The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-27

Thursday, April 10, 1888.
Council met at usual place pursuant to
adjournment. Ali present. Dr. l.. A.
shattuck for himself and his attorney, O.
e. Elwell, and L. s. Wintersteen attorney
for Henry A. Manning, appeared and OBJ
jected to opening Lackawanns Avenue
Commonly called Sixth streeD to the
width Of fifty feet, as that width would
much interfere with improvements claimed
to be on the premises conveyed by said
Shattuck TO Manning. ID. J. Waller ap
peared and held that the improvrments
reached by the said street are an Intrusion
upon the street seventy feet wide designed
by him In 1870 and shown on town mar
by dotted lines. After some deliberatior
1t was on motion agreed that the furthei
consideration Of the extension Of Lacka
wanna avenue be postponed until the next
evening at Z o'clock, Mr.. Wintersteen also
appeared for 4. b. Brewer and asked thai
Penn street be opened from point oppo
site Brower's property to the north end Of
said street as laid out by the town map
as that Rose and Red Shell alleys be also
opened. Council adjourned to meet Fri
day evening at Z o'clock.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20.
Council met according TO adjoi rnment
Present +. s. Harman, president, and
members Cadow, Ringler, Hassert, Vol
and Wells. L. E. Waller Esq appeared
and delivered deed for the right Of way
from d. J. Waller and wife for the opening
and extending Of West street and Lacka
wanna avenue, on condition that in add
ton to the consideration In said deed men
toned. the town shall remove the present
fence along the east side OF West street
from Fifth street to Lackawanna avenue,
to the correct east line of said West street
and further that the said d. j. Waller shsl
not be required to pave the north side o
Lackawanna avenue, from Market street tc
West street within two years. On motion
| the deed and the conditions stated, were
received and accepted, and it was ordered
that the deed be recorded in the office fol
recording Of deeds, etc. On motion Ordi
I nance No. 81 to open West street from 6tf
street to the Bloomsbury and Sullivan r
II. was passed unanimously. On motor
Ordinance No. 38 was passed unanimously
the same being entitled an ordinance tc
| open Lockswanns avenue from Marke
street westward to West street. On motor
the following resolutions were duly passed
Resolved that the grade OF West stree
from Fifth street 10 the Bloomsburg ant
| Sullivan r. r. shall be as follows: Begin
| ming on the south side of Fifth street at al
| elevation of $3.50 feet above the track OF
| said railroad at the foot Of said street
thence minus grade of 1881 feet per ion
| feet for distance of 1906 feet, thence leve
| across Lackawanna avenue for a distance
of fifty feet, thence plus grade of % fee
per 100 feet for a distance Of 275 feet, ant
thence minus grade of 3.2 feet per ion
feet to said Bloomsbury and sullivan Rail
road. And that the grade at Lackawann'
avenue from Market to West street shall 5'
as follows: Beginning at the grade o
Market street, thence minue grade OF 4
feet per 100 feet for distance of 470 fee
to the west side Of Jefferson street produc
ed, and thence minus grade Of 1871 fee
per 100 feet for distance Of 40l feet to thu
grade Of West street as fixed by this reso
luton. On motion council adjourned.