The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-10
Items on Current Events Para
graphed by the HuStling Pen
and Pencil Men.
DUMPING GROUND TROUBLES
OFFICIALS OF THE P. & R. C. & I. co,
COMPLAIN THAT PEOPLE DISRE-
GARD THE BOUNDARY LINES.
The Ordinance Governing the Public
Water Works to be Adopted by the
Borough Council Tonight EBaSe
Ball Talk.

There will be-oonsiderableI trouble uns
less the people who make eof the dump
ing grounds IN the southern part of the
town keep within the boundaries. The
officials of the p. & R. q & l. Co. are
complaining that people ignore the no.
tices and drivelwithin the fine marked by
post. By dumping within this line the
refuse Ais cast down the mine breaches,
which cause much annoyance in the
mines. 1t is said the company will hold
the borough responsible and let the Dor.
ough officials deal with the offenders.
The secret of the trouble is that some peo-
pie are hauling to the place refuse that
should be hauled 6. greater distance but
to try and cover their tracks they dump
the refuse into the breaches The only
remedy the borough has is to keep strict
watch for these people and when they are
caught apply the law to the full extent.
One or two earnest prosecutions will make
an improvement.
The Borough Council will hold an ad-
journed meeting tonight to consider an
ordinance which the Borough Solicitor
has prepared for the government of the
public water works. The ordinance is
very lengthy one, consisting of over forty
sections. AS soon as it is adopted and is
published it will be in order to elect
superintendent of the water works. This
will be an important matter and will no
doubt attract considerable attention The
office is a very important one and the
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The arrangements for the local base
ball season of 1895 still hangs Ere and it
is still uncertain whether the Lakes de
Electric Railway Company will have any
connection with the club. Some people
who seem well informed say the company
will be very much in the club before the
season opens. If such is to be the case it
will be necessary for the company to stir
itself. Manager Brennan says if the deal
falls through the games will be played on
the old grounds, which will be very much
improved. The players signed for the
club are to report here on the 18th inst
There is no doubt that the club will be
the strongest the town has ever had.
| AL luG COlllEIlGb Vi Iub ~ ". u q i
Co. are working today and will also b,
operated tomorrow, but no statement car
be made for the balance of the week
Some of the officials say that the mines
may be operated on Friday and Saturday
but it is not likely. The Reading Rail
road Company handled an immense ton
mage of anthracite coal last month
According to the monthly statement o
shipments, with three days estimated
: the total for the month was no less thar
/, ,220, 395 tons, which is on a basis of IA,
GA, ,74O tons for the year. If such al
average should hold good for the yea
the company's tonnage for 1895 woult
show an increase of no less than 4,2S2, 29
tons. This, however, is not at all prob
able, though the figures for March, whicl
show an increase over the same montl
last year of $685. ,s5S tons furnish goo,
illustration of the anthracite coal bust
ness which the company did in tina
month.