Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-01
COlUMBIAS COUNCIL


Regular Correspondence OF INrELLIeEscER
COLUMBIA, June IAN adjourned meet
Ing Og the borough council was held In the
council chamber Lest evening. All the men,
bors wOre present The matter of the enforce
ment Of ths ordinance relating to the collec-
tluu ofdcg tax wss brought up for considera-
tlon and caused considerable discussion. 1t
was egrssd 10 levy the assessment on all the
dogs in the borough during this year and DIR.
q A. Bockius was elected the assessor. The
property committee presented bids for the
erection Of the fire escapes at the opera house,
according 70 the plans and specifications pre-.
pared for that purpose, from g. v. Rote &
Co, Of Lancaster, Jacob +. Bender, Of Column
biz, and Anne n Thomas, Of Lancaster. The
matter Of awarding the contract was deferred
until next regular meeting. An order for $40
IVES granted Christ Strawbridge for services
- high constable for the year 1885.
written opinion was received from A. j.
Kaufman, ESQ.,, borough solicitor, on the
question Of electing q collector of borough
taxes, and 1t was stated that the collector
elected at the borough election, held last
February, was the only legal collector OF
borough taxes and the duplicates must be
given TO him.
All fire insurance policies on the opera
house held by mutual fire insurance com.
panies were declared cancelled and the notes
given to those companies will be demanded.
j. III. Miffiin released the borough from all
damages Accruing from the opening of such
streets In the upper portion of town that
paas through his land. The release was ac-
copted and ordered to be recorded. A re-
quest was received from Charles Evans for
permission to erect four dwellings on the
rear end of his lot, facing on alley l, between
Second and Third streets. The dwellings
will be erected five feet from the line OF the
alley. This matter caused considerable dis
cussion among the members, as it is in vio-
lation of an ordinance passed in 1872
Some members favored the granting OF the
request, as every year houses are erected in
different alleys, and 1t would not be Justice
TO Mr.. Evans to enforce the ordinance just at
this time. The ayes and nays on the ques-
ton being called, permission was granted by
the following vote Ayes-Messrs Bucher,
Edwards, Forrey, Hershey and Westerman.
Nays--Messrs. Caswell, Eckmau, Mif1lin and
Musser On motion council ad journed.
New Lodge Organized.
meeting of q number of citizens was held
last evening at the office of DIR. A. Craig for
the purpose Of organizing lodge of the
Royal Arcanum In Columbia. The attempt
was successful and the new lodge will be
called the Columbia Council of the Royal
Arcanum. The following officers were
elected: Past regent, DR.. A. Craig; regent,
A. G. Bruner vice regent, G.. Richards; sec.
retary, +. B. Musser; collector, w. l.. Bear
examining physician, DIR. A. Craig; orator,
M. P. Root treasurer, J. ii. Herr chaplain,
j. w. +. Nowlen guide, John S. Iake
warden, John s. Musser; sentry, I. d.
Sherizer; trustees, DIR. A. Craig, j. H. Herr,
Jas ID. Slade
Thrown Out of n Wagon.
This morning Mr.. and Mrs Abram Shenk,
living on farm about three miles back of
Washington borough, were driving along the
Washington turnpike towards Columbia to
attend market The horse became frightened
ut some object and started to run Off. All
control over the animal was lost and the
wagon struck against fence along the road
and the vehicle was upset The occupants
were thrown to the ground but we're fortu-
nate in escaping all injury. The carriage
received some damage; the shafts were
broken and two wheels demolished. The
contents of the wagon were scattered about
the road In great confusion. Nine dozen eggs
were broken and large quantity of straw.
berries were crushed and mixed among otheI
produce. The horse ran about a mile before
it WAS captured. A passing farmer went Il
The assistanc of the people and helped then
out OF their difficulty.
Town Notes.
The interior OF the market house is being
whitewashed and otherwise cleaned. This i,
much needed improvement.
Services will be held in the Trinity Re
formed church, on next Thursday morning
commencing at l0:l5 O'Clock, the day being
celebrated As Ascension Day.
A small boy named Cassidy, living or
Manor street, while playing in a yard man
aged to put small green peach up his nos
tril. 1t was removed with great difficulty by
physician.
A train of baggage and passenger cars
passed through town last evening on the way
to the Southern Pacific railway, where they
will be used.
The foundation walls for the house of John
r. Kreider, on North Third street, has been
erected after great drawb backs on account of
the earth caving in. Machine made bricks
will be used in building the house, which
n the first house in town built with these
bricks
John Klaus, proprietor of the Rising Sun
hotel ON Lancaster avenue, died at his home
on last Sunday afternoon. The funeral
will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 9
o'clock.
The Sunday school of the Bethel Church OF
God will picnic at Penryn park on July l4th.
An invitation has been extended to the Wash
ington borough schools to participate in the
picnic.
The Columbia Democrat will issue the first
edition on Thursday, OF tins week, with W.
HAYES Grier as the editor of this new weekly
The first anniversary of the Safe Harbor
Mission will be celebrated on the evening of
June 3. A number of the mem bers of the St
PauIs Il. II. church will attend the anniyer-
sary and return home on a special train.
Rev. q. ID. Rshel has been given permis-
sion to collect $1,000 to pay the debt on the
Church OF God. He is now engaged in this
work.
We Are Waiting For HIM.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The editor of the Lancaster INTELLIGES-
GER contronts DR.. Roebuck, OF that county,
and declares that the accusations published
n