The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-08
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
Boys Must be off the Street by 300 p. M
a Strlnpef In Center OF MulD st.


Strlnaer In Center Of MolD st.
The regular meeting of Town Council
was held on Monday evening. April g,
1896. Members present at roll-call,
Messrs. Robertson, Ritzie, Hickman,
Coping, Spears and Hoffman. Messrs.
Hoover, Stone and Reynolds came ia
later.
A petition was presented, praying for
the enforcement Of Ordinaco No. 7, en-
titled IAN Ordinance to prohibit loung-
ing and loaing on street corners, side
walks, steps, etc. and providing
penalties for violation Of same. 1t was
moved seconded and carried that the
executive officers named in the ordi-
nance be instructed to enforce the same.
G. &. Gibson appeared before council
aud presented bill for SlS. 40, expenses
incurred in the division of the borough
into two voting precincts. and requested
that council pay the bill. II was moved
and seconded that the bill be paid. and
the motion was amended that the bill
be held over until the borough attorney
could be consulted about it. The
amendment, carried and the bill was
held over.
Joseph Boody asked to have stump
removed from the alley adjacent 10 his
lot. Referred to street committee.
Il. II. Evans asked that the first pay
ment on account OF the new hose house,
Of $3.50, stipulated in the contract to be-
paid him when TIE building is under
roof, be made at once. On motion IL
was resolved to draw an order for the
amount and place it in the hands of the
building committee, to be delivered by
them to Evans when the building is un--
der roof
j. II. Pentz and Peter Burkhart, on
behalf Of the school board, asked for
permission to remove sufficient ground
from Grant street at the school house
TO do the necessary grading about the
new school house. Referred to street
committee.
"A petition was presented, asking for
the opening OF Eighth street from
Grant to jackson street. which on mo-
tion was held over until the next meet
ing night.
a petition was presented asking for
sewer from Fifth street along Gordon
alley to Fourth street: thence either
along Fourth street to Sandy Lick
creek, or along Gordon alley to the run,
which on motion was held over for one
month.
The bond Of ID. Hartman, us overseer
of the poor, was presented and accepted.
+. X. Alexander, on behalf of the
Iteynoldsville Wooden Co., asked for "a
fire plug at the corner of Third aud
Jackson streets. On motion il was re-
solved that II the Water Co. will grant
the two plugs asked for at the upper
end of town, they be requested and au-
thorized to put in the one asked for at
Jackson and Third streets: all three to
go in at the same time.
The burgess reported licenses collect
cd in March, 800.
The following bills were presented and
on motion ordered paid: d. Hartman,
Two plow points. Soc; w. 7. Cox, po-
lice. $500; Alex Watson, police. a 90:
L. c. Shields, police, 5000: Jacob Hen
ninger, for stone, 75c.; &. A. Stephen
son, printing, $3.50; Geo. Warwick.
street commissioner, $3.50: Oil City
Fuel Supply Co., S6.4S; c. c. Gibson,
auditor, S4,00; a. NJ. Wadding auditor,
S40O; j. 5. Hammond, auditor, SIO0,
clerk of council, $500.
On motion the borough attorney was
instructed to have viewers appointed
to assess damages in the matter of open
ing Grant, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
SlfeclS ana Willow dlley.
Attention was called 10 the condition
of the plank road, which is wearing
more rapidly in the center than at tho
sides, and il was suggested that plank
be placed in the center, TO compel teams
to travel on the sides of the road. and
on motion it was resolved to carry out
the suggestion by placing plank or
stringer of some kind, to be determined
by the street committee, in the center
of the road. the street committee being
authorized to do the work according TO
their best judgment.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to post notices calling for bids for the
painting OF the new hose house, when
erected: the inside to have one coat of
'shellac, rubbed down with sand-paper.
and one coat Of Berry Bros best hard
oil finish: the outside to have two coats
OF No. | lead and inseed oil: primed
white and second coat and trimmings
to be according to instructions of build
ing committee. Bids to be received at
the next regular meeting of council, on
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