Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-15

The borough council met on Monday
evening to hear reports Of committees
and take action on the same. DIR. L. w.
Rutter reported that he had procured
four locks, with six keys each, for the
cells, and had ordered one large lock,
with twelve keys each for the outside
door 1t was decided that the burgess,
chief of police and ianitor get one key
each, and that tho rest be distributed
at the next meeting of council.
The committee which waited on Mr..
Hess, of the Lehigh Traction Company,
relative to the injury done to the stone
| crusher, reported that Mr.. Hess agreed
to pay all charges for the repair of the
machine. The committee was authoriz-
ed to have it repaired and send the bill
to the Traction Company.
The committee appointed in reference
to the fee for license of the Grand opera
house stated that Solicitor Carr held
that council could not alter the fec
charged, but could deduct the 81 paid
for police service, provided the manage
ment dispenses with paid police service.
The secretary reported that he had
ordered pipe for the extension of the
sewer to the silk mill.
A profile OF Dirkbeck street, from
Front to johnson, as surveyed by Mr.
Salmon, for the purpose of laying side
walks, was presented. After ascertain
ing that the required width Of thirty
| feet, with siX-foot sidewalks on each
side, could not be obtained under the
present condition of the street, the
street committee, together with the bor-
ough solicitor, were instructed to view
the ground, and If necessary the solici-
tor is to look up the records as to the
width Of the street.
The question of grading and laying
out Walnut street, west from Laurel,
was taken up, and the street committee
was instructed to procure II competent
surveyor to do the work, in case Mr..
Kealy is unable to give it his attention
1t was agreed that all streets running
north and south from The old borough
line to North street be thirty feet wide
and the extra space left for sidewalks
on each side.
The matter reported by the commit
tee on the removal of arc lights was left
to the light committee, with power to
confer with the Electric Light Company
with view to the introduction of incan-
descent lights on some of the streets.
Council agreed to have a survey made
west along Carbon street from alley to
Ridge, to connect with private drain,
also to have grade given on Carbon
street, and to have man-holes placed at
the northwest corner of Carbon and
Centre streets and South and Washing
ton streets. 1t was also decided to tear
up the flag stones at Centre and Carbon
streets and replace them with regular
crossing. The cutters intersecting
| Washington and Carbon streets are to
be paved.
The Water Company was authorized
to place new fire plug at Alvinton.
| Also to have the one on Birk beck street
removed and one with two connections
placed there. This gave rise to the
question of fire protection at Birvanton,
and the street committe was instructed
to wait on the Water Company and have
a plug placed on Walnut street, west of
the old borough limo, and II it should
prove satisfactory to the Fire Company,
and reported so by them to council, that
council will accept it.
1t was agreed that a light be placed at
the entrance to the lookup. 1t was d, :
cided to grade johnson street from Pine
to Birk beck, and have six-foot side
walk placed on the north side.
The street committee and the solicitor
have since met and gone over Birkbecll
street and had talk with several of the
property owners in regard to width OF
the street. The committee will recon,
mend that the street be opened thirty
feet and six feet allowed for sidewalks.