The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-05
BOROUGH
COUNCIL.
A Regular and Brief Session Held Last
Night.
The HOSE PROBLEM SETTLED |
Report by the Fire Apparatus Committee
and Offer by Superintendent Lewis
Considered and an Amicable
Settlement Made.
The HOSE PROBLEM SETTLED |


Guire, Coakley, Harkins, Niswenter, Englert,
Murphy, James, Magargle, Shoemaker,
BOehm, Straughn, Brennan, Bell and Hand
present.
The roads and highways committee ie-
ported that the dog catcher5 were at work
The pound was broken open twice and efforts
are being made to locate the guilty parties
Mr.. James raised a question as to whether
the street committee had secured a lease of
the ground upon which the pound has been
located and was informed that the lessons of
the land would not make suitcase of the
land, and Mr.. Niswenter said that if Council
should insist upon a suitcase the pound had
better be moved. In accordance with this
sentiment Mr. Niswenter moved that the
pound be removed from its present location,
but the motion was defeated
Mr. Straughn stated that complaint had
been made about the condition of Plum alley,
in the vicinity of Oak street, where excava-
tions were made some time ago for an electric
light plant and, upon motion, it was decided
that the alley be placed in proper condition.
1t was also decided that the street committee
and Chief Burgess have the gutter at the
corner Of Gilbert and Coal streets lowered to
grade, and that the hole be covered.
| When reports from the fire apparatus COM
mittee were called for the following was
submitted:
To the members of the Borough Council:
In accordance with your recent instructions
we, your fire apparatus committee have fully
Investigated the condition of the fire hose
used by the VIM. Penn Coal Company in
eXtinguishing the recent fire in the VIM
Penn mine and report as follows On Satur.
day afternoon last we had the test with the
following results The hose was tested at
pressure of 27O pounds; 1850 feet Of hose
were tested at this pressure At this pressure
four sections of hose bursted and from one
section the coupling pulled off in the test,
making sections or 2jO feet of hose, that
did not stand the test. Four hundred
and fifty feet of hose was condemned
without test, because they were in very bad
condition, making 700 feet of condemned
hose altogether. Mr.. Lewis, of the Coal
! Company, made your committee an offer of
$3.50 III full consideration for the use of the
hose, and tor the hose condemned. Your
committee Suggested $500 as a better figure
inasmuch AS the difference of $50 will pay
the cost of testing such new hose as you will
be required to purchase to take the place of
the condemned. Your committee recon-
mends the purchase of 11OO feet of hose,
two suction pipes and one branch pipe
The report was accepted and the recon-
mendatiOns adopted.
William II. Lewis, superintendent of the
VIM. Penn Coal Company, said his company
was willing to pay $3.50 for the use of the
hose and S24.5O, the cost of the test on Satur-
day, total of S774.5O. and Council accepted
the proposition by motion
The Fire Apparatus committee was in
structed to procure samples and bids, and
cash terms, for LOO feet of fire hose, two
suction pipes, one branch pipe and $50 feet
Of garden hose, report to be made ut the
next meeting of Council.
The water committee reported progress.
communication from Williamsport de-
tective agency, promising to capture Charles
Saduskey, for the murder of Riugheiser
within three weeks if $25 should be for
warded to the agency for expenses, was read.
1t was filed
The following communication, signed
From Taxpayers and Water Consumers"
was read by the secretary:
Please consider few suggestions from the
| property holders and citizens of this compact
town.
'First-Our fire plugs should at once bo
made of uniform size, the old and new com
pany alike, and SO arranged that either Ma
hanoy city or Ashland fire companies could
attach without delay.
'SecOnd-Oue six-inch meter connection
between the old and new water companies
should bo put in at once, that in case of ii re
we would have water from one or both COM
panies.
,Third-Give the people, as you are now
doing, water only few hours each day dur
ing the dry spell, use as little of the old water
rs possible at SIX cents per one thousand gal
! Ions. When the old cOmpany's reservoirs are
oyerilowing they can, and most likely will be
slad 10 iurnlsh water much cheaper than it
can be pumped on er the mountain.
'FOurth-The meter connection should be
near the new company's main valve and on
the reservoir side of the old company's main
valve IN town, so that the watchman can at
any moment turn on the water of both com
panies If required in case of fire The watch
man should at all times when the water is
| shut OIL be close to the valves, with his ears
| open ready to hear, and act at once when the
fire hell rings.
"Fiith-We want the Fowler Run reservoir
repaired we want no new storage room at
present; better wait one or two years before
any more Indebtedness is heaped upou the
people better brick some of the main streets
| similar to MahanOy City The people can af-
! ford to be a little Inconvenience during the
dry season, providing the two plants can be
instantaneOusly drawn upon in case OF fire,
| and that ut all times enough wateris reserved
either in one or both for fire demands.
"SiXth-lt would be great mistake for
this or any future Council to sell the borough
water plant to either syndicate or the old
water company. We now have the key to
the water supply, and have paid dearly for it.
Let the people hold it. If the water cannot
be bought cheaper than TO pump, then pump
it, A syndicate would, if it owned both
plants, have great inducements presented TO
extort high prices from all parties consuming
waterl
TRUSTING that the tbove recommendations
will be duly considered, aud meet with the
approval of the majority Of our representa-.
tives is the desire of many thoughtful citi-
Zens."
On motion of Mr., Bell the communication
was consigned to the waste basket and the
secretary was instructed to pay no attention
hereafter to anonymous oommuni, ations.
Chief af Police Murphy submitted the fol.
lowing report for the month of July. Mum.
ber of arrests, l3 paid fines, S served time.
8; amount of fines collected, $l7
Borough Treasurer Mullahey submitted his
report for the month of July, showing
receipts TO the amount of S. 40s. rs aud dis.
bursements amounting to So, 100 81, leaving
balance of Sl3s79 on hand up to last night.
The Chief Burgess reported having collected
81 IN fines and licenses for the month,