The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-22
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
A Brief But Interesting
Meeting Last Night.
MORE LIVELY NEXT TIME
Many of the COuncilmen are Dissatisfied
With the Way Work Is Going on in
Connection with the Public Water Works
and Want an Understanding.

A regular meeting of the Borough Council
was held last evening with Messrs Betteridge
James, VanDusen, Holman Gaffgan, Nc.
CURE, Dougherty, Lamb and Coakley present
The roads and highways committee re-
ceived lecture from Councilman Coakley
He said the committee seemed to be doing
practically nothing. 1t never holds any
meetings and as committee is useless. The
attention of the committee was called to the
stretches of ice upon the streets from over
flowing hydrants, and resulted in instruc-
tiOns to the Chief Burgess that he shall
prosecute all persons who allow their
hydrants to run so as to cause an overflow
upon the streets.
Mr.. Coakley said the fire companies are
under considerable expense for maintaining
their horses during the winter and he
thought it would be well for the borough
officials to give them as much work as
possible Mr. Lamb said he heartily coincided
in the suggestion.
Chairman Betteridge asked if the finance
committee had collected the tax due on the
electric railway cars and it was stated that
negotiations for the collection had been
opened with the company.
Mr. James, chairman of the water COM
mittee stated that bills amounting to several
thousand dollars had been presented to the
committee, but he thought every member
and Councilman should investigate the bills
thoroughly before being presented for the
nr( oil b,g hot
taken Contractor Quinn and Supervising
Engineer Womesdorf should be asked to
meet Council $50 that the members may find
out what's what and who's who"
1t is quite likely that when the contractor
and engineer meet Council there will be a
lively time. Several of the Councimen
stated without reserve that they are not
satisfied with the way matters are going,
They said they would have plenty to say
when the two gentlemen referred to meet
Council
Among the specific grounds of dissatisfsc.
ton is the statement that the foundation
walls built for the boilers at the pumping
station are not workmanlike or likely to prove
durable The Jeanesyille company is fur
nishing the pumping, but Council blames the
Supervising Engineer for not stopping the
work A motion was adopted instructng
the secretary to notify Mr. Womelsdorf that
Council has received his notice that he is not
satisfied with the work, but that Council
looks TO him to see that the orll is done in a
manner satisfactory to himself and the
Council
1t was also stated that the bridge built for
the road which was made near the dam, to
substitute the one condemned by the borough,
is not at all satisfactory and the Union
township authorities have declined to accept
it,
After discussing various matters in this
strain for a while Council decided to visit and
inspect the work that has been done at
Davis Run and to make the trip next Sun.
day,
The water committee will meet next Wed.
nesday night and next Thursday night the
Council will meet Some of the Councilmen
say the meeting will be of an old time
chascter-warm and long.