The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14
Council proceedings.

Regular meeting of Council was held
Wednesday, December 9th
Mr. Rabbi on behalf of committe on
lamp posts, reported that the post and
lamp at d. L. & w, r. r. did not belong
to the town, they therefore refused to To-
cate the same. Report accepted.
Mr.. Sterling, on behalf of committee to
receive subscriptions for the sewer, report
ed that he could not get any to subscribe.
Committee discharged
Mr.. Waller, on behalf of right of way for
sewer system, reported that he obtained
release from L. b. Rupert and wife and NJ.
c. Sloan and wife and G. p. sloan and
wife. Committee continued.
Mr.. Rabb moved that all bids for trench
ing and filling and hauling pipe as pre-
sented November 30, 1888, be rejected.
Yeas and nays being called vote was as
follows. Yeas, Hasser., Rabb and Ster-
ling; nays, Waller.
On motion, the agreements between the
town of Bloomsbury and the Bloomsbury
State Normal School and the Commission
ers of Columbia County, relative to the con-
struction of sewers, were approved and the
president and secretary authorized to sign
| the same. Said agreements to be embodied
on minutes and filed.
On motion the Moorhead slip glazed Wit
rified pipe was directed to be used in the
construction of system of sewerage for
the town of Bloomsbury.
On motion the size of pipe to be used on
Market and Second streets, from 9th street
to iron street. was fixed at inches.
In the matter of obstruction OF run on
Seyenth street near lots of c. w. Miller was
referred to the town solicitor.
On motion the price for laying and ce-
menting, G, s, and 10 inch sewer pipe was
fixed at Bets joint, including all US and
bends and Gaping of Us. The price for
hauling pipe was fixed at l cent per
joint. =,
On motion of Mr.. Sterling and seconded
by Mr.. Rabb the secretary of Council was in
structed to notify the Bloomsbury Water
Company that complaint has been made by
the Chief Engineer of fire company that
some of the fire plugs are out of repair and
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to put the same in proper order. Motion
carried.
On motion the following resolution was
passed Resolved That the price for dig
ging and filling the sewer trenches in the
town of Bloomsbury be fixed at 3Octs. per
lineal yard on Market street from Sixth
street to Second. On Second, from Market
street East street at 45cts. per lineal yard.
And from East street to Normal School
building at 1Scts. per lineal yard.
On motion of Mr.. Waller and seconded by
Mr.. Rabb the following resolution was
unanimously passed Resolred, That pro
vision is hereby authorized to be made by
the town of Bloomsbury for such further
sum of money as may be needed for the
construction and completion OF the sewer
in accordance with the plans adopted In
connection with the moneys agreed to be
paid to the town by the Bloomsbury Liter
ary Institute and State Normal School and
Columbia county. That such moneys arc
hereby directed to be applied to the con
structlon of said sewer in payment of ex
penscs of construction as the work pro
ceeds.
On motion d. r. Coifman was appointed
as police officer for the town of Blooms
burg
The following bills were passed and or
ders drawn for the same.
BILLS PASSED DEC. o 1888.