The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-17
AFFAIRS OF THE BOROUGH
Cause of the Second Canvass of Water
Consumers.
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT PROJECT
Justice Lawlor Gives the Names of Some
of the Incorporators Before Committees
of the Borough council-Bngineer
Womelsdorf After Money.

With the water works and applications for
rights of way by people trying to introduce
an additional system of electric light into the
borough the Councilmen are kept pretty busy
these days While the drought was affecting
the town the Councilmen who are members
of the water committee were in session
almost every night devising means to relieve
the stringency. Now that the crisis is past
they are busy trying to keep track of the
water that flows from the distributing
reservoir, Councilmen James McElhenny
and James Kane, who have become known
as the 1.-TWO Jimmes, " are pushing their can
vass to secure the names of all families using
the water with excellent success. Mr.. Nc
Elhcnuy carries the book and makes the
entries while Mr. Kane plies the consumers
with questions. Many people are puzzled as
to the cause of the second canvass. 1t is
easily explained. The first was made by
Superintendent Betterdge and the names of
all the families who became consumers were
recorded, but the number of faucets used by
each family were not noted.
Last night other members of Council were
engaged for some time ON another branch Of
work. The ordinance and roads and high
ways committee met in the Council chamber
to consider the application Of the Citizens
Light, Heat & Power Company of Mahanoy
township for permission to plant poles and
run wires in the borough. Justice NJ. j.
Lawlor appeared for the company and, in
answer to a question by Chairman Dougherty
as to the individuals interested in the project,
stated that they were Harvey Woods, b. f.
Gaskill, William W. Crawford and John F.
Reilly, of Philadelphia; Joseph l.. Lamorcll,
Of Montgomery county; Albert Arnold, of
Giardville NJ. j. Lawlor, of Shenandoah,
and two gentlemen of Shenandoah and two
of Girardville whom he did not wish to
name for personal and legitimate reasons.
Mr. LawlOr gave assurances that the gentle
men whose names were withheld were per-
fectly responsible and would comply with
any reasonable requirement Council would
make. The capital stock of the company is
$50, 600 and $40, 600 has already been paid in.
The committee instructed Borough Solici-
tor Pomeroy to draft an ordinance in time to
have it submitted with a report to Council
this evening.
A. J. Womelsdorf, who was engineer-in-
charge while the public water works were in
course of construction, wants the borough to
let him know what the actual cost of the
works was. In letter through his counsel
James Ryon, Esq, of Pottsville, he says his
remuneration was to be 3 per cent. of the
entire cost provided he would not be dalayed
in making surveys and in that event he was
to receive per cent. He claims the cost
greatly exceeded the estimate and he is en-
titled to considerable sum in addition to
what the borough has paid and proposes to
pay for the work. He also claims he was de-
layed about year and by doing the work at
intervals the expense to him was greatly in
creased, so that he believes he is entitled to
per cent, which makes a balance in his
favor of over g., 900. Mr.. Womelsdorf offers,
however, that if Council will pay his claim
of 5000 for extra work he will relinquish all
claims beyond the three per cent
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