Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-06-13
MUNICIPAL LIGHT
At LAST
Council to Build Plant-Appointed Com
mittee Friday Night.

The borough council held regular
meeting Friday night. The session was a
busy one crowded with matters of more
than ordinary Importance. The follow
ing members were present: Jones, M.
D. L. Sechler, Fetterman, Nastine, Glib
son and Brandt.
Council has decided to erect an elect
ric light plant and Friday night took the
initiative by appointing on motion OF
Mr.. Fetterman a committee of four con-
sisting of Chairman Kemmer, Nastine,
Goldsmith and NJ D. L. Sechler, to act
with the regular light committee of
council to obtain estimates as to cost of
building the plant.
A communication was read from p. j.
Keefer refuting some false reports cir
culated concerning the status of affairs
at the Water Works on the night of the
fire at the Reading Iron Works, May 90.
"On hearing the ALARM" he stated, 'the
engineer put ON the usual water pres
sure, which is 80 pounds. There was 20
pounds of steam. Remained such for
about % minutes, hen dropped to 20
pounds. 1t remained as such until gate
closed at Northumberland street owing
to broken plug, when water pressure
suddenly rose to 10 pounds"
Two communications were read from
j. J. Wistar, President of the Pennsyl-
vania canal company, relative to the re-
solution passed by the Board of Health
here, asking that stream of water be
kept running through the canal. This,
he stated, would be impracticable, as
the water would have to be brought a
distance of 45 miles and would neces-
state the employment of watchman at
every lock to regulate the flow of water.
He recommended that the borough au-
thorites prevent citizens from deposit
ing, garbage, sewage, &c, in the canal
and that the manufacturing concerns
which have been accustomed to drawing
upon the canal for water remove their
dams, when the canal company will do
its part by draining the bottom dry,
which can be easily accomplished by
opening the waste gate at the upper end
of the borough and the one on the aque-
duct below town.
The borough tax rate was fixed at 81
mills and the waterf wax at q mills
Mr.. Gibson called attention of council
to the fact that cooking main had tax
EN- place in the Armory on Thursday af-
ter midnight. This, he thought, was
simply an outrage and declared that
council was being censured. Mr.. Jones
agreed that it was an outrage and was
reflection upon the Chief Of Police.
Chief MincemOyer being present ex-
planned that he had been ,deceived, that
he was under the impression that the
cock fight was to be pulled off outside
the borough, that he was weary with
long hours of duty and went to bed at
o'clock
Mr.. Vastine agreed that the cock fight
was an outrage, but couldn't see that
the Chief-of Police was to be held ac-
countable and moved that he be ex-
onerated from all blame. The motion
carried.
Neither was council to blame. This
matter was decided by borough solicitor
zimmerman, who was present. Cock
fighting, he said, is a misdemeanor
and not a matter of borough ordinance.
The man who censured council was him
self derelict in duty or he would lodge
information that the offenders might
have "justice meted out to them
On motion five rubber coats were
ordered to be purchased for the Good
will Hose Company.
The following bills were ordered paid: