The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-04-26
VOL 30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

An adjourned meeting of the town
council was held on Thursday evening,
18th inst, all the members present.
Mrs. Oberender appeared and re.
quested Council to take steps to abate
the nuisance in the alley near her
premises on Catharine St.
c. w. McKelvy was authorized to
renew the insurance on Town Hall
when the old policy expires on May
18th.
Building permits were asked for as
follows and taken under consideration
by the President James Rauch for
house on West Third St.
Geo. Lemon for house on the Arm.
strong addition.
DIR. Harter for house on Seventh
Street.
The following permits were granted;
To Paul f Writ for retaining wall
and house on First St.
To N. J. Hendershott to unload
stone and sand in front of his drug
store building for the purpose of re.
pairing in the rear.
To DR.. Arment for addition and
porch to house on Fifth St.
DR.. Harter also asked Council for
permission to esta blsh new curb
line i'll front of his East Street resi-
dence, so as to run the water off
better &c. This matter was referred
to Committee on Highways.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of crowd OF
young fellows who congregate on the
street corners at night, especially on
the corner of Third and Market streets,
and requested Council to instruct the
officers to use strict measures TO dis
perse the crowd.
Complaint was made of a nuisance
on the premises of B. f. Taylor,
corner West and third, caused by
rubbish and offal. Council ordered
that such places be cleaned up and
all ash piles and other accumulations
hauled away out Of the alleys without
further notice or delay.
Town Treasurer J H. Maiz. ap-
peared and presented his bond in the
sum of $4,000 with Grant Herring,
F. w. Redeker and C. H. Campbell
as sureties. The bond was accepted.
Solicitor Little stated that in the
matter Of the Belt Line RR, on
Seventh street, he saw Mr.. Rhawn
one of the attorneys for the Railroad
Co., and he said the rails would be
taken up and the street left in good
condition in due time, and that the
Committee on Highways could be on
hand and superintend the work. Mr..
Little suggested that the work be done
before May Ist. AS to the Oak Grove
matter he was not ready to report at
present.
c. c. Peacock, by request of Paul
f. Writ, presented release for Ger
tain piece of ground to be used as an
alley near his place on First street and
also an Ordinance vacating the old
and making the new alley. Corey
moved and Wilson seconded that the
ordinance be accepted, providing Mr..
Writ pays for publishing the same.
Carried.
Mr.. Peacock further stated that he
would like to have the sewer extended
from Jefferson street to Railroad. Re-
ferred to Committee on sewers.
Samuel Thomas asked permission
to raise his pavement on East street.
Referred TO Committee on Highways.
c. B. Obi and others entered com
plant about lot of boys who congre-
gate under the electric light out East
street almost nightly and insult people
as they pass.
Mr.. Wilson suggested that the
street Commissioner change about In
employing laborers and not keep the
same ones on all the time.
G. M. Lockard, chairman of Finance
Committee, handed in their report.
The report was lengthy, and we do
not give it in full, but the following is
a summary statement of the probable
liabilities and the probable assets OF
the town for the current year at a
nine mill rate:
SOURCES OF ASSETS -
Licenses for shows. ,......S 2o5.oo
Over due duplicates $596S.oo
Fines
Sewer attachments. ....... 800
Taxation. ...........,. 100000
From issue bonds. ......
Liquor licenses. s.......... $4,000
Due from former street
opening. .S642'7I
$I1945.oo
LIABILITIES =
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