The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-07-18
TOWN COUNCIL.
Bloomsburg Pa. July 10. 1890.

Gross, Fetterman, Rabb, Shut and Wells.
The secretary being absent ]. b. Robson
was appointed secretary pro TEN.
Petition Of citizens presented by y. W.
Miller Esq, in company with DR.. l. w.
Willis and N. U. Funk Esq, as commit
tee, asking the town TO purchase Oak
Grove Park or to exchange the Seventh
street park for Oak Grove Park. The
town council to pay the Oak Grove Park
association s2500 in cash and give the
park on Seventh street.
@. W. Miller also presented petition OF
sundry citizens recting that the Land I'm
provement Company offered to donate
thirty feet on line of Fifth street to make 1t
so feet wide, and therefore asking that
Fifth street be wideued from East street to
the line of the Land Improvement Com
pany.
On motion OF Rabb and Gross the matter
Of the purchase OF Oak Grove Park and
widening Of Fifth street is laid over to an
adjourned meeting of the Council to be
held Monday evening, July t4th.
On motion of Gross and Shut the limit
for the payment OF taxes to the treasurer
was extended thirty days.
Mr.. Fetterman presented petition OF
sundry citizens for the opening of West
street from the d. L. tS w. II. Il. to Canal
st. On motion of 2, Wells and Gross
committee of three was ordered to ascertain
the damages that would result from the
opening of West street as prayed for. The
president appointed Messrs Wells, Gross
and Rabb.
Proposition OF Amos Wanich for himsel
and as father and next friend of Lilly
Wanich for settlement OF suits brought
against the town for damages on account
Of the accident on Iron street nea- the B.
& s. railroad. On motion of Gross and
Fetterman the solicitor was directed to Of
fer a judgment of two hundred and fifty
dollars on the suit of Lilly Wanich and il
that is accepted to settle the case OF Amos
Wanich, on the award of the arbitrators.
On motion of Messrs. Gross and Fctter-
man IL was ordered that the Secretary no.
tify @. w. Miller to proceed forthwith to
the completion of the sewer contracted to
be made by HIM, and that il he failed to
push the work speedily the Town Council
will enforce the contract acc ording to its
terms.
Sewer permit granted G. w. Keiter.
Building permits granted as follows
Sidney Kinney, ]. w. Mesrs &c Co., Sam
mol Shaffar q To C.I ~
Greasy. Bills offered and orders drawn
for the same.
July 14th.-Spscial meeting OF Council
called with all members present, ]. B.
Robson appointed Secretary pro tenn.
On motion of Messrs. Gross and Wells
an order was granted the Bloomsbury
Steam & Electric Light Company for $379-
so balance op contract for steam heat fix
lures.
Bill Of Eshleman & Wolf Tor $579a &C.
cepted and ordered paid
Mr. William Hidlay of Scott township
offered to furnish ten.horse power por-
table engine, with engineer, to run stone
crusher at 81 80 per day. Proposition &C
cepted.
Mr. q. W. Miller offered the following
proposition: "Bloomsburg Land Improve
ment Company offer to sell to the town Of
Bloomsbury what is known as Oak Grove,
situate on the South side of Fifth street in
the town of Bloomsbury, Pa, containing
eight acres, more or less, for park pur-
poses, together with the improvements put
upon the same by the Oak Grove Park as
socation for the sum Of $825O, and accept
as part payment for the same the present
Park for the sum Of $4,000, il the town de-
sres to dispose of the same. The improve
ments Of the Oak Grove Park association
to embrace all improvements whether real
or personal. The Land Improvement
Company to accept the title the town has
to the present Park, taking all risk as to
use."
Upon motion committee OF three was
appointed to see Rev. ID. j. Waller Sr., 10
ascertain the best price that can be obtain.
ed for the town Park.
Upon motion the propositions OF the
Land Improvement Company for widening
of Fifth street was accepted and the solici-
tor directed to prepare an ordinance under
the direction of the engineer for the pur-
pose of widening Fifth street thirty feet on
the south side from East street to the line
of the Bloomsbury Land Improvement
Company and to include in the ordinance
the said proposition OF the Bloomsbury
Land Improvement Company and also the
of G. W. Miller for his house
and lot adjoining the Land improvement
Company lands he would release all da-
images on condition that the town build
leaving it in its present state of repair.