The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-04
COUNCIL MEETING
THE NEW STREET COMMITTEE
MAKES A REPORT.
SOME PLAIN TALK INDUCED IN
An Expensive and Thus far
Worthless Stone Crusher.
More Hose to be Supplied
Two Companies.
'OME PLAIN TALK INDUCED IN

Messrs. Gable, Betteridge, Amour,
Devers, Wurm, Holman, Coakley, Hop
kins, James and Lamb we're the members
present at the regular meeting of the
Borough Council last evening. Messrs.
Portz and Scheiay we're not present If
they had been there would probably have
been lively exchange of arguments, as
the remarks made by the new mem bers of
the street committee regarding the trans
actions of the old members were of q very
caustic character.
Mr.. Gable was i'll from the effects of a
cramp and Mr.. Hopkins served for him as
| chairman.
When report from the street committee
was called for Mr.. Holman answered that
the committee, as reorganized, had accom-
plished more work during the past two
weeks than the old committee accomplished
since last spring,
Mr.. Gable confirmed Mr.. Holman's re-
port and said that the developments of the
two weeks had shown that the old street
comm ,ttee had been making a regular
hobby and little god of the stone crusher
and seemed to have devoted its entire time
to 1t. He recommended that the crushing
of Stone be given on contract and hinted
that mint of money had already been ex-
pended on the crusher.
Mr.. Wurm added, 1.-The bills will tell a
bigger tale"
Mr.. Gable said that it had also been dis
covered that there was no patent on the
screens ordered for the stone crusher,
whereupon MI Lamb took the floor and
declared that it was an outrage that any
member of Council should try to hood
wink his colleagues by telling a deliberate
lie about the matter. The excuse made for
avoiding the home manufacturer and going
to Tsmaqua to get a small screen was that
there was patent on it ''and here is bill
of 1896 for it, concluded Mr.. Lamb.
Mr.. Gable declared that the amount of
the bill was three times the value of the
screen. He also contradicted the statement
made at the last meeting that Mr. Kurtz,
the home manufacturer, did not care about
the contract for supplying the screen. II
asked Mr.. Kurtz about it," said Mr..
Gable, "snd he told me that the old mem
bers of the street committee had asked
him for his terms, but before he could give
them the screen was purchased in Ia
msqua"
Messrs. Lamb and Wurm protested
against teamsters hired for borough work
standing idle, watching others load the
wagons and said that boys are not wanted
but men, and men who are able to do a
days work.
Supervisor Llewellyn said It'll impossible
to hire man and a team for S2,25 day.
The street committee was instructed to
make any arrangements in reference to
that part as may seem proper.
Tax Collector Schmidt reported that he
collected S20S the past two weeks from
Poles and Huns, with the assistance OF
Policeman Conners, and, on motion, it was
decided that the officer be continued in the
service until further notice. The finance
committee was instructed to ask the School
Board TO help bear the expense of employ
ing the policeman.
When report from the lamp and watch
committee was called for there was q
spirited debate. Mr.. James said that a
young Arabian peddler mad been arrested
by the Polish constable of the Fourth ward
and had been sentenced to pay fine of $50
and $5 costs by Squire Hugh Thomas.
Mr. James alleged that the arrest was an
unjust one. That, so far as he was able to
learn, the Arabian did not peddle in the
town and he was arrested at the instance of
some Polish jew peddlers who wanted to
rid themselves of the Arabisn's competi-
tion.
A motion was made that the matter be
referred to the lamp and watch committee
for investigation. Mr.. Lamb opposed the
motion. He claimed that il was not a case
for council to act upon and that the Ara
bisn had his remedy against the squire if
any blunder was made.
Mr.. James said he didn't wish to receive
any money that had been blcd out of any
one. He said he honestly believed tie
money had been bled out OF the Arabian =.
He also produced the following letter from
Squire Thomas to the Arabian
"llr George Asid.
"SIR; You will please call and pay the
remainder of the cost, and take your watch,
as am not supposed to no d it much
longer. And, as you have tried to do all
you could to injure me, want you now to
come and SETTLE"
Mr., Lamb held to the proposition that
the case was not one over which council
had jurisdiction and that the Arabian had
his remedy at law against the squire and