y 'K; """x r -, - ' "--s- i-iJ)--lj-'vf.yi.v3- - c t-v . ' ,;"""-,--T -"' "--'; '"- . k f5' . - s tttdJ&gm& Sje wxfati$ -" ' jfr Telame XIX-Ne 238. ;IT1TXIC COOT.KRB, JtC. 'L.INN & BttEHEU&K. GO FLI3STN & BEENEMAN'S FOR WATER COOLERS, AND REFEIGERATOE8 BABY CARRIAGES. Ne. 152 NORTH QUEEN STREET, VLOTUIffU. VTATKS KINU. SOME OP OUR REDUCTIONS! f Xe. I :: i ( Ne. it c ti f Ne. i i 5128, r,4i4, 0L, !, 0871, 0874, r430, 0847, 5427, 5404, 5444, 15SS, 20811, 2075, 2007, MKN'S SUITS YOUTHS' SUITS BOYS' SUITS I RETURN what; does net Our Stock Is one of the largest In tbe Country. Our Clothing stands superior te all ether makes. A. c. yTtes & CO., SIXTH & CHESTNUT STS PHILADELPHIA. THE YATES RIMG. A "RING" for the BENEFIT of the PEOPLE. 11 A TT AS II AT.-!, CARS, Ac. SHULTZ ( OLD les. 31 and 33 North Queen street. TheOl.nKsTlIat Stere. In Lancaster City, being established FORTY YEAHS AOO. plitce whurw Huts are inanutacinied In Lancaster City. -TIIK LARGEST AND IATS, GAPS and -AT Lewest Prices Ever The out He stock neught ter cash at a liberal than niiy ether stele. tiuiy4-lniil our 'VAtXWK KAtiNKSTOUK, 14 EAST KING STREET, ( BAIR'S OLD STORE. ) Opening Te-day New Goods in Every Department. SILKS, SHAWLS, DRESS GOODS, TABLE LINENS, TOWELS, NAPKINS, AT VERY LOW PRICES. GEORGE FAHNESTOCK, NO 14 EAST KING STREET. LANCASTER, PA. 1-t.VMBItrO ANV .1 OltN I.. AKNOI.I. DON'T FORGET YOUR Winter Clothing Until the Meth Destroys Them. JUST REOEIVED FRESH SUPPLY CARBOLIZED PAPER. JOHN L7ARNOLD, Neb. 11, 13, 15 EAST ORANGE STREET, LANCASTER, PA. ItZTKUY TTOUGHTO N 'S. HOUGHTON'S New livery and Sale Stables. FRIST-CLASS HORSES AND BUGGIES TO HIRE ; ALSO, OMNIBUSSES FOR PARTIES AND PICNICS. HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD AT ALL TIMES. Stables Ne. 44 Market Sreet TO LAWN MOWERS, - LANCASTER. PA. $13.00, new $ 8.00 ia.00, " i.00 12.00, 8 00 17.00, " 14 00 20.00, " 1000 22.00, " 17.00 25.00, 18.00 $ D.OU, new $ 0.00 11.00, " 8.00 12.00, 8.00 14.00, " 10.00 15.00, " 10.00 $ 7.00, new 4.00 8 50, " 0.00 12.00, " 8.00 17.00, " 14 00 suit, and get your money. li VAl'H. BR S.' STAND.) The only BK3T ASSORTMENT OF. STEAW GOODS THE - Ottered te the Public. discount, -which enables m te sell cheaper JOHN SIDES, Successor te SHULTZ lines. GOODS. UAH JT1TTINO. BTA.BI.E. Rear of Old Black Herse Hetel. LACASTEK, PA. THURSDAY. JUNE 7, 183. THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE. UKWEKAL. CONDITION OF THE C1TT. Nearly S300.000 te tne Sinking Knnd Street?, Witter and Idgutlng Tne Flre and fellre llepurtinents City Properly. Te the Honorable the Select and CvmmeiI Coun cils of the City of Lancaster : Genti-emex. In compliance with the requirements of the city charter, I submit my annual message in relation te the government of the city of Lancaster : finance. The funded debt of the city bearing 'percent. Intel est is $103,512 02 The Minded debt or the city bearing f, percent, interest is 40,000 00 The funded debt or tliecily bearing 4 pur cent. Interest is 3)0,00)00 Total J71S4I2 02 CM which the coiiunitleo or finance and accounts as commissioners or the sinking Hind lie'.d bends bear ing C percent, interest 190,03s IK, Total amount el debt out-landing. .tTl!).Si I 0i Tntnl nmmint. of debt outstanding June I, Mil ihJS.ix. :hj Total amount et debt outstanding .lunul, 1SSJ .rd!),3e9ii Decrease in city debt ler the fiscal year ItSi-lSSJ $ 18,900 CO The staking fund June 1, 1878, was $99,258.00 ; June 1, 1883, it was $199,058. 00, an increase of $99,800. At the date of my installation in October, 1877, there was no money in the treasury te buy up leans for the sinking fund as required by law. The leau of $:)0,000 made later en in the fiscal year te pay tip deficiencies te June 1, 1878, was net enough te pay for bends for this put pose. The financial condition of the city con tiuues in a very satisfactory condition. Notwithstanding the extraordinary heavy outlay occasioned by the transition from the volunteer te the paid system in the fire department, and the very large expense incurred in opening streets the finance committee find it practicable te continue the tax rate of last year. The list of our proposed expenditures for the fiscal year ceiniiuwicing June, 1883, presents items of deficiencies which careful legislation may in the future prevent appearing there. Fer instance, where the expense in any department oft he city, government is in creased by erdinance or resolution it should, whcie it is possible, be made te begin with the next fiscal year. There was oue or two measures which passed councils last j ear which I approved because 1 thought them intiii.sically just, but which I felt strong temptation te veto, because they made deficiencies in the appropria tion te which they wetc chargeable for the then current fiscal year. The apprepiia tiens should net be exceeded in any year except ler some unavoidable reason. The great wrong done somneflho citi zens by I he favoritism shown te ethers in the assessment of property continues. I would Biiggest that councilman take up I he assesses1 books and see whether a lemedy ler this i;i eat. wieng may net be applied. The property owner himself, who is lcceiviug hi.; consideration in tbe shape el a low assessment, for the vete he iiives the assessor, is net likely te move in this matter. This wenld be a draft en the unselfishness or human nature net eften honored. With the large drafts likely t 1)3 made iipoe the tieasuryef the city for the pur chase of ste:m tire engines, ougine and Unok houses, sheet damages, eleetiic light, additional water weiks improve ments, te say nothing e! Helgiati blocks and ether costly projects for the city's im provemeut, it becomes evident at a glance that, the tax rate will seen have te be raised, ee the assessment upon theso who are only paying tax upon one thiid, one half or ethor insufficient proportion or the real value of their nroperty will have te be increased. It is belioved that a uniform assessment of eighty per cent, of the value of the real estate within the cer porate limits or our city will, at nine mills en the $100 valuation, furnish ample revenue for all erdiu.uy wants. I have lemiuded councils before th it. our v.ilua tien in 1873 was $1.000,000. Yeu all knew the vast improvements since. Te day, by some crab like process kmnvu te the assessors, the valuation in round nniu- beis is $12,000,000. Councils will have te ba very cateful net te exceed the 2 pjr centum el inorease upon our debt allowed under the censtitu tien of 1873. The total amount of increase of city debt since 1871 is $223,200. Twe per cent, upon the $12,000,000 valuation ferlSSH is $210,000, leaviug only a balance of $14,800 te be applied by c mucils te the city's uses ever and above the appiepna tiens for the year. The total indebtedness the city may incur under the present valuation is $810. 000, or seven per centum of $12,000,000 The debt or the city new U, including the sinking fund, $718,112 02 After councils shall have exhausted I he $14 800 ami added it te the indebtedness el the city $718,412.02 there would remain $10G, 787 98, which can only be used by a direct vete of the people. I repeat that many of the contemplated and wished-for impievcments must be dismissed from the minds of these citizens who would like te see our city progress.er if adhered te must be accomplished in ene of two ways : by the correction et tee as sessments or by an increase of the tax rate. Seme of the taxpayers would be justified in legal resistaucn te the latter plan of increasing the revenue, bscause they are assessed nearly the full value of their properties new, while glaring faverit ism is shown te ether holders of real estate. These public spirited citizens who are desirous of adorning and improving the city will have te remember the Ian guage of Justice Gorden, of the suprome court, in the case of Rindernecht aud Scott vs. the city ofEiie : "Corporations, like natural persons, must de without conveniences when i ncy nave net money te pay for them." 1 would again call your attention te the propriety of passing an erdinance making it obligatory upon any person sellinr a city bend te make a regular transfer of the bend en an indexed tiansrer book, te be kept for such purposes at t he treas urer's office, and at the same time the bend sold should be icturned te the treasurer, whose dnty it should be te issne a new bend in its stead te me pnrcuaser, mutilate the old ene and paste it back in the place from which it was originally taken in the stub book. " This indexed transfer hook will also serve the mayor, whose duty it is te make the call for bends for the sinking fund at the direction of the finance committee, te show precisely in whose hands tlie bends te be called may be found. I have had a very great deal of trouble and anneyance from this source, having at times te make long searches ever the interest account book of the treasuier 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 shenld be lest, stolen or burnt, there is no official ovidence en the city's books that the ownership had changed hands. If the seller would cheese te dis pute ownership serious rronble might be encountered in proving preperty. A transfer book would obviate all trouble of this kind. Streets. There has net been much new work done en the streets for the last year. The macadamizing of tbe square en Charlette street, between West King and Orange streets, the laying of gutters en the lately opened streets, the building of sewers en East Chestnut street one square from Duke te Lime streets, en West Chestnut two thirds of one square between Mary and Charlette streets, en North Charlette street one-half square between Orange and Chestnut streets, and along Locust and Rockland streets te North street, a distance of 843 feet, covers nearly all the work which may be classiCed as new. I renew the recommendation of having a map made of all the city sewers, their dimensions, depth, &c. The principal reason for urging the making of this map besides that of its practical usefulness is that the information necessary te its proper completion can be obtained only from former street commissioners, con tractors and city regulators. In the natural course of events many of "these may in a short time be called away and such information as might be obtained from them new will net be available. There are outlines of city map3 at the engineer's room in the station house which might be used for this purpose. Anether matter in Connection with the building of sewers should be carefully at tended te : All papers containing the names of subscribers te sewers should be deposited in this office and receipted for by the mayor in the minute book of the street committee. There ought in addi tion be a copy of such list spread upon the minutes of the committee There has been considerable money lest by the city in this way by the disappearance of the subscription lists, aud some disputes about the claims of subscribers because of the absence of proof of payment of such subscriptions. The maps of the southern sections of the city should be completed at ence. I hope that councils will enter into some arrangement te this end. The street com mittee at the May meeting of councils last year were ordered te employ seme suitable person te have these maps completed, but for some unexplained reason the work has net been done. I have frequent calls by the citizens of the 3d, 4th, 7th and 8th wards asking for information in regard te the lines of streets, grad.ss, &2., which can only be given correctly by having a map te refer te. I renew the recommendation of last year of having the book burned in the " Inquirer '' building replaced, containing the names of streets and the number of the lets en each. As the city enlarges there are very frequent inquiries forthe proper numbers ler houses. Confusion can only be avoided in this matter by hav ing seme official, standard authority for reference The book wa3 familiar te many me rubers of the street committee who are well qualified te direct the making of a new ene. I would recommend an erdinance com pelling telegraph and telephone companies te bury their wires under ground, or if this shenld be found impracticable in view el the unsatisfactory results of experi ments in this direction then te impose seme stfingent restrictions upon compa nies in the location of poles, &e. The duty of designating the locality for peles and applying such ether icstrietiens as coun cils in their wisdom may impose could be safely put into the hands of the street committee Councils last November passed a rese lotion directing me te enter into cerres. pondence with the Pennsylvania i ail read company witli the view of having the old wooden bridge en West James street ever the railroad takeu away and a new iron bridge, somethiug ef-the kind built by the company ever their read en Duke. Lime and Shippen streets (which are of iron, the full width of the streets, with separate footways) in its place. I wrote the com pany as directed, but npte this time have no official reply. I have been informed unofficially that the company's agents have been looking the matter up, making measurements, &e, and will proceed at once te rebuild the bridge. Wnter. I have se often called the attention of councils te the consideration of our water supply that I feel some misgivings in again presenting the question te you. In all my annual messages,- and iu special messages, I have tried te impress councils with the importance of this subject, and through them the citizens of Lancaster. Eighteen months age the water committee brought the matter before your honorable bodies askiurr for authority from you te present te the peeple or the city a propesi tien te borrow money sufficient te put in an additional large steam pump aud te lay about, 7.300 Teet of 20 inch main in the place of small ones which fail te giva te our peeple in certain portions of the city the necessary .supply. Se incredulous were the voters of the necessity for the pump and mains that bat about 23 ppr ceut. of the total vete cast for maer en the same day was polled for the mere important question of additional water supply and facilities. Of the 25 per cent, of the aggregate vote given en the water preposition only abent 0 par cant was cast iu favor of a new pump and larger mains. Even our nowspapers seemed te be afraid te handle the question for f ;ar or scaring the voters. I again urge your serious at tention te the matter. The superintendent of the water works tells you u that addi tienal steam pumping power will be le- quired at no distant day That the present steam pump is new working te its maximum, and should anything occur that this pump could net be operated it would be impossible te keep up the supply of water, as the water power is net te be relied en, and the high pressure steam power is net of sufficient capacity te supply the demand. The present steam pump has new been in oporatien nearly tive years with but slight repairs, but after a careful examination I find that many of the working parts are worn and will have te be renewed, which will neces neces sitate the stepping of the pump pcveral days." The repairs have since been made. With this indisputable condition of affairs confronting us te remain idle is certainly reprehensible. Meney, of course, must be spout and a geed deal et it te ue all our water system requires. Our predecessors did no? undortake largely enough. It remains for us te correct the errors of the past. Connected closely with the demand for mere water is the equally important re quirement of jtxtre water. It is well known that the northeastern portion of our city is being rapidly built up. The possible removal at seme net very distant tlay of the business of the Pennsylvania railroad company, its warehouses and sta tions outside the cicy has given an impetus te building that will seen cover our cor porate limits in that direction. The owners of residences and business places already constructed are petitioning for sewers. The filth which will be carried by these sewers from the stock yard, manure piles, workshops, factories, ware houses and residences will find its outlet in the Conestoga near Ranck's dam, about two miles above where our drinking water is lifted into ear reservoirs. This aggre- gatien of filth will vitiate our water in time as much as the Schuylkill is repre sented te ba by its many corrupting sources. It is proper then that we should leek ahead at ence for soma remedy or prevention. Twe plans suggest them, selves. One is te build an intercepting sewer from near the point at which the sewerage of the northeastern section of the city must enter the Conestoga, run it along the west bank of the stream te some point below the present water works. This is the plan recently adopted by the city of Philadelphia te get rid of all the vitiating matter which enters the Schuylkill river en the east side from Manayunk te below the dam. The ether plan is te remove the water works abeve the point at which the sewerage of the city will enter the Conestoga. By the 1st plan there is saved te the volume of the Conestoga a half dozen of geed springs, one of which is the famous Recky, and anether large ene which enters the Conestoga just above the big railroad bridge ; the necessity of moving the water works avoided with all the very heavy attendiug expeusas in buying land for a new site, erecting new engine, boiler, engineer and firemen's houses, laying miles of 24 or 30 inch mains and ether expensive work which will suggest itself te theso who will familiarize themselves with the project. An entirely new plant will have te be made it the present works are te be abandoned. Everything at the works new will have te remain until the new works are get ready te give the city a sufficient supply of water trem the new site. Net an ongine or boiler could be removed or a pipe takeu up until the new works could take the place of the old. On the whele the intercepting sewer will be by far the less C03tly and, I think, per fectly feasible. I iutreduce this matter new that it may become the subject of thorough, exhaustive discussion, from which it is hoped some plan may be evolved of the greatest geed te our grow ing eity. t. The water committee has undertaken with its very limited apppropriatien for pipe laying te take up six squares of fonr fenr inch pipe and te lay in its place eight inch. The route te be followed is from the cor cer cor nerefOrango and Shippeu, te Chestnut, te Lime, te Latnen, te North Queen, where it will connect with a six inch pipa running westward and nerthw.ud. It is believed that this substitution wiil give an ample supply for the present. The committee would have preferred te have laid a net. less than 12 inch main, but our funds wenld net have bseu sufficient, and there were loud cries for mere water which we had te supply as best we could. The guess basis upon which we are obliged te make many of our assessments forthe large manufacturing and ethor es tablishments consuming large quantities of water have iu many cises proven very unsatisfactory te the parties representing them and te the water cominittee. Every appeal day witnesses mauy wrangles from this cause The argument, is used by the consumer that a lib.iral reduction should be made te encourage manufacturing, &c. This the committee concede, but there is difficulty in defining the word liberal in this seuse. Shall it be enUrueii te mean se much per contage en given quantities ? If se a dozen or two of meters of various sizes put in where the consumption is greatest would enable us te make the as sessments upon an equitable basis. I wenld, thoreforo, rocemmoud the procura precura procura teon of large meters te he used as tests, te be paid for out, of the contingent fund. The regular appropriation te water werlw general con Id net afford the expense. laglitme Uity. The preposition te light at least a por tion of the city by electricity has been under discussion by the lamp committee The original cost of establishing the plant is the serious drawback in the way of the project. As stated under the head el ' finances " in this message thore are but $14,S00 which councils can appropriate without going befere the puople for a larger sum by popular vete. And here again it would be well te remember what favoritism in assessments is doing te crip ple enr elfirts te improve the city. Anether very important matter iu con ncctien with the establishment of the electric light will arise in the location of the generating power. The boiler pewfr at the water wet ks c meet be used for the purpose Thore will net be a siugle horse power te spare if, as thore must be a new large steam pump put iu for the purpose of giving the city an increased water supply. The room new occupied by the Geyelin pump will be required for the steam pump. There is neither power nor room for any pin piss except for im proved water facilities. The city owns a small let, en Bast. Chestnut streat aud the old factory, at either of which places if sufficient money can be found te float the project the plant and all its appendages may be located. Should the clcc'.tic light be adopted a lean by councils net exceed tag $14,800 should he provided for by or dinance at once Fer a dotailed statement in the " light ing city " department councils are re spectfully referred te the report of the lamp committee, en file in this office, which will dj published seiii witn tee report of the finance committee. Flre. The last year has certainly been the most satisfactory ene te the citiz 3ns gener ally in the late history or the fire depart ment. The struggle bctween the viciens elements which attached themselves te a few of the volunteer companion aud the new or paid system has terminated in the complete triumph of the latter. Of course the present is but the transition state of the lire department. One by ene the city is negotiating for the absolute ownership of the stoame-s, houses and all the appliances necessary te the cemplete control ever the department. In a few years mere I have no doubt a full paid system will be adopted. While waiting for this time te ceme the members of the depart ment as it stands new will have the incentive of the reward which will come te thorn in the future te conduct them selves well Of ceurse the industrious, well behaved and sober members will be retained when the time for the establish ment of the permanent aud full paid system shall come It is believed that much of the malice which actuated the incendiaries of enr city has been crushed by the proceedings which landed a few of the principals for long terms behind prison bars. Thore were a half score mere of the same kind who richly deserved the same fate, but which imperfect proof or the limitations of the law saved from felon cells. One geed thing, however, even in these cases has been evolved from the proceedings, that is the accused can only pass along our streets new as known enemies of seciety who endeavored te destroy their neighbor's property. These pests are happily as well known as though the technicalities of the law had net saved them from the companionship of Brim mer, and it is hoped that the warning will net have been lest upon many lads who were fast drifting into the ruinieg- com panionship of these outlaws. Fer a detailed statoment of the work- incrs of the fire department and for a vast amount of useful information councils are ' referred te the report of Harry N. Hewell, chief of the fire department. Police. The police force of the city I believe te be in as efficient a state as it is practicable te make it with the number of men we have. Daily experience has convinced me mere and mere that te increase the effi ciency of the force there should be at least seven mere officers, which would be in the ratio of one officer te 1,100 of enr population. Surely this cannot be tee many when there is taken into considera tion the large extent of territory embraced within the limits of the larger wards. Te illustrate take the Second ward as an ox ex ample : There are three miles of main streets from east te west East King, Orange and Chestnut streets te say nothing of Grant street and Marien alley. There are also seven cress streets and alleys that an officer is expected te visit, aud which he should visit te de his work well. This may be physically possible, but I fear that it is net practicable New in such wards as the 2d it would be much better if there were ene officer te act as patrolman in the blocks bounded by Lime, Chestnut, North Queen and East King streets, and another for the part of the ward east of LMrne street. Se, tee, of the 4th ward. Thore the dividing line might be made at Conestoga street. In the 7th ward one officer should be assigned te that portion of the ward northeastward of Rockland street, auother te southwest ward. The 6th, 8th and 9th wards should be also divided in two equal pelice divi siens. These would require six of the seven officers which should be added te the force The 1st, 3d and 3th wards might get -along for the present with ene officer as new. The seventh man, which it is believed should be added te the force,should be assigucd te all day duty at the station house occupying the same po sition during the day that the chief does at night. Of ceurse all theso things re quieo additional money. Efficiency some times requires a geed supply of this necessary article in the police department as elsowhere. Where is it te c me from ? I would commend the solution of this inquiry te our assessors. . It has beceme evident te the most casual observer that additional polling places should be previded in nearly all of the wards of the city. One of the strongest arguments used for making nine wards in the city out of the old four divisions was that thore were tee many votes cast at oue polling place The smallest ward in the city new, en r. full poll, has neatly 500 votes, the largest nearly 900. In any case the number is tee great. The framers of the new constitution wisely provided, Article viii, Section 11, that "districts in cities of ever 100,000 inhabitants shall he divided by the courts of quarter sessions, having jurisdiction therein, whenever at the next preceding election mero than two hundred and fifty votes shall have been polled therein ; and ether election districts whenever the court of the proper county shall be of the opinion that the convent ence of the electors aud the pnblic inter ests will be promoted thereby." Tlicse small sub-divisions make the detection of election frauds and the preservation et order en election day mero easy. Thrce liitndred voters for any ene poll are plenty. The additional exponse wenld be of little importance. I commend the mat ter te your very serious consideration. LAW. It is very pleasant te have te report that during the last year thore have been no new suits brought against the city ether than seme appeals from the award el viewers for damages in opening streets. The claim of the city against the sureties of the late Treasurer Edward Welchans, has terminated in favor of the city, the sureties agreeing te pay the amount found iu favor of the city by the refciee $4,004.48. I hope that the suggestion of the late solicitor will be acted upon promptly, and that a case .stated may be submitted te our court as te the liability of the city and county respectively for costs in street views. The sooner this matter is disposed of the better. The county commissioners new withheld the costs due the city in cases disposed of by the mayor, alleging that the city is in the county's debt Ter costs in these street views. This misun derstanduig should net exist, and could be amicably ssttlcd in a short time if tlie councils and the city solicitor shall insist upon a prompt adjustment or the point at issue. I would respectrully suggest the eloct'en or the eity solicitor for a longer term than ene year. The law's delay has passed iu te a proverb ; very frequently about the timi the solicitor has his city cases pre pared for trial, adverse political fortune deprives him of his office. Hii successor liuds himself unacquainted with the merits of the suits he is called upon te rep resent in the city's behalf, and must fall back en the former solicitor. Or a case may be tried in the lower court by ene se liciter, and an appeal taken te tlie su preeo court after his term has expired and he has retired from the solicitership. Heie it becomes necessary te call iu the solici tor under whom the proceedings were con ducted iu the lower court, at sometimes very considerable additional cost te the city. A longer term of office would ehvi ate much of the inconvenieuco arising from this condition of affairs, and very matcri ally lessen the expense attending the change. At the date of the city solicitor's re port, March 28, 1883, the amount due by the city for damages in street openings was $8 393.00. The liens filed during the year were fifty ; amount of same $1,031.- 14. City Property. Twe years age a resolution was passed bv councils authorizing the property com mittee te sell the old factory and the f.tx or seven acres of ground thereto belong ing and the let of gieuud 20x90 en East Chestnut street, in this city. The com mittee of last year visited the properties with the view of carrying out the wishes of councils, but for seme unexplained reason has halted in its intentions. It would be well te consider whether the old factory property could net be turned te geed account in case the electric light was adopted te light the city. As stated l elsowhere in this message, I believe it te be impracticable te use cither the pewer or space belonging te the city at the water works for that purpose In case councils should see fit te sell the factory all water rights should be carefully guarded se that no back water might intorferc with the running of the wheels by water power at tbe water works. During the year the market houses have been slated, the station heuse painted, the battery of the fire alarm located at the station house, the telephene company have rented and oceur.ied the third lloer of the city hall, and the basement of the old market heuse rented te Jehn Stains. It is given out that the posteffico is te be removed from the city hall in the fall. It wenld be well te leek out for another tenant or te fit up the whele lloer occu pied by the posteffico for city offices. Tbe superintendent of water works and street commissioner shenld each have an office where they could be seen at certain hours of the day by persons having business I with them. It is important that a nsb market be Price Twe Ceite. permanently fixed somewhere for, the ac commodation of the pnblie and dealers. Since the repeal of the ordinance estab lishing the market at Vine and Seuth Queen streets the dealers have no place te sell their fish except en market days. The ewners of property where dealers v locate at market are making loud com plaint te me almost daily about the nuisance produced by the smell and insist upon me removing the stands from tbe front of their doers. I can find no au thority under the ordinances for the exer cise of such pewer, except that contained in erdinance of May 11, 1374, which says : " That between the 1st day of April and 1st of November in each year it shall net be lawful for any person te sell, or expese for sale, any kind of fresh fish whatsoever in Centre or Penn square." It will be observed that this applies te Contre square only. Burtianan-itlcKvoy-Keynelds Relief. The committee appointed by eenncils for the management of the Buchanan-MoEvey-Roynolds funds report that for the fiscal year they had for the pnrchase of fuel for the peer of the eity of Laneis ter Under bequest et lien. James 15n- cnanan Interest en fti.OJO city bends. ,3TA 00 Under bequest of P. MoKvey, esq.. In tcrest en j:t 000 city bends 130 00 Under bequest et Hen.. Tames l. Key- nelds interest en St. .100 city bends .... '-'10 00 liulauce from hist year I S7 $7M S7 Disbursed. ICauitman. Keller ACe.,.Vi" half tens coat at itl" per tun ... . f C9 63 Examiner. A'cic Era and Istklm (h:ncku ler advert l-intf 2 23 Tlies. F. McKUIgelt, clerk et com mittee 15 00 .les. A. IS. t'.irnenter.fer printing tlckctj i 00714 ss ltalance en hand $ ."j: ie The coal was distributed as fellows : Fiivt ward, halt tens Second ward 27 Third ward Fourth ward Filth ward Silli ward Seven til ward Kilitli ward Ninth ward " -IS a iff; a " fll The bequest of Hen. James L. Rey nelds te the peer of the city was $4,000, from which $200 collateral inheritance tax was dfducted, leaving $3,800. Of this amount. $3,700 has been invested in city bends, $100 remaining uninvested in the city tieasury. As seen as $100 in city bends can be had they will be purchased for I he relief fund and the interest applied te the benefit, of the peer. .TneT. MacQoniei.k, Mayer. Mayer's Office, .InneC, 18S3. II your piht is falling you, there is no one. iirlicli! that will se truly uive yen "an Kyn ter an Kye" as the 'Jelluleld Kyu-I J lasses. Fer "ale by all li-adiiiK-'eWelers and Opticians. 1 11 wile d from Clevetiiiii!, Ohie, (Jeiiks a latter stoned T. Walker, saying: "About six months age commenced taking; Hunlerh JUenil Hitters ter protracted case et IiiiiiIi.ie and general debility, and new am pleased te jttuti) have recovered my appet tie and wonted stiemjth. Feel better altogether." Fer silo by II. K. Ueehran, druB'st, VSt nnd l.":i North Queen street. Culled ti Preach We leel called upon te preaeli a tew peipel tacts-tacts that are worth knowing. We want everybody te enjoy all that is possible In thin world. V winu::li these who are snllerinu Irnni llieiiuiatlsm, neui. '"la. and all nches, pr.iins anil pains te knew tlm- .'Viemfu Ee Ifclric Oil is an iintailiiiK ami sptindlil enre. Fersalebvll U. Ueehran. dru;i fcrt, 137 and l.7 North tiureii street. lle Yeu lleliave It. e Thai in this lewn thore are scores el persons passing our .store every day whose lives nre iiiaile iiiisi-rahle by Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour ami dl.slrcnsrd Stomach, Liver Com plaint, Constipation, when ter7.rc. we will sell thitie Shiloh's Vital Izer, guaranteed te cure them. Sold by II. It. Cochran, druggist, Nns. 117 and I.T-l North (juee.n Htreet rb7-eed' nKlUVAL. pniCUY l VISS 1IN KIM.KIC . Caught a Bad Celd. The RUMMER COLDS ana Coughs are quite as dan corona as theso of midwinter. But, they yield te the same treat ment and ought te be taken In time. Fer all disoases of TBROAT. NOS TRILS, HEAD or BREATHING: APPARATUS Perry Davis's Pain Killer. Is the SOVEREIGN Remedy. ALL, DRUGGISTS KEEP PAIN KILLER. junei-lyd&w OAHAIIITaN NKItVlNB NKVKIC Kll-S.- SAMARITAN NERVINE! THE GREAT NERVE CONQUEROR. The only known toecIcter Kplleptlc Fltst.-ca -Als i lei-Hp:LSiiisHiid Falling Slekness.-fc Nervous Weakness quickly relieved unit cuM-d. equalled ly none iu delirium nt lever."fi -Neulr:di.fSgeriiiset diseases itndlt-kn(-39. Cures ug!y blotches and stubborn bleed sores Cleanses bloe.l. quickc ussluggi.sh circulation. KlimiuatcH P.nils. Carbuncles and Scalds.a Sl'eriiianentIy,and promptly cures paraly sis. Ycs.lilsacliannlngand hcalthinl Aperient. Kills Scretnlaand King's Evil, twin brothers-. Changes bad breath te geed, removing cau.se. tfS-lteitts biliousness and clears complexion. Charming reselvent and matchless laxative. IL drives Sick Headache like the wind.-Ea AS-Contains no drastic cathartic or opiates. Promptly cures rheumatism by routing it-- Itcstnre.s lite giving properties te the bleed. Is guaranteed te cure all nerveus disorders. JTaMloIlable when all opiates fall.- lielreshc-j the mind and invigorates the body. Cures dyspepsia or money n-lunderi.-CS 3-Kndnrse.i in writing by ever lllty thou- it. i.....tn:.nu In IT .1 flml Rnrnnnt l.e idlng clergymen In U. b. anil hurepe.'S llsea.csef the bleed own It a conquorer.'Ca Ferxaleby all leading druggist. tl.5I." The Dr. ". A. Richmond Medical Ce. I'reps. St. Jeseph. JIe. Clias. S. Crittenden, Agent, New Yerk Cltr :iprll-lyeedt-w (2) BAKUA.1W IN WATUltW, Ul.OUitr' Chains, King?, Spectacle, c Utiiairlnjc Utiiairlnjc et all kinds will receive my personal atten tion. LOUIS WKUKIt, Ne. la35 North Q-ietm street, Remember name ami nnuiber. Di rectly opposite City Hetel, near I'gnnsylvan railroad depot, .deeasivtf "V-
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