Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
pnvm OUR HEauLAK CORRESPONDENT
iho monthly Meeting OF Borough Oouaoi l.
EeIrOnaI aud lteIIgIOus nlnItera-

H'kUl w INV thtH1DtE. Nitulbtlb
present: Till, Jno. Wosterman, Bucher, |
Edwards, aud Shuman. Absent : II |
Wostorman, Patton, Porrotet aud Plahler,
MIR. Shuman acting asprosidont pro tom.
Minutes of last regular meeting were |
road aud approved.
Finance committee reported
balance on hand. ............ o,Ill 23
Received during month. ...... $500 so
Total. l....,............... Sl2, 2,52O %
Paid out during month. h...... 1,3l7 10
Balance on hand. .......... ell, ,203 40
Highway commtto reported that they
have reviewed Plum street aud are Of the
opinion that either that street or Tenth
street should be opened to give access to
Manor street. Tho Pennsylvania railroad
has made good roadway Mt Front and
Walnut streets. The streets aud alleys
that have beon washed by tho heavy rains
have been all repaired. Tho tool room is
full of old worn out tools aud they should
bc disposed Of. Bridge street should be
graded aud cutters and inlets should be
made at Commerce street before alley q,
Chestnut street aud Second street DO
opened.
The gas aud water committee reported
that the lamp ut tho railroad and Font
street has been taken away. People arc
complaining about not having light on
Front street.
The police aud sanitary committee rs-
ported tho town healthy and generally
quiet. The other standing committees has
no reports tn make.
a committee of tho trustoos of tho old
Columbia public ground company sent q
communication to council about tho opuu-
ing of Cherry street and Sixth street which
they favored petition from some Of our
citizens was read opposing it, Tho ordi'
uauce relating to the opening of said street
was indefinitely postponed
Tax Collector w. q. Duttenhoiior ap.
pcared before council stating that tho
Reading n Columbia railroad company
had sent him a check for SG7.Sl for tax,
which was $l.SO short of tho amount ac
cOrding To tho as ,essmeut. The matter
was referred to the finance committee.
IN ordinance was presented to prohibit
tue wheeling of truck, VIII, eibarrows, hand
carts aud wagons ON our pavemeuts. 1t
was laid OvJr for one month under the
rules.
Tho finance committee asked for an
order in favor of tho First national bank
t easurer for $40, 900 in payment OF bJnds
redeemed.
Chief Burgess Irwin reported that Pot
tcr's field was in bad condition. The
sanitary committee was instructed To look
after the matter.
A policy for 81, 800 in the Reading in
suranCo was taken out III place Oi the
policy IN tho North British which has been
cancelled.
A resolution was passed nstructng the
highway committee to prepare Bridge
street to receive tho drainage from the
alley and streets that are 10 b. opened, aud
,,,l. IL "A
Commerce streets To receive the drainage.
The property committee was empowered
to dispose of all the worn out tools.
Mr.. Wolfe, butcher, WAS exOnerated
from paying rent for hts market stall for
the balance of tho year, rs rs has stopped
business and paid for four months.
On motion 1t was agreed that when
council adjourn II will meet at the call of
tho chair. a number of bills were paid.
The appropriations foE tho tire companies
were passed.
Council adjourned.
borough Briui~
The skating rink will not be built IN
Columbia, AZ the parties concerned have
altered their plans.
A special meeting OF the Columbia fire
company will bo held Monday night.
business will bo transacted relative to the
trip to York in September.
Two frame houses Oh Fifth stroot, be-
longing to James Laue, wore sold to
Swartz and Charles on private terms.
Tho Wilson drug store in Wrightsvillc,
was purchased by L. ). Brugh, on private
terms.
Three lots in Marietta, bel Jnging to JOS
Myer, of Philadelphia, to 4. l.. StOhl on
private terms.
9. Z. Kaufman, csq., sold all Of tho
above properties.
The ST. Johns Lutheran church will
have preaching in the evening by a Llu-
caster clergyman.
The Presbyterian will only be opened il
tho morning.
The T.. Lutheran church will be closed.
John II. Phillips was arrested by Officer
John Gilbert and taken before Squire
Young for being drunk and disorderly.
lie was compelled to pay tho costs of the
suit.
Tho Reading S Columbia aud the Penn
sylyanla railroad will run trains TO al
from Laudisville, for tho purpose OF
allowing persons 70 visit tho Bethel camp
meeting at that place.
The Columbia club did not have n game
of ball to day, as the managers wal
unable to secure q club.
The Rcsoutes ard Marietta club 90
Gupied the grounds this afternoon.
Miss Dolly Cruel and Mrs. David Pottt
of Lancaster, arc guests of Theo. l.
Urban.
Messrs Frank Hollowell and Rober
Sinclair, guests of Ed. S. Rumsoy, hav,
returned TO their homes in Philadelphia.
MIR. Martin Erwin, jr. has returned t.
New York after short visit to town a.
the guest of Mr. l.. w. May.
EOr OrDrunken ana Disorderiy Conduct.
Samuel Kline, who resides on East Kin
opposite the prison, went home drunk o
Friday, and it is alleged that he beat hi
wife aud broke nearly all the furniture il
tho house. She went to tho office q
Alderman Barr and entered suit agains
him for drunkcnnoss and disorderly cor