Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-03-27
Council Proceedings.

The most important business attended I,
by the Council at its special meeting o
Tuesday evening was the adoption of tn
ordinance providing for the payment o
the system of sewerage for the northern
part of the town. The number of feet o
sewer pipe composing the system is 32,9ls
the number of feet of frontage, with th'
allowances as noted last week, is 32, ,217
and the entire cost with allowances fol
collection, ETC., is $40, 575s So This make
the cost per foot front 81 S-10ths cents
Each assessment is noted in detail in th,
ordinance, which will be printed in thii
paper next wtek.
The petitions of several persons not or
the line of the present sewer for leave tC
connect with it Immediately were held
over for the reason that the sewer has not
yet been taken off the hands of the con
tractor; and again the sewer cannot be
used until supply of water for the flush
ing tanks is provided. There are several
flushing tanks in the system, each of which
holds 260 gallons, and contract for the
water will have TO be made with the water
company Mr.. Meredith is to be in Butler
to-day and if the committee of the Council
and he cannot agree on prices, the Council
will go ahead and connect, and let the
Court fix the price, which in New Castle
for similar system is said to be $l2 pei
tank per year.
The p. d W. r. R., Mr.. Fullerton and
Mr.. Rebhun have appealed from the report
of the viewers in the matter of straighten-
Ing Centre Ave. and after some talk the
solicitor was instructed to ask the Court to
refer the report back to the viewers for
some corrections. If the matter gets into
Court it will hang over for an indefinite
period, and the bridge will not be built
this summer.
The matter should be compromised or
settled as soon as possible. Some surprise
was expressed at the 2. & W. r. r. Co
appealing, as it is to the interest Of that
company to have the bridge built as soon
as possible.
The question of the percentage allowed
the Borough Treasurer was brought up,
and after consideration, the former action
of the Council fixing the percentage at IL
referred to the finance committee.
1t is estimated that with the sewer
age and paving assessments, the
greater part of 100000 will pass
through the treasurer's hands this year,
which would make the treasurer's percent
age over 81, ,00O,-a greater sum than the
Council is disposed to pay for the work.
The bond of the borough treasurer was
fixed at SAC, 900, and that of the high con-
stable at 5000.
The borough engineer was instructed to
establish the grades of N. Mexican st.
The borough solicitor was instructed to
notify the owner of and contractor for the
postofice building of the suit brought by
Mr.. Smith, of Springdale, for injuries to
his daughter, and that if he secured a ver-
dict against the borough, suits to ''recover
over would be entered.
Mr.. Stamm was instructed to see that
Fair Ground St. was opened to its full
width of 40 feet; the school board was ask
ed to take action on the paving of streets
adjoining its buildings; the Chinese laundry
matter was referred to the sewer commit
tee; some building permits were granted;
Messrs. McJunkin, Haffner and Perrine
were appointed a committee to draft an
ordinance to protect the paved streets; the
petition to pave Centre Ave. was referred to
the paving committee; the whole Council is
to meet on Brady St., Saturday, at l p. m,
to consider the petition of Mr., Dale regard
ing Strengthening and grading that street;
q fuss between Steve Huseton and the
Chief of police was talked over, and the
Council adjourned to meet next Tuesday
evening.