Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-05
POLES TO BE TAXED.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PRE-
PARE AN ORDINANCE.
Councilmen Decide to Levy Tax on
Telephone, Telegraph, Electric Light
and Electric Railway Poles-Lengt gthy
Discussion on Improving the Park.

| Telephone, Telegraph Electric Light
and Electric Railway gthy
Discussion on Improving the Park.
The members of council met on Mon
day evening with all members present.
| The following bills were ordered paid:
Hontz Bros, repairs on tools, $780, Il.
| c. Roth, repairs on tools, $2.l3 M. Hal
pin, repairs on TOOLS $500; VIM. Will
hanson, supplies, $50.96; N. j. Owens,
lumber, $40 Sc; TRIBUNE, printing, 81;
j. A. Hutchins, pipes, $l33.79; L. V. r..
Il. Co., freight, $25 95; Hugh Boyle, jani-
tor, S17.25; John Molick, burying ami
mails 81.
Street Commissioner Boyle's report for
July was read, showing expenditures as
| follows: On streets, SS5S6; sewers,
Sl45.05 total S230.91. The report was
approved.
Burgess Gallagher reported as follows;
Collected from all sources, $27; fees and
commissions, $12. 70;due treasurer, ,$l4 30,
The following amounts were returned
for police service for July: Patrick Nc
Laughlin, S9.G5; James p. McNelis, 81;
James Kennedy, S5; Patrick Welsh,
Sc. 25; Daniel j. Boyle, $5.25; Stanley
Novak, $40; total, $3655. The report
was approved.
Treasurer Shigo reported as follows:
Balance, $3.50; received from burgess,
$S7; orders paid, Sll7.55; balance due
treasurer, $26.56. The report was ap-
proved.
The resignation of K. p Kealy as
borough surveyor was read and ac-
ccpted The street committee was au-
thorized to select a surveyor in Mr..
Kealy's place and to complete the survey
of the Public Park as soon as possible.
n. j. Owens, William Williamson and
W. j. Butt, representing the Board of
Trade, appeared for the purpose of
urging council to take some steps to
have the Public Park improved. A
committee from the fire company also
appeared and asked council to allow
them the same privileges to the park as
they had, stating they had expended a
considerable sum of their own funds in
improvements on it, and would continue
to do so if the privileges were allowed to
them Some of the councilmen could not
see it in that light and thought as the
park belonged to the borough that it
should be controlled by them. Quite
lengthy discussion took place as to the
best way to have it improved. 1t was
finally agreed that the council as a com
mittee meet at the Office OF Solicitor
Carr, Wednesday yesterday, and con
suit with him as to the adyisablity of
having the road through the park va
Gated, as preliminary to the fencing
and improvement that may be done at
some future time.
The committee appointed to wait Op
the Electric Light Company had no
report to make and was continued, as
was also the committee to wait on the
Water Company in reference to placing
fire plug at Alvinton.
Mr.. Mulhearn, from the committee
which met the Board of Health, stated
they had agreed upon j. j. Ward to
make the registry of houses connected
with the sewer and those not connected
The committee appointed to receive
proposals for the printing of street com
missioner's and burgess reports reported
as follows: Press, 500 of each, $s. 25:
Progress, 500 of each, 81; TRIBUNE, 500
of each, S. 80. The TRIBUNE, being the
lowest bidder was awarded the contract
The president appointed Messrs Mil
Ter, Mulhearn and Davis to draw up an
ordinance taxing telephone, electric
light, telegraph and electric railway
poles, and to report at the next meeting.
Park DISCUSSION LAST EVENING.
The members of council met last night
at the Office of Attorney John NJ Carr,
and after discussing the question of
park improvement decided to hold a
meeting next Monday evening at 730
o'clock in the council room, at which
hearings will be given to the public for
and against the closing of East Main
street
They have made arrangements with
competent Surveyor and the resurvey Of
the park will be begun in few days
Boundary stones will be placed in posi-
tion. Estimates are being prepared for
the fencing of it and will be omitted
by the committee in short time.
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