The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-05
PECKVILLE.

The borough solons met in regular
session Monday evening. Meeting called
to order, President James w. Smith in
the chair. The minutes of former regu-
lar and adjourned meetings were read
and approved. The following bills were
read and orders drawn for the several
amounts: Street commissioner men,
$40; C. NJ. Hathaway, specifications
and typewriting. $13.S1; NJ. H. Harloe,
salary, 800; William Bell, witness fees
and mileage, $10.S4; A. w. Brundage,
fees and mileage, 1885, George Moules,
fees and mileage. $11.S0; f. A. Barber
electric light building as far as COM
pleted, 1921 II. G. Roberts, fees, $3.50;
L. B. Thompson, fees, 1896 Thomas p.
Daniels, for filing and certifying 10
Blakely borough financial standing, 81;
Scranton Republican, printing bond
coupons, SIS; Archibald Citizen, print
ing, $3.50; Health Officer F. l.. Van.
Sickle, six months salary, s35; Arch
bald Water company, rental of nine
teen fire hydrants, Oct. to Jan. 1, ST.
25; Olyphant Record, printing, 50; Oily
phant Gazette, printing, $13.40; Janitor
Rhoden. salary and supplies, 1925; T.
E. Williams. as secretary from Aug.
l to Oct. l, $3I1s; bills from w. H.
Walker, G. B. Reed and NJ. H. Root
| for SIG each account, auditing borough
books. was ordered paid, as was bill of
| Patrick Muldoon for 27S loads of stone
| at ten cents per load, $3.50. Report of
burgess for month of September was
read. There We're no arrests no moneys
| received or paid out. He stated that
| Officer c. j. Ganzamuller had been on
duty three Sunday nights, with good
results. The bridge committee reported
that the new Main street bridge would
be completed in about ten days. Mr..
Harper, chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to wait upon Mr. c. r. Man
vile in regard to a compromise in the
abutment matter, reported. Mr.. Har-
| per stated that the Delaware and Hud-
| son was willing to allow the borough
| to go ahead and remove the abutment
| and build a new bridge, the work to be
done under the supervision of the Della
ware and Hudson. the toal expense to
! be paid by the borough. AS this did
not look like a compromise the matter
was again turned over to the borough
| attorneys for their consideration. The
| committee on prices TO be charged for
| electric lights reported as follows:
| From one to three 16-candle power
| lamps at 80 cents each four lights at
| 81. Each additional light up to ten at
% cents each. Ten lights, 81, Each ad-
| ditional light up to fifteen at 20 cents
each. Fifteen lights at $3.50. Each ad-
| ditional light up to twenty at 10 cents
each. Business places at 25 cents per
| light. All churches in the borough, $25
| per year; all night lights, 35 cents each /;
one room in the Columbus and one in
l. 1 Il Is.L MT
above scale was adopted for three
months, when 1t was thought the price
could be reduced still more, as the plant
| is not to be a money-making scheme,
| the taxpayers to have the direct bene-
| fit by cheap lights. James w. Smith,
of the First Taylor. of the Second, and
| Reese, of the Third wards, were made
a canvassing committee to ascertain
| the amount of light that will be taken
in their respective wards. A contract
book was ordered to be printed for
| patrons to sign when the canvass is
made. Messrs. Anderson and Weisel
of the mountain road, were present and
asked council to work a portion OF road
| leading to their homes. They went
away satisfied by being exonerated
| from 1898 taxes. A petition from the
residents of Fifth street, Blakely. was
read. 1t prayed for the acceptance of
that street by the borough council
Hector Jones, a resident of Seventh
street, also asked for the same favor
for Seventh street. The business was
tabled, awaiting certain improvements
on said streets. 1t was regularly moved
and seconded that the county commits
sioners be waited upon in regard tc
building a new bridge on Fourth street
Second ward
Mr.. A. Daily and daughter. Rena, OF
Carbondale. and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Love, of Scranton, were visitors at the