Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-12-04
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Matters of Local Nature Commented
Upon and Placed Before the Readers of
the Tribune" in Large Letters-some
Paragraphs May Interest You.
am informed that the electric
light company, which was re
Gently chartered, will send
representative to meeting of
the borough council in the near
future, probably this evening.
A proposition, l hear, will be
made to light the borough streets
with arc lights, and if satisfac
tory arrangements can be made
with the council, the company
will begin work upon the power
house and commence stringing
wires as soon as it can. When
this company was formed l did
a little rough estimating upon
the financial part of it, and I
noticed then that it could hardly
raise sufficient revenue from the
light furnished to individuals,
and unless the borough will use
the light l think the expenses
will be too great to make it a
successful venture.
| Now at least nine tenths of the
people here are in favor of cleo
trio light. That goes without
furtherquestion, for Freelanders
do not take to the idea of being
! behind neighboring towns in
any way that might reflect upon
theirprogressiveness. Ibelieve,
also, the council is with them if
y they can see the way clear, and
" y there is is but little doubt that
., ., it will come if the borough s
u !, finances will stand it. l have no
w ~ idea of what the company would
r charge per light for street pur
# poses, but l feel that the price
s will play an important part in
v deciding the question. The
g present light is, | am told, paid
e for at the rate of $18 per year
Ii per lamp, and, while it may be
IN very good at that figure, there
are many of our residents who
would be satisfied to pay more
On and receive better light.
to | have been making some in
" quiries regarding the status of
At the borough's finances, and from
n what information l received it
70 seems that there cannot be a
1t great deal more money appro
d priated for light than is given
annually. After another year,
81 however, the sewerage system
~ y, will be completed and the money
~ ~ from licenses, ETC., can be divert
!" ed to other purposes other than
laying sewers. AS is generally
is known, the borough is bonded
tie as high as it can legally go, but
n if some arrangements can be
m. made to pay for the first year,
st. light l know of no difficulty tc
i'd be encountered thereafter.
as The usual way of settling such
is matters is to have a vote of the
j. citizens upon the question of a
r eight tax" and if it came to a
vote l believe the people will
ID consent to pay a small tax for a
rs year or two until revenue can be
ze had from another source. There
ne may be other and easier remedies
RS to secure the light, and if there
st, are l will willingly assist il
re, having them adopted, for this,
re- perhaps, may be the last oppor.
lst tunity the town will have to i'm.
i'll prove it's street lights, and if a
&c decision could be reached now
it would give the company a
chance to push right ahead.
or Night schools have been start
Of ed in nearly all the towns about
We us and will commence in Free
lat land this evening. For some
of reason or another these evening
raj sessions are not attended by the
lie boys as they should. Before
of the passage of the bill giving
IS. directors power to open nigh
m schools the complaints of thu
IT. parents were long and loud, ant
til l remember the petitions tina
ID were sent one after another t,
a. the legislature from this yer.
RS part of the state, pleading TO
the success of the act. Nov
is' these same parents who worked