Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-31
Borough Business.

! As is usual at the meetings OF Council,
the most interesting subject to the general
public came up last.
After the regular business of the evening
had been disposed of, Sec'v Wise stated
that he and City Engineer MeQuistion hfd
gone over Main street and had made the
following rough estimate Of the different
parts OF the street The total estimated
cost of that part OF the street between
Wayne street on the South and North
street on the North, including paving,
eurbing, iron castings, engineering, and
treasurer's one per cent will be very near
s24, 900, of which the town will pay one
third, leaving about $4,000 to be paid
by assessment. The feet front (both sides)
is 3, lis, and the cost per foot front will be
little over s..
The total estimated cost of that part of
the paved street, North of North street,
not including the two big culverts-is
$25, 900, the frontage is 4. 406 #. which will
make the cost about 50 so per foot front,
and if the culverts are put in something
over 81 per foot.
The total estimated cost of the street
between Wayne and Quarry is 81 GOO, the
frontage 1888 feet, and estimated cost per
foot front $420.
From Quarry to the bridge the cost is
sl,575, the frontage 2ss. ard estimated
cost per foot front 1915.
The entire cost of the street, exclusive
of cuiverts is estimated at $54, S07 Is, the
borough's third SIS. .269 and the amount
to be raised by assessment $50, ,53S. Mr..
Osborn's bill for the two culverts will be
about $1,000.
The total frontage is s,544 feet total
length of paved street 497S feet Cor bnt
302 feet less than mile); number of
square yards of paving 25,sl4, number of
feet of curbiug, 1851.
Quite q number of contractors were pres
ent with their bids on the Franklin street,
Walnut street, and Centre avenue sewers,
and the bids were read On the 1900 feet
of inch sewer to be put down on Frank
lin street the bids ranged from 40! cents a
foot to 75 cts; those on the 500 feet of s
and those on the 200 feet of "a inch on
Centre avenue from 81. 80 to 50 % per foot.
The Sewer Committee and City Engineer
examined the bids and reported that Nc
Poland & Graham's bid of 1899 for Frank
lin street; OFT Bros of $462 for Walnut
street. and L. +. Hughes of 1897. SO for the
Center avenue sewers were the lowest, and
on motion the contracts were awarded to
these parties.
A petition signed by S. III. Piersol, Fred
Klingler and others regarding the drainage
of certain alley on the S. S. was read,
and referred to the 1st Ward Councilmen
with power to ect
Jno. Moo. Smith notified Council that
he would want damages for running the
sewer through his property along the
creek.
The people of E. Quarry street asked for
a sidewalk, and the matter was referred to
the Sidewalk Committee.
The bills of the viewers on Howard, Oak,
and Bluff streets and Centre avenue were
approved, at 81. 80 per day.
Mr.. Forquer reported that he and Mr..
Schenck had had talk with Co. Comm'rs
regarding the approaches to the new
bridge, and that they on account OF the
wording of the law. preferred paying a
round sum as part of the expense rather
than live up to the agreement of the former
board to build the wingwalls and let tie
borough do the filling. The Commission
ers offered thousand dollars, but as the
one wingwall needed Immediately will
contain nearly 500 perches of masonry and
cost over 81 500. the Council thought the
county ought to pay at least that amount,
and refused to accept the offer.
Mr.. Schenck complained of Long d.
Doyle not being at work on the W. Jeffer-
son street paving, and as the firm has not
yet contracted for that street they are to
be notified to do so Immediately or the
contract will be given to another
Some other small matters were referred
to the different committees, and the Coun-
Gil adjourned till next Tuesday evening.