Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-01-08
COUNCIL MEETING.
Report of the Regular Monthly Meeting
Held on Monday Evening.

COUNCIL MEETING.
Report of the Regular Monthly Meeting
Held on Monday Evening.
Council met in regular session Monday
evening. Members present: Albert
Goeppert, A. A. Bachman, A. Donop
and Henry Smith. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were presented,
read and approved:
A. w. Washburn, blacksmithing. S 90
r. NJ. Rinker, burying animals. / so
r. NJ. Rinker, on old bills, for
burying and shooting dogs. -. 6 90
Penn'a Globe Gaslight Co. ....... 80 90
John Nj. Powell, janitor. ......... s 90
Meals to prisoners ......... rs
j. b. Qugley, serving summons etc so
CIV. James, 70 feet concrete pave
ment, for crossing. ............ d 80
C. w. james. 252 feet concrete
pavement pl iced on the Conag-
han property on Centre Street,
by order of the Street Commits
sloner .......... IL ia
Mr.. Rinker presented bill for $500
for burying two dogs, and the same was
laid over until the next meeting
question arose as to who would COL
lect the money for the Conaghan pave
ment. motion was made that the
Borough Solicitor collect the amount
from the owner of the property, together
with 20 per cent additional, and to bring
suit against the owner if necessary.
The Burgess presented his report for
the months of October, November and
December, 1890, as follows
October receipts ................$2 .$26 so
Police service and commission. -. 33 80
Balance due Burgess. ......$ 7 80
November receipts .$25 so
Police service ano com. .$lS 90
Bal. due from last report 80 % 80
Amount due Treasurer. 20
December receipts. 1927 so
Bal. due Treasurer. r............ 90
S27 20
Police service and commission. e. 13 so
Balance due Treasurer. .$14 20
The report was accepted and ordered
placed on file. The money due the
Treasurer was handed over to him.
The Treasurer presented his report for
November and December and was as
follows
Nov. Balance on hand from
October report. S672 46
Expenditure per orders. ........ 14S 03
Balance on hand. d......... 1924 As
Dec. Balance on hand. ........ 1924 43
Expenditure per orders. ......... so GO
Balance on hand Jan. 1st. SAP 43
The report of the Treasurer was ac-
ceptrd and ordered placed on file.
The Street Commissioner presented
his report for work and labor on the
streets for the month of December, 1890,
amounting to SlS.U3. The report was
accepted and ordered paid.
In the above report is an item of $500
to be charged to property owners as fines
for failure to remove the snow from
their sidewalks and cutters, which the
Borough Solicitor was authorized to
collect.
Under the head of report of commit
tees, the Street Committee reported that
they had the ditch along the st. Luke's
Church property on Lower Main Street
put in good repair and expect 70 finish
1t III the spring.
A petition signed by seventy taxpayers
of the borough was presented, praying
council to open Pine Street from the in
ters, ction of johnson Street north to the
borough line.
At this stage of the proceedings DR..
+. w. Rutter asked permission to speak
in favor of the petition which was
granted. Mr.. Rutter made an excellent
plea for the opening of the street in
question and stated that the property
owners living in the northern end of the
borough were badly in need of the OPEN
ing of said street. Pending action on
the petition, proposition from Mr.. Z. B.
Cunningham was read, Offering to sell to
the council the forty feet of ground
where the shops occupied by A. w.
Washburn now stand, and to remove
the same so as to open Pine Street to
Chestnut for one thousand dollars $4,000.
he to appoint the second, the two to ap-
point the third. the three to meet and
value the property as it stands, both
parties to agree to the decision.
After hearing several citizens speak in
favor of the petition the following reso-
luton was agreed to:
Resolred, That this council is in favor
of opening Pine Street to the borough
line at as early a date as possible, and
that the Street Committee confer with
the Borough Solicitor and with him have
conference with the owners of the
property through which the said street
is proposed to be opened, and that they
take such steps as they may see fit, either
to appoint appraisers as per the offer of
Mr.. Cunningham, or petition the court
to appoint them, so as to condemn the
property for public use.
Proposals were received from John M.
Powell, John b. Quigley, r. NJ Rinker
and Daniel Dauber for the position of
janitor. The price offered by them were
as follows: Powell, 1888 per month;
Quigley, IS per month; Rinker, SIS. rs
per month; Dauber, SS. 90 per month.
Complaint was made by the Chief of
the Fire Department that the Fire Com
pany's rooms were not kept in order and
that it would be better to have the mat
ter left with them, and motion was
agreed to that we pay the Fire Company
the sum of $50 per year for the cleaning
and care of hose, hose house and car.
riages and also the care of the Citizens
Hose Companv's meeting room, provid-
ing they can get suitable person to at
tend to it.
Mr. Powell agreed to keep on as janitor
until the next meeting.
Mr.. w. f. Boyle, on behalf of himself
and Mr.. Fowler us lessees of the opera
house, presented, and had read before
council, letter from the Chief Burgess
of Hazleton, wherein he states that all
entertainments, other than those given
by home talent, were charged at the
rate of $3.50 per night license fee and
asked that council reduce their fee to