Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-07
NEW COUNCIL In OFFICE.
BOROUGH LEGISLATORS ORGANIZED
ON MONcAY EVENING.

councilman Moore Elected President, T.
A. Buckley Secretary, Ex-Coun.iiman
Fritzinger Treasurer, and ID. A. Furey
Street Commissioner.
On Monday evening the council room
was by far too small to accommodate
the throng OF citizens who were anxious
to be present at the last meeting of the
old body and the reorganization of the
new. Every member was in his seat
when President DePierro raped the
council to order. The ordinary routine
business was first disposed Of and the
members approved the following bills:
Washburn Turnbach sharp'ng tools..S 2 %
John Furey, burying cats.............. SO
G. o. Stroh, solicitors salary. y........... 80 60
Estate of j. d. Hayes, solicitors salary. s 80
Electric Light Company, February
street lights. 225 %
Electric Light Company, wiring bor-
ough buildings. s.......................... II 40
TRIBUNE, publishing and printing ordi-
nance ............................. 4 10
Progress. publishing ordinance. 90
Stewart Kennedy, surveying. ........... So 50
Patrick Welsh, jantor's salary.......... 8 rs
Patrick Welsh, feeding prisoners. rs........ 4 80
t. A. Buckley, secretary's salary, post
age, making tax duplicates, expenses. 10i 90
Street Commissioner Boyle presented
his February report Of work done on the
streets, amounting to s37. 7.s4; also having
collected $40 from property owners for
shovellng snow; balance unpaid on snow
bills. $3.50. The report was accepted.
Burgess McLaughlin's statement for
February was as follows: Receipts,
$3.50; expenses, "a. .25; due burgess. $. rs.
Police service for same month: Patrick
Welsh, S2.25; Daniel Jones, 81. 90; Daniel
Gallagher, $l.0o; James NJ. Gallagher
$500; t. A. Buckley, one hearing, $l.25:
total, $500. The report was approved.
Treasurer Williamson.seported as fol-
lows; balance at last report, S225. IL;
receipts. s504.6G; total, S730.7s: orders
paid, &3i6.1t; balance, S41i64. The
report was accepted.
Secretary Buckley stated he had de-
livered the electfic railway ordinance to
the company, as instructed, the same
having been signed by the president of
council and approved by the burgess.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
REORGANIZATION.
The council reorganized by electng
Thomas j. Moore as president pro ten.
DR.. L. w. Rutter and Hugh NJ. Brisiin
presented their certificates of election
and oaths of Office and took their seats.
The councilmen who had Just retired.
MessrS. DePierro and Frtzinger, were
then rendered vote of thanks for their
work.
For permanent president Mr.. Moore
was elected without opposition, as also
was I. A. Buckley for secretary. For
treasurer tho applications of the follow
ing were read: Owen Fritzinger, James
Williamson and Frank DePierro, the
latter stating that owing to tho indcbt-
edness of the borough he would accept
the Office at compensation of 1 per
cent on disbursements, one-haf the rate
heretofore paid. The vote resulted:
Fritznger, 5; DePierro /.
Street commissioner was the next Of
fee to be filled, and the following were
the applicants: Hugh O'D>nncl. Frank
Gallagher, Timothy Boyle, Daniel A.
Furoy aud Isaac Davis. Result of the
first ballot was: BOYLE, 1: Furey, 3:
Davis, 2. Second ballot: BOYLE /;
Furcy, 4; Davis, 1. i.
John NJ. Carr, Esq, was chosen bor-
ough solicitor, and p. NJ. Boyle, of Haz-
Teton, borough surveyor
The selections OF janitor and high
constable were laid over until the next
regular meeting.
Burgess Mclaughlin presented the
following as the borough police for tho
coming years Chief of police. James NJ.
Gallagher; special officers, Daniel Gal
lagher, Daniel Jones, John Mollick,
John B. Quigley and Patrick Welsh.
Council then adjourned to meet at the
call Of the president to receive the
bonds of the treasurer and street COM
missioner.
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