Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-07

CuSWU0FS, SC3ClOu mousse 8uO market
houses for the ensuing year at $2 per !, 200
feet Of gas. Common council concurred.
MIR. Diller offered resolution, which
was adopted, that the lamp committee be
instructed to make contract with the
fennsyivania Globe Gaslight company to
continue lighting the city, rs heretofore.
until such time rs the electric light is in
operation. Common council concurrcd.
a communication from tho bOar,i OF
health was received in which it is stated
thas they have regularly elected officers,
and aoated many pestilential nuisances !:
that on the 23d Of May the board was
notified of the existence of small pox. at
the county prison, and that they employed
DIR. Reed to investigate tho matter. Eleven
cases were found in the prison, and
although the prison officials were doing
their duty, two patients had died
in the prison. There are now only three
cases in the prison, and three cases
of variOloid in other parts of the city.
The report urges the necessity of general
vaccination and calls on tho police to re-
port all nuisances. The bOardneeds funds
and there should be a health commissioner
appointed, but one cannot be obtained
without paying him salary. The board
ask councils to make them an apprOpria-
tion of $500.
On motion the finance committee was
instructed TO set apart for tho use of the
board tho sum Of $500.
MIR. Brown presented message from
the mayor which wo print on tho first
page of to days INTELLIGENCER.
MIR. Evans asked to be excused from
further service on the committee Of fire
engines and hose. He was opposed to
tho manner in which the committee was
running the fire department., which wonld
soon be found to be very expensive
luxury
President Berger requested MIR. Evans
to serve on the committee for ono month
more. as he was not just now ready to
supply the vacancy.
More Smallpox.
Just before council adjourned a com
municatiOn was received from tho attend
ing physician of Mr.. Proctor, residing on
Locust alley, who has for some time past
been suffering with smallpox, containing
tho information that throe moro cases of
that disease had broken out i'm the same
family.
com SiON COUNCIL.
Common council mot with President
Hurst in the chair and the following
members present
Messrs. Adams, Albright, Bare, Beard,
Bo'enius, Cormeny, Demuth, Dinklebers,
Eberman, Evarts, Fraim, FritsclI, Henry,
Huber, Kendig, McKillips. Mclaughlin,
Powell, Power, Remley, Riddle, Schum,
Spaeth, StOrmfeltz, Hurst, president.
The regular business Of tho evening WAS
begun by the presentation of the follow ing
petitions:
BY MIR. Schum asking that the guttcring
on the south side of ConestOga street, in
the Fourth ward, be repaired or q new one
Referred to street commit
tee.
by MIR. Fritsch saying that the gntie,s
and curbs on High street need repairing,
and asking that the same bs done Re-
ferred to street committee.
MIR. Demuth presented q communication
from the owners of the Shiffler engine
house property, offering it at 81, 500, which
is several hundred dollars more than at
first asked. Referred to committee on
fire engine and house, with power to
report to council at next meeting, and that
The committee be authorized to purchase
The property at the price first asked, il
hey are able.
Upon this subject Mr.. Riddle Thought
hat the purchasing OF properties for tho
.ity should be by the direct vote Of COM
ills.
MIR. Beard offered eOmmr nication from
,he MHnnerchor assocation, in which it
vas stated that said association had ,:,u-
tructed q sewer, with the mayors per-
from their hall tu Water 81 rect
md thence connecting with the Chestnut
trset sewer. Upon it's completion thay
earned that said sewer b.l.rnged to the
'ity. They ask that ::75 paid Tor tho coli
Of the sewer 10y three gentlemen
# the association b., returned to them. Il
notion Was made by MIR Riddle aud
LdOpted that the sun. be refunded to the
A resolution was presented by Mr.
5Olenius asking that tho book containing
he names of streets AMI number OF lots
N the city, and whici. vas burnal in the
inquirer fire, he rcplanc,l. Referred tn the
treet committee.
MIR. Riddle, from committee On tele
,raph poles, said there was nothing TO re-
'Ort and asked to be continued. 4 con
innlnco granted.
The president remarked that ha had
efOre him = copy Of tn, .nIync's message
nd asked if it should b. read Oh IN ,tion,
S each member was supplied with
'rinted copy, the m.SsI.e was real by
tile.
A lengthy report of ti,a b,,rl ,f haath
vas then read. 1t reports that strong
forts were made to eradicate pastiIential
iseases, but Lack of funds sally inter.
eres with the proper AMI efficient
of the boards duties. r.,
emedy this, the board ask that III appro-
ration of $500 be made to aid il in the
IS work, recommending that the money
hall remain in the city treasury subjeca to
he use of the board.
MIR. Demuth was inclined to think this
aquest quite just if IL would all in the
smova! Of dead small pox patients or help
D eradicate the disease. Mr.. Riddle re
,arked that the board of health hal
sbOred under great disadvantages since
IS organization, and thought that it was
eedful, in view of tha presence of Z con
sgious sickness in the city, to have the
)aId aided pacuniarily at once. MIR. Beard
lereupOn moved that the finance cDm-
littee be instructed to appropriate $500
'Om the contingent fund for the us;,
the board. Adopted. Select councii
A communication f.om Dr. Reed
the report OF the board
health stated that it was to day We'd
ssday discovered that there are three
'ses oil smallpox in the Proctor family in
bis city.
Reports Of the various committees we're
ad and the action of select council con-
rniDg them cOncurred in.
The report of the lamp committee, rec
amending the acceptance OF tho proposal
thaM nws~