The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-20

the railway they be given notice to remove
the material from the streets within six days
thereof, and if this is not done the Supervisor
and Chief Burgess remove it."
"And complete it, said Mr. Kane, where
upon several Councilmen raised cries of un.
reasonableness.
Mr. Mcclure moved an amendment that
"if 200 yards of the road between Davis
breaker and the town are not completed
within four days, that the stuff be taken Off
the street,
Mr.. James said it was out of all reason to
expect the company to put the sills and rails
down, pave and complete the road in any
such time.
"And," said Mr.. Finney eff Council should
insist upon having stringers put in it would
be impossible to get them here in that time.
Mr.. McGuire's amendment was finally put
and defeated, only Messrs. Mcclure, Kane
and Gatligan voting for it; and Mr. James
motion was carried.
Mr.. Fiuney then asked what the street
committee proposed doing with regard to the
Centre street grade of the Lehigh Valley
railroad.
Mr. James asked what the committee knew
about the grade and Mr.. Gable said it was
too high
Mr. Zane asked how much that wonld in
terfere with the electric road and Mr.. Finney
answered from four to six inches.
Mr.. Pomeroy said the Lehigh Railroad
Company secured its right of way from the
state and could grade its own road and the
borough could not interfere, except that the
company is obliged to make tunnels and
bridges where its line is too high or too low
Long discussions as to whether the borough
streets were graded before the Lehigh Valley
tracks were laid and likesubjects Mr. Finney
asked, 81 would like to know what to do in
respect to this grade. The ordinance requires
the electric road to be laid in accordance with
the grade given by the Borough Surveyor and
that can't be done while the Lehigh Valley
railroad remains over seven inches above
that grade"
Mr. Van Dusen could only suggest that
the Lehigh Valley grade be followed and Mr..
Kane added, Jump over it, ," and as no one
seemed to suggest a reasonable solution to the
problem the president called for other bust.
ness.
AT its last regular meeting the Council
instructed the ordinance committee to pre-
pare an ordinance for the taxation of all
electric light, telegraph and telephone poles
and wires. Last night the superintendent of
the Philadelphia and Reading Telephone
Company sent the following communication
to Council, through Mr.. Frank W. McDer-
mott, its local manager
"While the Borough Council will, of course,
do as they see fit in connection with this
matter, l would say that as our office in
Shenandoah is barely self sustaining under
the present condition of affairs, we certainly
would not feel like paying any such tax and
it is altogether likely that if it is done we
shall withdraw our poles and wires from the
borough, excepting such as are needed for
use at the railroad station and do what tele.
graph business we may have at the railroad
station. This will of course, be a great in
convenience to the business people of Shen.
andoah, but as the borough doesn't seem to
consider that they are under obligations to
the business community to provide them
with proper facilities for transacting their
business do not see why we should assume
any responsibility to do so'
There was silence for a moment or two,
and then Mr.. James moved that the COM
munication be referred to the ordinance
committee for reference when framing the
proposed ordinance after which Council
adjourned