Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-20
Borough Business.

Quite number of people We're present
| at the meeting of Council Tuesday night,
with petitions and omplaints-Frank
Kohler appeared for John Stein in the
matter OF the change Of grade for his side
walk on s. Main street and it was referred
| to the Sidewalk Com. TO report at next
meeting; he also appeared for JOS. Rock
enstein, committee of f. P. Baldauf who
will claim damages for the opening of E.
| Clay st.
John N. Greer appeared for Henry Wag-
ner, Sr who will claim damages for the
opening of W. Clay St. and who made q
proposition for settlement; W. G. Findley
| appeared for Geo. Haben who will claim
damages for the opening of East Clay ST.;
| W. ii. Lusk called the attention of Coun-
| Gil to q dangerous excavation at crossing
| of Clay and Bluff Streets; A. NJ. Cornelius
| for citizens of the West End presented a
| petition for more electric lights in that
quarter; r. b. Fowzer, Mr.. Karns and Mr..
| Devinny complained of the filthy run
| near their properties and the Clerk was
directed to notify the parties who are yet
sewering into it to cease doing so
immediately; DR.. Balph complained of the
| filthy condition of neighboring lot, and
John II. Reiber asked for a grade for Mer-
Ger ST. and the Engineer was instructed
| to make profile of the street
The ordinances opening East and West
| Clay streets were passed and the Court
| will be asked to appoint viewers, etc.
A resolution was passed increasing the
borough indebtedness by 5000 for the
| building Of the two main sewers up the
creek from the Centre avenue bridge to
the West Penn depot on one side and
Plate Glass works on the other. There
will be four bonds of 50 900 each, bearing
four per cent interest, and payable in
96, 81. '9S and 90, from the mill tax.
A petition for a sewer on Brady street
was referred to the Sewer Committee and
Engineer. An assignment of Long d
DOYLE to the Franklin Brick Co. was paid
in orders, $500 now, and the balance,
something over 81 900, in 60 days; An
assignment of same firm to Jacob Sheasley
was filed; the Matthew Brown COW matter
remains unsettled; the people of Polk st.
want an electric light; Smith, Porter d.
Co. asked for money; the petition OF
Hummer and A Blymiller to allow their
slaughter houses to remain where they are
was refused; some sidewalks on Chestnut
street will be advertised; livery stable
sewer nuisance was ordered abated;
complaint regarding sidewalk was re-
erred to the Sidewalk Committee and the
clerk was directed to notify several people
on n. Main street, S. Mexican, Wayne and
other streets to change their sidewalks to
grade Immediately.
The Secretary was directed to notify
Long & Doyle to complete their con
tract Immediately or the Council will do 1T
and deduct from the contract price.
The proposed sewers to accommodate
the people of South Main street were dis
cussed, and referred to the Sewer Commit
faa and EuUiuapr with DpWpr tn apt
The ladies of the South Side propose
erecting a water fountain on Centre Ave,
and the matter was referred to the Sewer
Committee and Mr.. Harper.
The Borough Engineer presented his
plans for the bridge over the gully on the
BOYD property on the South Side by which
it is proposed to connect the west end of
Glenn avenue with the head of
Brown Ave. The plan is fer trestlework
bridge 135 feet long, 20 feet high at the
highest point or an average OF about 10
feet; % feet wide at the ground, 10 foot
roadway, and q stone foundations for up
right; and the Engineer estimated the cost
of the woodwork at $3.50 and the stone
foundations at $50. with nothing said of
abutments. or filling Mr. Ziegler thinks
the Job will cost double the estimate and
spoke against it as being unnecessary and
one that will further deplete an already
depleted treasuery. He also said that
the South Side had already received by
one third more than its share OF
improvements. Mr.. Harper said the
people of Glenn and Brown Avenues
had no outlet. Mr.. Hite referred to the
almost impossible condition of some Of
our streets and thought the money should
be placed there Mr.. Perrine said that he
and Mr. Wheeler had already spent $500
OF their own money on Glenn Ave, and
thought the town should help them out on
it, that they had paid tor their own water
and sewer facilities over there, that $4,000
had been appropriated for streets, etc, and
the matter was referred back to the same
Committee which authorized the plans be-
ing made, with power to act.