Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14
COUNCILMANIC D0iNGS
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN ON SEW
ERAL LOCAL MATTERS.
Stand-Pipe for Birvanton Is Again Taken
Up and q Committee Instructed to Con-
fer with Water OfficiaIs-New Police
Appointsd-Reports of Committees.


fer with Water OfficiaIs-New Police
Appointsd-Report of Committees
The members of the borough council
met in special session on Monday even
ing, all the members being present
| The street committee reported the open
ing of North street west from Ridge to
| Third, and Third north from North to
Main streets, a distance of / $50 feet
as being necessary. 1t was referred to
the ordinance committee with instruc-
tions to draft an ordinance covering the
report.
The ordinance committee reported
having examined the whole of the
borough ordinances and find that many
of them are defective and obsolete,
others that were passed by council since
1855 are not included in the printed
| books. They recommended that the
whole of the ordinances be revised and
| printed in book form, and that 200
copies of the same be printed. 1t was
decided that they have all ordinances
compiled and presented to council at its
next meeting. They also reported hav-
ing the gas ordinance revised and
submitted the same to the Gas Company.
The light and water committee pre-
sented a statement showing the location
of the twenty-fonr fire plugs, and recon-
mended that the bill of the Freelaud
Water Company for the same, which was
laid over, be paid, it being correct.
| They also recommended changing a few
from the old portion of the borough, and
placing ten additional plugs in other
parts of the town. Also that a com
mittee be appointed to await on the
officers of the Water Company with
view to the erection of a stand d-pipe near
the reservoir, so as to supply Birvanton
with fire protection. The light and
water committee was appointed to await
upon the Water Company in regard to
the above.
John NJ. Powell's bill for janitor and
feeding from March to March 81, as
approved by lookup committee, amount
$9.75, was ordered paid.
The police and lookup committee re-
ported in favor of paying the police bill.
the police having been sworn in by the
burgess. They again appeared before
council and were sworn in, each officer
| signing the affidavit. Charles Gallagher
and James j. Kennedy were recommend
ed as police by the burgess, the former
to take the place of John Murrin, who
lately left the borough, the latter being
ct loc
the time the names were sent in. They
were approved and sworn in.
1t was agreed that the check received
from the state treasurer for $37 81, as the
share of the foreign insurance tax, be
turned over to the Citizens Hose Com
pany to be used for the fremen'S relei
association fund.
A resolution was passed appropriating
500 to the Citizens Hose Company,
being the annual appropriation.
Mr.. DePierro spoke about the opening
of sidewalks on the west side of Ridge
street, from Main to South At this
stage of the business Mr.. Mccarthy ask
ed and was granted permission to speak.
He stated that he represented parties
living on Ridge street who had given
ground and had put down payementS
and have not been given any renumera-
tion for the same. He asked that the
secretary read the agreement between
the borough and other parties owning
property where no reservation existed
for sidewalks. After reading of the
same the street committee was authori2-
ed to find out what it would cost to open
up that side of the street for sidewalks.
An ordinance was read fixing the
salary of the burgess at 500 u year, pay
able monthly 1t was ordered to be
tabled after Solicitor Stroh decided that
council had no authority to alter the
fees or salary of the present burgess but
could do so with his successor before he
assumed his duties. Burgess Gallagher
entered an emphatic protest before it
was disposed Of.
An ordinance regulating the selling
and delivery of milk on Sundays was
read and was referred to the solicitor
An ordinance providing for the swing
ing OF gates was also read and upon a
ballot being taken the vote stood five
for and five against. The ordinance
was not concurred in.
The pay of the street commissioner
was fixed at Is cents an hour, street
laborerS at l2l. cents an hour, single
team with driver 20 cents an hour and
double team with driver 80 cents an
| hour.
Council adjourned to meet on Monday
evening April ~.
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
! Clean blood means clean skin. No
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