The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-06-12

anu preserving IL as Public Park, ii
having been offered for sale to the
town at five thousand dollars. by the
Bloomsburg Land Improvement Com
pany. The president appointed the
whole board, with the exception of
DR.. Willis as committee to confer
with Land Improvement Company.
On motion adjourned.
June 4th ISor
Regular meeting of Council, all
members present.
Mr.. Samuel Shaffer appeared and
ask for a double crossing on the alley
on south side Of Third street, between
Centre and Iron.
Messrs. N. u. Funk, A. G.. Briggs
and B. F. Sharpless committee rep
resenting the Bloomsburg Land I'm
provement Company presented the
following proposition, to wit:
"The Bloomsburg Land Improve.
ment Company do hereby offer to
lease to the Town of Bloomsbury their
park, known as Oak Grove Park, to.
gether with all their improvements
there on for period of one year, for
the sum of one thousand dollars. pay
able semi annually, with the privilege
to the said town of renewing this lease
from year to year at an annual rental
of five hundred dollars during a period
of seven years, with an option to the
said Town any time during the lease
or any renewal thereof, Of purchasing
said Park for the sum of FIVE thousand
five hundred dollars, with interest
thereon from the date of the original
lease, in which event all payments
made by way of rent on the lease and
its renewals, shall lie converted into,
considered and applied as payments
on the purchase as of their respective
dates when made. And whenever the
said Town shall complete the said pur.
chase by paying whatever balance may
remain due and unpaid the Blooms
burg Land Improvement Company
hereby covenants and agrees to give a
deed in fee simple clear of all incum-
brances. The said deed shall contain
a covenant, however, on the part of
the Town that the said Park, with its
trees, shall be preserved and used ex-
clusively and forever as Park or re-
vert to the original grantees if not so
used.
Bloomsburg Land Improvement Co.,
B. +. SHARPLESS President.
On motion it was resolved to &C
cept the proposition.
The same committee from Land
Improvement Co., also presented a
resolution passed by the Board May
sSth 1891 as follows: That the
Bloomsburg Land improvement Com
pary hereby dedicate Park street, to
the Town of Bloomsburg for Public
travel and request that the Town
Council accept the same on behalf Of
the Town: On motion the street was
accepted and secretary directed to
notify D. L. & w. R. R. Co., to place
crossing at said street.
Fire hydrants were directed to be
placed at Sixth and Catharine and
Eighth and Catharine streets
On motion it was decided that a
sewer be constructed from Pine alley
to Third street along West street.
A communication was received from
the Register and Recorder, c. H.
Campbell, notifying the Council of the
bequests as found in the wills of the
late David and Esther Stroup. $4,000
is given to the town to be invested,
and the interest applied to furnishing
aid for destitute persons, not charges
of the town, $4,000 to be invested and
the interest thereof to be used in sup
plying water for the town. Accounts
to be made of the use Of said interest
at each annual settlement. Upon
motion the bequests were finally ac-
cepted.
Report of committee on water ques-
ton was considered. The opinion OF
said committee being that the Water
| Company should be paid for water as
| per bills rendered by them beginning
with October Ist 1890 and that prices
hereafter should be same as under last
contract, to wit. $4,000 per hydrant,
per year, payable monthly.
MIR. White moved that the commit
tees report be accepted and that the
Water Company's bills be paid. Sec,
onded by Mr.. Furman. Yeas and
nays called as follows : Yeas, Allen
Furman, White, Willis and Harman-
( nays Corey and Rhodes-s.
The contract for furnishing index
boards and placing same at corners o.
streets was awarded to P. X. Vannatta
at $40. per hundred.
Secretary was ordered to draw Or
ders for bills aggregating as follows.
For highways. ao'5t
Police. 1896
I'M. C. Woodward Constable. SO.
il. c. Brown, printing. a9'o'
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