Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
OUR LOCAL LAWMAKERS.
COUNCILS AND SCHOOL BOARDS
MONTHLY MEETINGS HELD.
Three Sc ssions Required by the Former
Body to DO Its Work and mother Book
ed for Next Week-Some Interesting
Business Transacted-School Affairs.

Business Transacted-School Affairs.
The members of the borough council
met in regular session on Monday even
| ing and adjourned to Tuesday evening.
The minutes of the last regular and
one special meeting were read and
after hearing an objection from Council
man Meehan against the team hire bills
of George Schwabe, it being alleged that
the horses are owned by Councilman
Schwabe, were approved. The follow
ing bills were approved: Electric
Light Company, s125; II. w. Mont
gomery, flowers, SIS; L. II. Lentz.
Slo.25; William Williamson, paint, etc. i,
1894; Press, publishing resolutions and
ordinance, $l1.25; TRIBUNE, publishing
proposals, 40c; James Collum, work on
ag-pole, ST. so; John NJ. Powell, janitor
and feeding, So4.75; WIN. Birkbeck, sup
plies, 45c: Manus Scott, James Burke.
Mike Gallo, labor at pole raising, CSC
each; X. G. Roth, repairs on tools,
$40; X. c. Roth, repairs on bell-tower
$3.50; George Schriener, flag pole, S.;
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A letter was read from the Board OF
Health asking council to appropriate
$3.50 to its use. This gave rise to con-
siderable discussion, council in the past
having paid all bills that were presented
and approved by the toard. 1t was
stated that the board wants to hire its
own attorney, and desires to have the
handling OF the money appropriated to
| it, 1t was agreed that the appropriat-
ing of money be laid over for the present,
and to meet on the 18th inst, to con-
slider it. Mr.. Dusheck, was instructed
to notify the members of the board that
If they needed disinfectants to have
them ordered at the expense OF the bor-
ough. DIR. E. w. Rutter was appointed
Il member of the Board of Health for
who lately resigned.
| The treasurer reported that he had
received $7,5O4.92 and had paid out on
orders $7,524.20, overdrawing the
account by $l9.es.
Surveyor McNair reported that he
had made a survey on West Walnut
street, and located grade stones, and
had completed the survey on the
Burton tract, and found that fences
would have to be moved on the north
side of this tract in order to comply
with the requirements of making Wal
nut street straight, as originally made in
1886.
After considerable discussion of the
matter, In which Mr.. Burton charged
Mr. Schwabo with having moved his
(Schwabe's) line to correspond to Walnut
street after he had laid out the lots in
1856, so as to correspond with the
viewers report of 1886, while the street
was township road, 1t was finally
decided to have the street opened and
fences moved according to line given by
Mr.. McNair and the viewers who laid It
out In 1886, that Is twenty-five feet wide
from curb to curb. The street commits
sioner was instructed to begin work on
it at once.
Burgess GalIaghers report was read
as follows: Receipts, S20.5O; commission
and fees, $1,000; balance due treasurer
$500. Police expenses as follows
Charles Gallagher, $4.s5; James P. Nc
Nelis, $6.45; Frank McGroarty, 81. 60;
Stanley Novak, $500; Peter Gallagher,
$500; James Kennedy, $4.O5; Patrick
Welsh, 81. s5; John Boyle, $6.45; Hugh
Shovlin, j. p, one hearing, $1.a5; tota'
$34.3o The report was accepted and
ordered filed.
The burgess being present was asked
how much money he has turned over to
the treasurer since March z, 1898. He
replied that he had a receipt for all that
he had paid the treasurer. The treas
urer stated that he had received S3s. rs
on or about April IA last. MIR. Rude
wick then presented receipt signed by
the burgess, showing that he had paid a
fine OF $5 for violating the bicycle ord-
nance, which money was not credited in
the burgess receipts. 1t was on motion
decided that the secretary notify the
burgess to comply with section 3 of
chapter %, Of the borough ordinances,
which relates to the payment OF all
balances within certain time. The
burgess reported that he had been cash
ing police orders with whatever balance
remained in his hands.
1t was decided that the finance COM
mittee investigate the burgess accounts
for 1893 and ascertain how much is now
due the borough.
resolution was read three times
authorizing the burgess to issue proc
lamation calling for the muzzling of
all dogs within the limits of the borough
for period of sixty days from July 15
An adjournment until the next evening
then took place.
Council reconvened last evening, and
Tony Matz, of Adams street, asked to
be exonerated from the dog tax of 1897
Upon making affidavit he was ex-
onerated.
The following additional bills were or