Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-24
Borough Business.

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Council at its meeting of Tuesday evening
was that regarding the assessments for the
| paving of Main street The Paving Com
mittee reported in favor of dividing the
street into three parts, and assessing the
| so and 40 foot parts separately, the two
| culverts on n. Main ST Get to be paid for
by the town; but Mr. forquer thought that
| this would not be iair, and that as there
are several iron culverts or drains in the
80 foot part that will be assessed to the
properties fronting it, the people of the
north end of the street should be willing
to pay for their culverts. The question
was discussed and the law on the matter
stated by Solicitor Campbell, and it was
decided to make the assessment for the
two culverts across the street a separate
item, so that "kick" on it will not inter
fere with the general assessment.
The same question will come up on all
the paved streets, and it is the desire of the
Borough Solicitor and Council to settle it
by stated case, as soon as possible. The
The Engineer and Secretary will make the
measurements Immediately andi work will
be begun on the assessment schedule.
On motion of Mr. Mechling of the Paw
ing Committee the contract for paying
Diamond street was awarded to Mr.. John
Osborne, the paving to be of Franklin
brick, covered with sand, and the price
s170 per square yard, curbing GO cents,
bond e, 200.
This will be the only Franklin brick in
use in the town. Main street is paved
with Bradys Run brick and Long d Doyle
are using West Virginia brick on Jefferson
street. The idea is to test the merits of
the different brick.
1t will cost about $4,000 to pave Diamond
street and the borough will sell bonds to
pay its share, and also cover the Centre
avenue damages as all the parties assessed
have appealed excepting Mr. Balph, who
for some reason wants Sheriff g sale.
Long g. Doyle were notified to begin
work on all their contracts and they have
brought on men and have done so, and
claim complete possession of the streets,
while a water line is to 90 down on Centre
avenue, for which the iron has not yet
been ordered. Some of the Council object
ed to so many streets being closed at the
same time but unless that is done the
work will net be completed this summer,
and had the contracts been let to different
parties the streets would all have been
closed at the same time.
The council, also, wish to fill up the ap-
proaches to the Centre avenue bridge with
the ground taken from the street, and the
wing walls OF the abutments, which are
part of the county's contract, have not yet
bee built-so there is trouble all around.
The Hose Co. appropriation-$50 to each
Co. to May /, 1S91,-were ordered paid;
also the Hose house rents to July !, 1891, 6
months $50 to each.
The percentage of Treasurer Schenck
was fixed at one Q) per cent.
All the plumbers of the town were pre-
sent, as per notice of Council, and they
were instructed to tamp their bitches as
per ordinance, or their licenses would be
revoked. Mr. Stewart made statement
regarding his Centre Ave. ditch, and
blamed the matter ON the large rocks he
encountered, another of the plumbers said
Mr.. Christie was not tamping his bitches
and teamster has given notice of suit
for damages by reason of miring in one of
Christie's bitches in the 4th ward One
member of the Sewer Committee said he
had given all the notices he intended to,
and another spoke in favor of revoking all
licenses hereafter reported. The ordinance
requires all the earth taken from ditch to
be put back
Mr.. E. Colbert appeared and called the
attention of the Council to the running of
filth into the drain or run passing through
the square opposite their property, and the
matter was referred to the Sewer Commit
tee. That run has for years been one of
Butler. Several families on Main St. have
drained their water closets into it, and it
has been great nuisance, and now that
the town has been severed it should be
other of the property owners have divided
the square referred to into slots there is
some doubt as to whether the nuisance can
or will be entirely abated, as all the lots
with one exception are shut out from the
sewer in alley west of Washington st. and
there is no sewer on Penn. IF there is not
law giving the local authorities some
jurisdiction over the division of squares
into lots, there should be.
Several samples of rubber hose were
examined by the Council, but no purchase
will be made till next meeting. The prices
of the different factories are all the same.
Some other small matter were discussed,
and council adjourned till next Tuesday
evening.