The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-02

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Mr. Gable occupied the chair.
The most of the meeting was taken up by
tho discussion of bills and the rate of mills
that should be levied.
The lamp and police committee was iu-
structed to make arrangements for the
introduction of some other method of
illumination than gas for the Council cham
Der, as the gas bills are running too high.
The fire apparatus committee was in
structed to make some provision for ringing
the fire alarm bell with a rope in case the
electrical system should get out of order.
The matter of levying the mills for 1892
was next considered. The assessment list
for the last three years footed up $1,s63,24O
and under the new tri-ennial assessment the
list amounts to $2,687945. The rate of mills
last year was ten.
Lamb suggested that the rate for this year
be fixed at g mills, which would give the
borough an additional revenue of a little less
than $1,000, but Stout Holman and Bet
teridge objected.
Scheify moved that the rate be fixed at
8 mills and Holman amended to make it Z.
The amendment was defeated and there was
tie vote on the motion.
Considerable discussion followed, during
which Holman and Stout argued that mills
would be sufficient and that the people of
the town would condemn Council if a rate
that would increase the revenue of the bor-
ough $4,000 was fixed.
Lamb said that Council needed consider
able money. Several notes will be falling
due, street paving may require about S1O,-
600, and considerable money had been and
would be spent on matters preliminary to the
introduction of public water works.
Betteridge deserted the Holman Stout side
of the question and when a motion was
again put to fix the rate at mills it was
carried. Holman, Stout and Devers asked to
be recorded as voting "no" on the question
and after the meeting Mr.. Stout told Mr.
Lamb that he would find big kick on the
part of the people
The borough treasurer presented his report
showing that there is no money in the
treasury.
The report Of the Chief Burgess showed
that the fines and license fees collected for
November amounted to $5i and Chief of
Police Davis report showed that ~ arrests
were made during the month. Seven of the
parties arrested served time and eight persons
were furnished with lodgings.
Three sets of bills arising from services
rendered at the recent fire at the Lamb
property in the First ward were presented
The Chief Burgess handed in bill for three
special police who were appointed to keep
children and others away from the ruins, a
report having been circulated that there was
dynamite about the place. The pay asked
was So for each man. Council awarded
them $3.50 each.
The report of the fire marshal stated that
three members Of each of the three fire
companies were appointed to watch the ruins.
The latter matter was referred because it
was not endorsed by the fire apparatus COM
mittee and Mr., Mcclure asked who signed
the bill for the men the Burgess had at the
hre. He was informed that the Burgess did.
Blr. Mcclure then asked if that officer had
a right to contract bills and Gable and Lamb
answered in chorus that he had, as the chief
officer elected by the people and that he had
more power than Mr. Mcclure.
The third bill was presented in the name
of seven members of the Rescue Hook and
Ladder Company, who claimed $3.50 each for
tearing down the ruins on the Sunday follow
lowing the fire. Council awarded each of the
men ST.
A bill of 81 20 for emory cloth purchased
by the Columbia Hose Company raised
question as to whether or not the companies
should not look to their appropriations for
expenses in keeping their apparatus clean.
Mr.. Holman said Council always paid such