The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-17
LENGTHY COUNCIL SESSION.
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There are a lot of receipts that would be
blamed sight worse, included the Burgess.
President james, eve onght to have
them here"
More talk followed in which IS fines and
costs for nnisauces were criticised and failure
Of Justices to make returns of fines collected
ON arrests by constablcs were spoken off, and
Mr.. Euglcrt thought "a special officer ought TO
be employed to help the police on saturday
nights, but it ali ended in talk.
Mr. Gable said chimney in a new house
ON Ilucklcbcrry alley was not being properly
constructed and the nue committee was
instructed to look into the matter Mr.. Reese
also called the committees attention to
Garments candy kitchen on North Main
street.
On motion Of Mr. Murphy it was decided
to pay the NJ. A. Boyer Judgment and costs,
without interest, amounting to S523.53
Supervisor Llewellyu said a number of
people complained that Mr.. l.. J, Wilkinson
was taking up four feet of the pavement for
garden purposes ON the Lloyd street side Of
his property and after considerable dis
cusson, upon motion Of Mr. Gable
the Chief Burgess was authorized to
instruct Mr.. Wilkinson to remove the wall
ne had laid for a fence on the pavement and,
upon Mr.. Lally's suggestion, and the Chief
Burgess was also to instruct all parties in
the borough violating the law in that par
ticular to remove the obstructions from the
streets.
The full scope of this motion cannot be
taken in at a glance. 1t involves every
obstruction that is not porch, Council hold
ing that the four and ive-iuot limit can be
used only for porches. or steps to buildings.
Mr. Murphy said the Sanitary committee
could locate no nuisance On Plum alley, as
complained by Mr. Shcelcr, but that there
was bad nuisance on South Pear alley Then
Messrs. Mcclure, Coakley, Englcrt and Lally
came forth with string of nuisances, desig
mating the north side Of Centre street, opposite
Peach alley, corner of White and Coal streets
on Plum alley, near Coal street, at Catherine
and Centre streets and ON Market alley, near
Coal street All were referred to the Sanitary
| Committee
| Mr. Gable said that to comply with the
| petition for an extension of the West Coal
street water main would involve from 1000
to . 800 feet of pipe and digging and the
revenue would he about $500 a year. A shorter
/ line could be made, but all the families would
not he reached and of the pipe would be
/ idle. No action was taken.
/ 1t was decided to pay the bill of william
Schmickcr less the amount Of demurage.
| Mr., Kcus asked that another fire plug be
| placed at Turkey Run
Mr.. Gable said Mr.. G. +. Titman wanted to
meet the Water committee again, but he in
fcrrcd that the proposition Mr.. Titman would
make for supplying water would not be as
/ low as the borough could get from other
sources.
| ID. h. James said 1--WE are not getting water
rents in. The plant has been running near q
| year and only $4,000 has been collected. We
will 90 into the next six months without
| having the last six months in" He thought
an office for the superintendent should be
established in the center of the town and a
public notice ought to be given to the people
to pay up.
On motion OF d. K. James the chairman Of
| the water committee and superintendent of
water works were instructed to act in CON
| junction in purchasing water meters and
| placing them where their in judgment they
may be deemed necessary,
President James appointed Philip d. IIol-
man to succeed T. f. Miles as representative
from the Fourth ward on the Board OF
Health.
Mr. Coaklcy moved that w. G.. Gregory be
reelected Borough Surveyor and on Mr..
Ially's motion the election was made by
acclamation.
The Chief Burgess, other officers and street
committee will meet Engineer George 5.
Clemens next Monday morning to visit a
location for public dumping ground the
=. * r. c. & |. Co. will give under certain
conditions not yet specified.