The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-11
NUMBER 6.
Town Council Meeting.

| lHc rcBulur meetinB OF une tOWn
council was held Tuesday, June Ord,
with President II. G. Deible In the
chair and all members present but Mr..
| Cottle
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Secretary Board OF Health reported
receipts to be s25.55 and paid over the
same to the treasurer.
G. Mitchell, Chief Burgess, reported
receipts for fines, licences, and permits
since last meeting to be s24.70
Mr.. r. ID. Muir was present and
wanted council to furnish sewer pipe iu
front OF his lot on Hill st., which was
referred to the street COMMITTEES.
The light committee reported that
the Reynoldsville Light and Power Co.
wanted to be exonorated from paying
the pole tax Of the old company. On
motion the matter OF pole tax was re-
ferred to the solicitor for settlement
and after the necessary repairs are
made and the arms put in good condition
to the satisfaction OF the light commit
tee an order shall be ordered drawn for
the payment OF the amount OF their bill
On motion all accounts due the bor-
ough on the Hill street sewer be placed
in the hands OF the solicitor for collect
ion.
| Mr.. Thos. Clawbaugh rendered hi
resignation as assistant policeman. On
motion was accepted.
The President appointed Mcssrs
Ritzie and Applegate a committee to
secure policeman for east end.
Bills amounting to $22l.52 were order
ed paid.
A petition from the merchants ask
| ing permission to sell fire crackers on
July 3, 4, and 5th was read, and on
motion the permission was granted
BY motion the president and clerk
we're authorized to sign the agreement
made between Mr.. Albert Reynolds
and Reynodsville Borough, for the
widening OF Fifth street.
Ordinance No. IS, to widen Fifth
street to so feet from Jackson street to
Sandy Lick creek, was passed on first
reading
Notices were ordered sent to the
following persons to build permanent
| side walks in front of their lots on
South side OF Main street, in burnt dis
trict, l. o. o. F. No. s24, E. Weiser,
j. H. Murray and E. G. Burns.
(Ne. 7S)
In pursuance OF an Act OF Assembly
| entitled, IAN Act amending Section 8
Of an act, approved May 10th, A. ID.
1891, enabling municipal corporations
| to lay out open, widen, extend and va
cate streets or alleys upon petition or
| without petition of property owners"
| approved May %, A. d. 1895. The fol-
| lowing ordinance was, upon the 3rd day
Of June, 1902, introduced in council.
| Attest, l.. j. MCENTIRE,
Clerk of Council.
An ordinance widening and opening
to the uniform width of fifty feet, Fifth
street from the west line of Jackson
street, In the borough Of Reynoldsville,
to the borough line at Sandy Lick Creek
WHEREAS, to No. December Sess-
| ions 1898, A. d. in the Court of Quarter
| Sessions Of Jefferson county, a public
road was laid out and ordered to be
opened thirty three 1887 feet wide by
said Court.
WHEREAS, the report OF the viewers
| described said road in the borough OF
Reynoldsville as beginning at point
In the center and western end OF 9th :
street. in said borough, thence south
| 59f degrees west over land OF A. Reyfi.
| olds, five hundred (500) feet to the Rey-
| "a E,l
thence in the same direction over same
land to Sandy Lick Creek and the line
OF the said borough of Reynoldsyille,
fifty-fve (55) feet" etc.
WHEREAS, said public road was open
ed by the said borough to the width of
thirty-three (33) feet and has been and
| is now public road, therefore,
Be it enacted and ordained by the
Burgess and town council OF the borough
| OF Reynoldsville, and it is hereby enact
| ed and ordained by authority OF the
same. -.
Sec. l. That 9th street, from the
west line of Jackson street beginning
| at a point in the center and western
| end of said 5th street, in the said
borough OF Reynoldsville to Sandy Lick
Creek and the line OF the said borough,
| is hereby opened and widened to
uniform width of fifty (50) feet, the
center line thereof beirg described as
| follows
Beginning at a point in the center
! and western end OF 9th street on the
west line Of Jackson street, in the bor-
| ough OF Reynoldsville, thence south
| 59t degree over land Of A. Reynolds
| five hundred 5000 feet to the Reynolds
vile and Falls Creek railroad, thence
In the same direction over the same
land to Sandy Lick Creek and the line
of the said borough of Reynoldsville,
| ffty-fve (55) feet, as surveyed and de-
scribed in the viewers report aforesaid.
Section 2. The damages caused
thereby and the benefits to pay the
same and the damages caused by the
opening, widening, and grading there
Of together with the benefits to pay the
same, to be levied, assessed and collect
ed In accordance with the Acts OF AS
sembly In such cases made and pro-
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