Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-11
Something Of Eagles Mere's
Future.

than cooperation of effort in pub
lie affairs and hence we regard the
step forward made by our Council as
the possible beginning of new era
in our methods and possible progress.
We have the privilege of giving
the Council proceedings at its last
meeting and perhaps it may be so
arranged that every subscriber to the
News Item may keep posted on our
municipal affairs and even of the
Public School pro .ress through its
columns. 1t will be well if it should
come to pass.
AT the Council meeting President
Durham was in the chair and Messrs.
Little, c. A. Brink, F. w. Peale,
kehrer, NanBuskirk and III j Smith
We're present.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid, f. S. Chase for
surveying $3.50, Fl. G. Phillips for
tax duplicate $1.00, Kline and Co.
police supplies 1915, N. .E. Brink
police service $3.50, Edward Stevens
police service 1915, Howard Stevens
care of lamps and supplies $3.O3.
For work on streets, G.. w. Smith
sS cents, w. Andrews 50. 10, A. Ben
nett $50, f. l.. Smith $3.50.
Bill of New York Betting d Pack
ing Co. was laid on the table until
Hose could5be tested. A. c. ELittle
called attention to the very bad con-
dition of some of the streets.
The Light committee reported
that they had granted the petition of
Mr.. Warner and that the three ad-
ditional street lamps had been in
stalled on Lakewood Drive. The re-
port was adopted. The Light Com.
handed in check from Wr. Warner
for $500 as his promised cOntribu-
ton toward the cost of the three
lights for this season.
The Fire: e::Committee reported the
purchase of 500 feet of standard "a
inch hose but had not yet met the
officers of the Water Co. i'm regard to
the rate to be paid for the Fuse of
water for fire purposes. The report
was accepted and approved.
Engineer Chase reported the Lake
side sewer out of order and the Sec
retary was directed to advise Messrs.
Kirk q Son to have the same repair
ed.
A communication was received
from Mr.. Kirk asking to have the
weeds and Golden Rod, that makes
trouble for our Hay Fever visitors,
cut so as to prevent them going to
seed 'and resolution was passed
making an.appropriation of $40. for
that purpose.
The following resolutions were
presented and adopted:
Whereas the Council of the Boro.
of Eagles Mere believe that it should
be the policy of the Borough to seek
constant improvement from year to
year by such methods as will impose
no serious burden either on individ-
uals, corporations or of the munich
pality, and
Whereas one method of securing
such improvement is by the gradual
of uns!ghtly buildings,
obje, tionable practices, unsanitary
and such similar matters
as far as it can be done without hard
ship to the parties concerned, and
Whereas the Land Company's Ice
House is now in such dilapitated
as to make rebuilding
necessary, therefore,
tVSoiNNI, tilut we dSk tflt cooper
alton of the Land Co. in carrying out
the herein defined policy to the eX-
tent of removing the old Ice House
from the One hundred feet Reserva-
ton and placing it on the property
of the Company, and that we urge
upon the Company the erection of
such building as will be ample to
supply the wants of the community
ana of such a character as will be at
once slightly and credit to both the
Company and Eagles Mere.
Resolved, that the Secretary be di-
'ected to send copy of these pre-
lmbles and resolutions to the Pres
dent of the Land COmpauv and of |