Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-17
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
COLUMBIA's COUNCIL ADOPT m BY AN
OVERWHELMING v0rE.
DstsSls Of the Debate on the Qucstion--Opiy
one Councilman Of the Nine Recorded
Against It-Looking After the Bor-
ough streets-Tcwn Notes.

Regular correspondence OF the INTELLIaEScER.
COLUMBIA, June T.--An adjourned meet
ing Of council was held In council chamber
last evening. All members were present
The regular order Of business was sus-
pended, 30 as to allow several gentlemen
who were present and had business with
council, to state the same.
Col. G. 8. Kaufman stated that he was not
aware the street at the Columbia rolling mill
had been changed, until told of It He meant
no injustice to council by not having asked
their permission to change the street, but
what was done was necessary, and greatly
facilitated work at the mill.
The mill company was given permission
to use the street in its present condition until
the next regular meeting of council. The
road committee will in the meantime inves-
tigate the matter. F. G. Snyder spoke on
the cleaning o. the alley at the Continental
formed that the borough solicitor and the
company's solicitor were even now engaged
in consulting about the matter.
LIGHTING THE BOROUGH.
The mode and manner oflighting the bor-
ough was then brought before council notice
by Mr.. Tile offering the following resolu-
ton:
Resotved, BY the councils Of the borough
OF Columbia, that the bid of the Columbia
Electric Light and Power company, for light
ing the streets of the borough for the term of
one year, with 25 electric lights of the most
approved style, for the sum Of 8, 800, be, and
the same is hereby accepted under such con-
ditions and restrictions as may be agreed
upon by the gas and water committee in con-
junction with the borough solicitor.
On motion the resolution was accepted.
Mr.. Tile then moved its adoption, and being
seconded, the question was put and open to
discussion.
Mr.. John westerman favored the light, but
urged upon the committee the importance OF
governing their arguments in way that
would subserve the bost interests OF the bor-
ough.
Mr.. Payne said he was not opposed to i'm
proved light, but thought councils should
move cautiously. it Like AL al, ,n1iIps improve I'VE
cheaper, and he thought the improved oil
lamps referred to at previous meeting,
would do at present
Mr. Tile warmly combatted this theory,
tween oil and gas he favored gas Or between
gas and electric light he favored the latter
He added that the cost entailed for the i'm
proved oil fixtures would amount to several
hundred dollars.
Mr.. Perrottet said that the light was fol
one year, and at the expiration of that time
councils would have all the advantages ac
cruing from the improvements and reduc
tions referred to by Mr.. Payne. He had OK
amined a number of plants, and the bid o
the Columbia company was below that o
any, and also gave councils the privilege o
selecting their light.
&C. Kaufman, esq.,, on behalf of nun
ber of tax payers made a lengthy address, II
which he decried the one-man power of tn
borough, referred to the watering of Colum
ba gas stock to cover big dividends, anC
said II was time to cut loose from our corpor
alton moOrings and keep pace with ou
neghbors. The cry of Columbia was 70
more and betteElight The interest of tn
railfeaS eleDeht was also warmly defende,
by Mr.. Kaufman. The Vote was then calle,
for and resulted in eight for and one, MI
Payne, against the electric light Council
then adjourned.
A GENERAL SENTIMENT IN ITS FAVOR.
When the action of council was mad
known, even though at late hour, ther
were many who rejoiced over the improve
ment Columbia will receive by the adver
of the electric light 1t would be Difficult
matter to find single person in Columb,a
who are not perfectly satisfied with council
action last evening.
Town Notes.
Our former townsman, ii. B. Fasig, VIII
il now residing in Atchison, Kansas,
spending few days with his father.
The members OF Putnam Circle will t
morrow evening treat the ladies who 8
kindly assisted at their fair to ice cream an
straw berries.
Thomas Roberts, superintendent of tn
Eastern division of the Philadelphia & Fri
railroad company, returned to his home /
Remove, this morning.
Members of Susquehanna lodge No. so,
O. o. F., will meet in their lodge room t.
morrow at 10:l5 a M to attend the funeral
their deceased brother, Benz. J. Haldemai
Twelve gentlemen last evening called upo
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Heilig to congratula,
them upon their recent wedding. Durin
the evening Jacob Rothschild, on behalf
the visitors, presented the happy couple wit
two large and beautiful corner chairs NJ
to be outdone Mr.. Heilig took his guests
Warren's restaurant where banquet wa
given them, which for elegance has bee
seldom surpassed in Columbia.