The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-06
VERY LIVELY SESSION
Councilmen Indulged in Warm
Debates Last Night.
MR., QUINN GIVES NOTICE
II the Water Cases Are Not Decided
within Thirty Days He win Throw! up
His Contract-Charges Against Some of
the Borough OmciaIs.

There was irregular old-fashioned, long
winded meeting of the Borough Council
last evening and when the last piece of
business was transacted the chairman's
exclamation this Council stands ad-
journed" was welcome one. 1t was
nearly midnight when the members
retired. The Councilmen present were
Messrs. Mcclure, Hand Kerns. Dough
erty, Gable, Stout, James, Finnev. Kane,
Gallagher, Melusky, Lamb McElhenny
and Straughn.
The part of the chamber reserved for
citizens WAS filed with people who were
interested in the charges and complaints
that were made during the evening and
some of them remained until the chair
mans gavel fell for the last time.
Mr. NIurt p. Quinn, the public water
works contractor, and Mr.. Garrett, repre-
sentlng the manufacturers of the pipe to
be used in the works, were present. The
former made request that his bill for
eXCavating rock in making the puddle
ditch for the reservoir at Davis Run be
paid in full. After some discussion, Mr..
Quinn succeeded in convincing the Coun-
Gil that the work was not contemplated
by the original contract and could not he
classed under the general price of 40 cents
per yard for excavation. The claim was
for 81 per yard.
A settlement of this question was fol
lowed by request by Messrs. Quinn and
Garrett that the percentage withheld on
the pipe contract be reduced from 20 to 10
per cent. They claimed that the latter
was the customary percentage, but COun-
Gil insisted upon Withholding the former
amount and Mr.. Garrett said he would
consult with his firm and see if they
would agree to the 20 per cent
Before retiring Mr.. Quinn made a few
remarks which We're somewhat in the
form of a reprimaud to the Council He
said, 81 am tired of continual harping
| and if you think you can get any con
| tractor to do the work any better than |
am doing and will say so, will step out
| and 1t won't cost the borough cent for
damages
Mr.. Quinn added 81 want to say fur
ther that if you don't have a decision in
| the case before the court very soon YOU
cannot expect to hold me to my contract.
| If you don't get a decision within thirty
| days ! shall notify you chat | shall con.
| slider my contract expired. | can't wait
| here for years to do this work that should
be done within six months. Last summer,
when | wanted to lay the pipe, you didn't
| have the money.
Mr.. Gable said he judged from the re
marks that Mr.. Quinn was getting afraid
of his contract, but Mr.. Quinn denied
this
Mr.. Quinn also said that the Belgian
| paving was not on Main street when he
| took the contract and if he should be ex
pected to take up and relay the blocks
when putting down the pipe he would eN
| pect Council to pay extra for it,
DIR. John Szlupas then presented and
read paper as follows:
To the Borough Council of Shenan
doah, Pa.
"GENTLESIEN 1t is our disagreeable
duty to call your attention to few facts
| of gross negligence on the part of towr
! authorities during the funeral of tn,
| remains of one of our fellow-citizens, NJ
| j. Audrukaitis, which negligence might
| yet lead to very disgraceful consequence
| and even blOodshed. In the first place
| asked several times (even with the pro
mise on our part of paying the expenses
| and the Chief Burgess, did not dispers
| the crowds of hoOting and Cursing Iithu
| anians who stood before the premise
occupied by DR.. John Szlupas on the da,
of the funeral March 2G and on EaSte
! day March 25) The crowds insulted mel
| and women who were going to pay thei
| last duty to the deceased If not the
| assistance had come from Messrs MOrri
| son and Glover an attack would have
| been made upon the house, for whicI
| purpose pieces of bricks and stones have
| been held in readiness by the ieerinl
| crowd. Next, at least one hour before the
| cortege moved on from the house thu
! Chief Burgess had been notified by DIR
| SZlupus that riot or some kind of mis-
| chief Is being expected during the passinl
! through the streets and that neces-ar,
steps should be taken to prevent the out
| rage. But when the procession was NOV
| ing on through the streets i'm peace TIN
police not only did not stop the outrageou
attitude of % hootng and jeering crowC
| ON the sidewalks, but is said to hav
| encouraged the disgraceful behavior bl
| the command, Don't talk English Tall
| your own foreign language as much az
you please And, although Mr. Ign. Ric
| had twice asked the Chief Burgess
| to arrest man who had thrown
a stone upon the pail bearers, tn,
| Burgess having answered All right
| left the misdOer in peace TO continue tn
outrage We claim that if the police ant
| Chief Burgess had made the least atUemp
| to stop the outrages the town would
| have been spared a shameful disgrace auC
the trespassers would not have received
a stimulus to prosecute even to the pres
ent day peaceful citizens with cries on tn
| street like HUH. to prosecute some of then
| with boycotts, assaults, etc. If the help
ing hand of two prominent citizens o.
town was decisive and kept the crowd
! away from an assault upon the cOrtege-
which had been premeditated and agreed
upon in some saloons--if cOolness and for
bearance of our own batlled the provokeri
themselves and ELECTED their own admira
ton; the Intervention of police. if it had
not sympathiZed with the outrageou
mob,a few arrests of the loudest scoundrel
| would have dispersed the mob, restore,
peace on the streets, and prevented th
many outrages which happen i'm town til
the present day. The criminal negligenc
of town authorities have encouraged tn
tanatical crowds so far that a conspirac,
in town is being organized for the ami
hilation-this is the aim which has beel
put forward openly-of all those VIII