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LANCASTER, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 8 1SS2.
Volume XT1II--Ni'.238.
Price Twe Cents
HAXAJJAICJ.'K
OUR UPSET PRICES
Arc takinsf strencr held en the retail clethincr trade.
Among the attractions are :
The fourteen styles of Men's Suits at the upset price
of $9.25, reduced from $1 2.00, $1 1.00 and $10.00.
The Sawyer Standard Men's Suits at the upset price
of $1 2.50, reduced from $ 1 5.00.
The l'ique and Diagonal Men's Suits at the upset
prices of 19.30, reduced from $23.00; $17.80. reduced
from 21.00, and $17.40 reduced from $20.00.
We might make a long price list of these reduced
rates, which would only be dull reading. We 'give
specimen prices only and rely upon the statement that
we have long lines of Clothing for Men and Beys, upon
which prices are sharply cut. Loek at the goods, con
sider the prices, and we knew you will endorse our
statement.
Wanamaker & Brown,
OAK HALL,
SIXTH AND MARKIiT STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.
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SUMMER CLOTHS.
The Spring has been a leti, cold one ami we have a very large stoel: or Summer
Fabrics still oil hand. As Summer cloths will net sell in "Winter we have made a very
CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN PRICES
te make quick sales of our
Bannockburn Cboviets,
Fiue Spring Trewsariugs,
Black Diagonal Worsteds,
Black. Basket Worsteds,
Handsome English Cassimere?.,
Engli3h Black, Blue and Grcen
Serges,
Black and Blue Clay Ferges.
Black and Blue Crepe Cleths,
.Simoni Batiato Cleths.
Schoeller's Check Suitings,
Empire Misch Suiting?,
Auburn Mixt Suiting??,
Black Habit Cleths,
Thin Black Doeskins,
BILLIARD CLOTHS (Sunmri'.-.), all grades. Lewest Prices.
FELTS, all eelfi-s (72 in.-.hes wide) for draperies and cinluoider.y, $1.23, $1.50
and '.'.00 per yard.
BLUE FLANNELS, for Uathing Suits, and a very hani'sonie assortment of
Green, Ulue, Olive, llronze and Mixt Cleths or fine quality, f.r
SEASIDE, MOUNTAIN AND STEAMER SUITS.
SHKUft MDRBAY &
RETAILERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF CLOTHS,
MARKET and NINTH STS.. Philadelphia.
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CUFFS. WIIITK AXII UNLAl'NDRIKD Sill UTS,
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ALRATROSS CLOTHS,
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also, hosiery, glevks,
LADIF.V anil CHILDREN'S G.WIK ami MUSLIN UNDKRG A KM K.NTS.
HAGEE & BEOTHEE,
Ne. 25 West King street. .
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F A.H RESTOCK.
CANTON MATTINGS,
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I'LAIN WHITE, KED CHECKERED, GKEK.V CHECKERED ami FANCIES.
TLarge Let Just Opsncd at 12 , 18, 20, 25, 31, 35, 40 and SOCeiits.
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R. E. FAHNESTOCK'S,
NEXT DOOR TO COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, PA.
MJ1MCAZ.
Ai:ifEIfS niNGIilt TONIC.
PABKER'S GINGER TONIC
Invigorates without intoxicating, cures disorders et the bowels, stomach, liver, kidneys ami
luiitis. and is the gi-cate-t smMigth lestiuer and bleed piirilicr. anil the J1BST AX1) SUREST
COUGH MKD1CINK hYEIt UfeKD. If you are sullering from Female Complaints, Nervous Nerveus
iii'M, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, or anv di.-e:ise, ue the TON IU te-day. 100 DOLLAKS paid ter
: t.iilnrelehelii ( r cure, or for anything injurious round in it. Send Ter circular.
mfJCPR'! HAIR' RAI,RAV SatiMies the met lastidieus as a perlcct Hair Ucstercrand
viXCIVO iiaitl IJALO&ai iirc.;.,j, 5w. ani: l Uses. IllSt'OX CO., New Yerk,
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Ladies' Dress Cleths,
Children's Sackings,
Children's Cleakings,
Beys' Casslmeres,
Beys' Fie Suitings,
Ueys' Ki4t Suitings,
English Serges and
Colored Cleths for.
Ladies' Riding Habits,
Corduroys for Riding Pants,
Meltons and Cassimeres for
Ladies' Riding Suits,
English Checks and
SGrges for Ladies' Suits.
Infants' Cleakings.
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MAI'VK LAWNS,
I'KUSIAN LAWN'S,
IXDIA LAWN'S,
HOUSE.
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THE MAYOE'S MESSAGE.
ANNUAL. UKLIVKICANCt: TO COUNCILS.
An Exhaustive Review or the City's A Hairs
The Executive's Views en the Depart
ments, Their Operations ana Wants.
Te the Honorable the Select and CUmkieii
Council of thv City of Lancaster:
Gkxtlemcn :
In accordance with the previsions of the
city charter, I have the honor of laying be
fore your honorable bodies the general
"condition of the' city in relation te its
government, finances and improvements,
and of lccemmcndin the adoption of
such measures as the business and interests
of the cily stem te require."
, finances.
The funded dcblnfthe citv bearing ;
percent, inti iv-1 is 51fiS,512 02
Tiie funded debt i! the oily bearing.-.,
percent, interc.-a is -10,000 00
The funded debt el the cily Inuring 4
per cent, intere-l is COJ.COJ (K)
Total $l?.H2 02
lit which the eemmif.et! et finances
and accounts a- commissioners et
the linking mini held beieis 'Hear
ing Iter cent, interest iie.ljd W!
Total amount et funded debt out
standing :w,2.v; '.r,
Net amount of funded debt outstand
ing .Imie 1, ISS 5."i0,073 Ufi
Net ainonntet tunded debt eutstind
ing.I line 1, 18tf! MS.i'iS 5C.
-Set decrease in citv debt ler the
years 1S5I-S: $ H,?t CO
The apgregate indebtedness of the city
was increased during the fiscal year just
closed $0,000. This was incurred in put
ting in a set of new boilers at the water
works.
The financial condition eT our city is very
satisfactory. Our -1 per cent, interest
bearing bends are selling at a handsome
premium. The preivss of liquidation of
the debt has begun and might proceed
speedily if the nnpieasant problem of an
extensive remodel. iier.L of our system of
water supply did nofclie directly across
our financial pathway. Wc must make
up our minds te meet this question
squarely, and the tuoner1he better.
It is unfortunate that our interest en
outstanding city leans cannot be further
lessened at this time. The abundance
and cheapness of money weuid enable us
te refund the whole of our bended iudebt
cdness at -1 per cent, or less. The lefuud lefuud
5ngef$200,000 of city bends last year at
1 per cent, i educed our interest account
$1,000 per annum. There arc net mauy
thousand dollars ( par cent, bearing bends
out new which the city can call before
lSSe. The few there are, together with
the 5 per cent, bends, will be called be
tween this lime and 1SS3 for the sinking
fund. If wc refunded these which arc out
new and which might be called at1 a lower
rate of interest, wc would have no benda
I hat holders would be obliged te hand in
before 1885, and wc would be compelled
te go into the market annually until 18S5
and buy uj our evn S.Vs or 90's at a
high premium for tlic sinking fund. I
estimate that of the redeemable bends new
out C and 5 per cents there are just
about, enough te last for annual calls for
sinking fund purposes until the fl per cent,
leans redeemable in ISSefall due.
KcRliitry or i:em1s.
The impcifectregistry.ofeur city leans
has often becu complained of by these who
have purchased them from the city or
from ether hands. Up te 1S72 I can find
no regular entry of city leans in any book
kept for such purpose. The stubs in the
books originally containing 'the bends arj
the only records, except such entries as
arc marle in the cash book at the time of
sale. Since I have come into office I have
carefully gathered the stub books together
and put them away se that they maybe re
ferred te when wanted. In 1872 Mayer
Pyfcr opened a tegular stock or bend
book, in which all leans and all exchanges
of bends made by the city since that time,
their dale of maturity, rate of interest,
&c, aie entered. In calling in leans for
redemption I have as far as practicable
called for such bend:; as are net regularly
entered in this bend book, thereby trying
te get our leans into the most intelligible
shape- possible. I would new suggest that
councils pass au ordinance making it
obligatory upon all persons selling a city
bend te make a regular transfer of the
bend en an indexed transfer book, te be
kept for such purpose at the treasurer's
office, and at the same time the bend sold
shall be returned te i he treasurer, whose
duly it shall be te ismic a new bend in its
stead te the purchaser, mutilate the old
one and paste it back at. the place from
which it was etiginally taken from the
stub book.
This indexed transfer book will also
sewn the maer. whose duly it is te make
the calls for bends feiUhc sinking fund at
the direction of the finance committee, te
show precisely in whose hands the bends
te be called may be found. I have had a
very great deal of tt oubie and annoyance
from this source, Having at limes te mane
long scaichcs ever the intcicst account
bee!: of the treasurer te find out in whose
hands transferred, bends were te be found.
Under the present mode of doing business
if a bend after being sold by ene person
te another should be lest, stolen or burnt
up, there is no cflicia! evidence en our
books that the ownership of the bend had
changed hands. If the seller would
choeFC te dispute ownership serious trouble
might be encountered in proving property.
A transfer book would obviate all possible
annoyance of this kind.
Assessments.
I called the attcnt'en or councils last
year te the gross inequalities and favorit faverit
isms there have been shown in making as
sessments upon which city taxation is
based. These faveritismsand inequalities
still appear en the assessors' books. As
this is tlic triennial assessment year it
would be well te see that our citizens are
treated alike in the valuation of their
property for tax purpose:;. Our annual
expenses are increasing ; our revenues
must keep pace with them through an
equitable- adjustment of valuations.
Property has gained all the value that it
lest by the depressions succeeding the
nauic of 1873. In 1S73 our total valuation
was 13,000,000. At this time 7 years
aftci- having added hundreds upon bun
dreds of fine residences, about seventy
substantial and costly tobacco warehouses,
factories, machino'sheps and ether valuable
structures, our valuation in round num
bers is but $11,800,000. I hope councils
will see that some of our citizens are net.
despoiled for the benefit of ethers.
Streets.
During the year just closed there has
net been much new work done en the
streets-. The macadamizing of Lemen
street, west of North Queen te "Water
street, and the rcsewcriiig of Chestnut
street, from Arch alley te Water street,
thence southward te near Orange street, is
the total of what we call new work. The
Pennsylvania railroad company have put a
very substantial new iron bridge ever the
railroad at Shippen street crossing. I
would recommend the opening of negotia
tions with the company for the rebuilding
of the James street bridge. The structure
like the Duke, Lime and Shippen streets
bridges should be of iron, with drives and
footways separated,- and should be of the
whole width of te street. Negotiations
with the company might be renewed at
the same time for Belgiau blocking the
half square from North Queen te Chris
tian streets en Chestnut street. This
work could have been done last year at a
trifling cost te the city, and it is possible
that equally liberal terms may be secured
new. The railroad company during the
past year has appointed watchmen at their
crossings at Walnut and Prince and Water
and Lemen streets. These watchmen and
the withdrawal of the great bulk of the
freight business from the tracks running
hreugh the city, after the completion of
the new line te the north of the city, will
.make travel very much safer and mere
convenient.
I have in tijarly all my annua! messages
urged upon councils the utility of having
a map made of our sewers. Wc have en
hand new sosne i-keleten maps, partly
completed by Messrs. Burrewcs and
Itohrer, before the office of city engineer
was abolished, one of which could be used
for this purpose. Or, if it would ba
thought better, tracings could be made
ever these maps and the sewers accurately
located. This work is becoming mere
necessary every day, and much of the
necessary information required in its per
formance has no ether record than the
memory of former street commissioners,
contractors and city regulators, and as
many of thoee may be consulted new, and
may net be after awhile, the impettance
of promptness in the matter becomes ap
parent. I would call the attention of councils te
the fact that our book, made at consider
able expense and trouble, containing the
outlines of streets and the numbers of
houses and lets, was burnt up in the lire
at the Inquirer building last winter. The
book was kept there by Mr. Jeseph Pyott,
who had the numbering te de, and who
was engaged in the performance of work
en the book at the time it was unfortu
nately lest. The book should be re
placed at once.
Water.
The question of water supply has been
fully discussed by the city water superin
tendents and by myself within the last few
years. But the paramount importance of
the subject te our 2S 000 inhabitants justi
fies tlie frequent iteration of the mere im
portant poiutshilherte presented te public
consideration. I at no time, when reileet
ing en this subject, can avoid the convic
tion that our people are making a very
serious mistake in net providing for
extensive improvements in our water
supply. I would have preferred, as in
dicated in the erdiuancs submitted for
public approval ;it the last municip.-I
election, te commence these improvements
by laying down larger mains and putting
in larger pumps, and thcu te have sbewn
our people the necessity for larger and
mere elevated reset vuirs. It is ridiculous
in a city asking manufacturers te cstab
Hsu. themselves in our midst te present
the fact that at best we have but two days
water supply in our reservoirs, and that
we arc nearly wholly- dependent upon a
siugle engine, which must run nearly con
stantly te keep up that supply. A shrewd
individual or company would net, T fear,
consider thi a favorable outlook; would
probably believe it safer policy te cstab
lish somewhere else, less liable te the
draw-backs which sueh a condition of
affairs suggests. Councils, if they sec fit,
could scparate the two prepositions em
braced in the measure voted upon last
February and submit cither one te the
people for adoption by a popular vote at
au early day. The whote measure cannot
again be presented te the people within a
year. Which of these prepositions a
new pump of large capacity or a lepg line
of large mains should be adopted first,
councils in their wisdom may determine.
The great number of new buildings going
up in Lancaster this season, and the con
sequent increase in the number of our
water consumers, will make the necessity
ler action in this matter mere and mere
apparent. There will probably n.it be
less than 250 or 300 new connections made
this year. There were 200 made last.
With rapid increase in consumption we
stand idle, taking no steps te keep up
with the increasing demand by an increase
of facilities for supply.
The intelligent and cempichcnsivc re
port submitted te councils last March by
ex-Superiutcndent of Water Weiks Davis
Kitch, jr., will afford matter for serious
study for centicilmcn and citizens who
would like te understand this question. I
commend it te your attention.
A plan which will alferd temporary re
lief te these portieus of the city deprived
of a full supply of water by reason of
thsir elevation will be presented te ceuu
cils at their present meeting. In it the
superintendent, Mr. Ualbach, recom
mends the erection of a stand pipe in the
western reservoir at an elevatieu above
the present water line of 25 feet. The
high portions of the city will be supplied
from this stand pipe through a system of
steps. A fuller description of the plan
will be found in the superintendent's re
port, together with a drawing of the stand
pipe, its size, cie.vatieii aim an estimate ei
this cost.
It will ba necessary for councils te pre
vide for the cost cf the pipe should they
think proper te order its erection out of
seme ether means than these appropriated
for water, works general or pipe laying.
These latter appropriations will scarcely
reach te pay ordinary expenses in the de
partments for which" they are designed.
Lighting City.
A detailed report of the operations in
the department for lighting the city is en
ftle in my office. Prem it it appears that
the number of lamps lit by the city is 508,
an increase of 9 during the year. Under
the terms of the existing contract the pub
lic lamps are lit by gasoline, the cemini: tec
and councils failing te come te a satisfac
tory arrangement with the gas company.
I have en file with the report of the late
lampcemmittcc some correspondence en
tered into by the committee in regard te
the establishment of the electric light in
our city. An approximate estimate was
furnished the committee by the Maxim
Elcctrifr Liiiht anil Power company for
the Generating machine, forty lamps and
three miles of Ne. 1 wire at SO, 702. ' Tlic
figures are based upon using the engine in
the Gcyclin room at the water works. The
attention of councils is respectfully direct
ed te the examination of the correspond
ence, estimates, &c.
The amount appropriated for the cur
rent fiscal year, $1,100, te make up de
ficiencies in the " Lighting City " will
net reach by $1,130.80. The amount due the
Pennsylvania Glebe Gas Light company
June 1st was $2,921.01. Te pay this there
was an unexpended balance in the appro
priation of the last fiscal year of $090.21,
and amount of appropriation for deficien
cies $1,100, making in all $1,790.21, which,
deducted from P. G. G. L. Ce.'s bill of
$2,931.01, leaves $l,W0.80 te be yet pro
vided. Police.
There have been seme changes in the
membership of the police force in the last
year. Messrs. Weitzcl, Helman, Kautz,
Adams aud Titus, of the 1st, 2d, 5th, Cth
and 9th wards, respectively, have resigned;
A. J. Flick, of the 9th ward, was net re
elected. The vacancies have been filled
by A. G. Pyle iu the 1st, Bankson Smith
in the 2d, Samuel Lentz in the 5th, Atlce
Mercer iu the Otn, Jehn Hcrr in place of
A. J. Flick and M. Burns iu place of Wm.
Titus in the 9th.
In the erdiuaucc reported te councils in
regard te the appointment of a mayor' s
clerk there is a section imposing police
duty en said clerk, thereby relieving one
of the regular force as new detailed from
mayor's office duty. The wards from
which these details are made lese the ser
vices of the officer thus placed en duty.
The clothing of this clerk with police
authority will strengthen the force ene
man.
If the finances of the city would warrant
the step I should strongly urge upon
councils the propriety of increasing the
police force seven additional officers. The
outlying wards are entirely tee large for
one officer te patrol efficiently. If in the
larger cities like Philadelphia, with the
population compact, the ratio of officers is
1 te 700 people, efficiency would seem te
require", iu cities like Lancaster much less
compactly built, at least 1 te 1000 people.
We have new 18 patrolmen for, say 27,000
inhabitants, or 1 te 1,500, a ratio alto
gether inadequate as expetience is daily
demonstrating. Fer a detailed statement
of the working of the police department
fcr the year you arc respectfully referred
te the report of the chief of police new en
file.
There have been no steps taken by
councils by which the mayor's fees
(which all go' into the treasury) shall be
placed ou tiic same footing with ether
magistrates. There is net a shadow of
geed reason for depriving the mayor of the
same fees which aldermen are allowed.
The preseut city solicitor aud I made an
effort te remedy this matter nearly two
years age, but failed. I would recom
mend placing the matter in the hands of a
special committee, wliese duty it shall be
te have a bill presented te the Legislature
early in the session and te urge its passage
by all possible fair means. The city by
the preseut law loses from twelve te fif
teen hundred dollars per antrum.
Fire.
A very radical chauge has taken plaee
in the organization of the lire department
during tlie last year. The old, r volun
teer system, has passed away and iu its
place a new one has sprung up, born of
the necessities of the times. The old sys
tem had fallen into disrepute by reason of
the insubordination and lawlessness of
seme of the members composing it.
Whether this insubordination and lawless
ness were the consequence of the system,
or sprung from causes outside of it, it is
useless new te inquire. The general
adoption of the paid lire system iu nearly
all of the lanre cities, and its partial adep
tien in manv of the smaller cities of our
country, scorn te sustain the opinion that
large volunteer fire organizations, such as
that we in common with ether cities have
abandoned, cannot ba kept under such
control as the well-being of society re
quires. These of our citizens who at fust
doubted the propriety of the change from
the volunteer te the call or partially paid
plau arc rapidly clftmging their opinions te
the side of the latter ; many of them have
become enthusiastic in their praisa of the
new system. The benefits of the i:cw sys
tem are varied and far reaching. Fires
are mere quickly extinguished and neigh
boring property less damaged by the reck
lessness of tlic firemen. There are order
and method where there wcru insubordina
tion and confusion. Wc no longer new
have the whole city thrown into excite
ment by the general cry of lire, the alarm
box telling it-; secret quietly te the ears of
the firemen alone. People new a hundred
or two hundred yards away scarcely knew
their neighbor's property is burning, se
noiselessly the firemen de their wetk.
Gathered thousands are no louder treated
te a first-class water light during the con
tinuance or winding up of a lire, aud be
yond all else the pernicious ii.ilueueu of
engine house life, blasting the lives of our
young men-, is removed from the unwary.
Toe much crsdit oinuetbc given te the
late special committee of councils for the
heartiness with wii'uh tlicy entered upon
the work of the reorganization of the lire
department. They weic confronted by
threats and intimidations, and the ballet
box leserted te te punish men whose only
aim was efficiency in the fire department
aud geed order in society. The short
space of time they had :u which te accom
plish the radical chauges nece-sary was no
well employed that when the 1st of April
last came, the day upon which the old
organization was te go eat and the new
one was te come in, there was nothing es
sential left, undone. Leases were made,
horses and harness bought, .stables and
hose trucks built, employees selected, and
thousands of miner matters attended te
which the thorough change of systems
rendered necessary. The late councils,
tee, arc te be congratulated for their for
tunate selection of Harry N. Hewell, esq.,
as chief of the fire department. Mr.
Ilewell carries enthusiasm, along with his
great experience, into his office. He
knows and values the importance of
thorough discipline in the depattment of
which he is the head, and he labeis day
and night, te my own certain knowledge,
te make tha great change there has been
made most effective and acceptable. The
new order of things is yet young, but by
the tune the yearly, report of the chief shall
be made February, 1S83 there will
probably be many improvement which
further experience will suggest and which
will be brought te your official nctice.
The employees of the different engine
companies and of the hook and ladder
company have been industrious and effi
cient in their positions. Tha police, tee,
in this connection are doing their best te
make the new order of things acceptable
te our citizen:;. They will always neces
sarily be a very important aid te the de
partment iu night fires, as was recently
the case at the fire of Mr. Henry Decrr's
property, where they appeared iu force
early en the scene, plajed the active fire
men and policemen combined until the
employees of the department gathered in
force, then guarded Mr. Decrr's property
se that net an ounce of valuables was car
ried away aud net a pane of glass unnec
essarily broken. Mr. Decrr has loudly
attested his acknowledgments te firemen
and policemen.
Law.
The report of J. L. Steinmets, esq., for
merly city solicitor, is in my hands and
will be published under the resolution of
councils of January, 1879, along with the
ether department reports of city govern
ment iu the usual annual repent of the
finance committee. The case of Mary
Kissinger vs. the city of Lancaster, which
at the date of my last annual nicssage was
before the supreme court, was eventually
decided in favor of the city, reversing the
verdict of the court below. But by ehe of
these mysterious dispensations known te
courts of law, suit has again been brought
(February term, 1882, Ne. 21) te recevcr
damages in the same case. The original
verdict against tiie city for damages by
the jury was $1,G00. This the city has
escaped by reason of the decision of the
supreme court, but the large attorney fees
of $000 for arguing the case at Ilarrisburg
and ether fees aud costs in the lower
court, amounting te nearly $200 mere,
make this a very expensive suit under the
most favorable eircumstanccs.
Mr. Stcinmetz's report says : Appeals
have been taken from the lerxirts of
viewers, assessing damages sustained by
owners of buildings by reason of opening
of streets. Under the act of 1S73 the fel
lowing issues have been framed te ascer
tain by jury trials the amount of damages
sustained :
Adam Smith vs. Lancaster city, Sep
tember term lbsl, .Ne. 47.
Silvius estate vs. Lancaster city, Octo
ber term 1881, Ne. 40.
Henry Haverstick vs. Lancaster city,
November term 1831, Ne. 19.
Wm. Woblsen vs. Lancaster city, No
vember term 1SS1, Ne. 41.
Thirty-six municipal Hens have been
tiled during the year, of which five have
been satisfied. Theso standing open
amount te $753.34.
Twe suits for damages iu opening streets
were decided against the city in favor of
Henry Frank for $720, and in favor of
Frank Keiker for $1,250.
The case against Edward Welchans,
formerly city treasurer, and his sureties,
te recover the amount of an alleged defal
cation of about $5,000, is still undecided.
By an understanding between the city and
the bondsmen of Mr. Welchans, deceased,
Wm. A. Wilsen, esq., has been cheseu
referee. It is te be hoped that this suit
will be speedily closed up.
City Property.
All the city property is in geed repair
and will cost but little during the year te
keep up. Last year a resolution passed
councils empowering the property com
mittee te sell the old factory and some six
or seven acres of ground attached thereto,
and a city let 20x90 feet en East Chestnut
strcet near the reservoirs. These proper
tics are unproductive and are a charge
upon the city for taxes. Iu disposing of
the old factory it would be well te reserve
all water rights which might be considered
advantageous in connection with the
wheels run by water power at the water
works. .
Iluclianau, fllcEvey uiul KeyneliU Kellef.
The committee appointed by councils
for the management of the Buchanan,
McEvey and Reynolds relief funds report
that for the fiscal year they had for the
purchase of luel for the peer of the city or
Lancaster :
Under the bequest et Hen. .lames IJu-
cliauau interest en $!:,00u city I per
cent, bends i'Mi no
Under the bequest et 1. McKvey. esq.,
interest en $J,00i city it iter cent bends. ISO CO
$.'10
Disbursed.
I'aid 11. Uaumgarilner & Ce. for
coal...... ...........$20 33
l'aid iVe' Era, IXTKLLieF.xcEiuinil
Iixumtncr for advertising 2 ill
I'aid .le. A. K. Carpenterprlnling
ciii'ds . ii mj
l'aid Thes. K. MeKlllgett clerking
ler committee 10 (0
$33SJ.1
I'.alance en hand .......$ 1 87
The bequest of the Hen. James L. Rey
nolds came te hand tee late te make the
interest available for last year's relief.
The original bequest was $4,000, from
which the collateral inheritance tax of 5
par cent, was deducted, leaving $3,800.
Of this amount $3,500 has been invested
in city G per cent, bends, three hundred
dollars remaining in the city treasury un
invested, the causa being difficulty in find
ing an odd let of $300 city bends redeem
able. .
The coal issued for peer relief Was dis
tributed as fellows :
First ward, hall Inns W
Second " a " ..., IS
Third " " '" 'r.'
Fourth " ' " 42
Flttli " " " IS
AtXlll "
Seventh " " ' 57
Kighlli " " ' W
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Respectfully yours,
Jxe. T. MacGoxiei.f.,
JrxF. 7, 1882. Mayer.
De net.be deceived. Insist en having the
genuine ISrewii's Iren Hitters, made only by
the llrewu Chemical Ce., and take nothing
else. jnMwd&w
Ven can threw a pair or Celluloid Kyc-lilass
f mines en the pavement without breaking
them. Fer sale by ail leading Jewelers and
Opticians. ju5-lwdeed
That hacking eeuirh can be se quickly cured
by Shileh'sCure. We guaranlee it. Fer sale
at Cochran's drug store, J37 Xertli Queen 81.
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Frem Emporium.
Uee. Dedge, sr., a well-known citizen et Km
poriuni.writesthateneof bis men (Sam Lewis)
whil.-t working in the weeds se severely
sprained his ankle, that be could scarcely get.
home, but alter one or two applications of
Themas' Kclectric Oil, lie was able te go te
work next dav. Fer sale at II. I!. Cochran's
drug store, 137 Xertb Queen street, Lancaster.
.Snit.en'8 Cough anil Consumption Cure is
seid by us en a guarantee. It cures consump
tion. Fer sale" at Cochran's drug store, 137
Ne'th Queen St. uiyl-lwdeeww
Visible Improvement.
Jlr. Xeah Hates, Klinir, N. Y., writes:
" About four years age I hail an attack of bil
ious lever, and never lully recovered. My di
gestive organs were weakened, and I would
be completely prostrated for days. After using
two bottles et your Kurileck ISIoed Hitters the
improvement was se visible that I was aston
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Fer sale at II. It. Cochran's drug store, 137
Xertli Queen street Lancaster.-
Feil lame Hack, Side or Chest, use Shiloh's
Pereus Plaster. Price 2Ti cents. Fer sale at
Cochran's drug store, 137 Xertli Queen St.
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It 1 y entirely dillcrcnt from all ethers. It Is
as clear us water, and, ks its name indicate'',
N a pertect Vegetable Hair Restorer. It will
immediately free the head from all dandruff,
restore giay hair te its natural color and pro
duce a new growth where it has fallen eir.
It does net iu any manner eireet the health,
which Sulphur, t;ugar of Lead and Nitrate ei
Silver preparations have done. It will change
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glossy brown. Ask your druggist for It. Kacli
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Carpet Manufactory.
Having undertaken te manufacture JJAU
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per week, I am new preparedte sell my entire
slr.ck ei
Brussels, Ingrain and Venetian
Carpets,
AT C.RF.AT UAKOAIXS AXD AT JSEI.OW
COST,
te make room and give my entire attention te
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H. S. SHIRK!
CARPET HALL,
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Have Removed their
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