Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-14


The finance committee reported having
Issued six building permits since last report
making in all fourteen new dwelling houses
and two churches.
Served paving notices ana NOTICES 10 renair
cutters to propertv-owners; the sewer at the
f0ot of Union street was under construc-
tion
The market committee reported market
houses In good condition first class collec-
ton OF transient market rents during month;
the annual market rents have all been col
locted without the recourse OF law.
The light and water committee reported
that the water plug at Filth ana walnut
streets has been repaired and is In good
working order; electric lights were out for 5A
hours on the night of Tune 3Oth, and reco m
mended the proper reduction
The sanitary and police committee have re-
ceivod several complaints about the slaughter
houses have served notices to three owners,
and those parties have promised to keep
them In better condition and comply with
the ordinances.
The chief burgess, reported the town, dur
ing the last month, quiet and orderly col
lected S4S for fines and licenses The tax
duplicate of w. G. Duttenhofer, collector of
borough taxes Of 1884, was settled, after the
collector was exonerated from the payment
Of certain taxes, largely due from single men
and tenants. The exoneration amounted to
$SS3.33. w. q. Duttenhofer was elected COL
lector of dog tax for this year.
The law and ordinance committee were in
structed to have a new ordinance book COM
piled and printed. Orders were granted in
favor OF the sinking fund for SS5S 80 and for
$1S45O for the payment of coupons. A petition
was received from q large number Of farmers
attending market, asking that an afternoon
market be held once every week also a
petition from sixty to seventy-tive citizens
asking that Thursday afternoon be appointed
instead OF the morning, from October to May.
An ordinance was presented changing the
time Of holding the market on Thursday,
which was laid over until the next regular
meeting. The highway committee were
authorized to grade Chestnut street from
Seventh to Ninth and Eighth streets, from
Alley q 70 Chestnut An ordinance was pre-
aeulyed that when Cemetery street be opened
Il shall be to the width Of sixty foot street,
as 1t was originally adopted on the plan OF
the borough, and that the ordinance of Novem-
ber 20, 1874, making the street 40 feet in width,
be repealed. Laid over for one month. The
light and water committee were instructed to
advertise for the lighting of the borough,
with electric lights, for one year from October,
1856 A large number of bills were read,
after which council adjourned.
Accident the Mill.
John Henry, an elnploye of the Columbia
rolling mill, met with painful accident
yesterday while at work at that place. In
some manner he was struck on the right side
of the face with an iron bar, cutting a
very severe cash under the eye, exposing the
bone. The nose is also injured, The wounds
were attended to by physician.
Fell Down Stairs.
Mrs Williams, living on Manor street, fell
down a flight OF stairs at her home last nigh
resu lting in the breaking of her right arm
between the elbow and wrist. A physician
reduced the fracture.
Town Notes.
The first anniversary of the institution o
Columbia Lodge, No. III, Brotherhood o
day evening In the armory. The occasion
will be observed in an appropriate manner
The First National bank has declared
semi annual dividend OF four per cent the
Columbia National bank a semi-annual divi
dend OF three and a-half per cent, and
three per cent semi-anuual dividend has
been declared by the Columbia gas com pan
The Sunday schools Of the Church of GOD
of Columbia and Washington, went to Pen
ryn park this morning on the union picnic
Twelve carloads of people left the Read ing 4
Columbia station, on the morning train, ant
three hundred of this number came iron
Washington.
Workmen are now engaged in repairing
the retaining wall oi the Pennsylvania cana
above the locks
There are more sail boats on the river a
Columbia this year than there were last sea
son.
The wharf of Bachman Il Forry's planin
mill is being repaired and new cribbing pu
in.
slight wreck occurred in the east var,
this morning caused by truck of car in
west bound freight train breaking down
The wreck was soon cleared away by tn,
wreck crew.