The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-15
hereafter be paved by the Town Au-
thorities.
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(d) All the poles used and erected
by the said Railway Company in the
operation, control and management of
their road shall be located under di.
rectlon Of the Committee on High
ways and the Town Engineer, and the
wires 50 arranged SO as to do the least
possible damage to property or person.
All poles to be as nearly straight as
possible and painted, and the Town
to have the right to use the same for
fire and police alarm wires, provided
that such use in no wise interferes with
the use thereof by said Railway Com
pany.
(e) That the cars shall not be run
faster than six miles per hour on Main
and Market street, and eight miles per
hour on other streets, and that fast
er rate shall subject the Company,
and It's employees in charge of such
cars, to the same penalties as in the
case Of fast driving.
Q0 That the said Bloomsburg Elec-
trlc Railway Company shall at all
times be subject to the reasonable
control of the Town Authorities as to
the change Of location of tracks, wires
and poles, change of street grades,
and such other matters as shall be
reasonably the subject OF municipal
control
SECTION 2. That all the rights
granted by this ordinance shall be ex-
ercised by the said Railway Company
within one and half years from tie
passage Of this ordinance and if the
said Boomsburg Electric Street Rail.
way Company shall fail to complete
its road ready for reasonable opera.
ton within one and half years from
the passage Of this ordinance, then
and in that case, all the privileges and
rights granted herein, shall cease, de-
termlne and become void.
After the reading of this ordinance
the president stated that he had letters
from the mayors Of different towns and
cities showing that the towns were fl.
nancially benefited when granting
rights OF way, and that a provision or
amendment should be made that if
the Bloomsburg Electric Railway Com
pany sells or transfers its franchise for
money, the Town of Bloomsburg
should be benefited. Messrs. Holmes
and Peacock moved the adoption of
the Ordinance as read, upon call of
vote the motion was adopted.
The president Of the Council having
upon former occasion notified Mr..
Corey that he was removed as chair.
man of committee on Highways and
another appointed in his place Mr..
Corey called attention to section
XIX of the Bylaws, which reads as
follows "The commissioner of High
ways shall be subject at all times in
the performance of his duties to the
direction of the president of the Coun.
Gil and the committee on Highways.
He said he called attention to this be-
cause in carrying out his duties, while
covering the streets with limestone
spawls there arose misunderstanding
between himself and the president |;
resulting in his being notified of re-
moyal. Mr.. Corey also presented
the following report as chairman on
committee on Highways: We recon-
mend that lime stone spawls be put
on Iron street from Second to First,
on Center from Second to Third, that
the culvert on road leading to Espy be
enlarged, that 20 inch pipe be laid
on West Third street at John Rheims
and the low place in road be filled to
grade that 20 inch pipe be laid on
Seventh street, east of Ice Plant thence
along Seventh street to Catharine and
that two 40 inch pipes be laid across
Catharine and as far as the run is in
the street; also recommend that
enough teams be employed to haul
spawls from Creveling's to cover road
way from Scott township, line to VIM.
Gigers. - %
Messrs Holmes and Peacock moved
its adoption. The president refused
to put the motion, because he held
that Mr.. Corey had no authority to
report. The maker, Mr.. Holmes, then
put the motion resulting as follows.
Yeas-Peacock, Cory, Housed and
Holiness. Nays -Swentzel Knorr,
Drinker,-3.
M. c. Woodward was elected tax
collector for the ensuing year.
Bloomsburg Cornet Band asked per-
mission to hold dance in Town
Hall during FAIR week. The request
was refused, as resolution has been
adopted against granting the privilege
of holding dances at any time.
Work on grading West street was
ordered to be commenced Monday,
Work has commenced on the new