Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-04
A RUSH OF BUSINESS.
COUNClLMEN HAD A LENGTHY SES-
SION ON MONDAY NIGHT,
Several Hundred Dollars Worth of Bills
Ordered Paid-Heports Of the Borough
Omcials-C1aim Made for Damages
bicycle Track Wanted at the Park,

bicycle Track Wanted at the Park.
Monday evening was the date of the
regular monthly meeting of the borough
council. The session was lengthy one,
and was attended by Messrs. Rutter.
Neuburger, Brsin, Meehan and Zem-
any. The first business was the dis
posal of the following bills, which were
ordered paid: Hugh Boyle, jantor and
feeding prisoners, $l3.75; Upper Lehigh
Coal Company, powder, $3.5 L. II.
Lentz, lumber, S4.56; l.. V. Il. r.,
freight, S35. .04; j. D. Myers, one levcling
board, 81; Patrick Meehan, expenses to
Wyoming and lIazleton, $40: John Mol
lick, burying animals, So; Electric Light
Company. S229.O3; Freeland Lumber
Company, $3.50. A bill for S14. 10 from
William Williamson for supplies was re-
turned, as it contained a slight error.
Burgess McLaughlin's report for work
done on the Public park, amounting to
Sl4l.10, was accepted The same Off
ciaTs regular report for May was as
follows: Receipts, S25.75; commissions
and expenses, Sl5.75; balance, SO.
Chief of Police Gallagher's report for
the force for May was: James NJ.
Gallagher, $1O.5O: Patrick Welsh. 50. 50;
James j. Kennedy, Ss.25; John Mollick,
$50; Daniel Gallagher. 81; d. j. Boyle,
$40; Edward Doggett, $40; j. j. Nc
Garvey, SIPS; total SIS. So
Street Commissioner Moore's expcndi-
tItr a ,.i l,., 1 N,
streets and S73. G6 on sewers.
Treasurer McLaughlin's report for
May was as follows; Balance at last
report, S3, 766.4 As; received from burgess,
S3S. 10; orders paid, $l,27S.0S; balance,
81, 52G.47.
Surveyor Kealy made Il report of the
work done by him on Centre, Ridge and
Adams streets, accompanied by II profile
nf the Adams street sewer. 1t was de-
eided that work upon the latter should
begin at once, twelve-inch terra Gotta
pipe TO be used.
The street committee had no report to
make regarding the manholes and inlets
ordered to be placed on Centre street.
Attorney Stroh, on behalf of the resi-
dents on East Main street, called atton-
ton to the unsafe condition of the
bridge on that street, and suggested that
it be wdened to the full width of the
street, also that an are light be placed
there. The matter was referred to the
street committee, with instructions to
have the work done if it was considered
necessary.
a communication was read from At
torncy Stroh, acting for j. b. Laubach,
in which II claim was made for damages
for injuries sustained by his client. who
fell on the ice on Walnut street on
March . last. 1t was referred to Bor-
ough Solicitor Carr.
petition was read from number of
citizens requesting council to allow them
to build bicycle track around the
Public park. There being some doubt
as to whether the council had the right
to grant this privilege, under the condi-
tions upon which the park was received
from the Cross Creek Coal Company. the
matter was left to the solicitor for
advice.
The street commissioner was ordered
to make such repairs on West Walnut
street as he many find necessary, and
to close up the old well which is said to
be located on that thoroughfare. He
was also ordered to remove all telephone
poles not in use, and to have all other
poles in the borough removed back to
the proper line of curb.
Appropriations of $500 to the Board of
Health and 500 to the Citizens Hose
Company were granted.
The directors of the fire department
presented the names of four members of
the hose company and requested that
they be approved as special police, to do
service in the Public park. The request
was granted. The police are; John NJ.
and John j. Welsh,
A representative of the Climax Stone
CruSher Company was present and ex-
planned the workings of his machine.
The street committee was directed to
meet him and consider the advisabiity
Of purchasing one.
ID. j. Boyle requested that the Citi-
zcns' Hose Company be granted permis-
sion to be heard when the bicycle track
question is taken up for consideration.
The council decided that a time will be
set to hear those who favor and those
who oppose it.
The street committee was empowered
to have the gutter on the west side of
the park removed to the park line. The
council then adjourned.
During the evening several heated
discussions took place. The meeting
was attended by as many citizens as
could obtain room in the building, and
quite lot of interest was displayed in
the proceedings.
Scenes on the Midway Plaisance,n
initiating the national musir with