The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-17
LENGTHY COUNCIL SESSION
More Hose For the Fire Companies.
Sanitary and water

Sanitary and water.
An eleven O'Clock session of the Borough |
Council was held last night, but it was not as !
exciting as the last one. Il looked at one |
time, when the electric light question was
touched upon, that the closing incidents Of
the last meeting Of Cvancil would be re-
hearsed but better Judgment prevailed. |
The Counclmen in attendance at the meeting |
were Messrs Mcclure, Lally, Coakley, |
Boehm, Magargle, Shoemaker, Straughn,
James Niswender Englert, Gable, Brennan,
Reese and Hand
AIessrs Hoffman, Broxton and Jones APP
peared in behalf Of themselves and Messrs.
Bees, Smell and Baird and asked permission
to connect sewers with the borough sewer ON
Strawberry alley and the permission was
granted on condition that the parties sign an
agreement not to connect water closets.
1t was decided to place a double crossiugat
the corner Of West and Centre streets, lead
ing from the schoolhouse.
Mr. Mcclure stated that the creek at
the eastern end of the town was filing up
with coal dirt, and also under the bridge,
causing the creek to overflow to the great
damage OF residents in the vicinity lie
moved that the street committee be instructed
to clean out the creek.
Considerable discussion followed and when
called upon for an opinion Borough Solicitor
Pomcroy confirmed the opinion expressed by
some members that the creek was on the
property of the p g. R. G. & /. Co. and the
borough had no right to go upon the land
aud clean out the creek. The bridge he said,
in line with the street was the public high
way and the creek remained private property,
but if the water pipes under the bridge
formed an obstruction to the creek they
should be either raised or lowered to remove
the obstruction. DIr. Lally disagreed with
the Solicitor and said he believed that part Of
the creek under the bridge was public prop
| erty Mr.. McGuiles motion was lost for
want of a majority.
! Mr.. James stated that the duplicate for
| 1897 had been written and amounted to S3l,
| O36.47. He also stated that Council could not
| legally exonemtc real estate from taxes. A
motion TO reconsider the exouemtions for
1895 was left over until next meeting pend
ing further information as 10 exoneation OF
real estate.
Mr.. McGuire moved that motion made by
| Mr.. Gable al a subsequent meeting to allow
! Tax Collector Scanlan a rebate Of $500 t,
help him defray the expense Of constable
hire and other expenses in collecting taxes, b,
| taken up for consideration, but the motion
was lost pending an opinion on the question
from the Solicitor as to Council S right to al
low it,
The report of the fire apparatus committee
included bids for hose and the following con
tracts were awarded Eureka hose 500 fee
at 80 cents per foot rubber hose, 500 feet a
81 90 per foot Keystone hose, 500 feet at 81
cents per foot
Mr. Ially again brought up the electric
light question and moved that the motion
awarding the contract be recOnsidered. Tn,
motion was lost. Mr.. Lally then stated tina
since the passage of the law Of 1898 no legis
ation passed by Council had been submitted
to the Chief Burgess for his sanction, or re
lection For this reason, he claimed, the
electric light contract was illegal and void
Solicitor Pomeroy said that, under the Law
/ referred to, only ordinances and resolution
in the nature of ordinances need be referre
y to the Chief Burgess as stated, but that tn
3 official has nothing to do with contracts q
the deliberations of Council, except so far a
they apply to ordinances, or resolutions
! the nature &C ordinances. Mr.. Lally di
]. .qra az 5od with the Solicitor, but the latter sal
Mr. Lally was wrong in his views Of the Law
Mr.. John McGarry's claim for damages fC
iuiuries sustained by fall due to an alege
defective pavement on West Coal street WI
brought up by Mr.. Coakley's motion thi
$500 be paid the claimant. The matter WI
referred to the law committee in njunctio
with tho Solicitor for further investigation
Mr. Coakley stated that the Flynn case hi
been settled, but the Health Officer could II
get anybody to tear down the stone wa
Some of the parties affected, he said, wou
like to put in a culvert and have Council co
tribute 500 to help the work, in changil
the course of the stream.
Mr. Mcclure moved that the borough a
prOprate the amount for the purpose Of ru
ming the stream through the COnry, GrahaI
O'Neill and other lots facing on Centre stree
Messrs. James, Gable and Hand contendt
that if Council should make such an appr
priation it would make itself a party
, diverting the channel of the stream al
make itself responsible for any futu
trouble. Mr.. Boehm held to the san
opinion, and thought Council should take
further action in the matter
Chairman Straughn took part in the d
cussion and said there was not another toy
in the state where one man could defy pc
ulation of $1,000 Nj. McGuire's motion
ceived but four votes and was defeated.
The scarcity of the water supply was aga
discussed, resulting in a decision that L
water committee consider the matter al
ascertain the cost Of two streams in the Va
ley, and also the cost Of a 80 and go millit
- gallon reservoir to be placed at BrandonYill