Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-12-14
Council Proceedings.

SuNBURr, December 10, 1872.
Council met Chief Burgess Maick in the
Chair. Members present, Charles Garinger,
Geo B. Cadwallader, j. a. Cake, W. L. Dewart,
]. c. Irwin, and John B. Gadwallader.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
On motion Of Geo. b. Cadwalisdcr, ReSolped,
That the Ordinance restricting the market Ordi.
nancebe suspended until further action of the
Councils adopted.
VIM. l.. Dewart offered the following: Where
as, in consequence or the unpaid Bounty Bonds,
created by the war, against the borough of Sun.
bury; and Whereas the county of Northuulber-
land has obtained judgment against said bor-
oush for some four thousand dollars for an al
lodged subscription to the building of the new
Court House and Whereas the necessary i'm
proyements in filing up, grading and paving the
streets of said borough, and otherwise adding to
the health, comfort and beauty of the town bay
ing steam engine, and building z an engine house
and council chamber. has alone incurred its liza
bties and Whereas, it is not proper to lay tax
now upon the present inhabitants to meet all
these claims because it would be onerOus and
buEdensone Therefore, Resolvcd, That the FL
nance Committee be Instructed to draw up Bill
our Senator, and DR.. Dewitt and sAr Ammer-
man, our representative, to have enacted into a
law by The next Legislature, authorizing the
Burgess and town Council OF the borough OF Sun
bury to issue Bonds to the amount of thirty-fve
thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of
seven per cent per anpuul, 4 said interest being
payable semi-annually by the means of Coupons
attached to SAID Bonds, land which Coupons shall
be receivable for all taxes laid by said Council }
and to run for ten years from the date,of the is
sue of said bonds for the purpose Of funding and
consolidating the whole outstanding debt Of
whatsoever nature il may be, against said bor-
ough, and Tor such other purposes as the next
and all succeeding councils shall in their wis
dom deem proper and advisable, and,that the
former act, authorizing this borough to Issue
Bonds to the amount of fifty thousand dollars be
repealed adopted. On motion Of G, B. Cad
wallader, Resolged, That the house Committee of
the engine house, with the Chief Burgess as
Chairman, be authorized to purchase a large
sized heater, of such pattern as they may deter.
mine, for the use OF the engine house, and coun-
ell room, and have the same put up at once and
that the committee be authorized to dispose OF
the stoves now in said building to the best ad-
vantage, and report their action at the next reg
ular meeting of the Council adopted On mo-
tion of G. b. Cadwaladei, RtSolged, That ipas-
much as Z. Nj. Bucher has made personal state
ments to the Council that he misunderstood the
action of the Council with regard to his settle
ment, that the Council withdraw any blame at,
tached to him for not settling previous to this
date adopted. On motion of VIM. l.. Dewart,
ReSOlyed, That j. A. Cake be authorized TO have
three lamp posts put up in Cakes addition, not
to exceed S23 per post and that he receive bor-
ough Orders for the same, and SO per month per
post for lighting them adopted. On motion OF
I'G. b. Oadwallader, Rese!ssd, That an Order be
| granted to Rohrabach Il Son for the sum Of six
hundred dollars on account ofiron fence adopt
/ ed. ''
BILLS PRESENTED AND oRnERs GRANTED.
Rohrbach s. Son, on &c. iron
fence, ,f 5000 90