The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-17

a settlement with the borough on the fines
collected by the Justice
The Law Committee, in conjunction with
the Borough Solicitor. was instructed to con.
suit with the County Commissioners and try
to get the pumping station assessment re.
duced
Mr. James, as a member Of the committee.
gave notice that he would not 20 to Potts.
Vile, or any other place, for the borough.
He said Let this Council hire some ex-mem.
ber, or somebody else to go down there, and
pay him. / wont go and be surcharged for
my expenses"
1t was also decided that the Fifth ward
property owners interested be notified that il
they do not pay the costs the borough has
paid to Justice Toomey within two weeks.
the claims will bo placed in the hands of the
Sheriff for collection
The Firemen's Association bills were re.
ferred back with a statement that the Council
cannot legally pay them.
The renewal Of the final note. amounting
to $1,000. IN payment Of the water works
land was discussed, and in connection with il
remarks were made that Council should be
sure that everything bearing upon the title
was perfect before making final payment.
II was finally decided that the matter be left
in the hands Of the officers of Council. and
that they act under the Solicitors advice in
the matter
One Of the most important topics of the
evening was then launched by President
Mcclure, who said a couple Of gentlemen had
spoken to him about quite a few OF Tax
Collector Scanlan's bondsmen being sold out
at Sheri67s sale, and in time there would be
but few Of them left for Council to proceed
against He said that If there was any
possible way for Council to get the matter ad-
justed at an early dave, il should be done, for
the benefit Of the borough, as well as the
bOndsmen
Mr.. Bell said he thought it was the duty
of the other bOudsmen to keep all the bonds
men on the bonds. This led to a discussion
as to whether il would be advisable for the
borough to become a bidder at the sales.
Solicitor Burke said he wouldn't think for a
moment of attending any Of the sales and
bidding up property, unless expressly di.
rected by Council to do so. Suppose" " said
he, Il should bid for a property 81, 900, or
1880 more than would appear against it and
the owner of the property would be glad to
get rid Of it at that figure, and leave it on
my hands, and l would come back and report.
would this Council put up that money for
me2 You would have no right to do it if /
went there without your authority"
Upon request of Mr.. Englert, Borough So
licitor Burke gave the following opinion
Il would say that when person goes upon a
tax collectors bond, that bond does not be.
come lien until the bond is certified from
the Court of Quarter Sessions into the Court
Of Common Pleas, or in other words, from
the Clerk of the Courts office into the Pro
thonotary's office. Now if, between the time
Of signing the bond and the time of certify
ing the bond into court, the bondsman should
have other judgments entered against him.
these judgments would be a prior lien to the
lien on the bond"
Mr.. Straughn asked if the borough could
show an intent to defraud it, could the
Sherif's sales be set aside.
To this Mr. Burke replied "You can do
that if you have the evidence to show the
fraud"
President Mcclure said that he thought
when bringing the matter up for discussion
that, wherever there was a Sheriff S sale. the
Solicitor should look the matter up and see
where the borough can be protected.
Mr.. Burke replied that, if Council wanted
each case investigated, it could be easily
done.
Mr.. Hand got chance to speak and said
IF a man has property and owes g., 900 in
a savings fund, and if his property is only
worth about $4,000, why should he go upon a
bond
The discussion finally resulted in the adop.
tion of the following motion: That the
solicitor and Law committee be instructed "a
take all the necessary steps whereby the
borough's interests will be protected in case
of sales Of property of bondsmen on Mr.
Scanlan's 1895 and 1896 bonds"
Mr.. Burke then said II ask that the Law
committee give this movement their hearty
support. There are many things to be done
that cannot attend to, and the committee
can. l will do my share.
The Construction committee was instructed
to procure bids for putting a new floor in the
Columbia Hose Company's apparatus room.
and present them at the next meeting
Mr.. Bell made brief report for the Water
committee, in which he said some trouble
was experienced during the blizzard, but
everything was all right again and there is
now SO hours supply Of coal at the station
Secretary Curtin, of the Board of Health,
presented the organizations annual report