Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-04
COUNCIL MEETING.
Secord of the Business Transacted at
Monday Evening's Session.

The regular meeting of the borough
council was held on Monday evening,
attended by Messrs. Meehan, Zemany.
Davis, Mulhearn and Miller. The fol-
lowing bills were ordered paid: Hugh
Boyle, janitor. So so: Freeland Lumber
Co., re; Timothy Malloy, tapping sewer,
SIPS; VIM. Williamson, supplies and
cement, $l4.10; NJ. Halpin, manhole
CRATES, IS; Hazleton Iron Works, plates
$50. ~; Il. II. Lentz, sand, $5; Slas Wood
ring, book, ST. L.V, R. R., freight, 81 "a;
Henry Hinkle, repairs on lookup, 81;
pennsylvania Redstone Co., stones, S47.-
40; Cross Creek Coal Co., surveying. $40
80; John Molik, burying animals, S14. 80:
Electric Light Co., S240.s5
Permission was given the Electric
Light Company to place guy poles along
the northern side of the Public Park.
Burgess Gallagher reported as follows:
Receipts, $55; commission and fees.
$3.50; balance due borough, S35. 10.
Police service: Patrick Welsh, S14;
Stanley Novak, S.. 25; James p. McNelis.
S775; John Molik, SO. 70; James Kennedy.
81; Milton Fritzinger, So; Barney Nc
Fadden, 81; Daniel Boyle, 81; total, $40
70. The report was approved.
Street Commissioner Boyle presented
his report for October, showing an ex-
penditure on streets and manholes
amounting to $16s. So
Treasurer Shigo reported as follows:
Receipts since September s, S1.611.7s
orders paid, $1,62O2l; due treasurer.
$S.43.
The treasurer presented a check on
the state treasurer for S37s7, being the
boronghs share of the . per cent tax
upon foreign insurance companies and
asked what disposition council intended
to make of it. 1t was decided that the
treasurer hold it until council agreed
upon its disposition.
A committee from the Citizens Hose
Company appeared and thanked council
Tor the generous resolution in donating
$50 to defray the expenses of com
mittee OF the firemen to attend the
state convention, and stated that the
committee did not attend, owing to the
time being too short. They suggested
that If council thought that it could
spare the money, that it be turned over
for the use of the firemen'S local fund.
Council will take the matter up at some
future meeting.
letter was read from e. P. Gallagher. |
one of the members suggested by the |
Citizens Hose Company for chief of the
fire department, declining the position |
of chief. Council will take up the elec-
tion of chief in conjunction with the
directors at its next meeting.
Joseph Ashman was exonerated from
dog tax.
Mr.. Nenburger made a request on |
council to extend the sewer north along |
Centre street from Chestnut, SO as to
connect with his property on North
Centre street. Council agreed to meet |
Monday evening to take up all unfinish-
ed business.
The committee which waited upon the
Cross Creek Coal Company reported that
they met Messrs. Smith and Kudick,
and, after discussing the matter, no
action was taken on the report.
The president stated that he had en-
gagged Sharon McNair, of Hazeton. to
do the surveying along parts of Birk-
beck, johnson, Carbon and Walnut
streets, so thaG sidewalks and cutters
may be laid. His action was approved.