The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-25
OUR POIISVILLB LETTER
AFFAIRS AT THu COUNTY
SEAT IN GENERAL.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION,
A Chapter Of Very Interesting
Points on Various Subjects.
New Method for the Con-
sideration of Licenses.
Special HERALD correspondence.

, Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, March %
,ea@.- za6s91sv II ERE are two matters
| all - IGfS which has been treated
| 'EtlNR9l s9Ga Of at length in this
| ~ M KIM * correspondence which
)/Ah\&G 81 now require but pass
-=IfTJFrlt ~ IA ing notice and then
| .lLNjV EI=4N-- IY\ hope to bid them adieux
- " yst5$S forever or at least
mention them only
when necessity requires it. The first is the
condition of our chief amusement hall or
building with its concomitant rooms used for
business purposes, known as the Union Hall
building and academy At last the managers
have awakened to realization of the truth
of the structures occasionally published con.
cerning their care Of this valuable property
and have commenced the much needed
repairs. In justice to them it must be
recorded that new floor has been placed in
the post office and the restaurant floor in the
basement has been patched in spots where it
was most needed. But little money has been
expended so far, to be sure, but something
has been done at any rate which shows some
signs Of life among the managers and for
which they should receive the thanks Of the
public. But their good work should be
followed up by continued repairs and i'm
provemcnts until there remains nothing to
be complained Of As the consummation of
the new opera house project is so very far of
and may be dropped entirely, it is highly
important that the Academy of Music
directors should pay their attentions to the
approaches Of the theatre and every room
occupied or visited by the habitucs thereof. so
that they may be made inviting, safe and
comfortable. The rents and profits Of a year
or two would make all the improvements
necessary and the management should not
hesitate to devote the money to the purposes
mentioned.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION,
The other subject is that of lighting our
streets by the Edison Illuminating Company
which has the contract for four years longer
and which has not given the borough the
1000 candle power contracted and paid for
At the last meeting of the Borough Council
the report of the investigating committee
came up with a bill for the lighting and it
occasoned a lively tilt resulting in tax
payers defeat. Upon the mere assertion that
we are getting as good light as a 1000 can
die power promise carries with it the com
pany's bill was paid, enough members being
| found ready to follow the leadership Of a
member who, until recently, was stock
holder in the Illuminating Company to
squelch all further opposition to the com
pauy. And so again have the rcformers been
balked in their attempt to get for the Dor.
ough what it contracted for and pays for.
They should pick their liuts and at en-
again. and not despair over one failure
We have a few good Councimeu and too
many poor ones ass j suppose is the case i'm
all boroughs where the average intelligent
voter takes so little interest in borough mat
ters, When people learn TO take as much i'm
terest in municipal matters as they do in
national affairs many things will be cor.
rected for the welfare of the public
NEW LICENSE DIsPENsARY.
Men slOu WIS uldtH III u IettlL ltllGI OF Nut
ladvisability of relieving law Judges through
out the state of the onerous disagreeable and
undesirable task of having to grant liquor
licenses and it was urged that "a new method
or plan would he acceptable. Here is one
which has some new and commendable
features in it, that Senator Hackenburg pro
poses to offer next week. ii provides for
districting the state into twenty-iour dis
tricts, five of which shall be in Philadelphia
and Schuylkill and Carbon counties shall
form one number, 18th district, The bill
provides for the appointment by the Gov
ernor of ten Commissioners to be paid
$1,000 per year and travelling expenses They
are to be learned in the law and called license
Judges Five of them must he appointed
from each of the two largest political parties,
which now would mean five Democrats and
five Republicans. They are 70 be commits.
stoned for ten years and not be eligible to
lre.elcction, and they are to be so commits,
stoned that one Judge of each party shall
retire every two years.
The sittings OF meetings will, if the bill
becomes a law, be held at Harrisburg ON the
first Mondays of January, April and Octo
) Der of each year and then the assignments oil
Judges to the different districts will be made
and the hearings will be by petition, remon'
STRANGE and testimony of witnesses, the Judges
having previously visited the premises auC
made thorough investigation into tn,
necessity for the license and the character o.
the applicants.
The license fee is the same but s. is adde,
for the use of the Commonwealth. In thi
district it is provided that the application
must be in on April lst. These are some @
the very good features in the new propose,
law.
NOTES
Nicholas J. Becker, Of Palo Alto,
? announced for Register subject to Democrat
rules. l am told he would make am excellen
official,
? The ticket bunglers who agreed upon ,