The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-22
THD BOROUGH COUNCIL
Notes of Proceedings at a Regular
Meeting That Was Held
Last Evening.
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.
PRESIDENT INQUIRE RELIEVES HIM
SELF OF THE DIFFICULT TASK
IN A DIPLOMATIC MANNER.
All Sides Agree That the Appointments
Have Been EXcellently Arranged.
Chief Burgess Burns Names
the Special Police Force.

A regular meeting of the Borough
Council was held last evening. A large
number of citizens were in attendance,
evidently prompted by curiosity and a
desire to hear President Mcclure an
nounce his committees for the fiscal year
and see what effect the announce
ment would have upon some of the
members Some anticipated that the
announcements would occasion lively
discussion, but in this they were disap-
pointed. President McGuire's diplomacy
and executive ability again asserted itself
and he discharged the responsibility of
making the appointments with a tact
that left no room for objection from any
part of the Council chamber. In fact,
b 9TH the Citizen and Democratic mem bers
concurred in the opinion that it would be
impossible to make a more skillful
arrangement of the list
Just before the announcement was
made Mr.. T. j. James arose and said he
had statement to make. He said Our
town papers have been misrepresentinR
portion of the members of this Coun
Gil. Among other things they have said
during the week, and have given it as
wide circulation as possible, that the
Citizen members of Council would pos
itively refuse to serve as members of the
committees of this organization. Think
L voice the sentiments OF the Citizen
members of this Council by saying it was
never their intention to take action of
that kind, but believe can understand
the object. You can see it sticking out
pretty thick on its face, and l think it is
a cowardly way to accomplish the de
sired end. have nothing further to say,
and no favors to ask"
President Mcclure said, 81 have not
been influenced by ything of that kind
will expect the Citizen members TO &C
AS | have appointed them. l will an
nounce the committees"
The president then made his announce
ments as follows:
Roads and Highways-Kane, Noel
benny, Dougherty.
Finance-T. j. James, Meluskey,
Magargle.
Fire Apparatus-Gable Hand, Reese.
Lamp aud Watch-D. R. James, Kerns,
Gaffigan.
Survey-Hand, Straughn, Boehm.
Ordinance-Dougherty, d. r. James,
Hand.
Flues-Kearns, Reese, Magargle.
nstruction-Gafigan Gable, McEl-
benny.
Room and Stationery-Melusk d. r.
James, Kane.
Law-Straughn, Boehm, T. j. James.
Sanitary-Boehm, Kane, Dougherty.
Water-Meluskey, Kane, t. j. James,
Gable, Straughn, Hand, Gaffigan, MeEL-
benny.
Chief Burgess Burns announced his
appointment of the following list OF
special police for the year and the ap'
pointments were approved; First ward
John Reilly, Patrick Brennan, James
Morris, Michael Curley, John Kendrick,
Martin Mullahy, Michael Saba, Joseph
IMandour Morgan Woziecwicz, William
Sadusky, Enoch Decker, George Lam mberI.
Second ward-~John Burns, George
Holvey, Edward Kester, Patrick LOTUS,
Henry Goodman, William Delowry,
Timothy Lynch, Charles Putsufsky.
Third ward--Jacob H. Kester, John LUX
owich, John Burns, Thomas Dalton, o.
G. Hess, William Mitchell, Frank Cod
rington, Michael Needham, Henry Bickel-
man, David Il. Williams, Thomas E..
Jones, Mat. T. Blazis. Fourth ward
Thomas Grant, Anthony Msrkosky,
William Morgan, Peter Ringheiser,
William Powell, Edward Rstchford,
Adam Schmidt, John H. Jones. Fifth
ward-Edward Devers, William Louder,
MurU Durkin, Abe Green, Michael
Hughes, Rees Thomas, Charles Why
cules, William Baltzer, Peter Harkins.
A bill for damages to wagon and
harness belonging to Lawrence Little,
incurred by reason of the improper condi
tion OF West Coal street. was reported
upon the committee on roads and high
ways, who stated that the Schuylkill
Traction Company was responsible for
the condition of the street and should
pay the bill. The secretary was directed
to notify the company to that effect.
Messrs. Meluskey and McElhenny made
a report on their visit to the Davis Run
reservoir. They stated that temporary
repairs had been made so that there can
be no immediate danger and that the
responsibility for the break in the breast
work res, ed upon the party who built the
wing wall.
Borough Treasurer Il. j. Davies pre-
sented his bond in the penal sum Of