Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-10

The New Council,

Tor the purpose of Installing new officials,
electing officers, and transacting business
generally. j.. @. Humes, Esq., was unani-
mously elected president Of council for the
ensuing year After the burdensome duty
Of properly installing the high constable
was finished, and Mr.. William shortlidge
had delivered the speech given below,
council took rest until evening.
At tho evening session the following Of.
iccrs were elected and committees APP
pointed;
Solicitor Of Couneit-John g. Love.
Cterk-ltaac Mitchell.
Street Commissioner and Market Cerk-
Thomas Shaughcnsy.
SnPerintendentof Water Works-Gcorge
w. Rodgers
Water Commtssioner-Cyrus Strickland.
.JaHttor-B Benz. Dillon.
Finance Committse-Mesrs. Harper, Nc
Clure and Crider.
Fire md Police Messrs. Ardell, Rcy-
nOlds and IIoiier.
Mdrket-Messrs. Mcclure, Harper and
kabclla.
Nuisance Mcssrs. KAbcla, Hoffcr and
.
Street-Mcssrs. Reynolds, Ardell and
Shortlidgc.
IIiater-Messrs. shortlidgc, Mcclure and
Cridcr.
Mr.. sHoETLIDOEs SPEECH.
Mr.. President Before this council
adJourns sIlc die, ], ~ member Of the
water committee, rs well a. IA special COM
inittcc on water power, wish 81 Say "A few
words on question OF privilege. One
year ago, /, Ia connection with Mr. Kline
aud Mr.. Reynolds resolved 10 keep the cG-
Pcnscs Of the water works within an an
nual outlay Of two thousand dollars. How
well we succeeded in that resolution, the
books will plainly show.
Notwithstanding ese-y effort was resort
cd 10, - accomplish our object, the cG-
pcuscs are near three thousand dollar,
with the cost Of the now pumps. one
thousand dollars more, making total Of
four thousand dollars, nevertheless, the
current expenses Of Inss ye fall five or
siI hundred dollars below the average Of
the iiyo proceeding year., Experience
teaches us thai the coat Of water il the un-
known quantity ~ be provided for on the
organization Of each new council. and the
sooner this emergency can bc prov idrd for
the sooner the liquidation of our indebted.
ness will commence for Am turc. through
the agency of wntcr power instead ofsteam.
the annual expenses can b. reduced 10 ~
least one-fourih of what they now are. A.
th"Tc has been - many rumura adoAt con.
corning the intention Of council in their ef-
i"fis 20 obtain q water privilege, foT the Tur-
p"sc - creating = pnwcr that Will pump a
continuous supply uf water b. the roscryoir
50 well ~ the proposition. made t. the
council by the several owners of water
powers IN this community, that feel IL nv
duty TO place upon record al the inioTma-
u"n tre have on that sutjcct. II am incor-
rect IN any particular I will choer!upy
acguiescr In the Necessary correction
Mr.. George A. BAyard offers bic found
~ property, with the water right, found.
- building and dwelling house FOR the sum
u Eve thousand dollars.
Mr.. WIN i. Duncan, in h"halfof Messrs
Hale and Duncan, offered ,a leA.e water
power for the sum Of one ihousand or
twelve hundred dollars per wear, the Dor.
uugh To- cfco; the machinery or they
would sell n lhiriy-iye horse power for
the sum of twenty thousand dollars This
offer has not been moliGod or Withdrawn
10 my knowledge.
The chairman Of the water committee,
I. X. Reynolds, Esq., suggested 10 THE
council that his brother would fuFnith tho
old founlry power for the sum of eight
hundred dollars per year rent, the borough
90 furnish the machinery At subsequent,
meeting. hc offered to lease the same old
foundry si;e for the sum Of four hundred
dollars per year, tho borough 10 rely on
the surplus water iha; passes over the
Phoenix mill dam and through the plaster
mill. which is used the most Of the year
for chopping.
a few days since I met Major wm. T.
Reynolds on the street, and he informed
me that be had = proposition 10 make 10
the council for water power. request
ed him b. put II In writing, stating the
number Il horse power he would guarantee
for the rent required. lie frankly replied
that he would not guarantee anything,
since which ] have heard nothing more
from ths; source.
ID. G.. Bush, Esq, offers 30 cell a water
power connected with the car shops one
hundred and forty-four inch issue, under a
twelve foot head, making n ihirty-one
horse power, with tho land and keg factory
building, for the sum Of air thousand dol
lars. also understand from him that the
~ ''AAtsht - 'ettE W hfFI hAat AlAtAi ~
good repair, free of cost 10 him or bic as
signs
Mr.. President, this il the sum and sub
stance or the sum total Of the offers thai;
have been made 10 the council, and the most
tangible Of these have been made since the
question Of procuring q water privilege by
the right OF eminent domain has been
agitated.
In the fret place, the spring was created
with the universe, at less, We have no
knowledge 10 the contrary.
The town was built upon these hills be-
cause that spring existed at their base
The water privileges in this vicinity have
become valuable because the town was e.
tablished and is now occupied with people
Without, the town aud its population
these water privileges would bo Of little or
no value TO their present owners.
According 10 traditional teaching, II was
intended that water for the maintenance
OF human existence or animal life, should
be as free as the air We breathe.
For thceo rcasnua and t.ktu- t.4x a.