Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-15
COLUMBIA'S COUNCILS.
FEE PRO9RESS OF THE M0vEMEST
FOR ELECTRIC LI0HT
A Number Of Routine Matters In Council-The
Election Of n chief Of the Fire De.
partment and Assistants--The Acct
dent to benjamin stehmsn.

r0unc1IS held their mOnthlv meeting fOr l
August last evening Mt q O'Clock in the
co,ncil cl,erhar NJ Tho onoro house All
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y. .noinueIs preseh. anu rresiueh. nuoher III
the cnair. Inc mlhutes Oh the last regular
and special meetings of June 16 and 30 were /
read and approved.
The finance committee reported as follows
Receipts for month. slal7o 29
Expenditures during Month .......... i0SO545 |
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Balance on hand. nd......................... aee0s4
The property committee reported that the
repairs at the opera house are being mado
and are advertising for bids for painting.
The highway committee reported that sew
eral crossings are being laid and different
cutters made Fourth street has been ma
cadamized, and Manor street, east OF Ninth,
IL being graded. Permits for the building Of
twelve new houses were issued during the
month.
The market committee reported that the
market house was in need of paint and that
several stalls In the new market house have
been so changed that the parties renting the
tios buying, which Is an Improvement.
The gas and water committee reported that
the matter OF electric light is progressing
favorably and that the contract between the
committee and the Columbia light and
power company is ready for tho proper
signatures to be affixed. The expiration Of
the contract with the Columbia gas company
happened on the night Of July I'd, and that
the company would not renew for the space
of three months at the old rates, so the COM
mittee had entered into arrangements with
tho light and power company to furnish
light by the use OF naphtha until the electric
light could be furnished 10 or Is lamps were
In bad condition and the committee could not
accept them from the Columbia gas company
until they had been put in proper repair.
The gas company had attended to 10, with
still not liked, and the committee could not
approve the Dill rendered by the company as
the Columbia light and power company had
done some of the repairing. The report of
the committee was accepted and were author
ized to settle with the Columbia gas company
in the repairing OF the old lamps
The other standing committees had no no
ports to offer;
The chief burgess said that the town has
been orderly and quiet, with the exception of
the day when the circus was in town, when
were all strangers in town.
w. H. Hougendobler failed to procure a
building permit for the erection of house
on Fifth street, in proper time. The cellar of
regulator had given the proper line. The
ordinance relating to such matters provide
Ior hne OF slO In cases OF neglect Mr.
@ouse.tEoieL @ on ,i a was eAonerateo from the pay
The ordinance ro,at;ro 70 tho ,r.a;,r .,
Manor street, above Ninth. was deferred
until the next meeting. Council will meet
on Thursday, July 10, at Up. m, and visit
this place and decide upon the proper grade
The marketmaster was granted a leave OF
absence from duty from next Saturday even
ing until Monday evening.
The chief burgess recommended to council
that a petition should be sent to court, ask
ing for the appointing ofa deputy coroner for
Columbia. This matter will have the opin-
ion Of the borough solicitor
DIR. ). A. Bockius was elected the collector
OF dog tax, and the tax was fixed at 81 for
each and every dog, and q for each and every
The renters of market house stalls who are
delinquent, will be notified by the market
master to pay the rent In two weeks or have
the matter handed to the borough solicitor
number OF citizens living on Union
street, pettioned council to put down brick
gutter in Pleasant alley, from un,on street to
Alley X, between Fourth and Fifth 81, .o.s
The road committeai II give the matter
E ention.
A PetitiSn was rf lived from citizens of the
Third ward asking for an electric light at the
corner OF Ihlrd anu Lawrence streets. This
will be attended to by the gas and water
committee; Alter paying number OF bills
council ADJOURNED.
Election OF a Fire Chief and Assistants.
The convention to elect a chief aud ass ist.
ants of the fire department was held last
evening at 7:3o, In the council chamber of
the opera mouse. Inc president OF council
ana nre committee, Messrs. Hershey, Tile,
anu Eowaros, Win tne deigates Columbia
d. !, noiee G.,, lke anu Slall, slghant, no. :,
Sehite't, o nlIiaI anu ohroeaeT shawnee,
W q, oiuoI1 nanh1y anu cansen COM
pUeea III .n1 sohsen.ioli. me Presioent OF coun-
Sn, vi. i' Du'noI, Was chsr man anu ochroeder
"aS Ms eieU.eu gn a;y seG.ealy VI .ne Iheetlng.
tow raia,vn , ,b was o,nassy toau ny tne secfe.
amX asa;staS o tI eios.iun d VI chiel
snec,saS ,ha, =, INC u;epar'inenI' which
~, so n.' a. nv asSo helhper OF
nh;o. iH p c4u,a 10 selected as
Sn,ei saSoD "a ~ onealn anu Mar.ih M onlth were
nsS,,;at aseu . ioi tue posnion. inc NOMINATION
aha Sen o,, Was oGJect1u u 70 as ne Is am active
o.n. ot % ~ ~; .he sisiiant com Pahy Inc gel,
Sn;..oa "a sa .uis con ANY stateu tnat hey had
.Sot t 4; iis'l alis acos 70 vote lor omith ana
Sha,,,na no 20 an an eiIoion. also that the
,;,,a ,N.s,t anu So!uoa com Panles had ac-
.ts..uI onTeis VI ther COMPANIES eiected 10
'tT IT, a'aoti. ,,.. l..
,o,a.o.. oioo..un iesu'eu III Sheatn receiving
dao,oraa anH fnh Sitn xo'es. me president
aeeiaa see dnna 1acOp ehea.n elected Chief OF the
80 .si i r,iI " 'ho iosItioh Oh assist
Nolte the ViaiIant4 Samyuai .Iiaeo MnMeo, iiarly
the Shawnee, Wendell Rankev Tbesa nar.
sons were elected unanimously, as each com
pany Is titled to an assistant The conven-
uon then adjourned
Not as bad as Reported.
REM. Stebma, who w,s ,,irro, on ., .
roiIrooa ,ost N1",,3 is,,', Ju.ou on .io
was al hist reporteo. Inc account OF his in
Juries being leg and arm crushed was con-
firmed by officials in Columbia. The follow.