The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-07-18
DnINGs OF COUNCIL.
Opera House Entertainments will Not be
Subject TO License Hereafter.

The July meeting of the Town
Council was held Thursday even
ing last. The coterie of gentlemen,
whose duty it is to look after the
interests of the municipality, were
all present. There was nothing
other than routine business before
the body, excepting the ordinance
i'll relation to public amusements,
which was nulli6ed as below
stated.
Mr.. Dieffenbach reports number
of complaints relative to the plant
ing of poles by the Columbia &
Montour Electric Railway, and
asks if the Company cannot use the
poles that are already erected along
the streets. 1t was the sense of the
Council that they had no jurisdic-
ton in the matter, and that the
courts were the proper place to de-
termine it.
Mr.. Webb states that the Colum-
.bia & Montour Electric Railway
Company desire to know what color
the poles are to be painted. On
motion, duly seconded, it was de-
cided that they should be painted a
dark or metallic brown.
Mr.. Diefenbach reports COM
plants that the sink where the dish
water from the St. Elmo Hotel is
thrown creates a smell and is a
nuisance. On motion, duly Sec
onded, the Secretary was instructed
to notify the property owner to con-
meet with sewer.
Report of lights for April, May
and June, referred to the Commit
tee on Light, with instructions to
deduct from the amount of the Com
pany's bill the sum Of $3.50 for
lights out during those months.
On motion, duly seconded, the
matter of the crossing at alley, near
Fred Eastman's, referred 10 the
Street Committee with power to act.
H. ]. Clark requests that the gut
ter in front of his property on
Fourth street be cobbled. On mo-
ton, duly seconded, gutter is to be
cobbled from Iron street to alley.
On motion, duly seconded, the
matter of repairing First street was
referred to the Street Committee,
with power to act.
Walk in front Of DR.. Hower's
property on Third street reported
in bad condition. On motion, duly
seconded, the secretary was in
structed to notify him to repair
same.
Mr.. Webb reports that number
of crossings in the western part of
the town are badly needed, while
others are in bad condition. He
also suggested the propriety of lay
ing vitrified brick crossing be-
tween the Exchange Hotel and the
Court House. and on his motion,
duly seconded, an eight foot cross
ing was directed to be laid between
these two crossings.
Report Of Finance Committee,
the amount of expendi-
ture of the different departments,
was read, and on motion, duly
seconded, was accepted. The tax
rate for the ensuing year was fixed
at nine mills, the same as last year.
Walk in front of the Robbins
on Centre street reported
in bad condition. On motion. duly
secretary was directed to
notify owner to repair the same.
Mr.. Dieffenbach reports bad hole
on Eighth Street. Referred 10 Street
Committee with power to act.
Street Commissioner Neyhard re-
ports that crossing is badly needed
at corner of Third and Barton
Streets, and states that if Council
will furnish barrel of cement and
do the hauling that he and Mr..
Rabb will do the work. On motion
duly seconded, the request was
granted.
On motion, duly seconded, the
stone crossings on Main Street, be-
tween Josiah Ralston and the
Central Hotel and the Episcopal
Church and J. r. Schuyler, are to
be taken up and replaced with cross
ings of vitrifed brick, five feet in
width.
On motion, duly seconded, secre-
tary was instructed to order car of
brick.
Grant Herring, Esq, appeared
before Council, on behalf of T. r.
Fowler, whom he represented, and
asked that the ordinance relating to
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