The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-03
MEETING OF
THE COUNCIL.
Borough Affairs Discussed by the
Ward Representatives.
LARGE ORDER GRANTED
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Paid to Sub
Contractor McAdam-Dr. Spalding
is Re-AppOinted.

When President Mcclure called the
Borough Council to order last evening he
found seated in the Council chamber, in
addition to himself, Messrs. Gable, Stout,
Dougherty, Hand, Meluskey, Gafligan,
Kane, Finney, McElhenny, Lamb, Gal
lagher, Straughn and James. 1t had
been rumored that the meeting would be
a very lively and important one and for
that reason there was a good attendance
of Councilmen and good sprinkling of
citizens in the rear quarters.
When the chairman asked If any citizen
had any remarks to make to the Council
$. G. NJ. Hollopeter, Esq, stated that he
represented Michael Pribula and had a
complaint to make about sanitary nuis-
ance at the corner of East Centre street
and Peach alley. He said there was sick
ness in Mr. Pribula's household and the
doctors had attributed it to bad drainage.
The complaint was referred to the street
committee.
Mr. d. j. Doyle, of the Sunday News,
was the next speaker. He wanted to
know whether Mr. Z. j. Broughall had a
| legal right to his sent on the Board of
Health, since he had moved out of the
Second ward.
Mr. Finney questioned whether the
point was a good one. The act creating
| the board provided that so many mem.
| bers should be appointed, but he doubted
that it required that the members should
| have residence in certain parts of the Dor
ough.
The question was referred to the law
committee and solicitor.
Mr. Gafligan called attention to the bad
| condition of a gutter at the corner Of
| Gilbert street and Huckleberry alley.
Mr. Gable stated the Cochran grade
| book of the borough was in the possession
| e d.
| belonged to the borough, and on motion
of Mr.. Gafligan the survey committee wal
instruc ed to procure the book from Mr.
| Beddall.
Michael Dougherty, chairman of tn,
| lamp and watch committee, was agar
instructed to produce the evidence in tn,
| DR.. Szlupas investigation at the mex
meeting of Council.
The finance committee recommended
| the following list Of eXonerations from
| taxes Mrs. Stanton, West Cherry street
Mrs. Stanton West Oak street Mrs
LOTUS, West Oak Mrs. E. Stack, Soutl
| Bowers; Mrs. O'Donnell, Line; Mrs
| Powell, West Cherry Mrs Carey, Sout
| West; Mrs. Wade, West Cherry Mrs
| O'Brien, South Jardin: Mrs. Flaherty
Line Mrs. Neary, West Coal; Mrs
Dougherty, Mrs. McNulty, South White
and Bat Sheehy, East Lloyd All tn
women in the list are poor widows. Th
recommendation was adopted
On motion of Mr. Gatligan the tax rat
was fixed at six mills for borough pun
poses and five mills for water works. Thi
is a reduction on last years rate, whic
was eight mills for borough purposes.
| Under the head of reports from tn
water committee a number OF length
communications We're read and there weT
several prolonged debates. The readin
of the correspondence had between \. W
| Ggh lgl- Bgl fav hF,rsf Il
and John f. Whalen, Esq, counsel 70
Messrs. Quinn & Kerns, occupied som
time.
, The correspondence showed efforts o
behalf of Mr.. Schalk to get Quinn & Kerr
to proceed with their water works col
tract and responses from the firm, throug
Mr. Whalen, asking just what the bo
ough wanted.
An order granted by Quinn & Kerns
William McAdam for $4,000 and one b
the same firm to r. ID. Wood & Co., th
, pipe manufacturers, for $1,000, were pr
sented with a request that they be no
ored by the borough.
The water committee reported th
after making deductions for amour
! paid for freight, 90 per cent withheld q
; the pipe until a test is made and 81, 900
secure the borough on the repair of u
Z damaged breastwork at Davis Run, bl
| Sl5 ,4O4.50 was due Quinn & Kerns up
q July lU, loHh
S On motion of Mr. Finney, Council d
t cided to pay Sl5 O00 to Mr.. McAdam on ii
order of Quinn q Kerns for $4,000 and ,
motion of Mr.. Lamb the order for Sl20
| granted to the firm at the last meetiI
was ordered cancelled.
On motion of Mr.. James it was decid,
to send for representative of the Mckee
+ port Steel Pipe Company to have him gi
. | figures and a guarantee Of some kind {
: steel pipe.
! The report of Borough Treasurer Bra
: igan showed a balance of S4,6929S {
. hand
The Chief of Policies report for Il
! month of July showed 20 arrests II pa
: fines and 6 served time Lodgings we
= | furnished TO 10 persons The fines collet
: ed for the month amounted to S8l.
Just before adjournment Chairmj
Mcclure announced that DR.. S. @. Spal
ing's one-year term as member of d
q Board of Health had expired and
: would re-appoint him for a term Of fl
years. The re-appointment was unai
mously approved by Council.
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