The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-08

VI W. Dusen, Gallagher, Hol.
man, Lamb, Dougherty, Stout, Gable,
scheiay and Mcclure. The meeting was not
lengthy one and was consumed by the
consideration of reports by standing COM
mittees and other routine business.
The committee on lamp and watch reported
that it had made an arrangement with the
incandescent electric light company by which
the charges for the lights used by the borough
are to be twenty five per cent. less than here.
tofOre and in view of the arrangement, the
committee recommended that the service be
retained The report was accepted and the
committee instructed to have the agreement
put in writing.
The secretary was in tructed to furnish the
Borough Solicitor with list of the balances
due from property owners on the street paw
ing contracts and the solicitor was instructed
to file liens against the properties.
The fire apparatus committee reported that
all the fire plugs in the borough have been
put in good condition.
II was decided to notify all the constables
in the borough that they will be held respon.
sibe for any damage done to the cells
| in the lookup by prisoners put in by
them. This action was taken to make the
constables more watchful by the actions of
their prisoners, who have caused the borough
considerable expense by the damage they
have done while locked up in the cells, but it
| has been impossible to find out who has
caused the damage.
Matthew Delaney sent in claim for Sl5O
damages. His son, William, broke his arm
last August and it is claimed that the acci-
dent was due to the borough having failed to
have pavement laid at the west end Of Coal
street.
The report of the Borough Treasurer
showed that there is balance of ST. O96 Oa
on hand.
1t was decided that the borough shall
return any money received this year for the
storage OF the election booths and the Judges
Of Election shall be notified to remove the
booths from the borough's property. 1t il
maintained that the booths are the property
of the County Commissioners and they must
find storage for them, as well as pay the cos
of transportation to and from the polls.
An application of F, c. Reese and c. E
Smith to run a sewer from their property on
East Coal street to a gutter running at the
side Of the Lehigh Valley tracks was granted
with the proviso that the permission is
granted until a sewer line is extended along
Goa
Complaint was made against the piles Of
dirt left on Jardin and Bowers streets by the
sewer companies. The matter was referred
to the street committee.
Messrs. Mcclure and Coakley asked for the
ezoneration of Mrs McGrail from payment o.
taxes andthe case was referred to the exonera
tion committee.
The report Of the Chief of Police for the
month of November showed nine arrests
Six paid fines, one served time and two wer,
discharged. Twenty people were furnishe,
with lodgings.
Complaints were made against crossing
at the corner of Poplar and Jardin streets anC
a pavement on West street, between Rasp
berry alley and Lloyd street. The case
were referred to the street committee, Th
same disposition was made ofa complain
against the condition of Cherry street, be
tween Main and White The dumping o
ashes there is to be stopped.
The Council will meet next Tuesday eve
ming to consider matters pertaining to tn
public water works
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