The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-06-28
Council Proceedings.


Special meeting of council, called ex-
pressly to take action upon the report of
the Committee in the matter of the erection
of town building for use OF council and
fire companies and for keeping of hose car
riages, hose and other fire apparatus.
All members of Council present, Mr..
Gross offered the following resolution:
"Resolved that loan of five thousand dol
| lars be made, the proceeds thereof to be
applied, so much as necessary, to the pur-
chase of a lot and the erection thereon of
building for the town, as council rooms,
place OF meetings Of fire companies, and
keeping of hose carriages, hose and other
fire apparatus, and for such other or furth-
er purpose as the Council may from time
to time direct, the excess of such loan, If
any, over the cost of lot and buildings, to
be applied upon expenditures made or
which may be made for hose or other fire
apparatus and that resolution IN proper
form and statements necessary for the
making of such loan, and the issue of
bonds therefore, bearing interest at 81 per
be prepared and reported by the Finance
Committee at the next regular meeting of
Council"
Moved and seconded the resolution be
| adopted, and carried unanimously.
The proposition of property owners for
sale OF the lot selected was read as follows;
Bloomsbury, June II, 1889. To the
president and members of the Town Coun-
| Gil of the Town of Bloomsbury. Gentle
men At the request of your committee
appointed to receive proposition for sites
| for 1.-THE erection of a town building for
council and fire company rooms, ETC., the
undersigned DO make the following propo-
| sitions to your honorable body, to-wit: that
they will sell to the town of onsburg
all that certain piece or parcel OF land
situate at the intersection of Second Street
and the Light Street road in the Town of
| Bloomsbury aforesaid and more fully des-
cribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the
intersection Of said road and said street,
thence by said Second street, North $40 90
east ninety eight feet (9S) to lot of Miss
Anna d. Blmeyer, thence by said lot 101
#. to said road, thence by said road "a c
42' west ia feet to corner, thence by
same south $50 40 east AZ feet to place OF
beginning, containing 26 square perches OF
land, for the sum of $l410
SARAH A. PETRIKIN.
ANNA d. BILLMRYRR.
Mr.. Gross moved that this proposition
be accepted that they be notified of accep
tance and deed therefore be taken out and
the purchase completed at such date as bonds
may be issued by council for the purpose
of making loan according to the actor
OF council of this date, as shown by resolu
tion authorizing loan. Seconded anC
agreed to unanimously.
| Solicitor G. G. Barkley appears and in
forms council that the board of arbitrator
in suit of Amos Wanich VS.. The Town o
Bloomsbury had awarded the plaintiff dam
ages to the amt of $l4S. 1t is now ques
ton for council 20 order an appeal to be tax
en- from the award and authorize an order t.
be drawn to pay the costs. On motion
was ordered that an order be drawn b,
president and secretary to pay the cost
and that the president appeal the case
-. MIR, Barkley also called the attention of tn
council to the rule of court returnable PAT
day of June, to show cause why Wels
Baptist Burial Ground should not be dc
. ciared a nuisance and the dead remove
therefrom. Upon motion the presiden
was authorized to take action against tn
removal at the expense of the town, of tn
dead from said Burial Ground.
The Acme Oil Co., represented by
and Paul E. Writ, who appes
and make application for a permit for sal
company to erect storage tanks Of iron fC
the purpose of storing oil, on North sid
. of Seventh street, East of property of Ga
Co., said tanks to be erected outside {
away from line on Centre Street. On M
y tion of Messrs. Gross and Wells a perm
y was granted.
The Excelsior Electric Co. having
. view the erection and operation of an ele
trio light plant, make application for pc
mission to erect and maintain line
poles and wires along the streets
Bloomsbury. On motion the applicable
was laid over till next meeting.
!, On motion adjourned.
Attest, WIN b. CUMMINGS,
IA Secretary