The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-07
TOWN COUNCIL RE-oRoANIzED
Henry Deible is President, of Council
I. II. Kaucher Borough Treasurer.

]. II. Kaucher Borough Treasurer.
Council met Monday evening March
5th. II. c. Deible, president pro tenn
Members present, Deible Cochran, Fer
ris, o. F. Smith and Pierce.
Ex-Burgess Stoke reported receipts
for licenses. &c, to be S24.00.
L. J. McEntire, secretary Board Of
Health, reported receipts to be $1,000.
Clerk Of Council reported cash re-
ceived for use OF Hose House No. |,
Nov. Tth, for election, to be $500.
Exouerations were granted G. w.
Swartz, collector.
Exouerations were granted w. 7.
Cox, ex-cOllector.
Street Commissioner O'Reilly's report
of tools belonging to the borough was
read and placed on file.
The council by motion refused to pay
the claim Of F. NJ. Burns, for broken
wagon.
The clerk was. instructed to send
statement to all persons concerned Of
amount due the borough on sewer con-
| struction.
on motion council adjourned sine die.
ID. II. Cochran was chosen president
pro tenn, and NJ. j. Farrell secretary
pro TEN.
Pres. appointed H. G. Deible and o.
+. Smith to examine the certificates Of
election Of the new members Of council,
who found these correct. NJ. J. Far
rel and John Cottle being duly sworn In
as members Of council by Burgess G.
Mitchell.
The President declared nominations
open for president Of council. Henry
c. Deible being the only nominee was
unanimously elected. Mr.. Deible took
the chair and declared nominations
open for clerk.
L. J. McEntire being the only nomi-
nee was unanimously elected, at same
salary as last year.
| President declared nominations open
for solicitor. when M. NJ. Davis and
G. NJ. Mcdonald were nominated Sal
AIRY to be same as last year, $1,000.
On counting the ballots it was found
that G. NJ. Mcdonald had received the
majority of the votes cast and the pres
ident declared him elected.
Nominations were then declared open
for treasurer; ]. II. Kaucher and w. b.
Alexander were nominated. On count
ing the ballot 1t was found that J. H.
Kaucher had received the majority of
votes cast and the president declared
him elected.
Nominations were then declared open
for street commissioner: Ed. O'Rielly
and Jacob Henninger were nominated.
On counting the votes it was found that
f. ORielly had received the majority
of the votes cast and the president de-
clared him elected.
On motion the bond of Poor Overseer
j. w. Hewlett was accepted.
On motion the council decided to hold
their regular meetings on first Tuesday
Of each month.
On motion the council instructed the
street committee to purchase enough
coke ashes from the j. & G. G. & |. Co.
at Si.00 per car load TO fill Fifth street
extension.
Thos. C. Shields was elected chief of
police, Peter Robertson was elected
assistant policeman and John Pomroy
as night policeman at same salaries as
last year.
The president then appointed the fol-
lowing committees
Street committee-D. II. Cochran, II.
G.. Deible, o. +. Smith.
Sewer committee-D. II. Cochran, j.
G. Ferris, o. +. Smith.
Fire prevention committee-J. Cottle,
o. +. Smith, A. j. Pierce.
Finance committee-John Cottle, o.
F. Smith, A. J. Pierce.
Ordinance committee-M. j. Farrell,
o. F. Smith, j. G. Ferris.
Building committee-H. G. Deible,
A. J. Pierce, J. G. Ferris.
On motion the price to be paid for
labor on streets was put as follows:
Team $3.50; labor 81 so and street COM
missioner $500 per day.