Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

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Mrs. Kate F. Horning, by F. d. Leet,
Esq, Attorney, and Jos. Holcomb, for
his minor daughter, Ettie Holcomb, by
Messrs. Green & Shaffer, presented
claims for damages occasioned by falls
on sidewalks, and it was moved by Mr..
Mankey seconded by Mr. Nelson that
said claims be referred to Borough At.
torney. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Mankey, seconded by
Mr.. Cummings, that a committee of
five be appointed to further investigate
claims for damages. Carried. Messrs.
Cummings, Mankey, Nelson, Schwei-
ark.
Petition for street light on East Fifth
street was read and moved by Mr..
Mankey, seconded by Mr.. Housler that
electric light committee be instructed
TO put an electric light in front of resi-.
dence of N. J. Swarts. Carried.
Communication from Mr.. Josiah
Howard was read Offering to subscribe
$1,000, provided the borough or its
friends would raise $8, 900 for the pnr.
pose of paving Fourth street, or 81, 600
for each -, 600 raised by the borough or
its friends and in was moved by Mr..
Mankey seconded by Mr.. Cummings
that committee Of three be appointed
to see what can be done in the matter.
Carried. Messrs, Housler, Cummings
and Man&ey appointed committee.
Moved by Mr.. Schweikart, seconded
by lIr, Marshall, that matter Of sewer
on West Allegheny Ave. be referred to
sewer committee. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Cummings, seconded
by Mr.. Iankey that matter of sewer
up Pine street be referred to sewer
Committee. Carried
Moved by Mr.. Mankey, seconded by
Mr.. Cummings thai ladies of C. NJ. B
A., be given permission to use City
Hall on the evening of the 18th, inst.
Carried
Moved by Mr.. Schweikart, seconded
by Mr.. Nelson, that we levy a borough
tax of ten mills for 1902. Unanimously
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Schweikart, seconded
by Housler that we levy a borough
bond tax of seven mills for 1902. Un-
animously carried.
Moved by Mr.. Schweikart, seconded
by Mr.. Cum mings that we levy a
borough water tax offive mills for 1902.
Unanimously Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Mankey, seconded by
Mr.. Housler, that tax or penalty of
one dollar on dogs and two dollars ON
bitches be levied for 1902. UNANIMOUSLY
carried.
Moved by Mr.. Maakey, seconded by
Mr.. Marshall, that an ordinance entit.
led Gan ordinance prohibiting persons
sixteen years of age from being (and
the parents, guardians, or others hav-
ing legal care and custody of such per.
sons from allowing and permitting
such persons to be- on the public
streets, lanes, alleys or public places in
the borough of Emporium at night
after the hour of eight o'clock D. M,
from the first day of November to the
thirty,frst day of March and after the
hour of nine O'Clock p. m., from the first
day of April to the thirty-first day of
October, and prescribing penalties for
the violation thereof7' be passed, or.
dained and adopted, to take effect as
soon as legally advertised, and the
Secretary be instructed to legally
advertise the same The ayes and NAYS
were called as follows:
Aye: Messrs. Balcom. Cummings.
Marshall, Schweikart, Nelson, Housler,
and Mankey. Total 7. Nays, 0.
The motion was declared carried.
Moved by Mr. Cummings seconded
by Mr. ltousler, that the borough
treasurer be authorized to borrow for
the use Of the Borough, $1,000. payable
from the revenues of the current year,
at four per cent interest. Carried
Moved by Mr.. ManlSey seconded bv
Mr.. Cummings that President of Coun-
ell be authorized to investigate the
matter of inside electric lighting.
Carried.
On motion the Council then adjourn