The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-06
.COUNCIB
IN SESSION
Several Important Matters Were Acted
Upon Last Night.
TAILS CHOPPED OFF OF CHARGES
Limit Put on the Expense For the water
Assessment-o Ordinance Adopted Reg
ulating Balls ana Dances--To
Investigate Charges of
Discrimination.

Mcclure, Coakley, James. Bell, Harkins,
Lally, Hand, Murphy, Brennan. Stnughn,
Neiswender
Mr.. Heavy appeared before Council and
complained that his horse and wagon were
injured by the caving In of part Of a street
He was told that the street committee al
ready had the matter under consideration
Mr. Hand, Of the finance committee re-
ported that the tax duplicate was written and
that the committee was prepared to turn it
over to Tax Receiver Burke
Mr.. Straughn stated list Of the collections
made by the p. & r. G. & J. Co. at its col
lieries under the Alien tax law and turned
over to Collector Burke, had been received.
The collections amount to S4s7425 He
said it would take considerable time to com.
pare the list with Mr. Burke's exoneration
lists, and under the circumstances the ex-
oneration lists of the collector could not be
gone over at present. He also thought Col
lector Burke should post his duplicate. show
ing the net balance on it, 1t was decided
that the members Of each ward go over the
list of payments and that Tax Collector
Burke be asked to balance his duplicate as
suggested
Mrs. Cadden applied for exoueraton from
taxes.
The finance committee was instructed to
get written opinion from Borough Solicitor
Burke on the question Of exonerating real
estate from taxes.
Borough Solicitor Burke submitted the
following report:
desire to report that the bill for kilograms
arising out of the Bialecki shooting affair |
submitted to the County Commissioners
they advise me that they are in doubt as to
the conDty's liability for the bill and they
have referred ii to their solicitor. He has
not yet advised them.
have consulted with the Commissioners
clerk and Commissioner Stauffer in regard TO
the assessment of the bOrough's plant in East
Union township as yet the clerk has been
unable to locate the assessment, but Com
missioner Stautier says the Commissioners
will give Council hearing on the assessment
at any time of which they may have few
days notice.
Suits were commenced and concluded
against the Sehuylkil Traction and Lakeside
Railway companies for car tax; the latter
case was settled by the company paying the
claim and costs; in the former case a judg-
ment has been taken for $40 as the amount of
tax due up to June 1S9S but this is disputed
and l have been unable to conclude the
matter owing to the illness of Mr. Ash
t As you may by this know, the rules taken
I by Mrs. Mary Mellet to have her name
stricken from the bonds of Collector Scanlan
! have been discharged by the court Whether
a unable to say No hearing has yet been had
q in other proceedings pending on the bonds.
Suit has been commenced by Burgess Tabor
! against Mr.. Samuel Feldzer, of North Main
e street, for Obstruoting the pavement in front
of his store the hearing takes place this
evening.
+ Your committee submitted to me an ordin-
1 ance for the regulation of dances, &C, within
+ the boro1gh the ordinance is properly and
> legally drawn and properly comes within the
power and authority of Council.
e Members of Council have spoken with
+ me in reference to a change in the ordinance
. | regulating the railway car tax in town, so as
= to enable Council to increase the tax. l pre-
fer not to offer opinion ON this matter till
? it comes officially before me and after careful
# consideration,
Mrs, Susan 0'Brien has commenced an
action of trespass against the borough to re-
, cover damages for an injury sustained to her
0 by falling on West Coal street pavement /
9 have pleaded and the case is now ready for
trial.
The dispute as to the amount of car taxes
due from the Schuylkill Traction Company
d was referred to the law committee for inyesti.
e cation.
!, An order was drawn in favor of F. W. Nc
It Dermott for the telegraph bill in the Bialebki
n murder case, and the Borough Solicitor was
!, instl ucted to proceed to COLLECT the amount
from the county.
Mr.. Bell said that John Roberts, the under
taker, wanted to have the $40 fine he paid in
e the HoehleF case returned to him, on the
ground that the fine was unjust that he had
to make the burial in the case without
burial permit because the Health Officer wa.
a in Philadelphia at the time. Council declined
4 to interfere, as the matter was entirely in the
hands of the Board of Health.
,, The fire apparatus committee reported re
pairs made to fire plugs and said all fire plug
are in good condition.
The ordinance committee submitted dTaf
+ of an ordinance providing that no public
Y dance shall be held in the borough until
license for it is first issued by the Chief Bur
CESS, or in his absence, by the President o
Council. Licenses will be issued for every
ss night. except Sunday, upon application of a
n least two persons, provided that no licensI
n fee will be required of fire companies fo
r their annual balls, or picnics. For each ant
L every dancing school or class fee of 81 will
G. be charged, up TO midnight; and for every
10 ball o. All other amusements, exhibitions
'e shooting galleries, etc, not already provided
oi for 81 for each day up to IL o'clock, mid
night. For violation of the ordinance fin
of not less than s. nor more than $50 is pro
IS. vided for, and in default of payment i'm
prsonment in the lookup not exceeding 4
hours.
Mr.. L. ]. Wilkinson protested that tn
a ordinance was vicious in way. Especial
]. as it was directed against select parties an
It, private dances, Answer was made that /
Mt adopting an ordinance of that character theI
of could be no discrimination and 1t was nece
in sary to provide for nominal license fe'
a The officers of Council were directed to pI
To- the ordinance in legal status.
er In reference to the o Brien suit for damag,
mt referred to in the Borough Solicitors lette
it was decided that the Borough Solicit,
notify the owner of the property where IL
at accident occurred of the condition of affair
II and give the party an opportunity to be re-
resented in the case
Upon President McGuire's statement thi
he considerable complaint had been made b
es business men of the town that the Schuylki
re Traction Company had Disseminated again
N. the borough by the recent change in its fare
ed the Law committee was instructed to invest
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