The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-07

pOrti S3,bSDO O3 from Collector Burke a. 500.
from Water Superintendent, g. 500 temper.
ary loan, s3,936.53 total, Ell. .625. so. Dis
paid, a, ,979 50 coupons
paid, S2,7i65O balance on hand, g.. .e20 II
total, Si1, ,825 80.
Fire Marshal p. J. Reynolds submitted his
annual report as follows There arc now in
the department horses, 2 steam engines.
hose wagon, chemical engine. chemical
extinguishers, hose carriages. l hook and
ladder truck, S,lOO feet Of hose. During the
year just closed the department responded 70
II alarms, the most destructive Gre being
that at the Swain property, when about $50.
900 worth Of property was destroyed The
total loss by fire for the year was about S5i.
600, sixty per cent. Of which was covered by
insurance
The street committee then made brief
report Of repairs made during the month
after which Mr.. James stated that the high
way ON Dunn's hill, west Of Lambs colliery.
is in a very bad condition.
On motion of. Mr.. Brennan il was decided
to put crossing on West Cherry street. and
one at the corner Of West and Centre streets
The street committee was also instructed to
open the road at Klondike, and the Chief
Burgess was instructed to notify the Traction
Company to put West Coal and Main streets
in passable condition where its track is
laid.
THE PAVING PROJECT.
Bids were then opened for the First ward
street paving. There we're but two. W. j.
Britt proposed to pave from Bowers TO Union
streets with best quality of Hamburg vitrifed
brick for sl.93 per square yard. P. J. Cleary
offered to do the work, with the same brick
for 81 so per square yard.
Mr.. James stated that at the last regular
meeting in June Council instructed the Solic-
itoT TO go into court and ask that a date be
fixed for argument Of the case against the
Lakeside Railway Company by the borough,
| to compel the company to lower its track at
the place selected for the paving. He said
the borough had expended SOS in taking
evidence, and he could not understand why
the case was not pushed to argument He
WAS confident that if the borough could not
compel the railway company to cut the street
down, it could not compel ii to pay its share
Of the paving. In addition to this, he argued
| that the borough has no money to expend fol
| paving, but if it could secure the money
| from Tax Collector Scanlan II could pave si1
or eight squares and save thousand dollar,
on the paving now projected. He moved
that the paving be laid on the table unit
December, 1899.
Mr. Mcguire asked how 81 900 could b,
saved, and Mr. James replied that that mucl
reduction could be secured on two squares i
the borough should pave six or eight squares
instead Of two.
Mr.. Bell was also of the opinion that tn
railway company could not be compelled t
pay its share of paving If it cannot be com
PEELED to cut down the track to grade, and h
did not know why the Solicitor did not hav
a date fixed for argument of the case.
Mr.. Tracey did not want to see the pawn
started until the railway company gives
guarantee that it will pay its share.
President Mcclure stated that Counci
could compel this, and also,stated that ther
was ample money in sight for the work.
At this point t10;10 o'clock the fire alarr
bell rang. and there WAS general rush Il
suoras- -tha avit and President McGuir
hurriedly adjourned the meeting until Tn
evening.