The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
WITH TIE COUNCIL.
The Town Fathers Held important Meeting

The Town Council held a lengthy
aud important meeting Thursday
evening. Mayor Townsend pre-
sided.
Chief of the fire department P.
B. Heddens was present and stated
the needs of the department.
J. l.. Dillon's property was in
correctly classified and he appeared
before council to have it changed.
The request was granted and 90
acres of his property was classified
as farm instead of suburban prop.
erty.
On behalf Of the property owners
Of Klondike, c. B. Lutz appeared
before Council and requested that
they be made to come under the
suburban tax rate. The people he
said would not object to the rate if
the town would accept the street,
and make it more convenient. The
matter was carried over.
J. L. Dillon complained of the
cutters i'll Scott township. He is
suffering damages to his property
by reason Of a recent change in the
gutter. Mr.. Neyhard will investi-
gate.
+. +. Carpenter appeared in be-
half OF Joseph Ratti and stated that
the town still owed him S367.33 for
a bridge which Mr.. Ratti built for
the flown. Mr.. Ratti's taxes are
to be paid on this account and the
town treasurer be notified of this
fact.
No action was taken respecting
the new Irondale road because of
William Ferguson's enforced abb
sence from the meeting.
A communication from William
Chrisman was read in which he
asked for another month to make
| his report in the Bittenbender tax
duplicate. The amount still due
the town is S234.77. By the next
meeting Mr.. Chrisman will make
full report.
The garbage question which oc-
casioned so much trouble has been
settled temporarily at least. The
Council has secured permission
from L. Z. Waller to dump gar
bage OH the land where clay has
been removed, and the Sanitary
Committee was instructed to issue
notices to that effect.
The cost of constructing the
sewer on Third street up to the
Prof. Bakeless property according
to street superintendent Neyhard.
will cost in the neighborhood of
$500. The committee also reported
on the matter and it is now for the
Council to decide what shall be
| done.
Mr.. Neyhard reported that six
property owners on Magee Avenue
have not connected with the sewer.
They will be notified and if they
don't connect within thirty days
the ordinance respecting nuisances
will be inforced.
Mr.. Townsend made several COM
| plants that have reached him con-
corning the Neal bridge over the
canal. In connection with this
matter a communication from the
canal company was read in which
they said the town could have the
bridge providing they place in its
! stead a solid road bed with an IS
by IS inch drainage under it. The
proposition was considered and ac-
cepted.
| The matter of paving portion
of Main street was again taken up.
Mr.. Townsend stated that all but
two of the eleven property owners
have agreed to pay their portion o.
the expense. 1t was decided tc
pave Whitman's alley on the wesr
side of the Court House, as far a.
Ridge alley. Bids for this work
are to be advertised for at once.
In behalf of +. p Pursei, and il
view of the fact that he has put
down a concrete pavement along
the Market street side of his store