Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-12

The assessed valuation Of the town for
this year is 3, ,9s2, 900 on which tie Town
/ Council has levied 10t mills, five for general
and 81 for debt purposes. which should
bring in. if all is collected, so, ,3lS.5
The levy for school purposes is IL mills
in all and is intended to raise about So, 600
The levy for County purposes is 4 mills
and the levy for Poor purposes Is = mills,
and the people of the town will pay about
| so, 600 in all, in taxes this year.
/ At the meeting Of Council, Tuesday eve
ming. Messrs. Zuver, Bailey, Cleeland and
McMarlin appeared in regard to the pro-
posed ordinance prohibiting the running Of
bicycles on the sidewalks. They thought
such an ordinance would be proper for the
business portion Of the town but would be
hardship for the users of wheels outside Of
that Mr.. Alexander referred to the rae
ing on the sidewalks; the matter was talk
ed over and held over for week
Mr. l. j. McCandless appeared in regard
to the extension Of the water line on South
Main ST. He intends erecting two houses
there and needs water, and a motion to re-
quest the Water Co. to lay the line, the
fire plug to be at the corner Of Quarry St
carried.
Solicitor Campbell reported that he Lad
prepared the form of a municipal lien for
the Sewage Assessments, and he was
authorized to have some printed; and Mr.
Schenck reported that several persons had
told him they could not pay their assess
lnentS by the 14th, and asked for time, but
as the law requires the liens to be filed
Immediately, and as the contractor is ex-
pecting his money on the 14th, the Solicit
or was directed to file liens for all unpaid
assessments after that date.
Eight connections between the water
pipes and flush tanks had been made to
that time and the rest are being made, and
the whole system is expected to be com
pleted this week.
Mr. McJunkin presented the petition of
citizens Of Diamond st. and the County
Commissioners asking for the paving OF the
street, and the petition was granted and
ordinance ordered drawn. He also refer
red to the dangerous excavation il front of
the proposed Annoy building, and the
High Constable was ordered to barricade
it at expense Of contractor.
An ordinance requiring contractors to
protect pedestrians, both underioot and
overhead, will probably be prepared
Mr. Geo Sbaflner notified Council to
turn the stream from the Hazlett spring
back to its "ancient channel, and thereby
save costs of litigation, as it was now do
ing him great damage, but as Mr. Perrine
said the stream was not much larger than
straw and was now running down gut
ter, and as the other First Ward council
men agreed with him, the matter was
dropped.
An ordinance granting IL. W. Christie
the use of the streets and alleys for the
purpose Of laying pipes and supplying the
people of the town with water was read
and adopted. Mr.. Perrine suggested that
Mr.. Christie should give the town bond
of indemnity, to make good all streets and
alleys torn up; and also against all legal
complications, but the majority of the
Council did not agree with him.
An ordinance licensing foreign dealers
in merchandise, and revoking old or
dinances regarding such licenses was read
and adopted. 1t fixes the yearly fee at 81,
the fee for street entertainments, at which
goods are sold, at SO per day; selling from
wagons 50 a day; and canvassers, book
agents, etc, 81 a day 1t does not apply
to farmers selling their products on the
street.
The culvert at the W est Penn depot is to
be torn up aud replaced by stone one,
and 24-ineh sewer will be put in for the
water that comes down Elm ST.; the water
from Christie's spring will be run into the
sewer; the sewers that empty on Franklin
st. will be torn up; a suitable man is to be
engaged to build crossings of the Main St.
stone; plot of the Ziegler, Puryiance,
Heener alley is to be made; a license to
make sewer connections was granted to
Mr.. George Stewart; the hole in Byerly's
alley viii be filled; Long & Doyle will not
get those f. Jefferson st. stone; the old
curb stones must be moved off the side
walks; the p d w. overhead bridge will
be let hang till the new bridge is built
and Council adjourned till next Tuesday.