The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-08
COUNCIL
AFFAIRS
A Warning Sounded on Expenditures
For Street Paving.
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION LETTER.
Work on the Centre Street Paving ordered
Suspended Pending Legal Advice.
Report Submitted on the Police
Department Investigation.


siderable Importance was disposed Of The
Councilmen in attendance were Messrs Nc
Guire, Tracey, Boehm, Staughn, Neiswenter,
Bell, james. Hand, Harkins, Murphy, Shoe
maker.
Messrs. James F. O'Haren, Oscar Betteridge
and John Garfield asked permission to run a
sewer down Plum alley and along the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. west, to the borough sewer.
The permission was granted upon the usual
conditions reserving borough rights. etc
Mess $. F. j. POrtz, NJ. z. Purcell and
Lewis Klein, as a committee, sent in a com
muuication to the Chief Burgess, stating that
the owners of the Main street sewer pipe, on
the east side. between Cherry and LLOYD
streets, gave notice to the borough authori-
ties not TO enter therein until AN agreement
is made between the owaers of the sewer
and the borough authorities. Accompanying
the communication was proposed agreement
providing for the payment of 5000 by the
borough for the privilege.
The street committee reported that the
connection had already been made that the
property owners owning the sewer were tax
ing advantage of the borough on techni-
cality and charging an exorbitant amount.
Notwithstanding they are getting their prop
critics paved for nothing. On motion, the
communications were laid on the table in
definitely.
John J Carey, of Lost Creek, sent in a
communication, claiming $50 damages sus-
tanned through an accident on August 5th.
last on account of their being no danger
signals, or other means to notify people while
drying along the street that danger existed
from an opening in the public road. The
communication was referred to the street
committee and Borough Solicitor.
The following communication on measure
ments made by Borough Surveyor w. G.
Gregory was read and filed "On Lloyd
street, from building line to building line. at
the west side of Main street the width is so
feet Width of pavement, south side of
Lloyd street, is 10 feet; width of pavement.
north side of Lloyd street, is II feet. Width
of Lloyd street, from curb 10 curb, is 2g feet
At the east side of Pear alley, on Lloyd
street, the measurements are same as above
in regards to pavement ETC.
| 1t was decided that where the street com
mittee. according W surveys. finds that any
| property is encroaching on streets that are to
be paved, the committee have the curbs of
such properties set back to the surveyors
measurements.
The following petition was read 1--WE, the
undersigned citizens and taxpayers residing
in the Fifth ward of Shenandoah, request
your honorable body that measures be taken
to properly open to traffic that part of Vine
street extending between Centre street and
Raspberry alley, and that the terra Gotta pipe
at the junction of Vine and Centre streets
be replaced by proper guttering, as the said
pipe is dangerous to teamsters, etc Atten-
tiOn is also called to the guttering at Centre
and Gilbert streets"
The communication was referred to the
street committee for a report at the next
meeting
bill from j. J. Bradigan for 1862 so, one
half of contract price for cleaning the First
ward creek, was read and discussed. Council.
on motion of Mr.. James, granted an
order for $40, the amount it appropriated
for the work
1t was stated that, since the cleaning has
been done, property owners have again built
their outhouses over the creek, a nuisance
that led to the complaint and work of clean.
ing. The Health Officer should look after
the matter.
The committee on roads and highways
made a lengthy report stating, among Other
things, that the sewer contract on Coal street
between Main and White streets was
j.
the Strawberry alley sewer contract were re-
jected because they were not satisfactory. II
may be decided TO let the Supervisor do the
work. As to the Cherry street and Peal
alley sewers the committee had decided t.
have the property owners connected witt
them sign an agreement to pay their pro rats
share of the expense of changes, and if thG
agreement is not signed the borough car
Ian nfpt nao H.,
sewer, and the trouble from the Pear alley
sewer can be done away with, SO far as the
borough is concerned, by fllingup the Dor
ough building cellar, as the borough has NJ
use for it since the Columbia Brewing Com
pany has been heating the building. Incl
dental to sewer connections, it was stated
that man who connected with one of tn,
sewers without permission of Council, charged
his next door neighbor ten dollars to connec
on the sewer. The committee asked Council
to grant it an additional appropriation 0
81, 800 and also that Contractor Britt b.
given So, 800, as part payment on street paw
ing contract
In response to the above, Council decide,
that an agreement be drawn up for the Cherr,
street and Apple alley property owners t
sign. The increased appropriation recon
! mendation was laid on the table until the mex
regular meeting of Council The motion b,
Mr.. Neiswenter to grant Contractor Brit
So, 500 was declared out of order by Chairman
, Mcclure, on the ground that no paving ha
, been done yet.
After some discussion it was decided that
the Schuylkill Traction Company does ne
begin to remove the old track ON Main stree
, aud get the new track in condition for paw
, ing by Monday, September 11th, by noon
. the line be fenced off at the borough bridg
spanning the Lehigh Valley railroad, at tn
western end of town, and that the Chic
Burgess proceed to remove the track on Mai
street, so that the paving may 90 ahead,
special policeman to be on guard day an
night at the bridge, if the line is fenced of
IL was decided that the borough make
connection with the Smith sewer, at tn
, corner of Chestnut and Coal streets and thi
! trap be put in there.
, A question arose as to whether Council {
! Contractor Britt, should pay for water SUI
piled by the Citizens Water and Gas Con
pany for the street paving work. Chairma
Mcclure decided that the contractor is +
9 sponsible for it.
a Mr.. Hand, of the finance committee, r
t ported that the borough had 81 $50 TO me-
g. $40 in bills. 1t was decided 10 negotiate