The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
VOL 81.
TOWN COUNCIL NEWS.
Two Meetings Held, at Both OF Which Matters
Of Much Importance Arc Considered.

discussions and TO see what disposi-
tion council would make of the mat
ters which 1t was known would be
brought up. The most important
question OF the evening and the one
in which interest appeared to be par
ticularly centered was that of paving
Main street. The matter was intro.
drced to Council With petition
numerously signed by citizens and
residents of our leading thoroughfare
and presented by II. A. M'Killip Esq.
The proposition was that Nam street
between Iron and Centre, be paved,
the cost of same to be born equally
by the property owners and the Town,
that is, the residents on the north
side of the street to pay one third,
the south side residents, one third
and the Town the balance.
Another petition for the paving of
Main street from Market street to
Centre street was presented by T.. f.
Carpenter. No official action was
taken on either of these because
Council preferred to wait until the
opinion of the solicitor had been Sc
cured and the cost more fully con-
sidered.
An application of the Good Will
Fire Company for recognition by the
Town as the Good Will Fire Com.
pany No. 4, was granted, Hughes,
Reimard and Wolverton voting in the
affirmative.
Herring and John, attorneys-at-law,
appeared for the company, and pre-
sented the fact that it was the oldest
of the two fire companies, recognized
as such by the courts and by Col. ].
G.. Freeze, master, appointed by the
court.
A petition was also presented by
William Shut that an investigation
be made and the matter of remedyng
the unhealthy condition of the canal,
the stagnant waters Of which menace
the health of the community.
A communication from B. F. Zarr
was received and read, in which he
stated that Fifth street from the inter-
section OF East out was in deplor-
able condition, and suggested the ex-
pediency of Council giving the matter
their attention. The same was re-
ferred to the committee on highways.
Street Commissioner Neyhard was
instructed to run ditch along the
canal to the outlet, to facilitate the
removal of the standing water.
Acceptances of the Bloomsburg &
Benton, and BloomsbWg & Danville
Electric Railways were received, also
that of the Irondale Electric Light
and Power Company ordinances.
The petition of the Civic Club call
ing upon Council to promptly enforce
the following, was read:
First Trimming of trees.
Second-Elevating of signs over
pavements.
Third-The ordinance requiring
that but three feet of pavement be
allowed merchants to display goods.
Fourth-Cleaning cutters.
Fifth-To place ten new waste
paper recep.acles, which they will To-
cate, making twenty-five in all. E.e-
ferred to committee on highways.
Residents along Magee Avenue
pettioned Council with statement
that on account of bad drainage, the
sanitary condition in the rear of their
homes was a disease breeding pest,
and desired that Council take cogni-
rance of the fact. The secretary OF
Council was instructed to notify the
secretary of the Board of Health, that
action might be taken at once.
In the matter of supplies for the
fire alarm department, it was referred
TO the committee on fire.
Z. B. Brewer stated to Council that
water prevents operating his foundry
on Sixth street, on account of the con-
dition of lower Sixth and West
streets.
The Street Commissioner and Town
Engineer were instructed to investl-
gate the overflow and ascertain to
whom the blame attaches.
The Street Commissioner was also
instructed to notify Mrs. Hendershott
to repair the crossing on Main street,
at the alley approach to Dusheck's
bottling plant.
He was also instructed to lay vitri-
fed brick pavement on Main street
from the pump on East street to
Town Hall, Town Hall to the Neal
lot, Armstrong; to Webb's store and
across Pine alley on Market street,
Also to construct stone crossing on
Iron street at First and repair the
pump at East and Main streets.