The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-06-20
T RAIL ADOPTED.
The Columbia and Montour Electric Rail.
way Co. Given Franchise.

The Concilmanic body, fresh
from the tour of inspection to Allen
town and other places, assembled
in special session Thursday even
ing last. The purpose of the gath
ering was to receive bids for the
Market street culvert and to take
action on the ordinance in relation
to the electric railway.
After enlightening Council in re-
gard to compelling abutting prop
erty owners to pave the street, the
Town Solicitor, Fred Ikeler, Esq. =,
was directed to file bill in equity to
ascertain the towns right to COM
pei property owners to pave.
The Scranton Nitrifed Brick Co.
was represented by James Lindsay.
He gave an estimate on the proba-
bic cost Of paving Fifth street, from
Market to Iron street, the work to
be guaranteed for period Of five
years. The matter was carried
over for the present.
William Kreamer reported gut
ter in front of his Iron street prop
erty in bad condition. Referred to
street committee.
The contract for the arch on
Market street was awarded to NJ
I. Oil, he being the lowest bidder.
His price was S2.47 per cubic yard
for concrete, and S2.S7 per cubic
yard for stone, and 80 cents per
cubic yard for excavating. Coun-
Gil made provision that Alpha or
Giant Portland Cement be used.
The railway ordinance was then
taken up. After the reading of Sec
ton five it was moved and seconded
and unanimously carried that sec
tions five, six, eight, nineteen and
twenty, be adopted A motion was
made to adopt the whole ordinance,
which was seconded and carried.
The members of Council having
concluded that the 7. rail would be
the best tor use in town, so long as
the streets are unpayed, it was
moved aud seconded that the T
rail be used. Carried. 1t is pro-
viGed, however, that when the
streets are macadamized they are to
be replaced with the fiat or girder
rail.
1t may be proper to state here
that the action Of the Council IN
adopting the T rail is meet
ing with general appreciation.
In every town visited by them dur-
ing the recent trip the r rail is Civ
ing the best of satisfaction, and in
many places the girder rail, after a
few years of use, has been replaced
by the 7 rail-.
On motion, duly seconded the
compensation of inspector to inspect
work done under ordinance be fixed
at SG.75 per day and carried.
On motion duly seconded the
ordinance was adopted as a whole
and carried.
On motion duly seconded the
Secretary to be paid $500 for
copying ordinances not copied by
former Secretary, and carried.
President Ikeler states that he
did not collect the license money
for shows, because it had not been
done by his predecessors in Office,
but ifthe Council wished it collected
he is willing to collect same.
On motion duly seconded the
Solicitor was instructed to amend
Ordinance No. I relating to anluse.
ments, etc, so as to read that
licenses shall be from So to $50 in.
stead OF from S2to $40, and that al
home talent, religious, literary anc
benevolent entertainment be ex,
empted, etc.
Mr.. Pursel appeared before Coun
Gil and asked permission 10 use par
of Market Square to store building
material during the repairing OF his
store. On motion duly seconded
the request was granted.
Mr., Hartman moved, duly sec
onded, that Thomas Webb be ap
pointed inspector to inspect electric
railway work and carried.
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