Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-26
Borough Business.

The special meeting OF the Council,
Tuesday evening was for the purpose OF
hearing the report of the Sewer Commit
tee, and as they had made a thorough in
| spection of the sewers now in use; and as
the sewers are being flushed regularly and
work all right; they so reported and the
solicitor read statement of the moneys
paid in on the sewer assessments, and
motions to pay Mr.. L. +. Hughes sl5, ,2C2.-
10, and Messrs OFT Bros. -, 176 90 of it,
which is about rs per cent OF their whole
bills, carried.
A petition of citizens of S. Main st. pro-
testing against the proposed change in the
grade of the return curbs at the Campbell
alley, was read and afterwards debated;
and the recommendation of the Paving
Committee that slight change be made
was approved, though the debate was
somewhat acrimonious and the proposed
change stoutly contested.
Mr. Reihing asked for the grade to be
established on Wayne st. between Main
and McKean, and the Street Committee
agreed to attend to the matter next morn
ing.
One of the members of the Council
stated the complaints of citizens of North
Main st. regarding some changes made on
the grades of the sidewalks, and the
matters were referred to the Street Com
mittee and Engineer.
Some changes have heretofore been made
by authority of the Committee, and with
out any authority at all, that are now
proving very vexatious to the Council. and
hereafter no changes will be made except
ing by authority of the whole Council, and
the Engineer was directed to make a
profile of all the graded streets.
The matter of the Centre Ave. bridge-
moving back the houses, building the wing
wall, paying the damages and making the
fill-was brought up and discussed; and
on motion the president and secretary OF
the Council by and with the advice and
consent of the finance committee, were
authorized to draw such warrants as were
needed to secure the removal of the houses
to the extent OF 81, COO, not to be payable
until after July 1st. Some of the people
there want to use the wing wall for their
front wall, ard will help pay for it.
Sidewalks were ordered for both sides of
Mexican st. from the Opera House to Gun
ningham ST.
The petition for the extension of the paw
ing of Jefferson st. to Race st. was grant
ed, and the Solicitor will prepare the ordi-
nance.
The petition of the First Ward Hose Co.
for $50 feet of new hose was held over for
one week.
The petition for sewer on Franklin and
Walnut SITS. to the Mexican st. sewer was
referred to the Sewer Committee.
The private sewer put down on Franklin
and Elm to Jefferson was approved.
The petition of Mr.. ". II. Yogan for
plumbers license was referred to the Sewer
Committee. Licensed plumbers must give
bond in $500. to do their work correctly,
and all connections must be made under
the eye of the City Engineer.
Some other complaints regarding return
curbs were referred to the Paving Com
mittee.
President Black invited the Council to
the Elks' picnic, and secured policeman
for that day; and upon his assurance that
the Elks' milk of human kindness would
fill the bowl to the brim that day the in
vitation was accepted.
Council adjourned till next Tuesday eve
ming.