Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-10

- hsld In council chamber last evening.
Ueubers Iii urssent The finance COMMITTEES
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nooe1pte ssses sses g
no,ancs in treasury. 20
y 1ho purchase Of . new set Of furniture, six
1ooooo, Scr the opera house stage, at . cost OF
In Wse reported BY the property committee.
~ oommitteo stated that numerous plans
"a boen offered for the construction Of a fire
o1cnpe Ut the orera house, but nothing had
been decided upon.
The highway committee reported that dur,
lng the month twelve building permits hsd
beon grnnted. In accordance with instruc-
ions from council, the committee had an es.
uma4e made Of the cost OF placing q new
ooWer at the foot Of Union street. IL was
thought the cost would not exceed $Ss1 70.
The committee received Instructions TO nave
Tflla of the gas and water committee,
saated that objection had been made against
the proposed removal of the electric lights al
Front and Bridge streets, and Fourth ana
Manor. Petition was then presented against
tbs removal, and q lengthy discussion fol.
lowed. 1t resulted, finally, in favor of the
petitioners, and the lamps will remain where
shsy ws.,.,m.n. are moved ,n., tn. electric l.mr
q Fourth and Mill streets be removed te
Fifth and Cherry. The vote was as FOL
Nays-Edwards. Hershey, Tile, H. wester'
man, Bucher.
Ayes-J. Westerman, Musser, Perrottet.
Hiram Wilson complained that the nuis'
nnCe of loafing at his corner had oecome
unbearsble, and asked councils protection
The nuisance will he broken up.
1t was ordered that when council adjourns,
Il adjourns to meet at the call Of the presi-
mot be transacted tonight So ordered.
On motion of Tile an order was granted
In favor Of the sinking fund for S433.
A communication was received from the
Columbia fire company No. l, to the effect
that the boiler of their fire engine was in 8
moment and the machipery was in poor
order. The chief burgess was instructed tc
examine into the matter and report
The secretary was instructed to notify In
writing the collectors OF borough duplicates
for 1884 and 1885, that they must close NJ
their duplicates at once and make fina
settlement to be approved by the finance
committee OF borough council.
Orders were granted for the payment o
bills amounting to S5a70, after which tn
council adjourned to meet at call oil the
president.
He beat His Woman.
Samuel Richardson, a colored resident Q
Tow Hill, was arrested yesterday on
warrant issued by Squire Evans, charging
him with an assault aud battery on Lotti
Boyd, a colored woman who has been livinl
with MIN. Richardson is y frequent hgur
In our police courts, having been arrested
number of times. After hearing before th'
squire he was taken to Jail to await trial a
court
ANeeded improvement.
At a meeting Of the trustees Of the old Co
lumbia Public Ground company held las
evening, it was decided to have the avenu
running from Lcc'..1s street to the lnstitut
school building, put In first-class repai
This walk Is in very poor condition, full {
stones and other distractions, and Is not sui
4 able for the travel of the pupils who stten
school at the institute.
Church Meeting.
On next Saturday evening, at 1880 o'clocl
q congregational meeting will be held in th
United Brethren church, for the purpose
deciding about the house Of worship thi
will be erected by this congregation. Tn
present building, at Third and Perry street
IL too small for the members, aud, as tn
membership Is gradually increasing, ne
house of worship will be erected.
Town Notes.
A good audience assembled In the opei
house last night to see the performance
Mcintyre & Heath's minstrels. The sho
was up to the average minstrel performanc,
Workmen are busily engaged in putin
mp the foundation walls for the row OF brio
houses to be erected by Mr.. A. G. Guilei
corner Second and Lawrence streets.
On Thursday evening Daniel Suliy's CON
pany will make its appearance In the "Corne
Grocery" This company has good reputs
ton and the play Is a tirst-class one.
Samuel Campbell has purchased three fin
driving horses fol use at his livery stable.