The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-16
COUNCIL
FIGURESl
Special Session Held to Consider Tax
Duplicates.
THE 1894 B0NDSMEN RELEASED /!
Council Decides Upon This Measure After
Receiving the Advice of the Borough
Solicitor Executions ordered
on the 1895 Duplicate.
THE 1894 BONDSMEN RELEASED !

special meeting of the Borough Council
was held last night, ia pursuance of motion
passed at the last regular meeting, to consider
the exoneration lists presented by Tax Col
lector Burke previous to the regular meeting
to be held tomorrow evening, so that Coun-
c.l'will be in q position to act on them
definitely at the latter meeting. The Coun-
cimen in attendance were Messrs Ially,
James, Straughn, Bell, Murphy, Hand, Har-
kins, Brennan and Shoemaker. In the ab-
sence of the president, Mr. Lally presided at
the meeting.
Borough Solicitor Burke was granted per-
mission to speak relative to the 1894 tax
duplicate of Mr.. Scanlan. He stated that
upon the hearing in the matter of the rules
procured by 7. j. Higgins and Others to have
the Judgment entered ON the duplicate sat
fled of record, on the ground that it had
| been fully settled by the Collector, developed
evidence strongly in favor of the rules and
he considered it would be only fair to the
people on the bond that the judgment should
be satisfied.
| Mr.. James said he considered it dangerous
| to satisfy the judgment, in view of the
claim OF the bOndsmen Of the 1895 duplicate
that money collected on the latter duplicate
had been appropriated to the settlement of
the 1894 duplicate. He added, however, that
If the Solicitor would go on record in the
matter, he would not oppose the satisfaction
of the judgment
The Borough Solicitor then dictated the
following to the Secretary THE Solicitor
reports to Council that, in so far as the testi.
mony presented before Commissioner Moore
upon the rule to satisfy the Judgment entered
on the 1894 tax bond of Tax Collector Scan.
Ian is concerned, there is nothing that war
rants this Council in holding the judgment
open upon the record" Upon this record
| being made a motion to satisfy the Judgment
was carried.
Mr.. James then called attention to the fact
that there was on record resolution by
Council instructing the Solicitor to enter
execution on the tax bond of 1895 aftei
October 10, 1885, if Mr.. Scanlan did not SETTLE
it before that time. The Solicitor stated thai
he had not been informed of the existence o
such resolution. The Secretary read i
from the minutes, after which Solicitor
Burke said he would proceed with the exeeu
tion to-day. The amount reported on tn,
duplicate is S13, 1878.
Council then took up tie consideration o
Collector Burke's exOnentiOn lists. Tn,
First ward Councilmen reported progress
Second ward-CollectOr held for $3.50 anG
allowed s255.5s. Third ward, progress
Fourth ward-Collector allowed the amount
claimed, S24219. Fifth ward-Collector helC
for $3.50 and allowed S5O5.65. The full
amount of exOnerations asted by Burke i
S2, ,4S3 43, which includes double assessment
and parties dead and left town.
A communication from Collector Burke
relative to the exonerations allowed him b!
Ihe County Commissioners was referred t.
the Finance committee.