Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-03
new LIGHT
PROPOSITIONS
Received by Council From
Electric Company.
Members Defer Action on
the Question and Transact
Only the Routine Business
at Last Evenings Meeting.

al Coot CVSIiiIIS . Wo0tIiIS.
The borough council met last evening
with Messrs. Doggett, Hncer, VIM
Gallagher, Mclaughlin, McNeis, Craw-
| ford aud Moersbacher present. The
| following bills were ordered paid:
James Kennedy, testing fire plugs, So;
Freeland Water Company, rent of fire
plugs, Sl20; Hazleton Machinery and
Supply Company, material for fire alarm
sl2; L. V. r. R, freight, 45c; Freeland
Electric Light Company, street lights
| -four months), 81 ,O93 32; j. d. Meyers
labor, 81 3S; United States Express Com
pany, express, S2.2s; police department,
services, Sl36.50; street commissioners
payroll, sl33 04; janitor, s3O15.
The report Of Burgess Boyle showed
total receipts of Sl275; S3.25 due bur-
CESS and SO. so due borough.
Treasurer Meehan reported total
balance Of sl,s3127, less 81 100 II sink
ing fund or S640 Sc.
The street committee reported on the
land question OF the Third ward, but
| thought 1t not question for council to
decide who was right. The damage by
rains along Fern street was discussed
and manhole was suggested, while
others thought II cutters were placed
water would take original course and
| flow west from the brewery at much less
cost than the construction OF manhole.
No action.
President Moerschbacher reported
trees being cut In the Public park. 1t
was decided to post suitable notices Of
fering reward of $40 for conviction OF
parties doing the damage.
| The ordinance committee appointed
at the last meeting reported progress.
The chair reported that the Rudewick
damage case against the borough could
be satisfactorily settled If council would
lay an 1S-inch pipe sewer across the
land of Mr.. Rudewick, the permission
for which would be granted, and pay
the costs. The proper committee was
instructed to seek permission from the
Upper Lehigh Coal Company for an out
let on Its land.
Two new propositions were read from
the Freeland Electric Light Company
in which the following was offered: To
give the town as at present located
forty-two 450-watt arc lamps for a term
of three years at S74 per lamp per year
with free lights; the other was for forty
two alternating enclosed lamps for a
term of seven years at SGT per lamp per
year and no free lights. If the latter is
accepted six months will be required to
make the change.
Mr.. McNelis, of the First ward,
thought it time council was doing some
| thing to secure the monies due the bor-
ough from the different sources and for
which council had given instructions.
The use of the Public park was grant
ed for Prohibition address tomorrow
afternoon.
For the vacancy in the Second ward
Mr.. Crawford named John Sutton. His
election was made unanimous.
Previous to the meeting Councilman
Ward reproached George McGee, cor
respondent OF the Hazeton Plain
Speaker, for publishing an article in
yesterdays issue of that paper in which
the councilman was mentioned as likely
to deliver speech at the session on the
subject OF untaxed land in the borough
During the conversation Ward became
angry and attacked the reporter, who
was sitting at the press table, striking
him twice, once on the head and once in
the face. McGee was unable to defend
| himself, owing to the position he eccu-
pied at the table, and Chief Of Police
O'Donnell grappled with the council
man and removed him from the build
ing. Wards action was the subject of
much unfavorable comment during the
evening by those who were present.
GObin'S Order Denounced,