The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
THE BOROUGH
COUNCILMEN.
Water Works Discussed at the
Session Last Night,
ARE NEARING COMPLETION
The Pumping Station and Steel Pipe
Line Connecting the Reservoir to
be Tested Next Week.
ARE NEARING COMPLETION

were spent in the discussion of matters
pertaining to the public water works.
The members present we're Messrs. Hand,
Stout, Meuskey, Dougherty, Mcclure,
Kane, Kerns, Gable, James, McElhenny,
Lamb and Gallagher.
Thomas Conville asked that a grade be
given for property at the north end of
Chestnut street, but question was raised
rs to whether the property is within the
borough limits and the matter was re-
ferred to committee.
J, j, Franey asked that Council con-
denim part of the east end of Oak street
that is of no use to the borough. 1t is a
piece of land taking in about twenty feet
of Oak street between the southern end
of the property recently leased by Mr..
Franey and the electric railway bridge.
On motion Council decided to condemn
the land and allow Mr.. Frauey to use it
in connection with his leasehold on con-
dition that should it be necessary to open
the street at any time the buildings that
may be put on it shall be removed.
The lamp and watch committee reported
the arrival of the new police uniforms.
Fire Marshal J. S. Williams presented
a lengthy report showing the number of
alarms responded to during the month of
November, the causes of the fires, etc,
and recommended that more hose and
additional fire alarm boxes be procured,
The construction committee reported
having advertised for proposals for the
cementing of the floor in the basement of
the borough building and the committee
was instructed to make repairs in the
lookup.
Mr.. Gallagher, chairman of the water
committee, reported the completion of
the reservoir at Fowler's Run and the
completion of the steel pipe line, so far as
the laying of it is concerned. Some of
the pipe is to be boxed to shelter it from
the weather and that will be attended to
at once. 1t will not be possible to get the
pumping station ready for test before
next Monday or Tuesday, and perhaps
not then. Coal is being hauled to the
station.
There was quite a discussion over
difficulty with Contractor Cleary over the
laying of the steel pipe. 1t appears that
Mr. Calvin, the representative of the
manufacturers who was experimenting
the work threatened to abandon the work
because the contractor did not have a suf.
ficient number of men employed and the
pipe was not being covered in accordance
with the instructions of the company.
Mr.. Lamb took hand in the discussion
and stated that he took an additional
number of men to the place and had them
complete the work to Mr.. Galvin's salts
faction. He said Mr. Cleary had put 215
feet of earth on top of the pipe, but had
not covered the sides to that depth. Mr..
Lamb built walls at the sides and then
put in the earth.
Mr. Cleary maintained that he could
not be held responsible when the pipe was
blocked up. Council endorsed the action
OF the committee and Mr.. Lamb in the
matter.
A. w, Schalck, Esq, OF Pottsville, pre-
sented a lengthy agreement providing
for the payment of 500 year by the
borough to the Girard Estate for the lease
of the land required for the pipe line
from the pumping station to Fowler's
| Run reservoir, either party to have the
\ privilege of revoking the agreement at
the end of five years
! Councilman Lamb opposed the adoption
Of the resolution in a very effective ad-
| dress. He claimed that the Girard Estate
was already getting enough money out of
this region without making the people
pay so much for the privilege of bringing
water to the town.
The result was chat Council voted down
a motion to adopt and viii go into court
and have viewers appointed to appraise
the value of the strip of land.
The borough solicitors were instructed
to prepare a bond to be furnished the Coke
estate for a strip of land covered by the
| pipe line
A balance of 81 600 due Contractor Nc
] Adam for the concrete work at the Fow-
I lers Run reservoir was ordered to be paid.
Mr. McAdam stated that the shanties
and old lumber at the reservoir had been
sold TO A. b. Lamb for $50.
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