The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-07
Council Meeting.

lne regular montnly meeting oi inc
Reynoldsville Town Council was held
on Monday evening, August 9Th. All
members attended
The minutes of meetings of July 5th
and 18th were read, and approved.
Ninian Cooper asked II grade would
be necessary, in building a permanent
walk in front Of Presbyterian church.
Referred TO street committee.
Mr. Test produced a map of the Tom
Reynolds addition TO Reynoldsville bor-
ough, and he and Mr.. Cooper suggested
that Grant street and Willow Alley be
run at such an angle through the Burns
property as to connect with the same
street and alley rs laid out In the Rcyn-
olds' addition.
Jos. Morrison asked TO be exonerated
from payment Of borough tax on his
occupation. He was informed that the
tax collector had been refused cxonera-
tion on the same item.
The chairman Of the finance commit
tee reported the sale Of the certificates
Of indebtedness, authorized at the last
regular meeting, amounting TO sl20O.OO.
Burgess Lattimcr reported fines and
licenses collected for the month Of July.
$500.
The street commissioner reported
work done on streets and sewers by sun.
dry persons, amounting In all to Sli3.50,
which on motion was ordered paid, as
were also the following bills: James
Mcpherson, police services sS.75; T. G.
Shields, police services $500: Jerry
Myers, for building fire alarm tower,
$4,000; w. G. McMillen, for lumber,
SLIPS; Geo. T.. Cant, for surveying,
$3.50; J. S. Hammond, services and ex-
penses to date, $l22 20: S. Lattimer, sta
tionery, ink, and order Of II. +. Evans
cashed by him, total 1916: f. X. Arm
old, interest due on certificates of in
debtedness, S2l00; Mrs. Imogene A.
Reynolds, interest on certificates of in
debtedness, $500.
A communication from G.. w. Rea,
relative to ditch Mt Fifth and Main
streets, was read and referred to the
street committee.
The application Of James Lusk, for
exoneration from tax on two dogs for
year 1894 was on motion refused.
The secretary was ON motion directed
TO secure ballot box for the special
election to be held on August oath.
The fire alarm bell was discussed and
1t was decided TO write the manufactur-
ers that unless they sent man at their
own expense to adjust the bell and put
it in satisfactory shape, before the expi-
ration of the trial time, the bell would
be returned and rejected
On motion the secretary was directed
to draw duplicate order for 1926, in
favor of G. G. Sprague, in place of one
for that amount stolen from him.
On motion the ordinance introduced
at the last meeting, for the opening Of
Willow Alley, was withdrawn.
In lieu OF the ordinance withdrawn,
there was introduced an ordinance TO
open Willow Alley from the line be-
tween Jerry Hickman and Charles
Prescott to the line Of Tenth street,
and there was also introduced an ordi-
nance for the opening Of Ninth street,
from Main to Grant street.
Ordinances No. 30, for the opening Of
Grant street as laid out in Van Vliet
plan: No. 81, for the opening of Grant
street from line of Van Vliet plan to
line of proposed extension Of Tenth
street, and No. 32, for the opening OF
Tenth street from Main to Gyant street
passed second and final reading.
There being no further business
council on motion adjourned