Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-11-08

Treasurer's report read and ordered
on file.
Moved by Mr.. Murry, seconded by
Mr.. Howard, that we reconsider the
action taken on veto of Burgess. Car
ried. The question was called on or.
iginal motion, the aye and nay vote
taken as follows:
Aye:-Shafer, Howard, Murphy,
Murry, Lloyd, Burke, go. 6
Nay:-Strayer, Schweikart, Catlin, 8
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Mr.. Howard, seconded by
Mr.. Burke, that refunding order for 81,
be drawn in favor of d. Geary to refund
dog tax for 1900.
Moved by Mr.. Shafer, seconded by
Mr.. Schweikart, that the President of
Council, and Mr.. Murry and Mr.. How
ard, be appointed a committee in re-
gard to street lights Carried
Moved by Mr.. Howard, seconded by
Mr.. Shafer, that Council appropriate
5000 to be spent on new sewer work
this fall in such a manner as a commit
tee of three to be appointed by the
Council working in conjunction with
the Board of Health may designate.
Carried. Messrs. Shafer, Catlin and
Murry were appointed committee.
Moved by Mr.. Catlin, seconded by
Schweikart, that we refrain from pay
ing the appropriation for bridge at foot
of Broad street until road connecting
with same is made public road. Aye
and nay vote as follows:
Aye:-Strayer, Schweikart, Catlin, 8
Nay:-Shafer, Howard, Murphy,
Murry, Lloyd, 5
Motion declared lost.
H. L L.
Mr.. Murphy, that the motion to adjourn
until next Monday night be reconsid-
cred. Carried. Vote was taken on
original motion and same declared lost
On motion Council then adjourned.
@. JAY GooDNoUGH, Sec'y.
VETO MESSAGE FROM THE BURGESS
To the Honorable, the Common Council Of Enl-
porfum:
GRNTLEMEN:-
Your resolution passed under date Of Oct. list,
1900, which reads follows: Moved by Mr..
Howard seconded by Mr.. Murphy, that Frank
Mundy be elected Chief of Police and Assistant
orders of the Council at a salary of 5000 per
month" is returned without my approval for
several reasons.
wish you to understand, gentlemen, that none
of these reasons should be considered as reflect
ing in any way on Mr.. Mundy as his repu tation
for strict honesty sobriety, unshrinking devotion
W uuly anu BtutTdl Reliability are well kHCWu
and not for a moment to be brought into the
question
In my opinion one Street Commissioner is am
ply sufficient in q borough the size of Emporium
and even if such assistant seemed desirable, l
could not approve of such an anomalous condi-
tion of affairs would result in the appointment
of Chief of Police as assistant to a street COM
missioner who would be liable at any time for
duty under the Chief If, however, the words
Assistant Street Commissioner" mean nothing
and it is only intended that the Chief of Police is
to do manual labor on the streets part of the
time then the action is in my mind no less objeo-
tionable, for we either need policeman we do
not. If we need a Chief of Police at this time we
+ surely need man who can be on duty good
share of the night, and no man is physically ca
pacitated for working on the streets during the
day and serving as Policeman at night, in a man.
ner to be worth his salt at either occupation.
! Members of the Council have said to me that we
/ do not need an extra policeman and man might
be appointed to work on streets part of the time,
and serve as police only when needed. If this is
true, then we need no extra police at ALL for we
| already have four constables in the borough who
exactly fill the bill. They have other work, to be
/ sure, but they are authorized and empowered by
law to serve warrants and make arrests when
ever they can be located and called upon to doso
! and believe that the services of policeman
serving under this resolution would be of nc
/ more value to the borough and entitled to nc
more pay than those of constable. have been
| urged by one of your members to act on this mat
J ter at once that something might be done with