The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02

nzAIIEsE/ hour was consumed in
discussing it. w. P. Williams, Clayton
Folmer, William Jones, William Neis-
wenter, George Holvey, d. j. Doyle,
William X, Wilde and number of other
people interested in properties on White
street between Lloyd and Coal, appeared
and made bitter complaint against the
property of Martin p Purcell The gen
tlemen complained that his premises are
Only drained by an open gutter and some
of the most disgusting and disease breed
ing filth flows from the property at times.
President James said that Council had
received innumerable complaints against the
Purcell and other properties, but when the
titne came for Council to take legal pro-
ceedings no one could be found willing to
swear that nuisance existed. He cited the
case Of the borough against George Leitzel
People complained that Mr.. Leitzel kept
the barrels he used for cess pool cleanings
on the pavement ard they were public
nuisance. Council entered suit against Mr..
Leitzel, but when the case was brought to
trial almost every one living in the vicinity
OF the place complained of swore that there
was no nuisance and the borough was
obliged to pay $500 costs.
AT this point Messrs Doyle Jones,
Williams and others present making COM
plants arose in a body and said they were
prepared to swear that the Purcell property
Was creating public nuisance.
The complainants said that they could
see no other course than that Council in
struct the Chief Burgess to bring suit
against Mr.. Purcell for maintaining a
public nuisance and that when such a suit
is instituted they will swear that Mr.. Pur-
cell il maintaining such nuisance. The
gentlemen also stated that when under
ground drains were put down in the streets
Mr.. Purcell refused to connect his prop
critics with them and he now refuses to
connect his properties with them because
he considers $25 too high fee for the
privilege.
d. j. Doyle said that owing to the i'm
proper grading of the gutter in front of his
premises on White street the filth that
flowed from the Purcell property formed a
pool in front of his residence and sickness
in his family was the result. Mr.. Doyle
said he expected Council to pay the S75
doctor bill incurred.
President James said that he could not
understand how Mr., Purcell could take the
repeated complaints against his property
with so much indifference. He thought
that Mr.. Purcell as a citizen, should try
and do something.
Finally the sanitary committee was
instructed to notify Mr.. Purcell and others
to abate any public nuissnees that may be
found and prepare to bring suits in all
cases where the nuissnces are not sbated
President James also said that in view of
the threatened cholera siege it was necessary
that the sanitary committee add all mem
bsrs of Council do all ia their power to
have general cleaning up of the town.
That the borough officials have ali public
properties cleaned and lend assistance to
individuals to clean their properties.
1t was suggested that filth be swept out of
cutters in piles upon the streets and that
the supervisor send wagons around to
remove the piles.
The consideration of sanitary matters
occupied almost the exclusive attention OF
@ uncil last night. Il had been rumored
that the business people en- South Main
street would petition Council to have the
electric railway extended down that street,
but no such petition was presented and
nothing was said abeut the railway, Coun-
Gil was also silent on the question of public
water works