Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13

The regular meeting of council was held
Friday evening, all members present OK
cept Messrs. Patton and Hardman. The
finance committee reported receipts and
expenditures for the month. The road
committee reported Second street from
Popular to Linden. and Maple from Third
to Second maca 1amized, new street cross.
ings put down at different points, and re-
pairs to a considerable extent on the old
streets. Complaints having been made
about the overflowing of the cutters ON
Walnut street, between 18th and Sd streets,
the cellars being filled at every rain. The
committee recommended the turning some
of tho water out of Walnut street, by
opening Second street from Walnut to
Bridge, and continuing the alley to Sixth
from its present terminus of Second street.
The paving committee reported pavements
generally in good condition. The mer-
ket master reported s357 collected since
last meeting from transient rents.
MIR. Tillee. Of the sanitary committee,
reported that S271 .9S had been used out of
the $500 appropriation to prevent the
spread OF the smallpox. The balance was
turned over. But one case, that on Fifth
street, was reported in the town. The com.
mittee referred to the services of Police
with the case, and thought that council
should reward them for their services.
MIR. Robt. Erwin. the owner of the house
in which Miss Dunbar, the smallpox
patient, lay when sick, stated that the
yard had been dug up for the purpose OF
burying the clothing that were thrown
away by the family, and it was now in
very bad condition and asked that tho
borough have 1t sOdded. MIR. Tile said
he had been informed it was in a better
condition now than before Mrs Dunbar
moved into the house. Mr.. PerrOttet
moved that action on tho matter COM
planned Of by Mr.. Erwin be indefinitely
postponed. Agreed to.
The resolution to relieve tho Keely
stove company from taxation was then
taken up and lost Messrs. Tile, Pfahler
and Filhert voting yea Messrs. Wester-
man, Shuman, PerrOttet and Gulles voting
nay Action on the ordinance vacating
alley was postponed until next meet
ing Of councils. Harry Keech was elected
to serve as fireman at the opera house
for tho ensuing year. VIM. Wanbaugh
was elected stage carpenter and Andrew
Hardnele and David Welsh as policeman.
The suggestions of the sanitary committee
were then taken up and acted up.l.
Policeman Wittig was allowed $40 for his
services. MIR. Filbert moved and it was
ordered that DR.. Taylor be paid the sum
of $50. Mr.. Perrottet moved that in ad-
diti0n to this tho thanks of council be
rendered DR.. Taylor for his faithfulness in
connection with this case. Agreed to.
Ordinance appropriating $1,000 to tho
Shawnee fire company was passed. The
use Of the streets was granted to the Col
umbia electric light company for the pur-
pose Of erecting their poles thereon. Ad
jOurned.
Borough summary.
visiting Mr.. A. ID. Reese, of Walnut
street.
Messrs. j. A. Meyers and A. G.. Bruner
returned from their trip to Nova Scotia.
Miss Carrie H0ffer has returned from
Clearfeld county
Miss Nellie Bachman, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting Mr.. ID. Hanauer, has
gone home.
A canal boat sunk in the tide water
canal last week and retarded navigation
to q great extent.
The trains to Landisville on the p. II.
r. and Il. s. c. were full of visitors to the
Bethel campmeeting.
Paul II. BletZ was again ON Saturday
kicked painfully in the right foot by a
horse. ~-~... -.
Joseph Webber, residing on Second
street, has kitten with seven perfect
claws on each front claw.
Mr.. Frank Hiteshue was severely burned
on his left hand with hot poker few
days ago while attending to fire in the
tailor shop of Mr.. VIM. Hiteshue.
The P. Il. r. nine defeated the Marietta
club on Saturday afternoon in Marietta,
the score standing q tot During the sixth
inning, Frank Sucker, catcher of P. II. X.
nine, was hit by ball in the right eye,
making a very ugly cash. The Stars were
defeated by the Our Boys, 80 to %. The
Eclipse club, of Wrightsville, will visit
Columbia August ID, to play game with
the Riverside club. A close contest is
expected.