Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-04-09


met on Monday evening in regular ses
sion. All members being in attendance
the first business was the reading of the
/ minutes of the last regular and specia
meetings. There being no objection, the
minutes were approved as read.
PRESENTATION OF BILLS.
A bill for postage and stationary
amounting to S1.OO, was presented by
eXTreasurer Nanhorn. The bill was
not accepted, the council contending that
they had no authority to pay it.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid
Jno. G., Reich, auditing accounts. S 90
Jas. Williamson, =. 90
Evan Woodring, g g.. 90
Schooner & Birkbeck 1SS9). .... 95
John M. Powell, janitor, salary. 90
Penn'a Globe Gaslight Co. ..... 80 90
TRIBUNE, publishing statement
and ordinance. ............... % 90
Progress, publishing statement and
ordinance. ................. rs w
The burgess presented his report as
follows:
Received as fines, fees, etc. isis 90
Commission Observation-Disclosures. 3 75
Balance due Treasurer. .S14 %
The amount was turned over to the
treasurer.
The burgess presented the following,
as time due the police force: Charles
Schepperly, $4.00; b. F. Rute, $500;
Evan Woodring, $500
The burgess stated that a man had
been placed in the lookup by Constable
Quigley and had committed damage to
the extent of $500, also that the lookup
fee, amounting to 5000, was not paid +.
He was instructed to collect the amount
and turn it over to the treasurer.
The street commissioners report for
work done for the month of March,
amounting to $500, was read and ordered
paid. He presented list of property
owners who failed to lay sidewalks, also
those whose sidewalks need repairing
The burgess was instructed to notify all
persons whose sidewalks need repairing
to have them repaired within twenty
four hours from the date of receiving
notice. A motion was made and agreed
to that all property owners in the
borough who failed to place sidewalks
the proper notice to have them laid, and
under the supervision of the street
commissioner at the expense of the
borough, and that such expenses, to-
gether with 20 per cent. additional, be
charged against such property owner.
TREAsuBER's REPORT.
The Treasurer reported having
received from eX-Treasurer
Nanhorn .................S SS3 5I
From Burgess. .............. IA 20
Now on hand. ....... .....$ S97 50
The report was accepted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Under the head of reports of commit
tees, the committee. which waited on
the borough solicitor in reference to the
dog tax, reported that they were in
structed that the dog tax belonged to the
Borough Council and not to the School
Board. Mr.. John Smith, the secretary
of the School Board, was present and
was accorded the privilege to read certain
letters from different towns near by, and
also one fryn the president of the Board
of County Commissioners, all of which
went to show that the tax in question
was divided between the Boroughs and
School Boards.
A motion was made that the Borough
assess all dogs as usual, the tax to be
added to the Borough account.
Under the head of unfinished business,
the borough surveyor was present in
response to an invitation sent him by
the council and presented a plan for a
sewer, together with specifications
After discussing the question consider
n
presented;
Be it ordained and enacted by the
Burgess ana Town Council of the Borough
of Freeland, in council met, and it is
ordained and enacted by authority of
the same, that the indebtedness of said
Borough of Freeland shall be increased
to an amount not exceeding seven per
cent. of the assessed valuation, the
amount of which increase is to be deter
mined hy the estimated cost of sewering
said Borough; that statement as re-
quired 10y law be published for at least
thirty (30) drys, and that said increased
Indebtedness shall be paid by general
taxation.
Passed finally in council April 6, 1891.
A. A. b ,CHMAN, T. A. BUCKLEY,
President. Clerk
Approved April 6, 1891,
JOHN NJ. POWELL, Burgess.
At this stage of the proceedings the
question of opening Pine street, north
10 the Borough line, was discussed and
a motion made and agreed to that the
street committee be instructed to as
certain upon what terms the right of
way can be procured from the owners of
the property, through which the pro-
posed street will pass.
The election of janitor for the council
room and hose house was taken up.
Three names were placed in nomination ::
John NJ. Powell, Daniel Daubert and
r. NJ. Rinker. Mr. Daubert was elected
at salary of eight dollars per month.
At the Opera House.