Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-18
SPECIAL MEETING.
SESSION LAST EVENING.

SPECIAL MEETING.
OOUNUILs. SESSION. LAST EVENING.
Tho City Councils Meet TO Act Upon the
Proposed Deepening of \ Sewer
The Petition Granted.
A special meeting of councils was held
last evening in the council chamber.
At 7:30 common council was called to
order by President Hurst, with the fol-
lowing members present:
Messrs. Adams, Albright, Bare, Bolen-
ius. Cormeny, Demutb, Dinkelberg. Eber
man, Everts, Fritsch, Henry, Huber,
McKillips, Powell, Riddle, Schum, Skeen,
Stormfeltz and Hurst, president.
The object of the meeting, as stated by
President Hurst, was that some action
might be taken in regard to the depth of
tho sewer now being constructed on Church
Rockland and Vine streets.
DR.. Bolenius presented the petition Of
Caspar Kohler, in which it was asked that
the street committee be directed to have the
sewer on Rockland and Church streets, in
front of his property, made 16 feet deep, SO
as to carry off the waste and foul water
from his cellar, provided, however, that he
shall pay all the expense incurred by the
same, over and above the present contract
price, and that the work shall be done
under the supervision of the civil engineer
of the city.
Mr.. Riddle thought that property own
ers in tho vicinity would object to the in =.
crease of tho cost of entering the sewer if
it was made deeper. and he offered an
amendment that the additional expense the
subscribers to the sewer shall be put
shall be paid by Mr.. Kohler.
A desultory discussion then ensued, par
ticipated in by Messrs. Evarts, Dinkleberg,
Bolenius and Powers. D. P. ROsenmiller,
esq.,, counsel for Mr.. Kohler. said he was
authorized to say that Mr.. Kohler would
pay all the additional expense, which sub
scribers to the sewer would be put to by
reason of its alteration.
The request of the petitioner, IS offered
by DR.. BOlenius, was granted by an almost
unanimous vote. Select council con-
CURED.
Adjourned.
Present-Messrs. Baker, Brown, Bald
win, Dlller, Evans, Wise, Zscher and
Berger, president.
The president stated tho object of the
meeting.
When tho resolution from common cOuu
Gil, authorizing the deepening of the
sewer, was received from common council
a remonstrance of citizens was read against
tho proposed deepening on the ground
that it would seriously affect their busi-
ness by blocking up the streets for an un
necessarily long time, and the blasting Of
rock would greatly damage their property.
ID. Z. Rosenmiller, esq.,, counsel for MIR.
Kohler, was given permission to address
the council. He argued that the building
OF the sewer at depth of only eight feet
on Church street would not answer the
purpose for which it was being constructed
tho abating OF tho nuisance of surface
water and the draining of cellars and
vaults. No harm could possibly be
done by deepening it, and Mr..
Kohler was willing to pay for the
additional expense of building it, and
the additional expense that property hold
ers would be put to in making connection
with it. Mr.. Kohler was one of the heaviest
taxpayers in that section of the city and
was entitled to some consideration on that
account. In sanitary point of view also
it is very desirable that the sewer be deep
ened, so as to carry off the stagnant and
unwhOlesOme water from the vaults,
which now has to be pumped to the sur
face, and run off in the cutters, where it
freezes in winter, and is liable to cause
disease in summer.
Mr.. Evans opposed the resolution at
some length, for tho reasons stated in the
remonstrance. He argued that an eight
foot sewer would answer every purpose
except the draining of MIR. Kohler's vaults,
and that it would be unfair to blockade
the streets and injure the business of the
neighborhood for two or three months
merely for Mr.. KOhler's accommodation,
who could drain his vaults without pump.
ing the water to the surface, by pumping
it into the sewer eight feet under ground.
Besides, Mr.. Evans feared that the pro-
posed change of depth would invalidate
the contract for building tho sewer. and
would relieve those citizens who had sub :
scri5ed money for its construction, from
the payment of the same.
Messers Baker, Wise, Diller and Brown,
spoke in favor of deepening the sewer. Mr..
Evans offered All amendment to the effect
that Mr.. Kohler be made to pay tho sub.
of all property holders, v ho refuse
to. pay on account of deeping the sewer. The
"t-o iSJSOICts ACfSAS. DAhSi,
Evans and Zecher voted for it and Messrs
Brown, Diller, Wise and Borger against
it.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, the action of
select council was concurred in, without a
Contract for II Pump Awarded.
Last evening the water committee held
a meeting, at which the proposals for the
erection of a 100000 gallons pump for
use at the water works were opened. The
contract was awarded to H. r. Worthing.
ton at $24, 1000. The other bids were as
follows: Maxwell & Gordon company,
S35, 900; Mr.. Davidson, s27, 800; The
Holly company. 1885, ; Tie Corliss,
;s7, 600. Mr.. Worthington has obligated
himself to have the pump in working
order by the 1st of February next, possibly |
" the 1St Of Januarv