The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-13
TOWN COUNCIL OONvENBs.

assembled IN regular monthly session |
Thursday night. Member f. B.
Hartman was the only absentee when
Mayor Ikeler called the meeting to
order.
Bills were passed on and orders
issued in payment Of the same.
The compensation of Messrs Rob
bins, Fahringer and Kunkle, viewers
appointed to assess damages in the
Walp case, and the bill of G.. Snyder
was withheld to await opinion of the
Town Solicitor and Town engineer
respectively.
+. p. Baum reported six electric
street lights out during month of
January, for which he was alo we'd
sixty cents.
Solicitor Ikeler reported that in re.
gard to the 1901 tax duplicate that
In mis- opinion the tax collector was
elected by the Town and that he was
gwen the County, School and Poor
duplicates because the law provided
that they must be given to the borough
officer for collection; and further that
the tax collector could not accept the
three duplicates mentioned above and
refuse the town duplicate. On mo-
ton duly seconded the matter was re-
ferred to the Solicitor, he to confer
with tax collector in regard to same.
carried.
On motion duly seconded the secre-
tary was inst, ucted to draw order for
the amount of view on River street.
C.. c. Peacock, representing the
Board OF Health, appeared and stated
that a number of children are de-
prived of school privileges because of
the action of the School Board in
compelling vaccination. He stated
that there are 100 children who were
reported as being too poor to pay
the expenses of such medical treat
ment and asks that Council take some
action in the matter.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
loving resolution In relation to the
above was adopted:
Be it resolved: That the Board of
School Directors of the Town Of
RiOomsburg be requested to forthwith
furnish the Town Council. with CON-
plete list of all pupils, with the names
of their parents, who are now pre-
vented from attending school by rea-
son of not having been vaccinated;
and that upon receipt of said list the
President of the Town Council shall
Immediately call special meeting of
Council TO take appropriate action
looking toward free vaccination OF
such pupils.
A request to be exonerated from
the taxes of 1900 and 1901 was made
by Neil Dougherty. Referred to
Finance Committee.
On account of the annoyance and
confusion occasioned by the similarity
of names oftwo of the fire companies,
the Second Ward Company through
Mr. Webb, expressed the wish to
have the title changed from Good
Will to Liberty Fire Company. On
motion the desire was gratlfied, and
the organization henceforth is to be
recognized by that name.
A. M. Wintersteen appeared in be-
halt of the Fireman's Relief Associa'
ton and made the following PROPOSE
ton: If council will award the asso-
citation the two years appropriation
they now have IN hand and pass ar
ordinance to the effect that they can
receive the amount in the future moth
ing will be done regarding that re
ceived during former years. On mo
ton duly seconded the matter wa
referred to the Solicitor and if unde
the Act the Town is bound to pa.
same, the President and secretary tt
draw order tor amount due for th
two years.
1t was moved and seconded tina
the Solicitor be instructed to prepare
an ordinance granting the Relief AS
sociation the appropriations for tn
last two years and hereafter.
Mr.. Dawson, of the Rescue Hos
Co., reported that they have ladde
truck in bad condition and asks tha
same be repaired, that they have tn
use of horse to draw same wheneve
it may be needed. On motion dull
seconded ladder is to be repaired an
truck is to be placed IN proper shape
c. w. Miller, Esq, appeared an
presented ordinance asking for rlgh
of way over certain streets for the us
of the Bloomsburg & Millville Elee
trio Railway Company. On motto
duly seconded matter was referred t
the Solicitor to draw an ordinance
compliance with wishes of Counc
and in conjunction with the repre-
sentatives of the proposed road an
present same at special meeting
In the matter of repairing tn
Rescue Fire Co.'S hook and ladd,