Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-20

renders the street impossible and of which l
here complain. The Street Railway Company
aver that they are anxious tn go on and COM
plete the road and set In motion their cars but
can not do so until at least three OF the bridges,
the Franklin Street, the Walnut Street and the
bridge across the Conemaugh connecting the
Fifteenth ward are built. The bridges should
be built The location of the lower bridge re-
ferred to should be ascertained at once.
The Finance Committee claim they are ready
to assist with funds in building bridges when
their location and length are duly established.
At a recent interview at least one member OF the
Committee announced that he was not willing
to contribute any money towards building the
bridges until the Council wldened the streams
to the lines given by Mr.. Schenk, in his survey.
Everybody wants the bridges built, whether or
not change shall be made in the width OF the
Stonycreek at the Franklin Street Bridge, or
whether the bridge shall be erected upon the
abutments is a matter exclusively for the deter
mination OF the Councils so is It with the loca-
tion OF the bridge TO be erected on the lower
Conemaugh. | believe there will be no contro-
versy In regard to the width or length of the
bridge at the end OF walnut street and at the
upper end of Railroad street as the Cambria
Iron Company, owning both sides OF the stream
at the upper bridge and all the land on the up
per side of the Walnut street Bridge, have vol
UNFAIRLY opened the stream or agreed that it
shall be opened to a width of l25 feet. But still
Councils must act andI recommend the appoint
ment of a joint committee OF the Councils to
take up the whole question and give TO 1t care
full consideration OF the expense, delay, and
possible litigation to follow the widening OF the
streams, the danger of overflow If the same are
not wldened, and having carefully considered
all these matters report TO Councils what should
be done in order that action may be taken. IT,
will not do to trife with this matter. Action is
necessary, delay is improper, l win repeat
what have heretofore said; viii enfor>e, If
the same can be done, any scheme Councils may
devise within the bounds of law for our relief.
w. HORACE ROSE.
Moved by Mr.. Barry that the message
be received and taken up seriatim.
The matter of raising money to improve
the rivers was referred to the Finance
Committee.
On motion, the City Solicitor was in
structed to draft an ordinance covering
the recommendation of the Mayor in re-
gard to the bridge to the Eleventh ward.
The same action was taken in reference to
the matter of the contract with Hoover,
Hughes & Co., for building the temporary
Mayors headquarters.
The part of the message relating to the
matter of the ground tc be excavated
in constructing the incline plane was re-
ferred to the City Engineer and the Street
Commissioner, with power to act.
The matter in reference to the furnish
ing of the Mayors Office was referred
to the Committee on CITY Property,
The matter of the change of water
plugs necessitated by the change Of grade
in the First and Second wards was re-
ferred to the Mayor and the Solicitor to
ascertain at whose expense the change
should be made, with instructions to re-
port at next meeting.
A resolution instructing The Mayor and
the Solicitor to draft an ordinance de-
claring the width of the Stonycreek river
in the city limits be 200 feet passed.
The vote by which the sidewalk ordi-
nance failed of passage at the last meeting
was reconsidered. The ordinance was
then passed unanimously on third
reading.
An ordinance declaring the width of
the Little Conemaugh at 1875 feet and fix
ing the hines of that river from the Cam
bria Iron Company's railroad bridge to its
junction with ihe Stonycreek passed two
readings.
A resolution from Common Council di-
recting Brown Bros, to take from the
river The filling they are using to raise the
streets in the First and Second wards.
Passed.
An ordinance authorizing the City En-
gineer to employ an assistant passed two
readings.
An ordinance relating to the move
ment of street railway cars within the
city limits passed two readings,
An ordinance relating to the depositlng
of garbage or other obstructing materials
in the rivers passed two readings.
An ordinance regulating the movement
of vehicles on the pnblic highways of
the City of Jobnstown passed one read
ing.
An ordinance making appropriation
for the payment of the interest OIL the
Indebtedness of the several
boroughs now comprising the City of
Johnstown passed two readings.
A communication from the City Solic-
itor was read, asking that the City Engi-
neer be directed to furnish him the neces-
sary lines for Gautier and Quarry streets,
in the Tenth ward to enable him to COM
ply with the request of Council to draft
an ordinance declaring them public
streets.
On motion, Council adjourned to meet |
on Friday evening.
IN THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The members present in the Common
Council were Messrs. Arthur, Donaldson,
Neary, Fearl, J. NJ. Davis, Foster, Mat
thews, Mcconnell, Greene, Flanagan,
Coleman, Zimmerman, and Miltenberger.
The absentecs were Messrs. r. Davis,
Beauiohn, and Slater.