Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

n Property committee reported having exam
lnsd the opera honse and found that spout
Ing nseds repairing; the tower leaks some
WHIST and q few other matters should be at
tsnded to- The necessary repairs will be
mnde. The committee on highway reported
- fcllows: No new work has been done
aiilCo present committee has been appointed;
have examined Alley F., running from Sec
lar, which - In bad condition and has poor
xdfninage. The committee recommend the
grading OF the same; permits have been
granted for three buildings The highway
committee was instructed to have Alley +.
ended and sewer built at Mill street and
Pennsylvania railroad, to carry of the drain
ege from the streets In this neighborhood. The
market committee reported that the annual
market rents come in very slowly.
4. w. Haldeman asked for the proper
grade ut Eighth and Chestnut streets TO alley
g, where he will erect a residence. The
highway committee will attend to this mat
ter. A permit was granted to Mrs. Long for
the erection OF q stable on alley /.
The following ordinances were presented
and were laid over for one month under
tho rules: That Chestnut street be
opened from Seventh to Ninth Locust
street be opened from Eighth to Ninth and
Eighth street be opened from Chestnut to
walnut Provided that before any work be
done the owners of the adjoining lands re-
leased the county Of Lancaster aud borough
OF Columbia OF all damages. That alley X,
between Eighth and Ninth Streets be opened
to the width Of 80 feet, and the centre line to
be 2T feet north of the north line of Blum
stOn street, provided the owners release
from all damages the same to be called
Houston street. and the official plan
CONFORM to this ordinance. The COM
mission Of Lewis Hartman as a special
police officer was reissued for one year.
Charles Liphart was elected stage carpenter
In place Of Jacob Killer, resigend. The
special policemen at the opera house Were
discharged. An order was granted in favor
Of the sinking fund for S66.3S A communi-
cation was received from Gen. Welsh post ask
ing for the use of the opera house on the night
ofSunday, May 80, for Memorial Day services.
The request was granted. The property
committee were instructed to have the sur
veying Instruments put in proper order.
The sewer ut the foot of Union street will re-
Coive the attention of the highway committee.
Tho tax rate for the year 1886 was fixed at the
rate of i've mills for the general fund, and
one mill for the sinking fund; the day OF ap-
peal will be Tuesday, May IL.
The secretary OF council was instructed to
notify the sureties OF Duttenbofer, collector
for 1884, that the tax duplicate for that year
must be settled on or before the next reg
nlar meeting or legal proceedings will be in.
stttuted. The bond OF the First National bank
at treasurer of the borough was fixed al
5000. On motion council agreed to meet in
adjourned session on Tuesday evening
April 10th. A number of bills were ordered
Arbor Day Observance.
The public schools, tomorrow, Arbor Day
will bold short and appropriate exercises in
the different rooms, and at three o'clock be
dismissed. The pupils will then proceed in
. body about town and plant trees on the fol.
lowing streets: Twenty trees ON Walnut,
eight on Chestnut, six on Third and six
about the Cherry street school building.
They will plant the trees about the proper
ties OF such persons who desire them. The
exercises about the streets will be done
quietly.
At the weigh scales of the r. & &. road q
four-year-old daughter of A. p. Rodgers
South Third street, nearly lost her life on
Tuesday afternoon. She was on the track
when q passenger train came speeding
along. Death seemed imminent, but fortu.
nately she fell over the ties, and lying with
In foot of the rails escaped injury
The following committees have been ap
pointed the trustees Of the old Columbis
Public Ground company: On finance, Messrs.
Hippey, Wike and Pinkerton on improve.
on law, Messrs. Strine, Grove and Filbert
A special meeting OF the Nigilant fire com
pany will be held this evening.
The audience in the opera house last night
was not large Louise Arnot and compan
well presented "The New World" This
evening "The Honeymoon" will be given.
The fire escapes at the Odd Fellows hal
have beon completed.
jacob Sample has in his possession two
Easter eggs Of very old date. One egg con,
tatns the initials j. b. s. L., and the other ID.
z. ID. u. The year 1886 IS on both eggs and
~ Raster OF that year came on April IL, the
eggs were fifty years oldyesterday.