The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-06-11
BIOOMsBURG PA. THURSDAY. JUNE II, 1903
Important Business
Transacted at Thursday Nights
Council Meeting.
The Tax Rate Fixed.


the Bloomsbury Town Council held
Thursday night. The calendar of
business was larger and the matters
acted upon were Of more general
interest than at any previous meet
ing for months.
The committee on highways re-
ported favorably i'll the matter Of
paving Center street between Main
street and Pine alley, provided that
property owners were willing to
carry the necessary expense for a
year i'll case the same at this time
would interfere with any other i'm
provements now in contemplation.
They also suggested the propriety
of submitting to the Town Engineer
the question of proper method of
discharges of the surface water
flowing from south side of Main
street, east of Center street, down
Center street to Snyder's Run
Trough an under ground pipe in
stead of all open gutter. The COM
mittee also recommended that
Council act according to the fnan-
cial condition of the Town in the
matter of paving streets or parts Of
streets, that in opinion OF Council
may be most desirable.
After an open and extended dis.
cussion Oh the paving of Main street
from Market to Iron street Mr..
Pursel moved that Main street from
Market to Center be paved provid-
ed the property owners are will lg
to bear their share of the burden.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Giger, after which the Town So
licitor was instructed to prepare an
ordinance covering the same.
The street Committee reported
that sewer should be put in on
Magee avenue, ,as it is, they thought,
absolutely necessary that this
should be done. Upon motion the
same was ordered to be laid.
Mrs. +. w. Wyncoop asked
Council, as she was building a
house on First street, to extend the
public sewer to that street. The
same was so ordered.
A petition, signed by several
citizens, asking that brick cross
ing be placed over Jefferson street,
to replace the old stone crossing
and to make it the full width. Re-
ferred to Street Committee.
A petition from several citizens,
asking that a brick crossing be laid
over Murray alley, on the south
side Of Second street, and the same
was referred to the Street Commit
tee.
Street Commissioner Neynard
stated that water plug was in q
dangerous position on Scott alley
and Second street, and that il
should be removed. The Water
Company was requested to move
same.
A number Of pavements on Thirt
street, and also on Fifth street
were reported in bad condition by
the Highway Committee.
1t was decided to place a stone
! crossing over Locust street, on the
Berwick road.
B. D. Allison, representing tn,
) Liberty Fire Company, appeared
before the Council and asked that
,, they be exonerated from breaking
) the lock in the Town Hall, as the,
4 were not guilty of the act. In re
gard to the breaking of the lock
= William Knorr stated that he haC
removed the lock for the purpose
I of getting keys made for the same
This seemed to satisfy the Council
J that the Liberty Fire Compan!
were in no way to blame for thi'
8 matter, and on motion, the charge
5 heretofore laid at their door, wa
= stricken from the minutes.
Building permits were granted
William Hutton for property OF
Iron street
, Another complaint was entered
; against the condition of Hennesy
pavement, and the same was order
, ed to be laid within twenty days
or the work will be done by tn
Town and twenty per cent addet
to the cost.
The pavement around the Tustil
pro Jerty, On Third aud Marke
streets, was reported i'll bad condi
ton, but no action was taken in re
! gard to the matter.
) Mr.. Pursel stated that an opeI
cess pool on Locust street' nea
Fifth, was a menace to publi
, health. Solicitor Ikeler was pres
, ent and stated the law in this case
, and the Secretary was ordered t
notify B. w. Drake, the owner @