Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-10
A LENGHTHY SESSION.
COUNCilMEN TRANSACTED CONSlD-
ERABLE BUSINESS ON MONDAY.

Mr.. Winters Resignation Accepted and
His Successor to BE Selected at the
November Meeting-Reports of Bor-
ough Officers and Other Business
At the council meeting on Monday
evening the members present were
MesSrs. Moore, Ncuburger, Brislin. Rut-
ter and Mclaughlin. The minutes of
the previous meetings were approved,
with the exception of that portion au-
thorizing the borough surveyor to have
all streets lately admitted to the bor-
ough placed on the borough maps. The
same should read ''all streets within the
borough limits to be laid out and placed
on the borough map
The following bills were ordered paid
Patrick Mclaughlin, feeding prisoners
$3.50; janitors salary, $1O.41; Timothy
Boyle, view on streets, 1893, 50; Upper
Lehigh Company, dualin caps, S.12;
Lumber Company, Sos; Water Com
pany, $7l.25; Eentiael, advertising, S.:
TRIBUNE, printing proposal notices,
$l.5o; j. A. Hutchins, pipes, S4o54; L.
V. r. r., freight, $3.50; IL. r. King &
Co., stones, $11.9O. A bill for S225 from
the Electric Light Company for street
lighting in September was laid over for
correction.
An ordinance providing for the con
nection of properties with the public
sewer was read three times and passed
finally. Another ordinance, presented
from the board of health, prohibiting the
keeping of swine within the borough
limits, did not meet the approval of the
council ana was rejected.
NJ. E. Grover and William Eberts ask
ed permission to connect the private
sewer, laid by them some years ago. to
the main sewer below the Public park.
They stated there are eight dwellings
draining into this sewer and that it will
entail IL heavy expense to them to CON
meet with the sewers fronting their
properties, while the cost incurred in
connecting with the park sewer would
be trillng and would abate the nuisance
caused by the water emptying into the
open gutter near the park.
1t was decided to grant the request.
providing that the work be done under
the jurisdiction of the borough authori-
Ties and the board of health, and that
proper traps be placed in their reSpec-
tive cellars.
Mr.. Mclaughlin spoke about refuse
matter being emptied into the gutter
which parallels the Publc park, but no
action was taken on it,
Mr.. Brislin, one of the committee ap-
pointed to have the candle-power of the
arc lights tested, reported that owing
to the resignation of Mr.. Winter moth
ing had been done and there was no re-
port to make. Mr.. Neuburger, chair
man of the committee, made a report
that he had called upon the men en-
ployed at the power house and had re-
luested that better light be furnished
the borough, and that since the lights
were good.
This gave rise to the question as to
why Mr. Neuburger went on his own ac-
count without consulting the rest of the
committee, and after much discussion
the council passed it over without act
ing upon it.
Borough Solicitor Carr rendered an
opinion that the council, under the act
Of 1895, had the power to ill vacancies
IN the council, and acting on this infor-
nation the members accepted the resig-
nation of Mr.. Winter, which had been
offered at II previous meeting. The Sc
lection of his successor was laid over
until the regular meeting in November.
Borough Surveyor Boyle reported that
he had begun the survey of Walnut
street, west from the old borough line.
and had met some difficulties in RAINING
the line, owing to some porchcs and
fences being on the line of the street.
He was authorized to 20 to WiIkesbarrc
and consult all maps and plots on file in
the recorders Office and run the lines
accordingly, So as to make Walnut a
Lhirty-fuOt street.
Burgess Mclaughlin reported for Sep
tember as follows; Receipts, S34. 80;
Ices ana commissions, $2l.1O: due bor-
ough, $3.50. Police expenses, James
NJ. Gallagher, S1O25; Daniel Gallagher,
$0.25; John Mollck, $780, James j
Kennedy, Sc; total, $50. The report
was approved.
Street Commissioner Furey reported
for September: Work on sewers, Sl57.-
O5; on streets, $15.5S; total, $232.63. 1t
was accepted,
Treasurer Fritzinger reported bal
ance in the treasury OF $l50.G3.
The Water Company was instructed
to have three fire plugs placed as fol-
lows: One at Ridge and Luzerne, one
at Washington and Luzerne and one at
Adams and Luzernc, and to remove or
repair the plug at Main and Washing
ton.
1t was decided that the m embers of
the street committee should wait upon
the borough solicitor and request him to
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