Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-09
GOOD FOR THE CRUSHER.
1T COMES HIGH, BUT WE MUST HAVE
1T, SAYS THE COUNCIL.
Five of the Six Borough Fathers Voted
for the $1,000 Machine, and They Are
Now ConsummutiDg the Purchase-Re-
port of the Meetings

Now ConsummatiDg the Purchase-Re-
port of the Meetings
Monday evenings meeting of council
was attended by all the members, and
nearly 200 other citizens crowded in and
around the borough building. The fa-
nous stone crusher was the cause of so
many people being present. Everybody
wanted to know how many and what
members were going to vote to purchase
the 81, 300 machine This business.
however, did not come up until late in
tue evening. The first matter attended
to was the reception of stack of bills.
The following were ordered paid: Elec-
trio Light Company, $23533; Dominic
O'Donnell, coal, S525; William Birk-
beck, sewer supplies, S755; J. d. Myers,
stakes for surveyor, $l5O; J. c. Bright,
powder, $500; Hazleton Iron Works,
plate for manhole, $l5.52; Mercantile
Company, cement, $3.50; C. ID. Rohr-
bach, sewer supplies, So. so; TRIBUNE,
printing for burgess, 81 .25; Water Com
pany, rent of plugs, SS2. 80; Frank
ODonnell, horse hire. $3.50 Hugh
Boyle, janitor and feeding prisoners,
Sl3.25; repairs on fence, $2.25; II. NJ.
Brislin, carfare to Wyoming, 81. 80; Will
liam Williamson, sewer supplies, $1746;
Washburn X Turnbach, repairs on tools,
$i.30; X. c. Roth, repairs on tools,
S@5.66; r. p. Kcaly, surveying, $0s so;
John Mollick, burying animals, 5000.
RiIlc
Danaker, for 800. SO, and j. A. Hutchins,
for sewer pipe, amounting to SG01. 80,
were laid over for correction
Street Commissioner Moorc's report
was read and ordered paid, as follows:
Work on streets, S4i; on manhole,
SS0.50; on sewer, S65l. Is; total, $775 65.
communication from the fremen
relating to the cleaning and greasing of
the hose carriages was laid over until
Wednesday evening.
Burgess McLaughlin's report was read
and approved, as follows: Fines and IL
ccnscs, $50; fees and commissions,
Sl2.95; due borough, $1O.55. Police ex-
pcnse: j. j. Kennedy, $685.; Patrick
Welsh, Sc. So; j. NJ, Gallagher, $500,
Daniel Gallagher, So; John Molick,
$3.50; f. j. Doggett, So; w. A. Beers,
$1.25; total, S3O.55.
Treasurer Mclaughlin presented the
following statement, which was accept
ed. Balance at last report, So, ,521 "a;
received from burgess, S3S; orders paid,
$S77,37; balance 81 ,6S2.57.
An orJinnn,n ,nr,,l,ti,,r Ill
ing was read three times and passed.
1t was ordered that the same be pub
liShed for the required time and that
the proper notices be posted.
A communication was received from
the Board of Health requesting that the
money appropriated for the use of the
board be set aside, so that it could be
given to the boards treasurer; also re-
questing that permit blanks for tapping
the sewers be printed and to have the
latter work done under the supervision
of the health officer. The matter was
referred to Solicitor Carr.
1t was agreed that the solicitor should
proceed with the matter of having view
ers appointed for the widening of Centre
street (wcSt side from Walnut to Chest
nut streets.
The tax levy was fixed as follows:
Light and water, $ mills; borough,
mills; sinking fund.- mills; total, / ; mills.
The next business taken up aroused
the crowd of spectators, and the build
ing, which had been becoming deserted
during the routine discussions, rapidly
filled up again. The fate of the stone
crushcr was to be settled. 1t began by
each of the councimcn arising in turn
and laudng the machine as the most
necessary article that the town needs.
Councilman Rutter stated he knew moth
ing of the machine, except that the bor-
Ough was not financially able to pur-
chase it and it is only Il question of time
until the streets would have to be paved.
consequently he did not favor the eX-
pcnditure.
Secretary Buckley submitted state
ment which showed that the estimated
receipts from taxes, etc. would not be
sufficient to pay the charges for light
and water for the balance of the year,
without considering the other necessary
dsbts which may be contracted.
The following, signed by Messrs, Neu-
burger, Brislin, Shigo, Zemany and
Meehan, was presented. 1t was read
three times and voted for by each of the
above:
'Be it ordained that the stone crushcr
now on exhibition here should be
bought and become the property of
| Freeand borough, providing terms in
regard to the payment can be satisfac-
torily made between parties at interest" "
A committee Of three, consisting of
Messrs. BiiSlin, Shigo and Zemany, was
appointed to meet the crusher agents
and learn the terms, and report Wednes-
day evening.
Last nights special meeting, when
the cut and dried programme was rush
| ed through, was attended by many in