The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-03
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
IL
A Very Lengthy and Interesting
Session Was Held Last
Evening.
LASTED TO NEAR MIDNIGHT
TOWN PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED AND
A NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY
ASK FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
Effort Being Made to Abate the Sewerage
Trouble on South limerick
Street-A Tilt Between
the Two James.
lasted TO NEAR MIDNIGHT

"A regular meeting of the Borough
C6ppcii was held last evening and was
pro1ehged until half past eleven o'clock,
when IA. adjournment was taken until
Tuesday sNening to consider communica-
tions and BfAs. The discussions during
the meeting wefs sso numerous and lengthy
that that branelh.of business was not
touched upon. ma. Council clock got
tired and stopped bettee an adjournment
was taken. All the u1SAabers of Council
were in attendance at theAeeting
t. NJ. Morris, representi1&the Jeanes.
Vile Iron Works, called atantion to
Council that payment for the pamps at
Brandonville was due since last 1aonth
and wanted to know what provtsion
Council proposed making to meet ne
claim. President Mcclure and otheH
mem bers said they were under the i'm
preston that payment would not be due
until six months from last December,
but the chairman of the water committee
was instructed to look into the matter
and that if the money is due to give the
company note for it.
Hon. B. j. Monaghan appeared and
asked for right of way through the
streets and alleys Of town for the Schuyl-
kill Telephone Company, which proposes
doing a general telephone business
throughout the region, from Shamokin
to Mahanoy City, and from Mahanoy
City to Pottsville. Mr.. Monaghan says
the company has 200 or more su ubscrbers
in Shamokin and vicinity, Ashland and
Girardville have forty more, and from the
sentiment of the business people in
Shenandoah there will be at least ffty
here. A great number is expected in
Mahanoy City and Pottsville will have
| twice as many as either of the towns.
The company will have direct communi
cation with at least 500 people. The cost
of the telephone will be S24 per year fol
each phone and 81 per month for each
additional one. The company also pro
poses putting in a professional wire which
after eight O'Clock in the evening, will bt
the only OF in use and will enable any
person to call lawyers, doctors and lik
professional men at any hour during tht
night
The matter was referred to the ordin
ance committee and solicitor, with in
structions to prepare an ordinance ant
report at the next meeting.
John Jennings asked for grade at tn
corner of Laurel and Jardin streets ant
asked that the gutter be cut down. Tn
matter was referred to the street com
mittee.
William Fishburn asked to be exoner
ated from taxes. He said he was willing
to work the taxes out on the streets, bu
the Supervisor had no work for him whel
he applied. He was told to apply to TIN
Supervisor and he would get work.
Mr. Kane said the streets were being
continually cut up by the steam heat
gas, electric light and other companies
| and 1t was very discouraging, but tht
steam heat company had started to repair
Main street. A report by Mr.. Kane alsC
brought up the limerick street sewe
nuisance and Solicitor 2omeroy read
lengthy opinion on the matter. Mr.. B. J
! Monaghan said he called the attention
| of Council to the nuisance nine month
ago and nothing had been done. He sale
property owners We're liable 20 sustain
loss by tenants vacating houses. Afte
some discussion the street committee wa
instructed to cover and extend ths Dor
ough culvert on limerick street.
Il, J. James stated that the bondsmeI
of ex-Tax Collector Higgins were read.
to settle the duplicates rather than hav
any litigation and would pay 5000 mex
week, 81, 600 thirty days after, and pay tn
balance in sixty days after the first pay
| ment. The bondsmen acknowledge
balance of S6,s77 92 for the two years anC
the only difference ON the figures between
Council and the bondsmen is $74 90.
The finance committee and solicitor
were authorized to make the best settle
ment they eau.
ID. r. James moved that the action o
| Council at the last meeting in refusing I,
exonerate the Shenandoah Manufacturing
| Company from taxes be reconsidered.
| Mr.. Straughn moved that the motion
be laid on the table, which was carried
after which Mr.. Straughn moved that tn
secretary be instructed to refer to tn
minutes of Council and see whether ther
is resolution requiring that certain
number OF hands be employed by manu-
featuring companies to entitle them t.
| exoneration and this motion was carried
The application of Mrs. Leahy ant
Mrs. Gallagher, of the Fifth ward, an,