Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-11
Final Meeting of Old Council.

At the final meeting the old Town
Council, Saturday evening, all the newly
elected Councilmen were present except
ing Mr.. Kirk OF the 1stward.
Messrs. Leighner and Niggle were grant
ed permission to extend their frame build
ings, fronting East Jefferson, to the alley,
provided the extension is covered with
sheei-iron and rooted with tin. The ex-
| tension, we understand, is to be used as o
carriage ware-room by S. B. Martincourt
& Co. 1t may be we'll to state here that
the absolute fire-limit of the town extends
| East and West from Main ST., 40 feet
| from Penn St. on the North to Wayne St.
on the South.
Burgess Kennedy nominated Thomas
! Brown to be a special policeman, with no
salary from the town, and his nomination
was confirmed. Mr.. Brown is the janitOr
of the Court House, and now has the
right to arrest persons be finds committing
nuisances in the basement thereof. The
Burgess reported watches, l ring, and
several notes in his possession as collateral
held for fines costs, etc, and was insl ruct
ed to deliver them to his successor. He
also presented the hill of the High Con
stable ur to date. 1t amounted to 50
and included the burial expenses of one
dead hog and two dead dogs, all IN the lst
ward.
Mr. Mechling presented the bill of Judge
Hazen. for $67 90 for changing the grade
of his sidewalk and made statement, by
which it appeared that the Council had
required him to lower his walk on tn"
survey of one Borough Engineer and had
afterwards required him raise 1t on the
survey of another. Mr.. Forquer, also
made a statement of the case, and the bill
was allowed
Mr. Mechling, one of the retiring men,
bers, then presented a resolution thanking
President Black for his able and impartial
discharge of his duties as President of the
Council, Secretary Wise for his patient at
tention TO duty as Secretary, and Treasurer
Schenck aud Solicitor Campbell and
Engineer McQuistion for their satisfactory
services Mr.. Vogel amended by includ
ing the retiring members, but that was
ruled out of order, and the resolutions
passed; and then Mr.. Vogefs resolution re-
garding the retiring members were passed.
President Black responded in little
speech, thanking the Councilmen for their
courtesy, telling them they We're as intel
ligent body of Councilmen as could be
found anywhere, and that the resolution
Tedcueu leuueT spot III HIS LedTt-
Solicitor Campbell, in his response refer
red to the unsatisfactory condition of the
municipal lien law, and 20 the mis-
takes now being made by borough and city
solicitors all over the state.
Secretary Wise appreciated the kindness
shown him during his two years of service
as Secretary, and Engineer McQuistion
and Treasurer Schenck also responded in
same strain.
Mr.. Perrine spoke ofthe retiring Council
men as working members" the kind
needed by Butler at present, and hoped
the new members would acquit themselves
as well and as nobly as their predecessors
The minutes of the previous meeting and
also of this meeting were read and adopt |
ed, and the Council of the year 1S9l) ad-
joured sine die. Then Mr.. Schenck invited
everybody present to banquet spread at
the Lowry House, which was very enjoy
able affair.
THE NEW COUNCIL.
The new Council met Monday evening |
with all the members present. Mr.. Peter |
Schenck was elected Temporary Chairman
and MIR. j. b. Black was re elected Presi- |
dent, Mr.. Scheuck W as reelected Treas |
pFer, and his bond was fixed at $40, 600; his |
at per cent. T. q. Camp |
bell, Esq. was reelected Solicitor and G. |
f. l.. McQuistion, City Engineer. Thos |
Baker, Esq, was elected Secretary and |