The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-27
THEY BECOME
PERSONAL.
Members of Borough Council in Very
Lively Session.
WATER WORKS DEBATED
The Contractors and Borough Repre-
Sentatives Still Differ-A Lengthy
Motion the Councils UlHmatum.

The special meeting of the Borough
Council called for last evening was held
and was a very lively one The members
present were Messrs. Mcclure, James,
Lamb, Gallagher, Dougherty, Stout,
Hand, Gable, Gaffigan, Kerns, Kane,
Meluskey, Straughn and Finney. Con-
tractor NJ. p. Quinn and his counsel, John
f. Whalen, Esq, A. w. Schalck and J.
II. Pomeroy, Esqs., and Engineer Wom-
elsdorf were also in attendance. A rep
resentative OF the HERALD was in
attendance, but withdrew upon state
ments of two of the Councilmen that no
business would be transacted and that
only legal advice from the bOrough's
counsel would be received, but the state
ments subsequently proved wide of the
mark. The session lasted until almost
midnight.
During the discussions some of the
Councilmen became very personal and
charged each other with lacking the re-
quired amount of "saudN for the per-
formance of duty. At one time Messrs.
Gallagher and Gable INDUCED in sand"
speeches against each other and at an
other Mr.. James gave MIR. Kane scOrch-
ing on lack of sand" Messrs Straughn
and Kane also opposed each other on the
sand question and went at it like two
bantoms. Taking the meeting as whole
it was quite a sand lot affair.
As to the responsibility for repairing
the damage to the reserl Or at Davis
Run by reason of break in the breast
work Contractor Quinn told Council that
he did not consider himself responsible
as the borough had accepted the work
through its supervising engineer, Mr..
Womelsdorf.
The latter gentleman said Mr.. Quinn
was mistaken. That he had not accepted
fh a nn1 ppngiHaral that hn
had the power to do so without action by
Council He supposed that upon COM
pletion of the work Council would act
and then all concerned would 10 to the
place and tuIn on the water.
After prolonged discussions the follow
ing motion was carried upon motion of
Mr.. Gable "That his matter be referred
to the water conn mittee and borough
counsel with instructions to send a written
notice to Messrs. Quinn ana kerns re-
questing them to forthwith repair
the damage done the embankment and
waste way of Davis Run dam and place
the same in first-class condition, accord
ing to the terms of the contract under the
supervision of the Engineer Mr.. Womels-
dorf, and subject to the approval of this
Council when finished. Also that Coun-
ell expects the contractors to put in the
pipe on the north side of Locust Noun
tain, from the pumping station, eight
| Nllbhoahh ANtNf w u Ipi'N NNolSldASh bN
| the engineer, Mr., Won sdorf, that will
stand a pressure of 500 pounds to the
| square inch, in accordance with the con-
tract and agreement made by them at the
| time the contract was awarded to them,
and that they require them to give a
written answer to both these propositions
so that definite action may be taken al
| the next regular meeting of this Council ~
When the water question had been dis
| posed of Mr.. Kane started debate on the
right of the Lakeside Electric Railway to
continue its construction of piers for the
erection of a trestle on South Bowers
street The exchanges became exceed
ingly warm and personal aud finally
drifted to a motion by Mr.. Kane that the
street committee be directed to stop all
the work on that branch of the railway,
to prevent the company nom elevating
the road and, il necessary to procure an
injunction TO restrain the company from
erecting the road.
Mr.. Gallagher's motion to postpone
action was lost.
Finally an amendment that the work
be stopped until the Cochran grade of the
town can be ascertaiued was carried