The Monitor., 1890-04-25

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for and warranted by this act; and that
three members shall constitute quorum
! of said council; and it shall be the duty of
| the mayor, when necessary, to call special
meetings of said council and in case of his
neglect or refusal, then it shall be lawful
! for any three members OF said council, at
such time and place in said borough as
they may designate, to call any special
meeting or meetings by written or printed
notices, and in all cases of special meetings
notice shall be given to all the members of
said council in person or left at their place
| of residence.
| r. And be ii enacted. That in case of vacancy
| happening in any office created and made
elective by this act, by death. resignation, re-
| moval or otherwise, except i'll officers OF cleo
ton on the day of election, it shall be filed by
| the said council at tleir next meeting there
| after, and the said appointment shall continue
until the next annual election and no longer;
and the person or persons appointed to NIL
| such vacancies shall be entitled to the like
compensation and be subject to the same re-
sponsibilities and penalties as il elected ut the
| annual election as aforesaid.
IL. And be it enacted That the borough
clerk, judge and inspectors of election, colec-
| tor, assessor, chosen freeholder. surveyors of
| the highways, commissioners of appeal and
| pound-keeper, shall respectively possess the
powers and perform the duties of like officers
in any township of this state, so far as shall be
consistent with the provisions of this act; and
in addition the said borough clerk shall at
| tend all meetings of the council of said bor-
ough keep accurate minutes of their proceed
ings, and record the same in a book to be pro-
vided for that purpose, and in like manner
| record all ordinances passed by the council,
| and shall do and perform all such other duties
as the said council may, from time to time,
treasurer of said borough shall be the same as
| collectors of townships of this state. and such
| other powers and duties as are provided for in
| this act, or shall be enjoined by the ordinances
of said council.
II. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the collector, who shall be borough
/ collect
moneys due or belonging to said borough,
| whether for taxes, assessments, arrears of
taxes on otherwise, and safely keep and dis
| burse the same under the direction of the
council and shall pay out the same only upon
mayor and countersigned by the clerk and no
warrant on the borough treasurer shall be
| authorized except in pursuance of an order of
said council passed at n stated meeting and
entered on their minutes: and such warrant
shall be made and numbered payable to the
order OF the person or persons to receive the
same and shall specify tor what purpose the
amount therein mentioned is directed to be
paid the said treasurer shall keep Il record OF
the proceedings affecting the revenue of said
borough. and shall make out annually on the
council require, and publish in a newspaper
printed in the county in which said borough
is situate, if any there be, detailed and true
statement of all moneys received into the
treasury, and of all moneys disbursed there
from from the commencement of his official
year to the date aforesaid, and file n copy with
| the:borough clerk.
l5. And be it enacted, That the said council
shall have power to pass, enforce. alter and re-
peal ordinances to take effect within said bor-
ough for the following purposes, viz, to lay
out open widen, yacate. alter, grade, fill up,
| straighten, extend, clean repair, refill estab-
| lish, alter and regulate the grade and grading
of all streets, avenues and roads, sides and
| crosswalks, t. ascertain and establish the
grade and boundaries of ali streets. public
| alleys, roads and sidewalks in said borough,
and to authenticate any and all of said i'm
| proNements by maps or otherwise; provided,
| that the grade being thus established shall not
be altered except by consent of the owners of
two-thirds OF the frontage affected by such al
| teration; for the regulating, paving, gravel
| ing, cleansing g and keeping in repair the
streets and roads highways alleys and cross, s
| planting and protection of shade trees; for
preventing or removing all distractions, en-
| croaehments, cumbfances and nuisances, or
| any of them, from the streets, roads, high
ways, sidewalks, alleys, enclosures and lots in
such borough; for rascertaining and establish
ing the boundaries of all streets, alleys and
sidewalks in such borough; for causing the
territory embraced within the boundaries of
such borough to be accurately surveyed and
mapped for roads, streets and avenues: for
grading, paving, graycling and laying side
removing all distractions impediments or
nuisances on any street or street crossing
tor preventing persons from riding and driv
ing or passing over or upon the sidewalks, ex-
cept when necessary to cross the same with
horses, wagons, carts or carriages of any de-
scription, for lighting the streets and alleys
in said borough: for preventing or regulating
the running ut large of horses, cattle, goats,
geese. dogs and swine; for preventing the i'm
moderate riding or driving through or in any
street OF alley of snch borough for prevent
ing or suppressing any riots, routs disturb
ances, breaches of the peace or disorderly as
semblages in any street, alley, house or place
and statues, and for sinking and regulating
pumps, wells and cisterns in the streets,
for the extnguishing of fires; for regulating
fire engines, hose and truck companies; for
regulating the keeping OF gunpowder and
other combustible or dangerous material for
the cleansing of chimneys and regulating the
same; for appointing, policemen, regular or
GERS. and prescribing their powers, duties and
compensation; for establishing and regulating
one or more public pounds; for restraining
vagrants, mendicants and street beggars; for
erecting, repairing and regulating borough
hall, borough jail and such other public build
peace and good order; for preventing and
suppressing all gaming and disorderly houses;
of any trade business or manufacture likely
to promote or cause fire, or to endanger the
health or well-being of the inhabitants of such
borough; for the sewerage or drainage of such
borough; for laying down iron, lead, glass,
wood or other pipes for the conveyance of
water or gas in the streets, highways, alleys
and sidewalks OF said borough, and for regu-
latins the sanei to provide for the erection
ana maintaining OF gas and water-works in
such borough; Tor the suppression of vice and
immortality; for the licensing of and regu-
lating butchers, hawkers and hncksters, ped
dlers and petit hucksters for licensing and
regulating or prohibiting restaurants, bowl
Ing alleys, billiard saloons. oYster-houses and
cciItlSs ana llle Salu cOunclI snail or may ell
act or pass such and so many other ordinances
or bylaws Tor the peace, good government,
order, well-being and convenience of such
borough AS they may deem necessary, proper
ana eXpedient not repugnant to this act or
the constitution OF this state or of the United
States
l6. And be it enacted, 4 hat every ordinance
ana every resolution of the council affecting
the interests of the borough shall, before it
takes effect, be presented duly certified to the
mayor, and the report of the clerk shall be
conclusive evidence that the said ordinance or
resolution has been so presented to the mayor;
II he approves it he shall sign il, If not, he
shall return it with his objections, and file the
same with the clerk within five days after he
shall have received ii, and the said council
SHALL at Its first regular meeting thereafter
order the objections to be entered ut large on
| Its journal, and shall proceed to reconsider
the same ana if three fourths of all members
shall pass the same it shall take effect as Il
law, but in every such case the vote shall be
taken by ayes and noes and entered on the
journal; and II such ordinance resolution
shall not be returned by the mayor within the
time above specified. 1t shall become Il law in
| ike manner as If he had signea it; provided
that each and every ordinance and resolution
so passed as aforesaid, shall be published tor
the space OF two weeks, at least once in each
week, in newspaper printed in the county in
wmch such borough is situate before said or
dlnance or resolution shall go into effect pro-
vlded, also, that no ordinance or bylaw shall
less the same shall have been introduced be-
fore the said council at previous meeting
and shall have been agreed to by maj jofity OF
| cor ri may NV a