The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-22

COUNCIL !
Lengthy Discussion Held Concerning the
Water Problem.
new RESERVOIR DECIDED UPON
It is to Be Located on Davis Run and Have
a Capacity of Thirty Million Gal
lons-wun Cost Sixteen Thou
san Dollars.

A regular meeting of the Borough Council
was held last night. 1t was attended by the
following members Mcclure, Straughn,
James, Shoemaker, Coakley, Lally, Hand,
Boehm, Bell, Brennan, Euglert, Neiswender.
Mr.. James asked that a note be placed on
the minutes showing that he was not present
when the bill of Borough Auditor George
Ploppert was paid. Mr. Lally objected on
the ground that Mr.. James left the Council
chamber without permission of the chair A
motion to have Mr.. james absence recorded
was lost.
Chief Tabor asked that Council provide
help in carrying out the ordinance relating to
the i~mpounding Of dogs and hogs. Mr.. Bell
said that the delay was due tn the failure OF
a net with which to catch the dogs to arrive,
but that it would arrive in a day or two.
Complaint was again made against the out
let Of a sewer at the corner Of Centre and
Catherine streets. Burgess Tabor said the
nuisance would be abated as soon as the West
Centre street sewerage question is settled. In
answer to a question as to what is delaying
the latter matter Mr.. Bell said several of the
property owners interested refuse to pay the
costs in the suits before Justic Toomey auC
Council has decided that the sewerage can
not be done until the street committee issue,
a permit for the work which will nnt h,
done until the costs are maid ON motion IN,
secretary was instructed ia notify Tns+,c.
Toomey that Council does NOT insist that IN,
fines in the cases be collected and thar h,
adjust the cases and collect the casts qs .oor
as possible and notify Council of the result.
A motion that the Chief Burgess proceed
to Ina We all peanut stands and other obstrpc.
tious removed from the sidewalks within
thirty DAYS was defeated.
The finance committee reported that Mr..
Seaman turned into the treasury since the
last meeting $50 in orders and $500 in cash
The committee also reported that the Chief
Burgess was indebted 500 for fines collected.
to date. The Burgess said he would make
good the deficiency.
Mr.. Straughu said he was tired skiing that
the Tax Collector be required to make a
monthly report to Council according to law
j. K. Coyle, Esq. appeared and presented
two claims for damages. one from Mrs
O'Brien, Of Brownsville, who saws that on
the 10th of May, last, while walking home
with a lady friend, she was thrown to a
pavement on West Coal street and sustained
a severe ankle spraiu. Mr.. Coyle added that
it could be proved that the accident was due
to a hole in the pavement, and that the
place had been i'm bad condition for months
The amount me asked i'm DAMAGES was $3.50.
The second claim presented was from J. b.
Monaghan for damages to his property IN
the First ward through the Flynn nuisance
case. Mr.. Coyle said ON amicable settlement
Mr.. Monaghan would accept $1,000, but if
forced to collect by suit he would reserve the
right to raise the amount Of the claim.
A Z m r. go
for services and SIP 20 costs of .uit was nre.
scented. Mr.. James moved that the Roroupb
Solicitor carry the case into the Court of
Common Pleas. One of the grounds nrt
forth for the motion WAS that rbo hin was ev.
brilliant and exceeded the annronriation
made for the services of fine R,rnngb Audi.
tors. The motion WAS Carried The motion
adopeed at the last meeting IN nav Mr. p,on-
pert's bill was reconsidered and ON another
vote defeated. The secretary was Instructed
to cancel the order granted 10 Mr., PIonprrt
after the last meeting for $50 81.
Mr.. Bell stated that the water committee
met on Wednesday night and decided TO build
a 80, 900, 600 gallon storage reservoir ON Davis
Run at "a cost of $4,000. 1t is propo,ed ia
start the work at once and continue if when
ever the borough has money to applv TO the
IA1lttl.
Considerable discussion on the question of
increasing the water supply followed. 1t
was stated that four avenues of relief pre.
sented themselves. On leasing the nld water
plant l2) purchase another stream in fine
valley (3) building a storage reservoir IA
sell out the borough plant to a syndicate ON
an agreement regulating the charges TO be
made by the syndicate to consumers. All
these were fully discussed. during which il
was stated that before leasing or selling the
plant it would be necessary to have a vote of
the people on the question. If the borough
wants street paving it must sell ITS water
plant, If it wants to make money out of
the water plant it must consolidate it witt
the old plant or increase the storage capacity.
and put the water rents back to the old
figures, were among the statements made.
In speaking on the proposition TO sell the
plant Mr.. Straughn said the boroupb oupbt 70
get 5000, 900. With this money the borough
could pay Off its entire bonded indebtedness.
have $4,000 or more in the borough treasury.
and be in a position to reduce the rate of
taxation. Mr.. Mcclure favored this proposi-
ton, but Messrs. Neiswender and Bell were
opposed to il, Mr.. Straughn said he had not
/ committed himself to any one of the four
prOpOsitiOus bUr he knew tbp hnrougb had