Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-05
nnErrSc Or STREET cor nnrrrEr,
Railway Companies Must Repair the sire ct,
which They Tear Up-Othsr Rssoiu-
tiops Agreed Upon


which They Tcsr Up-Othsr Resoiu-
tiops Agreed Upon.
A meeting Of the street committee was
held In select council chamber Monday
evening.
The contract for furnishing crossing
stones and belgian blocks, which had been
under confederation since the Last meeting
OF the committee, was taken up ana tne
contract for crossings wss given TO Wm. M
Oster at tax cents per lineal foot the stone
10 be delivered st any part OF the city deslg
mated by the committee Tho contraa ior
furnishing belgian blocks was given to the
same contractor ct ti 30 per square yard,
the blocks to be delivered at the station
house.
The committee ordered that all expenses
for plans and specifications for new sewers
shall be assessed against the property own
ers abutting on the streets on which the
sewers are TO be built
An ordinance was presented for the con-
struction OF sewer on South Queen street,
from Vine TO German and q resolution
was passed authorizing . surveys and the
preparation OF plans and specifications, and
refor the same to councils. John 8. Brene.
man, George Pontz and Glenn Erisman
were appointed viewers.
The clerk Of the committee was ordered
10 advertise for bids for the construction Of
sewer on North Duke street, from James
to Clay street and also for the sewer on
North Queen street from Centre Square to
Orange street.
The city engineer was authorized TO pre-
pare plans and specifications for the pro
posed sewor on South Queen street and re.
| port TO next meeting OF the committee.
The street commissioner was ordered 70
put In repair North Christian street, be.
tween East King street and Orange. q
The city regulator was instructed TO reg
ulste Fremont and Union streets, between
Laurel street and Love Lane also, Juniats
street and the alley between Columbia and
Marietta avenues, and report at next meet.
ing Of the committee.
The city solicitor was instructed to pre-.
pare and report to councils an ordinance
providing for the appropriation for certain
county moneys to TO received from
liquor licenses and to be used for street
purposes.
| An opinion OF tho city solicitor Was read
relative to the vacsting OF . part OF Rost
street In the northwestern part OF the city
The opinion Is TO the effect that tho stree
may be vacated by councils, but that the
Il CouIt "uSe huohy oiotOoU vi tuo hnSsoA
Tho RtIeet commissioner was instructed
to hereafter lay Belgian blocks instead o.
the ordinary backing stones " In repair
ing streets over which the steam roller is tc
be run, ~ the weight of the roller crushei
| or displaces tho backing stones.
| A petition for vacstinR Ross street wal
referred to councils without recommends.
ton.
A resolution was passed that tho city
railway company In laying their track,
from East King and Duke streets to tn,
southern terminus, wherever the grade Il
| required to be raised or lowered, shall b,
compelled to place tho street In good CON.
dition from gutter to gutter.
The resolution was referred to councill
| With an affirmative recommendation.
The following work WAS ordered to b.
done: One crossing ut Madison and Ship
| pen streets; two at Plum and Walnut; two
at Shippen and New Holland pike; on,
over Cherry alley at Lemon street; one
Limo an Lemon streets; one over Duke
between Lemon and Walnut streets; ont
st Prince and Lemon streets; one on Lemon
scross Market street; ono at Middle ant
Shippen; one at Shippen and Locust: one a
Snippen and Chester; one on Vine between
South Queen and Duke, one at soutt
Queen and Middle, and ono inlet at th,
corner OF Marion and Duke.