Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-16
FOR A NEW FIRE ALARM.
COUNClLMEN AND FIREMEN TRYING
TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM.
Several Other Questions of Public Inn
portance Taken Up at a Special Session
on Monday Evening-Traction Company
Refuses to Pay for the Ordinance.

special meeting of the borough
council was held on Monday evening.
with all the members present. Mr..
Brislin, chairman of the committee on
purchasing sewer pipe, presented bill
for pipe ordered by him from j. A..
Hutchins, of Wyoming, for the Wash
ington street sewer. The report of the
committee was approved.
j. NJ. Carr, Esq, borough solicitor,
presented petition to council to be
signed by them to have the court ap-
point viewers for the widening of Cen
tire street, west side, from Walnut to
Chestnut.
A discussion took place as to the num-
Der of feet contained in the square from
Ridge to Centre streets, along Chestnut
some of the councimen claiming that
there was four feet more ground in it
than was owned by the property holders
and as such it should be devoted to side
walks, which would relieve the borough
from purchasing the ground.
The borough surveyor was authorized
to survey the same and report to coun-
ell when complete.
1t was decided to commence work on
the new sewers as soon as the pipe ar
rives.
The names of Thomas Gould, Daniel
Dauber, John NJ. Powell and Hugh
Boyle were nominated for ianitor. Be
fore the vote was taken it was decided
that the salary of the janitor be fixed at
$40 per month The roll was called and
Mr.. Boyle was elected, having received
the unanimous vote of council. His du-
ties are to begin on May /.
The street commissioner was instruct
ed to notify all parties to lay their
sidewalks (who failed to comply with the
last notice. within the proper time.
The question of grading the streets
for crossings was left to the street COM
mittee.
Borough Solicitor Carr reported that
eIle had brought the attention of the Lee
high Traction Company to the bill paid
by the council for publishing the ordn-
ance giving them the right of way
through the borough, and that they
denied that they had ever promised to
pay for it.
The secretary. stated that when the
two copies of the ordinance were pre-
sented to Mr.. Troutman, their attorney.
for comparison previous to the signing
of the same by the company, that he
(Mr. Troutman) promised to see that it
was paid The matter was left with the
solicitor.
Patrick +. Gallagher, of Centre street,
complained that one of his relatives
children had been bitten by dog and
asked council to take steps to have the
animal killed. Council discussed the
matter for some time, and after hearing
from the burgess that he had done all
he could to have the dog removed or
killed, a committee consisting of Messrs
Ereslin, Neuburger and Shigo was APP
pointed to see the owner of the dog and
request him to have it killed.
There being no further business before
council, they adjourned and organized
as directors of the Citizens Hose Com
pany, for the purpose of discussing the
question of better system of fire alarm
p. NJ. Sweeney, Patrick Mclaughlin
and James p. McNelis represented the
hose company.
Patrick Mclaughlin was chosen chair
man, and 7. A. Buckley was appointed
secretary.
Mr.. McNelis opened the discussion by
outlining the need of better system,
claiming that the bell now in use was
not sufficient, that its tones too closely
resembled the tones of the numerous
church bells, and that the distance to be
travelled from the different parts of the
borough to the location of the bell,
caused II loss of time in case of fire.
Mr.. Ruttcr said that he thought the
old system had outlived its usefulness
and favored Il change.
Mr.. Neuberger was not in favor of an
electric system unless the town had II
pati police. He advocated the purchase
of extra bells.
Mr. Zemany moved to have larger
bell. On motion of Mr.. McNelis, Mr..
Zemany's motion was tabled by Il vote
of q to 3.
Mr. McNeis moved that a committee
of four be appointed whose duty it shall
be to make inquiries as to the best sys-
TEN to adopt, and to report at some
future meeting. The chairman appoint
ed Messrs. Rutter, McNelis, Zemany
and Sweeney.
The committee of council appointed
some time ago to wait on the officers of
the Water Company in reference to a
stand pipe for the residents on the Hill,
was instructed to renew the application
to the company and to report at the
next meeting of council.
Baptist Church Notes.
Services will be held on Sunday next
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