Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-07-22
Borough Business.

At the meeting of Conncil Tuesday
evening, the Street Paving Committee
was directed to advertise for bids for paw
ing W. Pearl ST., same to close at 7:30 P.
N. OF Ang. 2, and be opened that evening
The Sewer and Paving Committees were
authorized to employ Repair man, who
is to look after the paved streets and
sewers, see that all connections and repairs
are properly made, etc.-The Campbell
Hose Company nominated G. II. Barnard,
H. w. Smith and Ralph Gregg for Fire
Police ami the nominations were confirmed
subject to approval of Burgers-Contractor
Hughes was notified to go to work at once
on the South Side Sewer-Long and Doyle's
appeal for an advance 1880 was refused
Two petitions from citizens of the West
End for electric lights were referred to the
Committee-C. Duffy was granted a per-
NIT for brick, iron and frame building on
Jefferson St.-A request from the Co. Com
missioners for change in the grade of the
Court House sidewalks We seferred to the
| Sidewalk Committee, an4 the petition of
the q. P. Church for the grading of Nc
Kean ST. to the Street Committee-There
is difference Of opinion as to some water
courses on Institute hill, but the decision
Of the Street Committee was not reversed,
and people emptying dishwater into the
ditch will be prosecuted.
A strange species of beetle is eating
up all the potato bugs at Shouseville,
Berks County, greatly to the delight of
the farmers.
Communion services will be held in
the Presbyterian Church the coming Sab
hath. Preaching on Friday evening at
7:45, and Saturday at 2 p. m.
Rupert Bros annual excursion to
Niagara Falls, Toronto and Chautauqua,
Thursday, Aug, 4th. See bills or enquire
of nearest p, S. d L. e. agent.
Tickets to Chautauqua Lake free to pass
edgers holding Niagara Falls tickets on
Rupert Bros excursion, Thursday, Aug.
4th. See bills or enquire of nearest P, s.
d L. e. agent.
A sample election engineered by the
Pittsburg Times was held in the corridor
of the Court House, Tuesday after noon,
and was well attended. The young men
who held it were well posted on the law,
and several points were brought up by
participants and satisfactorily settled. 164
Republican, GA Democratic, 8 Prohibition,
and 80 mixed ballots were cast. Fifty-two
ballots were defective, Intentionally made
SO by persons testing the law.
The salaries of postmasters depend
upon the receipts Of the office, and in the
readjustment of the Presidential offices of
this vicinity just completed. the salaries
are given as follows; Allegheny $1,000;
Butler 81, 800; Chicora 81, 100; Emlenton
81, 400; Freeport 81, 500; Glove City 81, 500;
Parker $l,100; Pittsburg $1,000, and
Tarentum $1,700. The Pittsburg office
now does business of over 5000, 900
year and the salary of its postmaster has
reached the limit.
The Uniontown Standard very sensi-
bly, says: Advertisements announcing the
date of the election Of teachers in the diff
ferent townships, salary, length OF term,
&C., win begin to be noticed in the news
papers shortly. 1t will be well for School
Directors to bear in mind that the increas-
ed State appropriation was not given in or
der to reduce the rate of taxation, as We
have understood some townships are 60
ing to do, but for the purpose Of making
the schools better by the employment of
the best teachers available and so compen-
sating them for the work that they will be
encouraged to remain in the profession.
As it is, men Of other professions and
trades who have employment all the year,
get much better salary per day than the
school teacher who is employed but half
the year.