The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

"A SneClal meetlnS OF the own
Council was held Friday evening, all
the members present except Mr.. Cor
rey. Building permit granted II. ].
Clark for two story building 6x45 to
be erected on Centre street. The pri-
vate sewer Of Mrs. Finney, from her
residence to the alley accepted by the
town for sum of $I7.6o.
AS ID. J. Waller, Sr. intends build
ing some houses on Jefferson street
between 5th and 9th the town Engi-
neer was instructed to give him the
grade. On motion of Holmes and Gil
more the citizens on Second street be
tween East and West were required to
clean the cutters in front of their re-
spective properties every Friday, and
put the refuse in piles to be hauled
away by the Street Commissioner on
Saturday. Upon motion of Peacock
and Holmes the President and Secre-
tary were authorized to issue an order
for ninety days payable to finance
Committee for an amount not exceed
ing $4,000, and to be negotiated by
them for the purpose of paying off as
many Of the floating orders as in the
judgment of the President, he may
deem expedient and that this order be
the first one paid out of the taxes TO
be received. Kramer, Peacock and
Holmes, aye; Gilmore, Rhodes and
Drinker, no. Upon the Solicitor in
forming the Council that this did not
create new Indebtedness, Mr. Drink
er withdrew his vote and the motion
was carried, The committee on Sill
burban lines made the following report:
Beginning at a point, the southwest
corner Of farm of Eyer & Pursel, thence
by the west line Of same northwardly
to north line OF land Of y. L. Schock,
thence by the same westw ardly to Fish
ingcrcek, thence down the same to east
line of lands of Mrs. Evaline Rupert,
thence by the same southwardly to
Second street, thence along Second
street, westwardly to Barton street,
thence by same southwardly to Colum-
bia County Fair Ground, thence west
wardly to Caleb Barton farm, thence
by west line of Fair Ground, south
wardly to south line OF said Fair
Ground, thence eastwardly to Leonard
street as proposed, thence southwardly
to Sixth street, eastwardly to line of
Bloomsbury & Sullivan Railroad, thence
southwardly along said property Of
Bloomsbury and Sullivan Railroad
Company to North Branch Canal,
thence eastwardly along bernie bank
of same to line OF Park street, thence
northwardly by same to Fifth street,
thence westwardly on same, to and
along west and south lines Of McKelvy
& Neal to Chestnut alley, and by same
to south side of east Third street, thence
along same eastwardly to line formerly
of Hoyt farm thence along same north
wardly to Normal School lands, thence
by same eastwardly to east line of
same, thence by line of Normal School
northwardly to Light Street road,
thence westwardly along said road to
east line of Joshua Fettterman, thence
northwardly to line of ID. w. Arm
strong, thence northwardly along east
line of ID. H. Creveling to rear of said
lot, thence westwardly along same and
south line of Michael Casey others to
the west line Of said Casey, thence
northwardly by same to line of Eyer &
Pursell, thence wcstwardly by said line
to place Of beginning which was adopt
ed.
Committee on Oak Grove reported
progress and were continued.