Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-16
BUSY SCENES.


SOME EIalPnOvEMENTS AND REPAIks
Tho Western Market-Plno street and the
Old Vau!t.-Tne street Railways
Elevated Track"
The locality of West Orange and Pinc
streets-just now the centre of the "West
End '-presents a busy and very lively
scene, the cause being the building of tho
| new Western market, located along Pine
street, from Orange to Grant the grading
| of Pine street from Orange to West King.
| and the repairing of tho stree. railway
along Orange at tho junction Of Mary
street. The last named, however,
is q very questionable improvement
= and thereby hangs a tale"
For several days past workmeu
have been engaged in relaying the ties
and raising the track. But they overdid
the business and the result was sort of
elevated railway" some hundred feet
in length along Orange street and across
Mary, about eight or ten inches above the
street level, so high in fact that it was
impossible for vehicles to drive over it.
More than this, they tore up the city's
crossings, threw the flag stones aside and
planted wooden ties across the cross
inss, SO that it was somewhat Of feat
for even pedestrians to get over it. Of
course, people growled about it, but
nobody seemed to know by what
right the company did it, nor
did any one appear with the author
ity to stop it. The workmen said
they were obeying the directions of tho
president of tho company, Mr.. J G.
Peters, and the city regulator (interviewed
on the spot), said the company were
doing it on their own authority, and it was
an outrage that they should be allowed to
SO ruin tho street." On tho other hand, a
director of tho company said the street
committee had authorized it. So the work
went on until Friday, when, fortunately,
Street Commissioner Le7an happened to be
in the neighborhood experimenting the
grading of Pine street, and his attention
was called to it in 4 manner much more
forcible than polite'' by an indignant tax
payer. Mr.. Lsvap accordingly sought Mr..
Peters, and after a rather sGormy inter
view told him the track must be sunk four
inches. This was done on Saturday, but
it is yet considerable height above the
street level, and unless the latter is filled
up to it, will be regular wagon
breaker " Tor long time and as heretofore
remain y nuisance to the thoroughfare.
Some time ago councils referred to the
Pine street, from Orange to West King
at the head of DOrwart. Proposals were
received and the work awarded to Davis
Kitch, ir, for $1O0. He afterwards threw
the lob up and tao next bidder offered to
take it at $40; but tho street commits
sionar claimed that the work could be done
for less money, besides saving to the city
for other uses the earth taken therefrOm.
The work is now going on under his di
rection, the earth being carted to and to
be used in filing up West Lemon street.
A dozen horses and carts, with rs many
men, are engaged in it and it seems almost
certain that the street commissioner will
como out at the little end of the horn'
in his calculation, as I depth of ground
ranging from = inches to or feet has
to be removed. 1t will be remembered
| that this part of Pine street runs over tho
| old Kicker beer vault, which involved the
| City in litigation in the settlement of dam.
| ages. This vault was built by Sem &
| Strobe about eighteen years ago, and was
used by them, afterwards by Wacker and
| lastly by Frank Kicker, but for several
years back has been unused, during which
time, there being . spring in it, it has
gradually filled with water, until now it
contains many hundreds of gallons, being
| some 60 by 20 feet, and probably Is feet
deep. Few of the many people who have
daily passed over it since the opening of
Pine street thought or know of the great
body oe water that lay under their fee,
and tho existence OF it was hardly known
until last Friday when the great plOw used
| by Dan Trawitz in plowing up the street
the event hole" Tho horses or even
tI,o 1,t veil s,ll into
| 1t has since been carclesSly left uncovered,
a terrible danger to any unwary pedes-
trian. The vault was built at q time when
there Was not the modern arrangements
for giving the thirsty soul tho cool spark
ling glass Of foaniDg beer, and it was
necessary to dig many teet into the bowels
Of the earth to secure that tempera-
ture which is ROW gained by
much less depth and Il FREQ use OF
| ice. II lies some fifteen or twenty feet
| underground, :and will! be left us it is and
macadamz9d I'd over. A stone thrown down
| the vent hole into the water below gives
forth hollow sound, as.if in 4 cave.
Work on tho new market house is pro
crossing rapidly. The ground has all been
| leveled Of the foundations dug and a
portion OF the foundation walls laid. Ex-
cavation for the cellar, which will extend
| across the entire width OF the Orange street
end, has been nearly completed, though
| there has b9Cn . great deal of rock to
bias, and considerable more quarrying to
do The general dimensions of the build
ing will be 81 by 179 feet with height of
49 feet on Orange street. Mr.. Burger.
the contractor, is pushing his work and
intends 30 have it done on contract time
tho 1st of November.
ss,ble Presentation a. N.nsvi,Ie
4 loul isliug Union Sunday school, insti-
tutcd by DR.. Z. II. Wilmer, has been in
operation il Neifsvillo two years. Three
weeks ago Its second anniversary vas cele-
brated. Elder G. W. Seihamer delivered
an address upon the occasion to large
audience. The school draws full house
Of children and adults every Sunday from
thu village and surrounding country. At
the anniversary Bibles and other presents
were distributed to many children for
regular attendance. And project was
started by Mr.. II. NJ. IIyus, the librarian,
supported by Mr.. II. Shaub, tho secretary,
to present the superintendent, DR.. Wilmer,
with q token of the appreciation of the
doctors services. Yesterday Rev. J. J.
Kelley, the Indian, delivered an approp
riate address before the school, followed
by few remarks by Elder Weishampel
after which Elder SeiIhamer made the
presentation speech and then delivered to
the doctor a very fine family Bible, pro
cured by number of the officers and
friends of the school. He was taken by