The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-18
BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING.
Lengthy and Interesting Discussion Over
Eirst Ward SewernEe.

A regular meeting Of the Borough Council |
was held last evening with just a sufficient
number of Councilmen in attendance to
make a quorum They were Messrs. d. r.
James, Englert, Hand, Boehm, CoalIley, Nc
Guire, Reese and President T. J. James.
Immediately after the meeting was opened |
Messrs. Michael Graham, J. B. Monaghan, |
James McHugh and Michael Pribula ap-
peared and presented the following petition, |
with the name of Health Officer Conry at
the head of the list Of signers
"Thc undersigned taxpayers and property |
owners represent that the public sewer which |
empties at the south end OF limerick street is "a |
dangerous nuisance and menace to the health |
| OF those residing in the neighborhood of the
| point where IL empties. We therefore respect |
fully urge that the attention Of the proper
| otherwise we shall be obliged to seek legal
redress
In speaking on the petition the gentlemen
brought out the fact that the petition was
another edition of the complaints arising
| from the disturbed water course on the prop
erty of ex- High Constable Anthony Flynn in
the First ward. They said that Flynn
threatens to build a stone wall across the
water way in such q manner that the sewer
age will be diverted from its regular channel
to or near the properties Of the petitioners.
Quite discussion ensued as to the rights of
private and public properties and the extent
to which the borough may exercise its
powers to abate nuisance and finally
Borough Solicitor Pomeroy was called
upon and he stated The stream is not Il
sewer, but public and natural water way
running through private properties with
which the borough has nothing to do. If
anyone creates nuisance so as to affect the
health of the borough we may interfere. If
the gentlemen here are complaining that
they are injured by reason Of what Mr..
Flynn has been doing by the erection Of
battery, it is the result Of Mr.. Flynn's act
and not an act of the borough. Mr.. Flynn,
! as | understand the facts wanted us to fix
the culvert on his property and we had
nothing to do with that We are
not obliged to look after the inter
ests of individual property owners, but
, to keep the streets in repair and abate such
nuisance as may become public. Besides that
Mr.. Flynn has already brought suit against
the borough for trespass and it is still pend
ing The best way to settle this case would
be to have the case tried. Why does Mr..
! Flynn not push it ?"
s The matter was finally disposed of by
. President r. ]. James stating that Health
T. Officer Patrick Conry headed the list of
signars of the petition and no one had better
that official. He ought to enter prosecution
" at once if there is a public nuisance and if it
arises on Mr. Flynn's lot the Health Officer
should prosecute Mr.. Flynn.
j. Chief Burgess Burns said he viewed the
s. place and, seeing that great damage would
Il result to other properties warned Mr., Flynn
+ not to build the proposed stone wall, but was
% told to 90 to the place Bob" Ingersoll saws is
$ not in existence.
t. Mr.. MCGUIRE complained that the crossing
at the corner of limerick and Centre streets
is in bad condition and Mr.. Boehm said all
e crossings will be attended to before the hard
u weather sets in
D. r. James complained that the last
square on South West street is blockaded by
large stones which ought to be broken
Mr.. Reese stated that a Joint meeting Of
" the fire apparatus and finance committees tc
- take action on the fire companies appropria
- tions had not been arranged hut effort,
- would be made to bring it about before the
. next meeting.
" D. r. James reported that the lamp ant
watch committee recommended that the ar,
,e light at the west end of Centre street b,
transferred to the corner of Catherine stree
and Raspberry alley and high enough t,
throw light over the houses to the presen
location of the light. 1t is impossible to pu
on any more additional lights, as the plan
=. hasn't sufficient power. On motion of Mr.
-, Mcclure the recommendation was adopted
g d. Il. James said an arc light at the Yves
- end of Oak street should be raised to escap,
the shadow of trees and President Jame
remarked it would be more eG'ectual to razt
the trees. D. r. James also stated that {
pole at the corner of Main and Oak streets il
d in dangerous condition and should be re
,s moved
$. Owing to the absence of some samples Mr.
II Englert moved that the opening of bids 70,
"a police oyercoats be laid over until the mex
,r meeting.
Mr.. Coakley complained that Martin
Mullahy. who was EMPLOYED as fireman at th,
pumping station. had not been properly
g treated. that owing to the death of his chill
H. Mr.. Mullahy had been Obliged to absent him
lg self from duty and when he went back t.