Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-03-14

Total amount Of Borough ndebtednex, S7,666 81
Benjamin zettemoyer and David Haupt, Over
of Poor for 1852, charged In the books of
the Borough for balance of duplicate unsettled,
per the report Of Auditors, amounting to Sl6s 90
On motion the report Of the Chief Burgess, was
accepted approved and ordered to be copied in the
report book.
On motion order was granted TO L. z Bright
for S3U 43, for balance due him on bounty bonds
paid and monies paid to the Borough Treasurer, as
per statement.
On motion of Mr.. Bourne, Rcsoipcd, That tho
thanks and Acknowledgements of tho Council are
rendered to e. Y. Bright for his valuable services
rs Chief Burgess and for the very able manner in
which he has conducted the financial and all other
matters pertaining to the interest and prosperity of
the Borough OF Sunbury during his Official term OF
Office as the Chief Burgess Of said Borough.
On motion the above proceedings Of Council, to-
gether with the report OF the Chief Burgess, be
published, in full, in tho Sunbury American and
Sunbury Ga reue. On motion, adjourned
JAcob SnfPMAs, Clerk.
SuNBrRY, March 81, 1868
Council met Mt the Office of James Beard Esq /,
at O'clock P. NJ, ibeing the regular stated night
of meeting.
The first business being that Of organizing tho
new Council, the following named persons, as Bur-
gesses and Councimen, were duly sworn and their
oaths of Office filed, viz z:-J. W Bucher, as Chief
| Burgess I'd Burgess John Bourne; Assistant Bur-
gesses, John u. Marke, j. NJ. Cadwaladef. Thos.
y. Cooper, VIM. T. Grant; Councmen, VIM. r.
Durham, Geo. W. Smith, a Diehendorfer, Charles
Garinger, Jos. Eystcr, Jacob Rem, Chas Beck and
Valentine Dietz. Town Clerk, Jacob shipman
! High Constable, George Harrison.
Minutes of adjourned meeting, Feb. 1lth, 1868
were read and approved.
The Chief Burgess appointed the following COM
mittees, to serve for the ensuing year, viz
Committee on Finance, or Claims and Accounts
VIM T. Grant, Jos Eyster and John q. Markle.
Committee on Grave Yard-John Bourne Chas
Beck and Jacob Rem.
Committee on Borough Charter and Borough Or
dinances-G. W. Smith, +. g. Cooper and John G
Markle
Committee on Ways and Msans-W. T. Grant
John Bourne and Jos. Eyster.
Committee on Roads and BridSes-John G. Mar
kle, Jos. Eyster and Charles Beck.
Committee on Pavements and Sidewalks. NJ
Cadwallader, John q. Markle and WIN. Durham.
Committee on River Bank-Chas. Garingcr, Wm
I. Grant and Valentine Detz.
Committeeon on Vice and Immoralty-Jno. Bourne
Geo. w. Smith and Joseph Eyster.
Committee on Streets, Lanes and Alleys--A. DEF
fenderfcr, V. Dietz and Charles GariDger.
On motion, the Chief Burgess appointed an Audi
ting Committee for the ensuing year, he (the Chic
Burgess) to act as one of said committee. Messrs
Markle and Cadwalladcr were appointed balance o
Auditing Committee.
On motion, u. Rockefeller, C. A. Bright an
A. Ii. Clement were appointed Borough Regulator
for the ensuing year.
On motion, the rules of order, passed by Council
July Sd, 1865, and adopted by last Council, wer
read. On motion the same were, in connection witt
resolution passed by last Council March 5th, 1861
adopted, for the government Of the present Council
for the ensuing term.
The inspectors judges and clerks of the Eas
Ward, Sunbury election district, presented a bill
amounting in all to Si6 for services in holding cleo
tion Feb. 81, 1858, authorizing J. II. Engel to re
ceive the same. On motion, bill was referred
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
On motion, the Chief Burgess authorized t
confer with the County Commissioners with vie'
to securing n room in the Court House, to hol
meetings of Council in, and, if necessary, to confe
with the School Board in regard to the same Object
On motion, Resolved, That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed to call on the Borough AttoI
neys in relation to several claims the Borough hs
against Benjamin Hendricks and Peter W. Gray
bail for Solomon Shindel, for the taxsduplicate fo
1850 and 90, including Borough, Road and Poo
taxes; also the PoorDuplicate of 1882 in the hand
OF David Haupt and B. Zettelmoyer, and For al
claims against any other parties who may be indebt
ed to the Borough and if the said attorneys do nc
proceed with proper despatch the said committe
may employ other counsel for the Borough, VIII
will attend promptly to the same.
Council proceeded to an election, by ballot, {
Borough Treasurer. Nominations were made an
ballot had. j. G. Marke and j. Shipman, Clerl
were appointed tellers.
Z. NJ Bucher having received the highest nun
, Der of votes, declared duly elected Boroug
, Treasurer for the ensuing year.
On motion, ReSoirea, That those persons again
whom liens have been entered for paving, be eson'
} rated from payment Of Is per cent of the penalt
, if they pay the claim before tho lst day
July, 1865, with the necessary costs for enterin
} lieLs.
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