The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-04-25
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
BLooMsBuRe, April 1s, 1884
Council met in special session, all the
| members present ..
On motion of Mr.. Hagenbuch, portion
of the north side Of the town park-20 feet
| wide and 80 feet long was rented to Greasy
and Robbins for the term of four months
| from this date for the sum of five dollars.
Upon motion of Mr.. Rabb the president of
council was authorized to rent the balance
| OF the town park to the highest bidder.
The town treasurer's bond was read and
| upon motion accepted.
Mr.. Hagenbuch moved that ten mill
tax be levied on the 'bult up" property in
the town Of Bloomsbury Mr.. Sharpless
| seconded the motion. Mr.. Sterling moved
to amend by making it nine mills. VIM
Rabb seconded amendment. Mr.. Meyer
| moved to amend the amendment by fixing
it at twelve mills. Mr.. Sharpless seconded
motion of amendment to amendment. On
motion of Mr. Sterling the yeas and nays
were called on the last motion which re-
suited as follows yeas, Messrs. Rabb and
Sterling-2; nays, Messrs. Hagenbuch,
Jones, Sharpless and Moyer-4. The yeas
| and navs wore thon ordorod y, ,bo or;T;n al
motion and res,I,ed no fol,ows. ,oos
Messrs. Jones, Hagenbuch, Sharpess,
Meyer and Rupert-5; nays, Messrs. Ster-
linz ord pohh o. fvirn ,ho ,o ro,o
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unanimously nossed
be Chairman Of committee . ' Of ,Trs I ooane,i y,
D. ]. Waller with reference to the sale of
the town park and to get his acceptance or
'e,usa, n, 70 P,aGhase Mos NE same me presi
less to act in connection WITH hin himself SIf On IN
the committee.
ne,;,ion was reod s;ored hv . ,or,o
aoki,r tbo Cor,o;l n ,aLo son,o oo,;o,'
with referenoe 70 tho r;ohto of 10, o,rnor,
to bu;,d fenoe o,onc tho torrooo - tho,
street On motion of Mr. sterl;nn ona
oooondod hv NJ pohh tho Cornou go
,bemselvos into n comm;,too of ,bo yho,o
to meet the Street Commissioner on Eost
streo, Of o o,o,ook on So,rrdou ot,ou,o,
Anril oetb 70 ;nveS,;coto tho no,,or viii,
reference to the requests Of the said neti
t;oners
Mr. sbarn,.ss moved that ,ba fo,,o,r;,r
resolution he odontod ps,o,n.J that ths
Town nrocood 70 oomrIo,o ~ soomro ,ho
completion of the main sewer down Mar.
ket street and Kinney's run to the Susoue.
hanna river, and in accordance with the
specifications approved by the Town Coun.
Gil on the 9th day of November. 1883. Mr..
Hagenbuch seconded the motion. Upon
call of yeas and nays the following was the
result yeas. Messrs Sbarpless Hapen-
buch, Moyer and Rupert; nays, Messrs.
Sterling and Rabb-2; Mr.. Jones refused
to vote.
Mr.. Hagenbuch moved the adoption of
the following resolution Resoyrea that the
town accept the sewer pipe under the can
al from the trustees of the Bloomsbury
State Normal School, and that the cost
thereof as certified by the president of said
Board of Trustees be credited upon the
amount due from the Normal School to
the Town upon sewer contract dated the
third Gay of December, A, D. 1888. Sec
onded by Mr.. Sharpless. Result of vote {:
yeas, Messrs. Meyer, Hagenbuch, Sharp
less, Jones and Rupert-5; nays, Messrs.
0'erlihg ana hapD-s
MIR, Hagenbuch moved, and Mr.. Meyer
seconded motion for the adoption of the
following resolution, to-wit Resolved, that
committee consisting of l.. b. Rupert, L.,
7. Sharpless and L. E. Waller, solicitor, be
appointed to investigate the matter and
form of issuing bonds, and the amount re-
quired, and report at the next meeting of
Council. The yeas and nays being called
gave the following result yeas, Messrs
Moyer, Jones, Sharpless, Hagenbnch and
hupert-6; nays, Messrs Rabb and Ster-
ling
Mr.. Sharpless submitted the following
resolution and Mr. Hagenbuch moved its
adoption, to-wit; ResOired, that the secre-
tary OF Council prepare statement of
nilis passed April 9th, 1884, together with
a list OF claims on file and not included in
the financial statement made by the Coun-
cli retiring April lst, 1884. Yeas, Messrs.
Meyer Jones, Hagenbuch, sharpless and
hupert-oi nays Messrs. Sterling and
faoO-2'
Mr.. Hagenbuch moved that the state
ed. MIR. Sterling moved to amend the me-