The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-08-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Town Council was held at the City
Hall Thursday evening, all the mem
bers being present. Upon motion of
Gilmore, and seconded by Holmes, it
was resolved to purchase FIVE hundred
feet OF hose from the Stephen Ballard
Rubber Co. at forty-eight cents per
foot. The couplings for the same to
TO be furnished free Of charge, the
freight also to be prepaid.
The Fire Committee reported that
upon investigation they learned that
the plugs at the Normal School be-
longed to the institution, and recon-.
mended that one be placed near the
office Of ]. l.. Dillon.
The Street Commissioner was auth.
oiized to repair the gutter on Centre
street near the store of II. ]. Clark &
Son.
An order was drawn on the Treasur.
er payable to the Friendship Fire Co
for $3.50, being one fourth Of the
amount appropriated by Council to
them. An order was also drawn in
favor of the Rescue Hook and Lad
der Co. for $IS.75.
VIM. Chrlsman, Esq, appeared be.
fore the Council and desired them to
instruct the solicitor to withdraw his
exceptions to the report of the viewers
on the widening Of West street. Mr..
Holmes moved that the solicitor be so
instructed. After considerable dis
cussion the motion was lost, it being a
tie, and for the further reason that
four members must vote for measure
where money is to be expended. The
vote was as follows: Aye, Holmes,
Corey and Peacock no, Drinker,
Rhoades and Kramer Gilmore not
voting.
Upon motion of Holmes and Pea
cock. the street Commissioner was ms.
uucted to recobble the gutter on Sec.
ond street near the Episcopal church.
The Secretary was ordered to pur-
chase chair for his use not to exceed
five dollars.
On motion of Corey and Peacock,
the town contracted with w. o.
Holmes to put in the sewer ordered
by Council on Fifth, West, and Cath.
arine streets at thirty cents per foot.
The following bills were ordered
paid with the exception Of deducting
one car load from the bill Of Low
Bros & Co., and also one car loa6
from the bill of Silver Springs Quarry
Co:
Bloom Water Co., May to
Bloom Water Co, July to Aug 81 Il
H. V. White & CO., merchan.
use. s.
Elwell x Bittenbender, print
ings tatement. ......... 20 OK
Bloom Gas Co., gas March
ana apr. .............. s.
Louis Gross, uniforms for po-
HCtnan. ..........-s... "a z.
Z. R. Drinker, former Secre-
tary... .............. 50 o.
Low Bros. & Co., spawls. ..... I33 7.
Greasy & Wells, lumber. go. IS g
W. H. Brooke & Co., station
AIRY. o.
American Fire Eng. Co., re-
pairs. ...........'. U
Laubach & Brown, labor. 80. S O
Wesley Knorr, serving tax no.
lCc. 10 y
Steam Heating Co. for March go 5
Steam Heating Co., April and
May. ............... 10 3
k. II. Ringler, Secretary for
Juy Is
Sundray persons, polio service 20 o
NJ. {. Woodward, town Cons
taDlc.
On the 10Th Of July orders to tn
amount Of $asI.43 were drawn for |;
Dor on the highways. Also one fc
$1,000 for VIM. Thomas for polio
service and one for s66.9s topay cos
on the review Of Fifth street.
The total amount of orders draw
including those Of the 10Th were $77'
2S.
The following building permits wei
granted:
{. l.. Cronin for a double fran
dwelling house on Leonard Stree
Mrs. Mary Philips repairs to hi
building on Second Street, Jno.
Grover frame house on East Thu
street. The application for c, n
Chrlsman for building permit
erect house on West street was la
on the table.
On motion adjourned.
The low rate tickets to Denver ha'
caused rush to that city, Over 10
600 people went there this week, Al