The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-16

ISSATFSSA4sS acted on a little piece
KY ~ The Councimen pres
ent were Messrs. Coakley, Stout Holman,
Lamb, Mcclure, Gable, scheiay, Gallagher
and Betteridge.
DR.. Williams, who has been in town a
month past, introducing Ko-Da, mildly
protested that he thought the local license rate
was little high; that he had paid SIS for the
past month. Mr. Lamb promised Mr.. Will
liams that the matter would receive attention
under the proper order of business and the
Chief Burgess would let him know the deci-
sion. Council did not touch upon the subject
after. McHenry Wilhelm, Esq, Of Ashland,
was present and asked as counsel for the NJ
G.. s., G. & A. Street Railway Compar and
the schuylkill Traction Company th the
ordinance granting the right of way 70 the
former company the lessor of the latter, he
amended by moving the words 'its succ ess rs
and assigns" after the words "Mahanoy Ci Y,
Shenandoah, Girardville and Ashland Street
Railway Company"
After some discussion Council adopted a
resolution to that effect presented by Mr..
Nc Wilhelm, with the proviso that the law
committee consult the borough's counsel
before publishing the ordinance, to ascertain
what bearing the ordinance will have on the
existing relations of the borough with the
Traction company.
Mr.. T. J. Mullahey appeared as one of the
Soldiers Monument Committee and asked
permission to use a space 16 feet square al
the intersection of Main and Centre streets
as site for the monument
The request was granted with the under.
standing that the Monument Committee se-
cure from the electric railway company an
instrument in writing generating Council
from any liability by reason of Council hav.
ing granted the railway company the right
Of way at the place stated
At its last regular meeting the Borough
Council granted each of the fremen who did
service in tearing down the ruins at the
Lamb property in the First ward 81 each.
! Last night Council decided to award each OF
the men $3.50.
report was made on the Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge matter, the settlement of the
case being stated exactly as the HERALD re-
ported it yesterday--that the company had
agreed to put 25-foot span and have it 10
feet clear of the highway.
A letter handed to Councilman Betteridge
yesterday by George J, Wadlinger Esq,
counsel fol Quinn & Kerns, the contractors
for the proposed public water works, was i'm
teresting 1t was a formal notice from
Quinn & Kerns that the firm with which
they had contracted for the supply of pipe fol
the works had notified them that unless the
order for the pipe would be placed within ten
days it would not be furnished at the price
contracted for. The letter went on to stat,
that Messrs Quinn & Kerns would hold the
borough responsible for the difference in tn,
cost of pipe.
Accompanying the letter was bill fol
"Four acres of cleaning scrub a $685., 900
The communication was received"
Then came the red letter event of th'
evening. The secretary read resolution
that charged the Shenandoah HERALD ant
W. J. Watkins with not reporting the Coun
Gil proceedings correctly and numerous othe
offences, ian absence of the document or
copy of it, making a correct report Of tn,
specific charges an impossibility) and declar
} ing that the said W. ]. Watkins, or any othe
reporter of the Shenandoah HERALD, b.
excluded from the meetings of the Borougl
Council.
Mr.. Gable promptly moved the adoption 0
the resolution and Mr.. Stout seconded tn
motion.
Mr.. Holman thought that Council meeting
were public and any citizen had right t
attend them.
Mr. Seheiiy said he would not support an
motion of the kind. He did not believe i
excluding anybody from the room-reporte
T OF no reporter.