The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-05

chairman OF the mmltlee, ana Jne stone
crusher received volleys OF hot shot from
all sides. Even Councilman Stout was
obliged to criticize his colleague
1t all happened this way. Betteridge
made lengthy report of work done by
the street committee since the last meeting
of Council and after he took his seat
Councilman Devers arose and asked,
"Who was it gave the Instructions to have
all this stone put on the streets and then
had it hauled off again l would like to
have a report on that"
Betteridge answered, "When the street
committee gives the supervisor instructions
to fix a square don't know whether it is
the committees place to stand there and
see how much stone is placed there"
Devers-" Don't you think it is wrongY
You folks have the doing of the work on
the street and you ought to know what
amount of stone should be there"
! Scheify-''It is town talk that the street
com mittee members have not been consult
ing with each other; that the chairman has
been taking all the responsibility upon
himself, and the balance of the committee
denies any knowledge of what he does"
James-"That is an old dodge"
Betteridge was heated by Scheiay's re-
marks and jumping to his feet he exclaim-
ed, II frankly tell the man that says it he
is a liar. l ask Stout, Gable and Van
Dusen whether have not consulted them.
They are here to SPEAK for themselves and
l ask them to stand up"
McGuire-"Did the street committee
order that stone to go on ?"
Betleridge-"Y
Coakley-' Did you notify these gentle
men where you were going to dump all
this crushed stone ~
Betteridge-"W gentlemen
Ooakley--"The balance of the com
mittee2"
Betteridge proceeded to talk about the
stone crusher and Ooakley interrupted him
with the question, did you notify these
gentlemen whore you were dumping that
stone l understand you don't tell them
anything. would like to hear something
on that and then we will find out who lies. y
Betteridge could not fix his mind upor
an answer to Coakley's question and Nc
CURE took the floor and said, "Mr. Stou
ought to stand up here 1t is not proper
that this should be placed on the Super
visors shoulders"
Stout spoke about stoning that stree
and told Mr. Betteridge that he had bette
let that Cast Centre) street be, because h
knew pipes were to go there within yer!
short time. He notified the men to stol
aud after 1 asked the men if Mr. Bet
teridge had been there and they said yes
and the next day saw the men working
there again and they said Betteridge hal
told them to 20 ahead again and if tn
pipes we're to go in they could lay tn
. stone on one side and the dirt on tn
, other
Betteridge you not say that tn
crusher was breaking the stone too big F'
Stout-"I came to your place and spok
| to you about it and they had stoned bu
, very little then"
Betteridge-"Did you not say the ston
was too large and we had better wait unit
we could get finer material %
Stout-'I don't think did,
Lamb made a statement tending to con
firm Stouts version of the matter an
: then Stout arose and said, 81 said the wa
he (Betteridge) was going on / wouldn't b
on the street committee with him."
Coakley-" Something is wrong. Dul
/ ing the last six months we have not had
, report from that committee, only sma
reports from Mr.. Gable. l, for one, al
1 just about tired of the way things are goin
this year 1 wish l had taken anotht
stand here FIVE months ago. The Fir
ward has not got anything, while tw
crossings cost the borough six or seve
hundred dollars. ! don't think there
any justice about that"
Betteridge-"I will bet him ten dolla
that $500 has been spent this year in th
ward, on culverts and the streets"
Coakley-"S "S3OO2 That is a long We
from $500 spent on three squares in tn
Cthe Third ward don't think you hay
treated US people right and / am sorry e