The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-12

A meeting Of the Town Council was
held Friday Feb. I, at 730 o'clock p. m.
President Deible in the chair. Mem
bers present-Cochran, Cottle, Smith,
Farrell and King.
Minutes of the previous meeting |
read and approved.
The matter of placing an electric |
light at Hose House No. | was placed |
In the hands of the Light Committee |
with power to act.
Chief Burgess C. Mitchell reported |
receipts for fines, licenses, NC, to be
$500.
BY motion bills and interest amount
ing to S76.40 was ordered drawn.
The Clerk was instructed to send
statements of assessments on Main st.
and Gordon Alley sewer, east end, to all
parties interested, notifying them to
pay the same to John II. Kaucher,
Borough Treasurer, on or before March
10, 1902.
A motion to extend main sewer in
Pitch Pine Run to creek was carried.
A petition signed by majority OF
property owners in interest and number
abutting on the line of Fourth street,
from Jackson to Grant street, was pre-
sented and read. On motion the follow
ing resolution was passed; ReS0tUed,
That the borough solicitor be authoriz-
ed to draft an ordinance authorizing the
paving of Fourth street from south side
of Jackson to north side of Grant street
to be presented at the next regular
meeting for first reading, and that the
owners OF property abutting on the line
OF the proposed improvements be noti-
fed to appear and file their objections
to the passage of the said ordinance.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to j. +. Bel
nap, j. FL. Corbett, ID. Nj. Bolger, f. S.
Hoffman, +. G. Burns, Thomas Green,
John Conser, d. Nolan and Patrick Nc
Donald, residents of the borough of
Reynoldsville, and to NJ. Allgeir, nom
resident of said borough, parties own
ing the properties abuttiug on the line
OF Fourth street, from the southern line
OF Jackson street, to the northern line
OF Grant street, in said borough, and
notice is hereby given to all other par
ties in interest," that the Town Council
OF the borough of Reynoldsville have
been petitioned by the majority of pro-
perty owners, in interest and number,
= abutting on the line of Fourth street,
from the southern line of Jackson street,
to the northern line of Grant street, to
of Fourth street, by grading. paving
and curbing the same. That said Town
Council have prepared an ordinance
authorizing and directing the grading
paving and curbing the portion Of
Fourth street lying between the south
ern line OF jackson street and the north
ern line OF Grant street, and that said
ordinance will pass first reading before
said Council, at the session OF said
Council to be held on the Bird day OF
March A. ID. 1902, at which time you
may be heard In relation to said ordi-
nance, file your objections thereto and
your reasons why said ordinance should
not pass and become a law of said
borough.
Reynoldsville, Pa, Feb. H. 1902.
Attest: II. G. DEIBLE,
l.. j. MCENTIRE, Pres. OF Council.
Sec. of Council.
The following is copy of said ordi-
nance as prepared for said first reading.
ORDINANCE NO. rs.
An ordinance authorizing the grad.
ing, paving and curbing OF Fourth ST.,
from the southern line of Jackson street
to the northern line of Grant street.
WHEREAS, 1t appears by petition
aud affidavit on file in the Council
Chamber OF the Town Council of the
borough OF Reynoldsville, Pa, that a
majority OF property owners, in number
and interest, abutting on the line OF
Fourth street from the southern line OF
jackson street to the northern line of
Grant street, the line OF the proposed
improvement have petitioned the
Council OF said borough, to grade. pave
and curb, that portion of Fourth street
Aying between the southern line OF Jack.
son street and the northern line OF Grant
street, In the manner and form as di,
rected by law; that said grading, paw
ing and curbing, are public necessities
for the public travel and convenience
and that the costs and expenses OF saiG
grading, paving and curbing, be assess
ed upon the properties benefited, ac
cording to benefits, II sufficient can bt
found, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Acts OF Assembly In suct
cases made and provided.
Sec. l. Be 1t ordained and enacted b;
the Town Council of the borough O
Reynoldsville, In Council assembled
and IL is hereby ordained and enacted
by authority OF the same, that Fourth
street, from the southern line OF Jack
son street to the northern line OF Gran
street, be graded, paved and curbed ant
the street committee OF said Towr
Council, be and is hereby authorized
and directed to cause the same to b.
graded. paved and curbed.
Sec. 2. That said portion OF Fourtl
street shall be graded, paved and curb
cd as follows: The grade shall be deter
mined and established by survey mad
by some competent engineer, employ
cd and directed by said Town Council
The paving shall be done with goo
substantial paving bricks, blocks, stone
or asphalt, selected by said Town Counci
and to be imperyious to water. Tn
width Of said grading, paving and curl
ing shall be determined by said Tow
Council. The curbing Of said porto
of street, shall be Of stone, the dinner
sions and Getting thereof TO be her<
after dsternined by said Town Council
The street. committees Of said Tow
* ,,l 4