Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.


In councils last evening, every member
present, tho finance committee reported
receipts since last month of $6S, 06S 40, |
expenditures. eos, 500, balance, o., 420 90,
Tho road committee reported that the
grading Of Malt alloy had been completed.
They had made repairs at Seventh street,
where an overflow Of water had occurred
after each aud every heavy rain. The mar
kot committee reported the roof OF the
market house To be In bad condition, and
should at once DO attended to.
The fire committee reported that thoy
had tho Columbia. Vigiiant aud Shawnee
steamers tried at the river, and all worked
In good order, excepting the Columbia.
The companies arc we'll supplied with
hose, each company having ON hand the
following amount Columbia No. 1, 700
feet, Of which 400 feet Is new Vigilant,
No. Q, 800 feot, Of which 500 feet is new
Shawnee, 750 feet, OF which $50 foot is
new. The old hose Is also In good condi
tioD.
The gas and water committee reported
that on the night Of June 9th, the street
lamps were put out at or before 10 o'clock.
On motion IL was decided not to pay for
that nights consumption.
The sanitary and police committee re-
ported tho borough to DO in good sanitary
condition, but that there arc seveal places
In town Loeding cleaning and repairs,
especially the cutters on Cherry, Union
and Perry streets.
Chief Burgess Irwin reported that tho
nuisance Of corner loating at Third and
Perry streets had abated Potter's field
should DO cleaned and new fence erected
around II, tho old Que being down III
many places.
Borough Resul ,tor Samuel Wright, as
nj t~n MI tnr
the grading Of alley l., aud an estimated
cost OF the same Plan No. was accepted,
which will cost s24 to have the alley
graded.
Complaint was made against the colored
burying ground, on Union street, between
Fourth aud Fifth stfeDt. 1t IL claimed
that dead bodies are inferred only to the
depth of two feot. The sanitary committee
was instructed to look into the matter and
have tho bodies burisd in acoJr lance with
the law.
Officers William Wittck and John Gil.
bert, appeared before council and denied
the charges made against them by Squire
Frank, In which he claimed that they
could have prevented jim Sseeney's
escape from his Office had they 50 desired.
Squire Frank not beiug present no action
was taken in the matter.
Last month Mr.. Tile presented an ordin
ance relating tn the opening aud gra ding
part of Second street, AlleyG aud Cbest tnut
street, aud last evening said ordinance
was referred to, but acton was postponed
until next month.
Tho road committee was instructed to
procure u jury to assess damages at the
proposed opening OF Manor street.
The following testimonial, SHAPED into a
set Of resolutions. were offered by Mr..
AL
and adopted
Whereas, That as the transient rents
in our market, collected by Market Master
Geo. Briuer, during the month Of May,
amounted to over sl05 as against about
s35 for the corresponding month Of last
year. Therefore, be il
Resolved. That tho thanks of council
and the taxpayers of Columbia, are due
Market Master Briuer, for the handsome
manner In which he IL incr rsasilg the
revenue of the borough"
A petition signed by tho merchants of
Columbia, was presented to council, In
which il was stated that thoy hoped tho
request Of tho railroadoTs to have lit all
night street lamps, would DO granted
Tue matter was placed Ia tho hands of
the gas committee, who will send the pc.
titiOn to the Columbia Gas company, aud
ask what the extra cost would be.
The request of the Columbia Fire com
pany to be allowed privilege to take their
steamer TO York, on September 18th, 1884,
was referred to the fire COMMITTEES with
power to act.
After paying number of bills, council
then adjourned.
Among the churches.
The hours for religious service have
been changed in several OF our churches
The L Il. Lutheran will hold its evening
service at $50 o'clock tho Presbyterian
Sunday school will hold it's session until
further notice ut . a. m, as will the Sun
day school of the Trinity Reformed church.
Salem chapel Sunday sohool will meet at
CD. IN. Baptismal and sacrament services
will be observed in the M. Il. church to
morrow morning.
The congregation of 81 Peters Catholic
church do not despair of aaving their late
pastor, Rev. j. j. Russell, returned to
them. They are using every means pos.
sble to have this accomplished, but as yet
have received no satisfactory answer.
Should no not return, that church will ex
periepce o religious difficulty.
Owing to last evenings inclemeut
weather, the strawberry festival, now b,ing
held 10 tho Il. +. Lutheran church, by the
ladies' mite society connected with that
OhurCD, was poorly attenuou. LVeTyDOuy
should call around this evening.
borough Briefs.
John LonP,a tramp, from Mahonoy City
was found half dead last night, by L
X. II. track walker, in the west yard
lying between the tracks. He has con
sumption. and at the point where he wa
found his strength failed him. He will b'
taken either to tho Lancaster hospital OF
sent to Mahopoy City,
Miss Lizzie Meyers, q young Lancast'
lady, is tho guest of Mrs. Frank Strioker
Miss Maize Il. Nowlen, writes from
Cheyenne that she reached that oft!
in safety, much delighted with her triI
westward.
A young lad accidentally set pile @
wood on fire yesterday in the cellar of MI
Al. Aims, on South Front street. Th
flames were discovered aud extinguishe
in time to prevent much damage bein
done.
Mr.. A. O. BIuner is being examined !
Lancaster to be admitted to the Lancaste
county bar.
The p. Il. II. pay car arrived in Colum
bia yesterday afternoon and made nun
Der Of persons happy.
TREsPAss vi EI AKMI5.
A Pecu,iar Case Heard before Alder
man BATr.
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