Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-07
HARD ON CORPORATIONS.
COUNClLMEN SPOKE OUT AGAINST
ALLEGED IMPOSlTlONs.

Refused to Pay a Bill from the Cross
Creek Coal Company and Called the
Electric Light Company to Time-Fuil
Account of the All the business Done.
Monday evening last was rough
night on corporations around the bor-
ough council chamber. All the mem
bers were present at the monthly seS-
sion of our local governing body, and
they We'd with one another in ''stand-
ing up for the rights of the taxpayers. J"
According to the statements made at
the meeting, the instructions given by
council at previous sessions were not
fulfilled, and the two alleged offenders,
the Cross Creek Coal Company and the
Electric Light Company, were treated
in manner which gave abundant evil
dence that muzzles are not worn by the
councimen of Freeland borough.
In the regular batch of bills was one
from the Drifton company for SAG. 80 for
surveying the Public Park. There are
times when suspicious statements of
accounts are allowed to pass through,
there being no proof that they are not
correct, but this was not one Of them.
The bill caused an immediate discussion,
which brought forth some interesting
facts. Some time ago the matter of
fencing the Park was taken up by the
Board of Trade. Later, in order to
learn the
EXACT BOUNDARY LINES
of the ground, it was decided by council
to have it surveyed to conform to the
lines noted in the deed, and IA communi-
cation was sent to Superintendent
Smith. of the Cross Creek Coal Company,
asking that an engineer and one assist
ant be sent to cooperate with the bor-
ough laborers in surveying and locating
boundary stones.
To this an answer was received, stat
ing that when the company would be
ready to comply the secretary of council
would be notified Up to Monday even
ing no notification of their coming had
been received by any person connected
veyors from Drifton have spent several
days in and around the Park, but the
only signs of their work visible to the
borough are four iron stakes, which, if
they are meant to designate the bound
airy lines, take a slice of land 40}3X712
feet off the Park, as originally
GIVEN TO THE BOROUGH
by the late Eckley Il, Coke in 1892. For
doing this bill of S46.sO was rendered
by the Cross Creek Company-four
mems labor of thirty-nine hours each at
80 cents an hour.
The discussion terminated by reject
ing the bill and appointing Counclmen
Mulhearn, Rutter and Davis. with the
solicitor and secretary, to wait upon
Superintendent Smith in reference to
the matter.
The next question to arouse the mem
bers was petition from over eighty
residents, requesting that the light on
East Main street, near the Public Park,
be allowed to remain there. 1t was dis
cussed at great length-not the petition,
but the highland much stress was laid
upon the refusal of the Electric Light
Company TO remove it to the corner of
structions to that effect having been
sent them. The petition was lost sight
of in the discussion, also the rumor that
councilman had countermanded those
instructions, and when the talk ended
the council had
DECIDED TO ALLOW NO PAY
for that particular lamp from the LIST
inst.
The secretary was ordered to notify
the light company of the action: also to
order the West Burton street lamp
changed to Burton and Laurel streets,
! and to again give notice to place an in
candescent light at the entrance of the
lookup.
While the members were in the mood,
a motion was made and carried ordering
the street commissioner to serve notice
on the same company to remove
all wires strung by them in the Park
which are attached to trees, whether
they are light or guide wires, with
in forty-eight hours. If his instruc-
tions are not complied with the street
commissioner is to have them removed
by force il necessary.
The selection of chief of the fire de-
partment was postponed, owing to the
absence of the directors of the Citi-
zens' Hose Company. A resolution was
passed donating $50 to defray the ex-
penSes of the fremen in attending the
state parade at Wilkesbarre today. This
was not asked for by the firemen.
The committee appointed on exonera-
tions of dog tax reported in favor of al