Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-21
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Thirty liehts for One Year From Oct. TO Cost
sa.s0o-More Lights to be Placed at
~. The Rate Of sss.a3 Fer Year. Es. 20 20
Regular Correspondence of lSrHiiIerScRR.
4 SCoLuMBIA, Aug Alan adjourned meet
ing Of Columbia council was held in the
council chamber last evening with all the
members present except Mr.. Hershey
The property committee reported that part
Of the insurance policies on the opera house
will expire on September 9th. The president
was instructed to issue an order for S3h
for the payment of the renewal OF the fire
insurance. The property committee were
instructed to place an Insurance Of 5000
on the market house The bids Of the Column
bia Electric Light andPower company for the
lighting of the borough OF Columbia with
electric light were read and were at the same
rate a presented at the last regular meeting.
A motion was made by Eckman, that con-
tract be made with the Electric Light COM
pany for furnishing 80 electric lights, for one
year from October lst, for &, 500, and for any
additional lights the town may want at the
rate Of slaS ~ per light per year. Carried
unanimously. The placing of more lights
about the town was thoroughly discussed
and Westerman suggested that council order
three more lights to be placed at Front and
Mill, Second and Union, and Fifth and
Cherry streets. A motion was made by Mr.
Eckman that lights be placed at these points
A vote being taken resulted as follows
Ayes-Caswell, Eckman, Edwards, Forry
Il ml,llHUy husSci duu
Mr.. Bucher.
A motion was made by Mr.. Bucher that
l the Pennsylvania telephone company be
taxed, for each pole within the borough
| limits, 81 per year. Carried unanimously.
A proposal was read from III. +. Bruner for
| furnishing the opera house during the com.
| ing winter with coal at the rate OF 81 p per
| ton for buck wheat and s. 80 per ton for pea
MIR. Bucher that the solicitor proceed at once
| to collect by process of law, all liens entered
| tor borough taxes in the order in which they
have been entered, and also that liens be
| entered on all borough taxes for the year Of
| 1885 unless they be paid on or before October
| 1, 1885, said liens to be at once proceeded
| against for collection and the secretary notify
parties Of the same. Carried.
The action of council at their last meeting
| Of opening Cherry street. from Lancaster
| avenue to Sixth, and Sixth street, from Io-
| Gust to Cherry Streets was reconsidered.
| Adjourned.
Among the Churches.
The Sunday school OF the Church of God
will meet on Sunday afternoon at l:30 o'clock
instead of Q a m.
No services will be held on. Sunday, in the
| Trinity Reformed church. Sunday schoo
will meet at o'clock.
In the St Pauls p. L. church service.
| will be held in the morning and evening
Rev. Prof Bird, of South Bethlehem, vii
officiate.
| Rev. ]. r. Shoffner has returned hom,
| from his summer vacation, and the regular
l Sunday services will be held in the st
| Johns Lutheran church.
In the United Brethren church, Rev. II. b
Dohner OF Lancaster, will occupy the pulpit
| both morning and evening, owing to the at
| sence of the pastor.
Rev. c. f. Griffiths, pastor of the Metho
| dist church, is absent from town, on his sun
| mer vacation. On Sunday the pulpit of thi
church will be filled by Kew. d. T. Smytne
OF Quarryville.
Rev. +. ii. Sheath will preach on Sunds
| morning, in the Second Street Luthera
church. The church will be closed in tn
evening
The market of this morning was yer
largely attended. On Locust street, betwee
Second and Third, over forty market wagon
were standing.
The bridge over the gutter at Locust sire,
and Bank alley has been In a dangerous col
| dition for some time past. Work was cou
menced this morning In putting the bridg
in good repair.
= In pulling down q large tree on Walnr
street, yesterday afternoon, q large rope w
used. In some manner the rope broke an
the men, holding to II, were thrown abor
the street. One of the number thought th
3 tree was falling and went up the street In
, hurried manner.
A number Of Columbians went to La,
. | caster to-day, to see the game of ball betwee
| the Columbia club and the Sam Field
| nine.