Daily Republican., 1889-09-25

Two things arc wanted to facilitate the
collection OF taxes. One OF these u forsl
the collectors 70 sit certain specified evcn-
irgs each week, from 10 o o'clock, for
the aecommodation ot the working |
mssses. The other u for one Of the COT
lectors TO be always IN tho Office In day
time, aud to attend 70 the business 81
both while one 4 sbsents
Thls can be done BY tbs absent coliec:
tor leaving signed blanks 70 y hands o. |
the collector lott IN tho once, which he
can fll in with name ard amount.
BY these mcsns the taxes may all be
collected, nobody will be disirenchised |
and the county, which q over head and |
ears in debt through thc not-collection |
OF taxes, VIII be several thousand dollars
batter Of.
As there IL to be no politics hereafter
| In the collection Of taxet, the foregoing
Recommendations are nodestly suggested
to the col ectors.
The street and Sewer Commission.
The regular weekly meoting Of the
Street and Sewer Commission waa hold
last eyenine,st which the weekly pay roll,
amounting to e306.17, wsie presented and
orders drawn 10 favor of tho parties
named. A. J. Hart. the pNncr Of the
stable on West Eighth stree1. which in-
terferos with the opening of that thor
ouchfarc, was present and declared bic
intention Of ezlinustfng al legal means
70 prevent bis property being intsrfered
with. After q discussion, tho commits
Commissioner to remova the stable.
4 Henry II. Bradley was granted per-
mission to tap franklin street sewer 70
drain houses on franklin street north Of
Third; Miller u jenkins were granted
permission to tap Ninth street sewer TO
drain the residencs OF George b. Ash, be-
tween Washington and Jefferson streots;
Miller q Jenkins wera granted pefmis-
sion TO tap French stfcet sower TO drain
properly Of George w. Push q Sons;
Francis p. Dillon was granted permission
to tap West Fourth street sewer TO drain
houses ON Rodney street near Fourth;
Charles Witt wa5 grated peFmlssion 70
drain the cellar Of his house, No. 1isA
. Elm street.
The com mIsslonsrs decided 10 con-
struct drain II and 10 fgoh pipe on
, Pleassnt site from Jackson, 70 aboui
. goo feet west Of Harrison. md also y
VAnBuren street.
The city treasurer reported Z balance
Of $67, 40 95 II bsnk % tho credit Of cur.
4 rent expenses, and f49. 900 70 tho credit
: Of the intercepting sewer.
; The petition Of Hubert CassIdy for per.
mission to set 50 feet ofcurb on Frank.
I lin, between Banning street and Mary
: land avenue, and 81 feet on Banning
street west OF Franklln,, NAa granted
!. The following petitions were also granted
!. That of j. Taylor GAuse aud others fol
!. curb and sidewalk on Clayton street from
g Eighth to Tenth; William r.. Crawford
2 for curb and pavement on BhAllcross ave
!. nue. near jackson street; O. Brown ant
3 others, for crossings at Tenth and Rod
y ney, and Tenth and Clayton strects,
u The Street Commissioner was instruct
. oil to have the rocks on Union stree
= near Gilpin avenue removed.
Q Bids for gradisg portions pf Lowering
avenue were received ss follows: r. Car
9 berry, 35 ceuts per cubic yard; JOIN
= Logua, So; Michael aiisg, 7g5z; J. A
: McCaniIey, 82lS. The centract wa
awarded to Riley.
. The secretary was instructed TO seour.
} bids for grading Third and fifth street
between Tatnall and West.
y Tie city engineers were instructed tt
? furnish the lines for curb IN front OF th'
2 new building to be erec ed by tn
J, !, Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany.
New gutter6 were 0fuereu on br0om
y street betwepn Thirteenth and Four
y teenth, and on Rodney street. near Della
. ware avenue. Fifty carloads OF pa!
9 were ordered TO be placed, on Nintl
= street from VanBnren to Br0ome, OF
Brooms street from Delaware avenue t
Pennsylvania avenue. and on RodneI
= street from Delaware avenue to Four
!. teenth.
: An order for 500 ID favor OF Mrs
= Agnes Campbell Pepper was drawn Il
: pay for the bed Of Eighth street from
Rodney to DUPONT streefs
New Features OF the Pennsylvania.
The spirit Of progress which impels tn.
. mane sment Of the Pennsylvania rail-
8 road and the Pullman Palace Car Com.
pany to provide every comfort, convent.
ence and luxury for its patrons is con.
r spicuously manifest In tho new equip.
J. ment of the Pennsylvania limited Ex-
9 press, The train has recently been
9 equipped with new drawing aud state
i. room slee plug cars Of the latest design IN
= car building, and an observation draw
It ing-room car, that has no counterpart on
0 any other railway in the world. This
It car 10 one of the handeou1est railway
n coaches every built, and 10 ID designed as
u a drawing or sitting room for the ladies
b and children, and even men who do NOT
smoke. 1t Is fitted with luxnrious rattan
o arm.chairs, and as II forms the rear oi
n the train, the outlook from the broad
plate-glas windows takes In all the
}, passing scenery. The sleeping cars have
Il also ladies' bathroom. fitted with all
. the conveniences of private house. A
Q colored maid, whose duties contist 10
i attending to the wants of the ladies' aud
l children, is now to be introduced as the
very latest feature of tbis wonderfully
!, complete train.
n The men are not overlooked In the per.
n lection OF the service, and beside their
Q smoking room, bath room, barber shop
1 library aud periodicals, they will here
Q after be eupplicd with the stock quota
n tions and weather reports. These reports
: will be received en- route at Jersey City
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Altoona, Pitts
v burg and Chicago. Business men will
y Appreciate this Innovation, as It enable.
Y them to keep posted ~ to tie conditions
y Of the markets, while speeding between
= the great centres OF the East and West
No regular passenger train In the world
h of, rs any approach to the measure oi
q comfort and ease afforded by the Penn
d sylvania Limited to ladies, business mer
r and tourists.
n It is the Ideal railway train of th'
nineteenth century.
Persona.
The young man whose pocket-bool
v was stolen In the store Of the Hszsrs
o Hamburger last Saturday evening wa
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