Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-15
THE SEWER QUESTIONS.
uuUsuiLs pso,pE ro nuiLu ruru.
= Resolution to Construct the Lemon street
aud cherry alley sewers rasse-
10th Brauohes us Councils

n hesotutton 10 construct the Lemon street
aud cherry alley sewers Passes
Both Branones oi councils.
Select council was called to order at 1880
O'Clock, with the following members pres
cut ; Messrs. Berger, Demuth, Disr,
DOcrr, Riddle, Urban, Wise, Xecher, aud
Evans-president. The president stated
tho object OF the meeting To be To consider
water and street work.
Mr., Berger offered the following rcsolu
tiou {:
RsSOlred, That the Lcmon street sower
be built, provided the property owners
subscribe ~ 200 towards its construction,
aud tho Cherry alley sewer be built as
soon az 5000 Is subscribed towards ts
construction, both OF the above sewers To
DO commenced whenever tho amounts
named are paid into tho CITY treasury.
The resolution was adopted by uuani
nous vote. COmmou council oOncurred.
Adjourned.
UDMMOS COUNCIL.
Common council was called To order at
1880 O'Clock with the following membe \
present Mossrs. Adams, b Frank, Auxor,
Beard, Bertziield, Buokms, Cormeny,
Dinkelberg, Ebcrmau, Goodol, Hershey,
Hurst, Kcndig, Lichty, Lippold, Long,
David f., Long, John Il b, Mayer, Schum,
Shirk, Spaeth aud neutrality-suspicious..
The president stated the object of the
meeting to devise aud take definite action
IN roierouce to water aud street work.
MIR. Lichty said that 81 200 had been
guaranteed towards the building OF Il q
Lemon street sowCrAnd he therefore moved
that the street committee bo instructed 70
build the sewer at once.
MIR. Bertzdold said Mr.. Kahl had also
40 tfNl In, Of
North Mary street, at his own expense. if
he was allowed 10 connect with the Lemon
street sewer.
Mr.. Hurst said ho was not opposed to
the building of the sewer, but 4 resolution
covering the question would bo Offered in
select couLcil and any action taken by
common council before that uam0 over
would complicate matters. Mr. Lichty
then withdrew his motion.
After the resolution passed by select
council was read, Mr. Lichty said the
action OF select council would delay the
building of the sewer. The 81, 900 has
already been subscribed, the subscribers
were good Tor the amount, aud the work
would be ordered TO 10 done at once and
the subscriptions collected, as the savior
progressed.
Mr.. Auxer said the sewer could not be
commenced under the resolution until the
81, 200 was paid into the city treasury. la
his opinion it was unfair TO these subscrlb
ers to compel them to pay in advance.
Mr.. Beard said there would be no trouble
| about commencing the sewer at au early
day. Those interested would advance the
| money promptly.
Mr.. Bertzteld said the street committee
had first asked property owners along the
route of the Lemon street sewer to con
| tribute 20 per cent. of the cost. They then
demanded 1926 and finally 81 200. There
was no confidence to be placed in the com =
mittee and it was unjust to beat property
| owners that way. As TO the Cherry alley
sewer, he did not zee why that should be
built, as the outlet OF the sewer will be q
run, which empties into the Conestoga
above the water works While IL was said
that this sewer was only to carry off sur
face water, it would not DO long before
| parties would connect water closets with
1t and thus contaminate the water of the
creek from which tho city is spPpiod.
After some further discussion the reso-
luton was adopted, the only vote recorded
in the negative being that of Mr.. Beuz.
! field.
Adjourned.