Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-05-11
Council Proceedings.

At the regular monthly session of the coun-
Gil held Monday evening, May I'd. 1881, the
following named members were present: w.
G. Alger Burgess, Frost, Gordon, Holcomb,
McCabe, Spalding.
The minutes of the two last meetings were
read and approved.
EX-Burgess Jones presented peti ion
signed bv number of citizens for widening
Grant street.
N. C. Elsbree, Esq, presented petition for
opening Fourth street fifty feet wide from
point already opened to the East corner of
Daniel O'Boyle's house.
A remonstran,e from f. A. Parsons was
read against opening the street at present.
The petitions and remonstrance were held over
for consideration at an adjourned meeting to
be held on Saturday evening the 7th inst
DR.. Payne asked for the erection of lamp
post on Huston street between Third and
Fourth streets.
ON motion it was ordered that notice be
served ON tie Water Works Co., to replace
crossing near Mr.. Orcutts, removed by the
company when laying their pipes on Main
street.
On motion of Mr.. Frost, the street commit
tee of the Second Ward was authorized and
directed to remove all distractions from the
side walk on the North side of State street
and mark the grade preparatory for the prop
erty owners on the North side of that street
to put down lawful walk.
Report and resolutions of the committee to
whom the petition of the Water Works ask
ing for second extension of time, was re-
ferred
failed to complete their works on the 2Sth
day of October, 1880, according to the cove
nantS of their contract with the Borough or
Towanda, bearing date the 2Sth day of Octo-
ber, 1879; and
WHEREAS, Upon the petition of the said
Water Works, on the 25th day of October,
1880, an extension of time for completing the
same was granted by the council of SAID bor-
ough for the term of six months from the
date of expiration of contract, and
WHEREAS, The time granted by the afore-
said extension has expired, and the Water
Works not yet being completed, and the To-
wanda Works having again petitioned for
further extension of time in which to COM
plete the same. Therefore
ReSOtUed, That the consideration OF the
said last petition be postponed uutii such time
as the said Towanda Water Works shall
notify the council that their works are fully
completed and ready for use, and that the
said TOWanda Water Works shall not demand
or be entitled to any rent OH hydrants until
their Works are so completed.
Resolued, That notice of the above action
be given to the said Towanda Water Works,
by the Secretary.
The report and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSOIoed, That an appropriation of five
dollars per month from May 1, 1881, be, and
is hereby made to the Franklin Company No.
[. for the purpose of keeping the steamer
clean and in good order, the money to be paid
monthly during the pleasure of the council.
On motion of Councilman Spalding the
Treasurer was authorized to pay bills, ap-
proved by the Finance Committee, amounting
to $329.O3 for expenditures during the month
of April, tO-wit:
Gas for 40 lamps $3.50 80
- Care and lighting same 8 90
Lnta Engine House 80
g Franklin & Naiad Eng. FL. 20
6 Police Station 80 81 80
For Police duty 50 90
IS Street commissioners bill "a 9S
6 Labor on streets IS 40
Teamng on streets "A 70
g Engineering on streets 90
Stone on streets 70
g Fire department 6C
'' Printing OO
Miscellaneous l 35