io,-
lighting the city.
Fire Matters.
Mr.. Wolf presented the following pre-.
amble aud resolution
WHEREAS, The lease of the Union
engine and other apparatus belonging
thereto has about expired, and
WHEREAS, The engine is now the prop
crty of the city, therefore be it
ResotUed, BY the select ami common
council of the city of Lancaster, that as
the city must have some suitable place to
house said engine, it is deemed advisable
that suitable place be selected in the
western section of the city, above or
beyond Mulberry street.
The resolution was adopted by common
council.
The ordinance increasing the pay Of
firemen was put on final passage:
Common Council Ordinance, No. s, to increaAe
gtnss. Hoe &c Cara and D1ireS T ' and Ty;issmo. @
of Truck Of the Fire Department OF the
cry q Lanea'fer, Pa, '0o' read three hnsss
SECTION l. BE It ordained by the Select and
Common Councils OF the city of Lancaster. IN
Councils assembled That from and after thu
drivers Of the several steam fire engines h00o
carts and truck. as weil as the tiilerman Of
the the truck company: IN shall be forty dollars !SloS
by said employees as Aforesaid.
SEC. 2 All ordinances or parts Of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
The ordinance was adopted BY the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Brown,
Wise, Wolf, Zecher, and Borger-presi-
dent -
Nays-Messrs. Bitner and Evans.
The annual reports of the chief engineer
Ct the water works were presented but
not read. AN abstract of the former and
the entire report of the latter will be.
found on our first page.
Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common council was called to order by
President Davis, tho following unsmbera
being present:
Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Bartholo.
new, Cochran, C0rmeny DiDkelberg,
Everts, Hartley, Huber. Hurst, Lichty,
McKillips, Mclaughlin, Middleton, M"rs,
Power, Reitb, Remley, Scheetz, Seium.
Skeen, Smeych, frost, Davis, president.
The minutes of the last stated meeting
and special meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Tho Markes House Restaurant.
Mr.. 6chum introduced q resolution set.
ting forth that as James Doebler, Who
occupied the restaurant under the old
market house for II years, had been iljs-
gally notified to vacate the premises ON
April 1st, the action Of the prop-
gty committee in leasing ths lgop-,