Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
COLUMBIA'S COUNCILS.
4 GREAT DEAL OF BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED LAST EVENING,
nsports Of the Finance and Other Committees
Tho Bad Condition of q Graveyard-Dis-
cusing the system Of Electric Light
ing for the Borough--Town Notes.


monthly business meeting Of council was |
held in council chamber last evening. All |
members were present except ii. Wester- |
man and Hershey
Chief Burgess Jackson's report stated 1t
would be advisable to have several extra
special officers on duty on holidays on
motion OF Mr.. Tile, the chief burgess was In
structed 10 appoint special officers when
needed, and council would pay them l5cents
per hour for their services
Finance committee reported receipts and
expenditures for the month as follows:
Expenditures s.............. 2,6ll 62
Balance on hand. 1l,9l3 20
During the month the property committee
thoroughly inspected the opera house and
market house. They recommended that
hinge doors be used in place of the sliding
doors on the second landing, in the opera
house that the store doors in the same
building be changed so as to accommodate
their renters that block and tackle be
rigged on the stage to convey baggage
from the stage to the dressing rooms above
that the stairs on the market house side of the
opera house, leading from the gallery TO the
second floor, by so arranged as to make their
egress on the first floor; that Improvements
be made as to water on the stage and dressing
rooms They reported that the opera house
store rooms and market house needed paint.
ing. The committee were instructed to make
such repairs as are absolutely necessary.
Other Committee Reports.
Highway committee reported that they
have not yet completed the grading OF Manor
street, as a change was necessary Of the line
at 9th street. Mr. Musser presented an or
dinance, ordering the change to be made,
but as the grading demands immediate at
tention, the road committee was instructed
to complete their work, and not wait the pas
sage of the ordinance 1t will be adopted
next month.
During the month the committee granted
three building permits. Mr.. Haverstroh Is
building on 5th street without having asked
for permit The drainage on Ridge avenue
Frank Shillow is also building without a
permit These matters were referred to
Chief burgess Jackson. The road commit
tee was in receipt of a request from Joseph
Herbert, to lay a siding on Fourth street,
from the r. & q. r. r. to his coal yard. On
motion of MIR. Westerman his request was
granted, subject to the sanction and under
such conditions as the read committee may
The same committee further reported that
the Columbia rolling mill had, without ask
ing councils permission, changed the line of
street at the mill. The matter was referred
TO the chief burgess for investigation.
Market committee reported the Columbia
markets in flourishing condition and we'll
attended. The payment of annual market
rents was discussed. The committee had
day, July 4th, to Friday, July Sd, but upon
the change being objected to by members of
council the matter was tabled.
Sanitary and police committee reported
having had the lookup thoroughly cleaned
and repaired. Also that there was no drain.
age to the lot at Third aud Walnut Streets
1i which lot Robert Ryon is agent Mr. ir
Ilfncted to notify ". Ryon and request him
to attend to the drainage.
The case of George Jackson, colored, had
been duly attended to, and the invalid had
been sent to the Lancaster county hospital,
in which institution he since died. When
sent to the hospital he was cleanly dressed,
but his body had been returned to Columbia
in nude state, What became of his cloth
ing? His remains were buried at the county's
expense.
Jacob Bangaret, on behalf of citizens resi-
ding in the vicinity of the Union colored
graveyard, presented to councils a petition
requesting that body's attention to the state
of the graveyard where interments are made.
The COZ pses are placed on top of one another,
and at depth of from Is inches to feet.
The graveyard is filled with high grass and
weeds. On motion of Mr.. Musser, the petit
tiOn was referred to the sanitary committee
for investigation, and to report at an ad-
jOurned meeting, which, on motion of Mr..
Perottet, will be held next Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. Tile made the following motions, all
of which were granted:
That an order in favor of the sinking fund
lOr Szo IZ De granted also Tor S1S3.ZI.
That an order for 81, 600 be granted in favor
OF the First National Bank, Of Columbia,
from the sinking fund, towards the liquida.
ton OF the floating debt of the borough.
borough for s9,5OO for the redemption OF
borough bonds and that the finance COM
mittee be instructed to destroy all bonds.
Mr.. Tile explained that by this council
issue, and paid $1,000 towards the floating
debt Of the borough, which is now s., 500.
LIGHTING THE BOROUGH.
Mr. Tille chairman of the gas and water
committee, reported that they had held
several meetings and discussed the question
as to how the borough should be lighted in
the future. He presented communication
company, which condensed amounts to as
follows:
The company agrees to light the borough
for one year, with the most approved style of
electric lights, for the sum of 800 per
annum-lights to be kept burning through
out the night The company will furnish
plant materials and Labor and guarantee a
light vastly superior to the present system Of
lighting. They will place 25 arc lights at
such points as may be mutually agreed upon,
and In addition, if necessary, ten gasoline
lamps keep them lighted and in repair,
council to select places
The present lights in the borough are equal
to lS-candie power on the the 81 lamps used,
l,09S candle power. The company's eighty,
It's claimed, will be equal to 1000 candle
power each, or $4,000, against l,O9s. The
cost of the change will be greater. Definite
action in the matter was postponed until next
Tuesday evening.
Council then adjourned, after granting
orders for a number of bills.
Had Fan From u ScanoId.
An accident happened yesterday to VIM.
Filby and John Ellwine, painters in Wrights-
Vile, which may result fatally to the latter
They were on 0-foot scaffold, at the house
of Daniel Rudy, in Wrightsville, when the
scaffold broke and precipitated both men to
the ground Filby was only slightly Injured,
but Ellwine's condition is considered criti-
cal.
Borough Briefs.
The Vigilant fire company, of Columbia, is
in receipt of an invitation from the Friend
ship fire company, No. l, of Harrisburg, to
be their guest on Thursday, Sept IL, 1885,
and assist in celebrating the centennial ami.
versary of the capital city. The invitation
will be accepted.
Tomorrow the Columbia base ball club
will play return game OF ball in Wrghts-
vile.
Frank Stecker is organizing picked nine,
TO contest with the Columbia's for champion
ship of Columbia.
On Monday night an attempt was made to
rob the store OF Christ Fox, in Ragtown, but
Mr. Fox's wife discovered the would be
KnfaH and ii ata...