Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-11-20
100000.

That is about the sum that the people OF
Butler have expended for improvements
since the election was held By which the
Council was authorized to go ahead and
make them and bond the town for the bor-
ough's share, under the Sewer and Paving
Acts, to the extent of per cent. of the
preceding valuation. The assessed valua-
| tion at that time was, in round numbers,
| e. .OO0. 900, and the bonded Indebtedness of
the town to-day is s62. 900, of which $685.
900 was for the borough's third of the paw
| ing and s25, 900 for the two main sewers;
and this leaves the Council yet at liberty
to pave some more streets if the property
owners petition therefor.
The people of Main and Jefferson streets
and Center Ave. have paid or will pay
about $65. 900 for their paving, the people
of the northern and western parts OF town
$50, 900 for sewers, the people of Spring
dale IL 900, and those of Franklin, How
ard and S. Main about $1,000 for same
making in all $109, 900 paid or to be paid
+! in assessments, which added to the $50, 900
paid by the Boraugh, the cost of Diamond
St. (not yet assessed) and the expenses for
grading, filling. new sidewalks, etc., will
make fully 5000. 900 that the people of this
town have expended for improvements,
since the election on the question-and we
have made a good beginning.
The assessments for Main ST. are nearly
all paid and those of the other streets are
coming in very nicely.
The tax for general borough purposes
this year will amount to $40, 900 and that
for the payment of bonds $4,000, and
about Sc, 900 of the bonds to be paid each
year, though some of them need not be
paid for 25 years.
There is floating debt of 1000 of un-
redeemed warrants which will be paid as
fast as the money comes in.
At the meeting of Council Tuesday even
| ing the Finance. Sewer and Paving Com
mittees were instructed to get together at
their earliest convenience and make a
statement of the Borough's affairs and
accounts.
The Center Ave paving ordinance was
read and adopted. The total cost of the
street s13, ,2l6 so, the total frontage 2.675.-
IS feet and the cost per foot front, less the
Borough's third, is SO 29t. The ordinance
will 60 into effect on Dec I'd next.
The Diamond ST. ordinance was read
and adopted. The total cost is So. COL %;
the frontage 1,sl2.7 feet. and the cost per
foot front 81 06. Dec. 2, 81.
The South Main St. sewer ordinance was
read and adopted. The pipe is 391 feet
long; the frontage 553.75 feet, and the
cost 1858 rs, or 81 90 per foot front.
An ordinance regulating, the using, TAX
ing up and relaying the paved streets was
read and adopted. 1t is an important or
dinance and it appears in full in this col
umn.
The question of slaughter houses within
the borough limits was brought up, and it
being the unanimous opinion of Council
that the slaughtering of animals within
the borough limits should be prohibited,
| and the Solicitor was authorized and re-
quired to prepare an ordinance requiring
the removal of all slaughter houses within
the borough limits by the 1st of April
next.
1t being reported to Council that certain
| parties, who have no right to do so, were
connecting with the sewers, the solicitor
was ordered to proceed against them at
once; and also against persons who have
been throwing filth into the mannoles.
The Secretary was ordered to advertise
| for bids for laying the sidewalk along the
Heirer property on N. Main ST.; and also
to notify certain parties to repair their
walks; all property owners on Main street
above grade, must erect temporary steps;
all approaches to the paved streets will bs
put IN shape; the Dumping Ground will be
purchased; some small bills were paid; the
contract for filling ditch on W. Penn ST.
was given to Mr.. Weller; petitions for
boardwalks was referred to the Com mittee;
q defective water plug was ordered repair.
cd; guard rails are to be placed on tho
Pittsburg and Jail hill embankments; a
| street lamp was ordered for Walker Ave-
and a sidewalk on quarry street; some
bitches ordered filled and the Council ad-
journed.
| AN ORDINANCE
Regulating the manner of using, taking up
| and reldying pared streets within the
borough of Butler.
| Section l. The Burgess and Town
Council of the borough of Butler do ordain
| That from and after the passage of this or
dinance it shall not be lawful for any per
son or persons or chartered company to
enter upon and dig or tear up any of the
paved streets of the borough of Butler, or
any part thereof, for the purpose of laying
or putting down. repairing, examining,
| changing or taking up any sewer or sewer
pipe. any gas or water line, or for any
other purpose whatsoever, without the
consent in writing of majority of the
Street Committee of the Town Council
Section 2 Consent of the Street Com
| mittee shall be had and obtained IN No
case to dig or tear up said paved streets
for any purpose unless the person or per
sons or chartered company so desiring per
mission shall first agree in writing signed
by the proper person or company to be
charged Herewith, to remove the paving
| ut.u udifdno Vol oiuiiy ouu ucFbsi0 ~ "HClt
it is readily accessible for purposes of re.
paving; to deposit the paving and ballast
material and earth thrown from the exca-
vation so as not to obstruct the cutters
and SO as to cause as little obstruction as
possible to public travel; to enclose and
light the excayation at night; to brace the
sides of the excavation, if necessary, so as
not to injure the paved street adjoining; to
pay all damages that may be sustained by
any one caused by such excavation; to re.
place all tha earth taken from such cxca
vstion or to take such other precautions al
shall be necessary to present a paved sur
face on level with the paved street which
shall be permanent; to replace ballast of q
depth equal to that of the ballast upon the
street and of like material; to replace the
material of which the pavement is com
posed in finished condition as it was orig
inally laid and, if that material has beer
lost, injured or destroyed during the work
to obtain new material of like character
for the purpose; to allow no portion o.
such street to remain dug up or disturbed
: more than forty eight hours after it shall
| he taken possassiOn of. tn do tha work mn