The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
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The above. improvements are actu.
ated on account of the coming cen.
tennial, very commendable spirit in
our citizens.
President Townsend made a state.
ment that the Court had requested
Council to investigate the Irondale
matter, and he in his opinion, con-
cluded that Council should instruct
Street Commissioner Neyhard to sur
vey the road, prepare specifications
and advertise for bids to arrive at the
approximate cost. The Council
seconded the matter and as conse-
quence it will be effective.
Chief of the Fire Department, John
Fortner, stated to Council that the
Electric Light pole corner of Main
and Penn streets obstructed the free
use of the fire plug at that point.
Council ordered the Electric Light
Company to move said pole so that
it will not IN the future interfere.
SPECIAL MEETING.
Monday nights special meeting
was called for the purpose Of consider
ing the petitions presented at the
regular meeting in regard to paving
Main street. Solicitor William
Chrisman stated that the Town in his
opinion could not proceed in the mat
ter under the act of 1880, as that law
related to Boroughs. The act Of
1891 says that majority of the prop
erty owners can petition Council to
pave, by affidavit, and view will be
appointed to assess the benefits upon
the properties. 1t was decided TO
proceed under this act, and the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
ReS0k7cG, "That the Town pave
Main street, between Centre and Iron
streets, and curb the width of the
gutter where necessary; the cost of
said paving and curblng, less the
amount to be paid by the street rail
way company, to be paid as follows:
One-third by residents on the north
side, one-third by residents on the
south side, and one-third by the
Town; proceedings 10 be carried on
under the act of 1891"
An ordinance will now be passed
by Council and new petition circu-
lated among the property owners for
their signatures, after which the Town
Engineer will prepare specifications
for the guidance of bidders. There
will be no delay after the work is
started.
There was quite number of inter-
ested ones present at the meeting
and the consensus of opinion ex
pressed was in favor of the work be-
ing done entirely by the Town, the
property owners to pay their share of
the expense afterward.
The privilege asked for by the pc
tltlon presented in the name of the
First National Bank by f. F. Carpen-
ter at the previous meeting, of paving
in front OF the bank was granted.
The Columbia and Montour Elec-
trio Railway Company was not repre-
sented at the meeting, but ordinance
No. roS, passed June 18th of last
year, provides that the company shall
bear the expense of paving nine feet
ot the street. Section 6 of said ordi- !
nance reads as follows:
"It is provided that should the
authorities of the Town, at
any time hereafter, direct the streets
occupied by the said railway to be
paved with Belgium blocks, vitrifed
BRICK or any other form of permanent
pavement, that then and in such case,
he said railway company shall at
'nce and at their own expense, pave
wo feet outside of each raj! thereof, !
lrd the space between the rails, with |
uch pavement as shall be directed, .
Should different rail be required |
when paved the change shall be made |
lnder the supervision of the President |
't Council and Town Engineer. " =
This leaves thirty-three feet to be
paved by the Town and the property |
'wners, sixteen and half feet by ,
Zach.
A petition by residents on south
lde of Fourth street, West of Jeffer- |
ION, requesting Council to order pave
nents laid. Petition granted.