The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-11-16
Council Proceedings.


Below we give report Of meetings of
town council held October 9th, Nov. 9TH
and 12th.
At n special meeting Of town council
held October, 9th building permits were
granted to II. G. Neal and J.. j. Hagen
buch.
Mr.. Lowenberg on behalf of committee
of trustees of Bloomsburg State Normal
School presented a petition praying to be
allowed to lay sewer pipe through and
across certain streets and lalleys in said pc
tition named, viz "Across the road lead
ing from Neal's furnace to Market street
on south side of canal, across Canal street
through Strawberry alley from Canal street
to Third, part way through Catherine
street, through Third street to East, across
East, through alley between Turnbach's
and Ort's, across Chestnut alley through
Green Alley to South Penn street, to East
End, through East End to opposite Wood
street near Normal School Dormitory." On
motion such permit was unanimously
granted.
l. w. McKelvy made petition for permit
to lay sewer pipe through and across GER
tain streets and alleys, to wit From
Strawberry alley through 9th street to
Whitman alley, through same to Exchange
Hotel property" On motion 1t was unani-
mously granted.
Regular monthly meeting of council was
held on Wednesday Nov. 7th, 1888.
Ordinance No. 81, entitled, can ordi-
nance to straighten, widen and open por-
tions of the highway In the town Of Blooms
burg commonly known as the Light Street
road and to vacate such portions of the
said Light Street road as may thereby be-
come useless" was unanimously passed.
The ordinance recites That portion of
the Light Street road from where it inter-
sects Second street shall be Strengthened
and widened and opened to the width of
seventy feet for a distance of forty-two
feet on the East side, and fifty-eight and
| three-tenth feet on the west side, the Gen.
tire thereof to be in a line beginning at a
point in the centre line of Second street
sixty-seven and sixth-tenths feet east OF
the centre stone in Second street, standing
at point in line of the west side of East
street, and running thence north 25o 40 Sec
onds west ninety-two feet to certain stone
at the intersection OF this centre line with
the centre line of further portion of said
Light Street road, which shall be straight.
ened, widened and opened to the width Of
fifty feet.
| Mr.. Waller in behalf Of committee asked
| that the town surveyor be allowed to make
a report on system of sewerage for the
town of Bloomsbury, whereupon Mr.. Ney-
hard, the town surveyor presented draft
of proposed line to run from the Normal
School Buildings to the Susquehanna Riv-
er. He explained the manner of construc.
| ton and said that the cost of the main line
would be about four thousand dollars.
| On motion the following resolution was
adopted: That the town proceed to put
in sewer upon the location and in accord
ance with the specification submitted to
the council this evening by the town sur
veyor upon the condition that three thous-
and dollars be subscribed toward its con-
struction. The committee to report to
council on Monday evening at o'clock.
On motion William Rabb and G. B. Ster-
ling were appointed as additional members
OF committee on sewerage.
Building permit was granted to N Bar
ton to build two story frame house on
corner of West and First streets
The following bills were read and ap
proved and the secretary instructed tc
draw orders in payment thereof.
c. r. Housed, for month of