Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-07-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

oec. L. De lt enacted and ordained by the
Town Council of the Borough of Lewistown,
and it is hereby enacted and ordained by the
authority of the same, that from and after the
lawful publication of this act, the owner or
owners, occupier or occupiers, of any house,
lot, or parcel of land, situate upon any street
IN the Borough of Lewistown, shall pave the
sidewalks opposite to and adjoining such
premises with brick, if the same be not al
ready done, under the direction of the Chief
Burgess and Town Council Of said borough
said pavement to be secured at the outer
edge by good and sufficient curb stone or
rounded to the gutter with brick.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that if any person or per-
sons shall, after the lawful publication of this
act as aforesaid, being the owner or owners,
occupler or eccupiers of any such house. lot,
or parcel of ground as aforesaid, neglect or
refuse so to pave and secure as aforesaid, the
sidewalks opposite to and adjoining his, her or
their premises, under the direction of the said
Chief Burgess and Town Council, he, she or
they so offending, shall forfeit and pay fine
of five dollars for the first offence, and fur
ther fine of five dollars Cor each and every
period of ten days thereafter that the said
sidewalks shall remain unpaved as aforesaid
until the fines imposed upon each delinquent
shall amount to n sufficient sum to defray the
expense of making his, her or their respective
pavements--al Of which fines shall be recov-
cred for the use Of said borough, in like man.
ner as other fines are by law recovered, to wit
before the Chief Burgess of the said borough,
or any Justice of the Peace, and when collec-
ted to be paid into the Borough Treasury.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that as soon as fines shall
have been levied and collected in any one case
in such case, it shall be the duty Of the Chief
Burgess and Town Council thereupon to make
such pavement as soon as may be.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that all pavements shall
be of the width Of ten feet from the house to
the curb, unless the Burgess and Council
aforesaid shall otherwise direct: provided
that said pavements from house to curb shall
have one half inch fall per foot
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, that so
much Of any bylaw or ordinance of said bor-
ough as is hereby altered or supplied, is here
by repealed.
Our MECHAYIcs.-The following ex-
tract of letter from Dr. Stewart. of Indi-
ana, to a gentleman of this place, pays a
deserved tribute to one Of our mechanics
The testimony being voluntary, will of
course be the more acceptable to Mr. Mus
ser and his friends:
We have had one Of your townsmen, Mr.
John Musser, for year or upwards engaged
for US in the erectisn Of q Presbyterian
! Church, somewhat after the pattern Of the
one in your place. Mr.. Musser has been the
principal workman in the erection Of the Gu
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parts of the building. He has done his work
in Almost satisfactory and workmanlike man
ner, and given us Il church which consider
. 4 very perfect and beautiful one indeed, and
said to be, by strangers visiting the place, the
most splendid church in Western Pennsylva
MIA, out of the cities. Mr. Musser leaves us.
having made many friends who will be pleased
to hear of his welfare and happiness in after
life, and who can in great truth recommend
him as an agreeable gentleman and superior
workman"
New RAILROAD ARRANGEMENT.-A
new arrangement on the Pennsylvania
Railroad went into effect on Monday last,
and the conductors and brakesmen on the
Express and Fast Trains run through from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg 1t does not
however apply to the Mail Train, which re-
mains in charge of Messrs Jesse K. Lamp
leigh and Jno McVey from Philada. to
Harrisburg; Massrs Joseph Wcitzel and
Irwin J. Crane from Harrisburg to Altoona;
and Messrs. Seely and Jackman on the
Western Division. Messrs Alex. Boggs,
c. \. Keller, F. W. Boley aud H. NJ Zook
take charge Of the Express-and Messrs
o. NJ. Irwin, a. Roelof, W A. Hambaight
and Ii. E. Gray of the Fast Train Capt
Franks has been retained as an extra con-
ductor This will be pretty hard service
and we think will result in making Lewis
town the point of division-it being with
in few miles the central station.
IMPRovEMENT.-Although the state
OF the times has prevented any very extern
sive improvements in our borough, yet the
spirit manifests itself in more economical
manner. Old buildings have been repaired
and painted, giving them quite fresh ap-
pearance, and neat fences, porches, &C.,
erected in front Of others, afording some
employment to mechanics, and making a
decided improvement in the looks of the
town generally.
To Cool RooMs.-The Scientific Amer
lean says that the simplest and cheapest way
to cool a room is to wet a cloth of any size,
the larger the better, and suspend it in the
place you want cooled; let the room be
well ventilated and the temperature will
sink from ten to twenty degrees in less than