Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-11-13
MUST REPAIR
PAVEMENTS

The Borough Council decided Friday
night to turn over a new leaf and
hereafter when taking action in any
matter to see to it that its mandate,
are carried out. The repairing OF
pavements was under discussion when
it developed that but very few prop
| erty owners have complied with the
order of council and repaired theil
pavements. Mr.. Patton called council
very severely to account. He said they
! were "acting like school boys, enact.
ing measure after measure and then
giving the matter in hand no further
attention, a though the whole object
was to get it off their hands. Here and
there conscientious persons, who prob
ably could very lily afford it, have tax
en- council at its word and made what
repairs are necessary, while others in
better circumstances whose pavement.
are even worse are only trifiing with
the borough and show no signs tina,
! they intend to make repairs.
President Vastine explained that II
rests with the street commissioner IL
| this case to see to it that the mandate
of council is obeyed. Property owner,
were given thirty days-which have
very nearly eXpired--in which to re.
pair their pavements. Failing i'll thi.
the street commissioner is to do the
work at the owners expense.
Dallas Hummer, one of those who
| had complied, was before council.
He had a knotty problem to solve. He
followed the grade given by the Bor
ough Surveyor, he said, and now his
new pavement stands three feet high.
er, than the rest of the sidewalks, and
his cobbled gutter when completed
will be twelve inches higher than the
level of the street. He is afraid that
someone will meet with an accident
by falling and asked for advice. He
suggested that the street might be fill
ed up at that point so as to give him
a bottom for his cobbled gutter. The
entire matter was referred to the com
mittee on streets and bridges, with
power to take action.
Frank Boyer appeared before council
to report that the culvert under the
d. L. W. railroad near his coal yard
needs cleaning out, also that there is
an accumulation of debris short dis:
tance below on the borough s property,
which ought to be removed otherwise
with the first high water his coal yard
will be flooded. On motion the sec
retary was requested to notify the d.
l.. q W. Railroad authorities that
their culvert i'll question needs clean
ing and the street commissioner was
requested to open the channel below
where the dirt has accumula lated.
John Patton reported that the new
bridge has arrived and is on its site.
Representative of Nelson & Buchanan
Company are expected here on Monday
to put the bridge in position.
On motion of George Sechler it was
decided to purchase an additional
search light for the use of the borough
officers.
A @. Amesbury reported that the
bridge over the canal on Church street
is in an unsafe condition for heavy
hauling, some Of the bracing having
fallen into the canal. On motion the
Secretary was instructed to notify
Division superintendent Hugh Quick
that the bridge is unsafe.
The following members were pres
ent: Vastine, Dougherty, Montgom-
cry, Patton, Swank, Kemmer, Sechlor,
Brandt and Lloyd.
The following bills were approved
for payment at Friday nights meeting
of Council: