The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
TOWN COUNCIL.
Thursday Evenings Meeting a
Lengthy One.
An Unusually Large Number
of Complaints Against
Various Streets.

Bloomsbury Town Council was held
Thursday evening last. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
An electric light wire having been
removed by the linemen of the Mon
tour and Columbia Telephone Com
pany from its former position, and now
coming in contact with his dwelling
was complained of by VIM Rabb.
Moved and seconded that said COM
pany be notified to put the wire in its
former position.
G.. S. Robbins complained Of the
bad condition of Main Street in front
of his residence on Normal Hill. ke-
ferred to Committee on Highways.
]. H. Maize. G. B. Lutz and G.. w.
McKelvy, iron motion duly seconded
were granted the privilege of renew
ing policies for insurance on Town
Hall for the coming year at former
rates. Paul f. Writ appeared in be-
half of number of residents on East
First Street and asked Council to re.
pair said street from Iron to top OF
hill. Referred to Street Committee.
The matter of repairing West street
which was brought before old Council
last year and placed in hands of Street
Committee with power to act, but
neglected same was again brought up.
Referred to Street Committee.
Friendship Fire Co. appealed to
Council for SO feet of small hose to
be used in filling engine, scrubbing
hail, pavement, etc. Referred to COM
mittee on Fire and water.
Mr.. Smith moved that a fire alarm
box be placed at the electric light
plant and in case of fire at night they
to sound general alarm with whistle,
also that chief of fire Department
adopt code Of signals SO that one
company will not have to attend fire
if another company has same under
control. Referred to committee on
Fire and Water, they to investigate
and report at next meeting.
w. H. Magill, Esq, appeared in
behalf of the residents on the exten-
sion of East Third Street and asked
that said street be accepted from Land
Improvement Co., and be repaired as
far as residences extend. Street is
now in bad condition and in many
places almost impossible. Referred
to Street Committee with power to
act Watchmen or gates were asked
for at Catharine, Iron and Market
street crossings on the d. L. & w.
r. r. Referred to town solicitor.
The Street Committee was notified
to look after the watchman at East
street crossing on d. l.. & w. r. R.
who it is reported is neglecting his
duty.
A large drain on East First street
was reported closed and doing dam
age to the Kellar property on said
street by filling cellar with water
after each hard rain, &c. Referred
to street committee.
II. V. White has considerable lime
stone dirt free of charge if taken away.
Referred to Street Committee with
power to act.
Michael Oil entered complaint
about Sterner alley at Catharine street
Would like culvert bridged. Referred
| To Street Committee.
Mr.. Dieffenbach moved that mas
much as the Columbia Montour Tele-
phone Co. was not living up to their
several agreements, that each pole,
except those occupied by the fire
alarm wire, be taxed certain amount
each year. Referred to solicitor.
1t was decided that hereafter all
persons arrested for unbecomlng con-
duct, or ordinance violating of any
sort, who, after having been given a
hearing, are without sufficient funds
to pay the fine imposed, shall be com
PEELED toiwork on the streets until the
fine is liquidated.
Building permits were granted to
l.. N. Meyer, for addition to property
on West Main street, and to the Good
Will Fire Co., for hose house on
Leonard street.
A communication, from +. l.. Buck,
saving that Harry Hendershott re-
fused to lay pavement in front OF his
property on West Third street, was
read.
On motion, duly seconded, Street
| Commissioner was notified to inform
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