The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-08
TO PAVE
STREETS.
Four Squares Selected Last Night For
the Work.
NEW BIDS TO BIZ CALLED FOR
Two syndioates Present Propositions t,
Council to Lease the Public Water
works-A Committee is Instructed
to Meet the Parties For
a Conference.

The Borough Council meeting was called
| for 1880 o'clock last evening Messrs.
Straughn, James, Howells, Shoemaker,
Boehm, Hand, Bell aud Neiswenter were on
hand pretty near the time and Messrs. Nc
Guire, Brennan. Harkins, COakley, Tracey,
struggled in at $50 after curb-stone caucus
on the street paving question.
The meeting was a continuation of the one
interrupted on Thursday evening by the
alarm of fire and President Mcclure said the
motion of Mr.. James to postpone the street
paving until next December would be taken
up. vote was taken and was to 8, with
out Mr.. McGuire's vote. He voted in the
negative and declared the motion lost.
Mr.. Tracey then moved that the bids for
the paving be rejected and the committee in
structed to advertise for bids and they in
clude two squares on North Main street from
Centre TO Coal streets, in addition to the two
squares on East Centre street, the bids to be
presented at the next meeting of Council.
Mr.. James opposed the motion, saying it
was jumping out of the frying pan into the
fire. There is no money for the work he
said, and the borough already had tempor-
ary loan Of $4,000 on its back. 1t is not
doing justice to Council, or the taxpayers, he
said, to undertake the work at this time.
A report of the finance committee was
| called for incidental to the discussion and
Mr.. Hand said he believed it would be safe
to undertake the paving of four squares. He
said he could see about ten thousand dollars
that would be available in the near future.
Mr. Straughn said Mr.. Hands presentation
did not show how much the various com
mittees had expended of their appropriations
which was very important. The street COM
mittee, and almost every other outside of the
water committee, he believed had almost
expended their appropriations, although but
six months of the Council year had now
expired. If it takes difficult figuring to pave
two squares, it will certainly take expert
figuring to pave four.
President Mcclure said Council could
borrow money on the Judgment standing
against the 1895 tax duplicate.
In answer to question on this point So.
licitor Burke said he believed it would be
perfectly proper to borrow money on that
Judgment, but not on the 1896 duplicate.
Finally Mr. James IN m0Xed Ss .sge., 81 az ndigfPh
amendment to the amendment that the Main
street square north of Coal and square east
and west of Main street, on Centre be also
included.
Mr.. Harkins yelled, "Mr. Chairman, they
ought to throw in the dam along.
Spirited discussions followed, during which
Mr. Straughn said property owners who had
paid their share to the Main street paving
we're threatening to make trouble if paving
was done without requiring the abuttinR
property owners to pay their pro rata share.
On votes being taken the amendment to
the amendment was defeated by vote of
| to 4, the amendment to the motion by "a vote
of to 3, and the original motion was carried
by vote of to 9, President Mcclure cast
ing the deciding vote. Messrs. Straughn,
James, Bell, Shoemaker, HOwells and BOehm
asked to be recorded in the negative. Those
voting in the affirmative were Neiswenter
Tracey, Brennan, Hand, Harkips, Coakley
and Mcclure.
Mr.. Bell then moved that in case the elec
tric railway companies do not consent IL
writing to pay its pro rata share of the paw
ing the project be laid over.
President Mcclure declared the motion ou
of order, on the ground that Council had de
cided to receive bids for the work.
On motion of Mr.. James it was decided Il
place an advertisement for bids in thu
Engineering News.
Solicitor Burke made lengthy statemen
= explaining why the Lakeside Railway cas-
had not been fixed for argument, stating
that change of attorney was made necessar.
by Judge Marrs election to the bench, and
> was necessary for the new attorney I
acquaint himself with the case and ais
that Judge Mari had stated that he believe
the railway company was inclined to a
amicable settlement
In answer to question by Mr.. Neiswente
> the Solicitor stated that the paving of Mai
I street could be proceeded with until tn
= Lakeside litigation is disposed of withor
: interfering with it.
- The case Of Frank King, who asks tift
dollars damages for injuries sustained by h
son, on account of an alleged defective paw
D. ment on East Centre street, was taken up an
the evidence taken read. Michael Graham
the property owner. made statemei
repudiating the claim, alleging that the be
and others dislodged the plank of the paw
ment while jumping on it. The case was 7
ferred back to the law committee and SoliC
tor for a recommendation at the next NEE
ing
A resolution fixing the tax rate for 1899
mills for borough purposes and mills
water purposes was adopted.
The survey committee was instructed
make the necessary survey and blue prir
for the North Main street paving,
Mr.. James, of the committee on ordinan'
-, again presented the bay window ordinar
y with the Solicitors written opinion that su
- an ordinance would be legal provided it v
reasonable and certain, applied to all prop
n ties alike, and did not create such an
" croachment as might render the windows
nuisance to the public
Mr.. Boehm moved that the opinion
,;v accepted and the ordinance laid on the tai
re- Mr.. James For what purpose is the
ar dinamce being put on the tableP
rv Mr. BOehm ITO kill it,"
am Mr. James: 81 am opposed to this motto
"a Mr.. Mcclure AFTER the action taken
certain citizens of this borough this ordina
is Objectionable. Council should not in
est trouble by saying bay windows should
ms erected"
Il Mr.. Boehm spoke in a similar strain
other members took part in the discus
until Mr.. James moved an amendment
old the words 'lay the ordinance on the tai
at bo stricken out and the words adopt thu
Dlas dinance" inserted
Z President Mcclure ruled the amendn
was out Of order and a vote was taken,
the BOehm's motion being defeated.