Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
Buffers Regeneration.


Nobody who has not lately attended a
meeting of the Town Council, has any idea
of the importance and variety of the
business that regularly comes before it fol
consideration The Council now meets
nearly every Tuesday evening and Is some
times in session till long after midnight.
The meeting Of last Tuesday evening
was called especially for the consideration
of sewerage, but the first matter that came
before the Council was petition of citizens
Of Main St. north of Clay and south Of
Wayne, asking that the street lie paved
only to a width of 80 feet, leaving a space
of feet between the street and the side
walk, to be filled up level with the side
with favorable consideration, and Mr..
Black added to the resolution regarding it,
that the street between Clay on the north
and Wayne ON the soIth, or in other words
the bus siness portion Of the street, be paved
to a width of 30 feet, the sidewalks to be
made 10 feet wide. This, also, met with
favorable consideration, and motion to
advertise for bids for paving the street, all
bids to be in by 7:30 p. IN. of Tuesday,
June 3d. carried.
Mr.. Heydrck presented his plan of the
street showing the grades etc, and the
Council agreed to met with him Thursday
morning, and 60 over the street, and settle
upon what grading is necessary.
Tue next matter of importance that was
motion to sewer carried \ motion to
adopt the Waring system brought up the
question of the ten percent royalty on the
system, which Mr.. Waring said nothing
about when in Butler some months ago.
A map of the town showing the entire
system was laid upon the table and ex
amined by the Council. the system pro
vides for two main sewers from outlets be-
low the 'fsland." the one from the outlet
To the foot of W. Jefferson St, at its June
ton with Race, to he "a inches in diameter;
and the other from its outlet, around the
creek to Springdale and the eastern part of
the town, to be II inches in diameter.
Connecting with these two mains are
systems of sewers covering the entire town,
and the estimated cost of the entire system
is 800 600, on which Mr.. Waring claims a
royalty of teu-percent or 100000, to be
Il :
Mr.. Black read a statement Of the
finances of the town showing that the
Council can raise enough money uo pay its
third of the paving of Main St, at s. per
square yard. and yet have between eight
and nine thousand dollars left to begin
sewering, and a motion to build the main
sewer from the outlet to foot of W. Jetfer
son st. carried The distance is about
1900 feet and the estimated cost is $1,000
all bids to close at 7:30 p. IN. of June 81
next. The idea of the Council is to build
this piece of the main sewer, that is To pro
vide an outlet, and then the people of that
part of the town, the people of W. Jetier
son, Mittiin and other streets, can, if they
see fit, extend it past their properties at
their own expense, and then the people to
the north and east of them take 1t up, so
that, in the course of time, the system will
extend over the whole northern part of the
town, the part at present III greatest need
of sewerage.
The question of paving the other streets
Of the town then came up. This will re
quire more money than the Council is able
TO raise, unless the people of the town vote
it to them, and a motion to have an elec-
ton on the question carried. The election
will be held on Saturday, June 14th, and
due notice will be given of it.
Several small matters We're also con-
sidercd during the evening. Some team
sters complained of the proposed license
ordinance regarding them; Mr. Purvis was
given permission to plank an alley near his
boardyard; part of the Washington st.
ordinance was annulled, and the Council
adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening.
1t may be well to add that the Council
can put the town in debt to the extent of
two (2) percent of the assessed valuation,
and that the people of the town can, by a
favorable vote, increase this limit to seven
IN percent