Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-11
COUNCIL MEETING.
A New Jumper and 500 Feet of Hose
Ordered for the borough

The adjourned meeting of the borough
council on Monday evening, held to take
action on such matters as were referred
to committees on the 1st inst, drew a
full house aud standing room was again
at a premium. The by-plays and capers
which are beginning to make the council
notorious did notmaterialiZe in as large
quantities as had been anticipated, al
though all the members were present,
except Messrs. Davis and Rudewick.
The question of purchasing more hose
took up considerable time. Charles
Seckeluan, representing the New York
Fabric Fire Hose Co., was present A
motion that the buying of additional
hose be laid over until the committee
appointed to wait on the Water Com
pany reports was lost by vote of four
to four. A motion to increase the
amount which the fire committee is au-
thorized to order, from 500 to 1 200 feet,
was lost by the same vote.
The fire committee was then ordered
to meet with the directors of the Citizens
Hose Company and ascertain what
kind of hose is now in use and what is
best adapted to their needs. This was
done after council adjourned, and the
committee has placed an order for 500
feet of Arrow Brand hose and one No.
hose cart.
The resignation of DR.. Il. w. Rutter as
member of the Board of Health was ac-
cepted.
The light and water committee re-
ported in favor of changing the location
OF live fire plugs now in use and adding
six new plugs, making a total of thirty
plugs in the borough. The report was
adopted, also report that the arc lights
at johnson and Birkbecks streets and
at Adam and Carbon streets be changed
without delay.
A requisition for several articles need
ed by the fire department was read and
ordered to be procured soon as possible.
The police and lookup committee
asked for more time to examine the July
report OF Burgess Gallagher, given them
on the 1st inst. Considerable discus
sion between the burgess and some of
the members followed as to the accept
ance of the report. 1t was finally
agreed to give the committee further
time, so that Solicitor Stroh can pass
upon certain portions of the report In
the meantime the police and others whose
pay is included in the report cannot
receive orders for the amounts due
them.
Attorney George Z. Brown, on behalf
of John w. Davis, stated that his client
was willing to give a release for ten feet
of ground on either the front or rear of
his Walnut street property, conditioned
that council pay him. The council
agreed to meet with Mr.. Davis and At
torneys Stroh and Brown to discuss the
matter.
The park committee reported having
met the Citizens Hose Company drcc-
tors in reference to the stands aud plat
form on the ground. The joint com
mittee agreed to have council dispose OF
the same, the proceeds to be paid to the
fire company.
The park committee also recommended
That the Associated Wheclmen be per-
mitted to use the north side of Main
street as u cycle path, provided that
Solicitor Stroh approve of this action,
aiter the necessary papers covering the
rules and ordinances of the borough be
prepared and signed.
These bills were ordered paid: Read
ing Foundry Co., iron pipe, $106 76; Lee
high Valley Railroad, freight on stone
and terra Gotta pipe, S2G,51; Silas Wood
ring, picture frame, 20 cents A bill of
$3.50 from High Constable Mollik for
bnrying animals in July was referred to
Solicitor Stroh.