Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-08
Council Meeting.

Council met in regular session Monday
evening, with Messrs. Johnson, Bach
man, McGettrick, Goeppert, Haggerty
and Donop present. Minutes of last
meeting were read and approved, as also
the minutes of the special meeting held
July 8. The following bills were read
and ordered paid
A. b. Howey, stones. ........s..,..........S 6 60
Penna Globe Gaslight Co................. 81 80
Thos. A. Buckley, making duplicate and
printing order book and circulars. ...... s 2j
At this stage of the business ex-collec-
tor James Collins presented list of ex-
onerations amounting to $3.50, which
he claimed could not be collected. After
discussion a motion was made and
agreed to that the exonerations be al
lowed. Mr.. Collins paid over to the
treasurer the amount due him to the
borough, Sl0.0S, which settled his claim
in full.
Burgess reported having collected from
fines and lookup fees the sum of 500. 80;
commission $500, leaving balance of
Sl6.50 due the borough which was turned
over to the treasurer. The burgess re-
ported having had some of the policemen
on special duty on July 4, but had not
received the time from the chief of
police. 1t was laid over until the next
meeting.
The treasurer made the following re-
port of receipts and expenditures from
July to August 5:
Balance on hand at last meeting. ........S S7Sl Is
Received from VIM. Williamson, collce-
tor 1888 '...............,....... 30 %
Received from James Collins, collector
1851 '.''.''''''''.'.......... III w
Received from burgess. ................... 10 80
Total receipts. s........................ .ss5s C8
Expenditures. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2ll So
Balance in treasury S5Sd rs
The street commissioners report for
July was read. 1t Amounted to S71 "a
and was ordered paid. The council took
up the sanitary condition of the borough
and the nuisance on alley in rear of Hal
pin and Klines properties was ordered
to be abated. The proposed ordinance
increasing the license fee for concerts
and theatrical companies from two to
five dollars per hight was taken up and
read for the third time and passed
The street commissioner reported that
he had done nothing towards purchasing
lumber for sidewalks, and that several
parties on Ridge Street had already
complied with the law, but that others
would not. He also stated that property
owners were not inclined to comply with
the notices sent out three months ago,
and asked for instructions as to how he
should proceed. The matter was laid
over for the present.
The question of cattle running at large
i'll the streets of the borough was taken
up, and High Constable Rinker stated
that he could not get hogs to travel over
the board walk from Front Street to the
pound, and requested that some provision
be made to have an opening made in the
rear. A committee of two, consisting of
a. A. Bachman and A. Goeppert, were
appointed to make the necessary altera-
tions and secure from John NJ Powell
the use of ground for that purpose, Mr..
Rinker volunteering to do the work
gratis. The burgess was instructed to
have notices issued calling upon all
owners of dogs to have them muzzled
when running at large in the borough
when in his judgment the same may be
necessary. Council adjourned to meet
Monday evening, September 3