Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-01-08
Borough Business. y

For some time we have been placing the
above heading over our report of the doing
of the Town Council, and We mean il fo'
the business of this town has became one o.
the first Importance.
During the past year the Council hsi
spent about 500. 900 for the people Of the
town, and they have created bonded
debt of about go 900, which will probably
20 to 500, 600, if the improvement
contemplated for next summer are made
On the first Tuesday of next March the
terms of of five valuable members Of the
Town Couucil-Nessrs. Thomas Alexander
of the lst ward, Vim. Forquer Of the I'd.
JAS. B. McJunkin of the ID, Jno. s. Camp
bell of the 4th, and william Hechling o.
the 5th-e1pire, some, of whom think they
have done their share and have already an
nounced that they will not serve another
term.
Their places should be filed BY business
men of integrity and public spirit, he
have some time to spare; and rs the cleo
tion occurs next month the people of the
different wards should consider the matter
Immediately.
At the meeting OF Council Tuesday
evening, the assessment ordinance for W.
Jefferson St, was adopted and it appears
in another colum. The entire cost is $16-
1876. Of this the town generally will
paw one-third, and the balance is divided
among the properties fronting the street &C
cording to the number of feet and width OF
the street. For the frontage between
Main and Washington St., the cost per foot
front is $3 13; and FROM Washington to
Race it is 50 81. The amounts will be due
on the Goth inst.
1t was stated that the private sewer in
Graham alley had been connected
with the public sewer without
permission, also that several other
illegal and improper connections had been
made with the public sewers; and on mo
tion, the Sewer Committee and Solicitor
we're instructed to bring suit against all
persons who have violated the ordinance in
rh is respect. The system of sewerage
that the Coucil adopted cannot be used in
this manner, of it will be ruined. The sur
face connection on Centre Ave. was also
called in question,
Mr.. Osborne was voted $500 or the money
collected for the paving of Diamond St.
Bills aggregating two or three thousand
dollars were approved, thelargest of which
were George Shafners of $4,000 for
building Sullivan run dam, and other
items, Revere Rubber Co., for new hose
1926; J. G. q w. Campbell for castings.
tools and ETC., 1927, and street sweeper
$3.50. There was the usual fun over the
High Constable's bill which this time in
cluded the board of and old and stray
horse for ten days at so cts q day. SOue
cruel unknown person tied the faithful old
animal loose, and the kind hearted h. e..
took him IN and fed him on Borough oats
for ten days and then presented him to
man who said he would care for him.
The Gas Companies were notified to re-
pair some leaks; the building Committee
of the U. P. Church. Mrs Lyons, Adj niger,
Ketterer and others we're notified to clear
tn, streets; liens were order entered
against the properties of u. W
Christie, and others; Committee was ap-
pointed to secure place for keeping tools,
cts, belonging to the town; the building
of the Glenn Ave-, sidewalk was awarded
to Willis S. Stewart at Is cts., . foot; the
Spriuedale fire plug matter was referred to
the Water Committee; NO Chief Of Police
will be oppoin,sd for the present; the min
utes of the former meetings were read and
adopted, sl5 the Council adjourned TOR
two weeks.