Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-04
COUNCIL. MEETING.
Special Liyht Committee Expects to Pre-
sent Propositions soon.

sent Propositions Soon.
The regular session of the borough
council was held Monday evening.
Messrs. Sweet, p. G. Gallagher and
Moersch bacher were absent. Mr.. Nc
Nelis was elected president pro tenn.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Electric Light Company, street lights,
two months, $546 Go; Progress, publish
ing audit, $45.45; Tribune Printing
Company, Limited, publishing audit
and ordinance, $50. 10; j. d. Myers, re-
pairs, $l.25; James j. Kennedy, testing
fire plugs, So; NJ. NJ. O'Boyle, supplies,
81. so, and bills for drying hose to the
amount of S27.
The bill of S3l so of the Freeland
Water Company was referred to the fire
and water committee to make an effort
to have an agreement with the com
pany to base charges on the amount of
water consumed during the next three
months.
The Good Wills Athletic Association
was granted the use of the Public park
on August 16.
An invitation from the Citizens Hose
Company to participate in the Fourth OF
July parade was accepted and council
decided to walk In a body.
The use of the Public hall was grant
ed to the United Mine Workers two
evenings week during the strike.
The oaths of John Budsh and John
j. Carr as special policemen were order
ed filed.
The janitor's report, with bills for
salary and feeding prisoners to the
amount of S32 Is, was accepted.
The report of the street commissioner
was read and approved for the amount
of S20S24.
The total receipts of the burgess re-
port were $17.95; $7,45 due burgess and
$40. so due borough.
The report of the chief Of police, with
police expense of $50 As, was approved.
The police committee was ordered to
procure necessary supplies for officers.
The matter of changing the machine
used for the fire alarm from the boiler
house of the Light plant to the outside
of the building to insure its better work
ing was given to the proper committee
with power to act.
The law and order committee reported
having conferred with the the solicitor
regarding the tracks of the Traction
Company He advised to notify the
company to remove the same. No
action.
The street committee made report.
All work has been stopped on streets.
The sale of bricks netted $5311. The
committee recommended the purchase OF
brick by car-lots to be sold to citizens at
cost and freight. The report was con
Cured in by council.
The special light committee appointed
at the last meeting reported progress
with the expectation of having PROPOSE
tion forscouncil before the week expires
After much discussion the tax rate
was levied the same as the past year
1S mills, divided as follows: Light anc
water, mills; borough, 5 mills, anc
sinking fund, mills.
Owing to q misunderstanding between
the purchasers of the brick, who die
not know they were obliged to pay
freight, motion prevailed that tht
brick sold was to be billed at the rate o
50 per 1000.
The building committee and secretary
were authorized to procure bill anC
letter filing cabinet for the proper care
of documents.
The building committee was ordered
to procure prices on the erection of {
table properly fitted for the drying o
hose.
Council adjourned to meet at the cal
) of the president to hear report from
the special light committee.