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An act to incorporate the city of Lancaster with the several subsequent acts relating thereto; and the ordinances for the regulation of the said city, passed by the Select and Common Councils

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17638
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.).
Date of Publication
1834.
Call Number
090 L224mh 1834
Responsibility
Arr. and published by Councils.
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.).
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by Hugh Maxwell,
Date of Publication
1834.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) 20 cm.
Notes
Library copy missing title page.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.). - H. Maxwell - (1834)
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L224mh 1834
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Collection
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Object ID
MG0136
Date Range
1844-1911
Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Legislation Letters Lighting Manuscript groups Millersville State Normal School Ordinances Pennsylvania Water and Power Company Platt Iron Company Proposals Rock Hill Power Plant Slackwater Power Plant Specifications Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company
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Collection
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Description
The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the Millersville State Normal School. There is also a list of residents in Lancaster city using incandescent lamps in 1901.
Date Range
1844-1911
Year Range From
1844
Year Range To
1911
Date of Accumulation
1844-1911
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Brenneman, Joseph P.
Burke, Susanna
Campbell, Amos
Stark, Kate
Subjects
Electric industries
Electricity
Search Terms
Blueprints
Contracts
Correspondence
Edison Electric Company
Finding aids
Generators
Keller and Hook
Lamps
Lancaster
Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Legislation
Letters
Lighting
Manuscript groups
Millersville State Normal School
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Platt Iron Company
Proposals
Rock Hill Power Plant
Slackwater Power Plant
Specifications
Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company
Sturgass Governor Engineering
Transformers
Turbines
Wabank Power Plant
Extent
1 box, 28 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0136
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-136
Classification
MG0136
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
Documents
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Date Range
1834-1895
  1 document  
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1834-1895
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1895
Date of Accumulation
1834-1895
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Algier, Michael
Althouse, Henry
Baumgardner, Henry
Bietz, Jacob
Blickenderfer, R.
Brown, George W.
Brown, Theodore
Carpenter, Dr.
Corcoran, Hugh
Cosgrove, Johannes
Ecinaras, C.
Ernst, George, Jr.
Fairer, A.
Flick, John
Frain, Davis M.
Gable, Jacob
Garber, Abraham
Geiger, E.
Getz, Elleanor
Hambright, Henry
Harman, Daniel
Hawthorn, H. C.
Henry, J.
Hess, Josiah
Hildebrand, Casper
Hildebrand, Henry
Howister, Ken
Kautz, Jacob F.
Kerfoot, George B
Lamparter, Ehrhart
Lamparter, Elizabeth
Lamparter, Mrs.
Long, John F.
Mackley, J. R.
Magendabler, John
Mathiot, John
McCuhley, J.
Mefsenkop, John
Miller, Herman
Morningstar, Jacob
Morton, William
Oberman, J.
Raub, M.
Renard, Henry
Richard, Luther
Ringwalt, A. S.
Sanderson, George
Schaeffer, Bartram
Schaum, Henry
Schaum, John P.
Sewars, William
Simpson, Jacob G.
Skiles, John D.
Smith, John
Sturgis, B. R.
Tyle, Henry
Wagner, J. Jacob
Werz, Jacob
Wiley, John
Yeisley, George
Subjects
Lamps
Street lighting
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Boon and Cockley
Business records
Citizens' Electric Light
Contracts
Coonley and Woodward
Finding aids
Gable and Company
Heat and Power Company
Heintish and Carter House
Heupel and Huber
Invoices
Isaac Diller and Sons
John Bush and Son
Lamp Committee
Lamps
Lancaster City Waterworks
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Manuscript groups
Morris Tasker and Company
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Proposals
Receipts
Shenk and Long
State Electric Lighting Company
Street lighting
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 5
Other Number
MG-545, Series 5
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.
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Borough of Columbia : Borough ordinances,supplements thereto, general resolutions, rules of order, duties of committees, organziation of council, public buildings, and borough charter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16658
Corporate Author
Columbia (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
352.008 C726 1895
Corporate Author
Columbia (Pa.)
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
Columbia, Pa
Publisher
Herald Book and Job Print.,
Date of Publication
1895.
Notes
Includes index.
Third ed.
"Compiled under direction of the law and ordinance comittee."
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Columbia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 C726 1895
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Ordinances, Rules and By-laws for the Poor and House of Employment in the County of Lancaster
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F027
Date Range
1818
  1 document  
Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Ordinances, Rules and By-laws for the Poor and House of Employment in the County of Lancaster
Description
"Ordinances, Rules and Bye-laws for the Poor and House of Employment in the County of Lancaster." Pamphlet printed by Benjamin Grimler, Market Square, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
1818
Creation Date
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0002
People
Grimler, Benjamin
Subjects
By-laws
Search Terms
Almshouses
By-laws
Lancaster County Almshouse
Ordinances
Extent
1 item, 11 pages scanned
Object Name
Bylaws
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F027
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 27
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 21 February 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
Documents

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The constitution and ordinances of the city of Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21697
Corporate Author
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Publication
MDCCXC. [1790]
Call Number
Book 615 1790
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Corporate Author
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Hall & Sellers, in Market between Front and Second-Streets.,
Date of Publication
MDCCXC. [1790]
Physical Description
xxxii, 87, [1] p. ; 20 cm. (12mo)
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 615 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.). - Councils. - Common Council - Rules and practice.
Philadelphia (Pa.). - Mayor.
Philadelphia (Pa.). - Councils. - Common Council.
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Municipal corporations - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Municipal corporations.
Ordinances, Municipal.
Politics and government.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Rules.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Hall, David,
Hall, William,
Sellers, William,
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 615 1790
Websites
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A digest of the ordinances of corporation of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo870
Date of Publication
1855
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
Responsibility
Revised and arranged by William R. Wilson & Jas C. Carpenter; published by authority of councils.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Publisher
W.B. Wiley
Date of Publication
1855
Physical Description
164 p., 34 p. : 23 cm.
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Carpenter, Jas C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
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A digest of the ordinances of corporation of the city of Lancaster : and of the acts of assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18897
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
352.008 E855 1847
Responsibility
revised and arranged by William R. Wilson & Jas C. Carpenter ; published by authority of councils.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Publisher
Franklin G. May,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
162 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
352.008 E855 1847
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A digest of the ordinances of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of Assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18898
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
Alternate Title
City ordinances
Responsibility
Arranged and digested by William Leaman and George Nauman.
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A. Hiestand, "Examiner" Print.
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Published by authority of councils."
Includes index.
Contents
Charter of the city of Lancaster -- A digest of the acts of Assembly and ordinances -- Rules for the government of the Common Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for the government of the Select Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for regulating the intercourse and business between the Select and Common Councils.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.). - Common Council - Rules and practice.
Lancaster (Pa.). - Select Council - Rules and practice.
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
Additional Author
Nauman, George,
Leaman, William.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Common Council.
Lancaster (Pa.). Select Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
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General ordinances of the City of Lancaster Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo526
Date of Publication
1942
Call Number
352.008 C855 1942
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, Va
Publisher
The Michie Company
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
322 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Published by order of the Council. The General and Permanent Ordinances of the City (In effect on July 31, 1942)
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 C855 1942
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