The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-16
TOWN COUNCIL.
Frinay Evenings Meeting was
a Busy one.-MuCh BuSi-
ness Transacted.
Three new Ordinances.

Thursday night was the regular
meeting night OF the Town Council
but there was not quarum present
and the meeting was postponed till
Friday night. Friday night found
members Reimard, Giger, Culp,
and Cox present and President
Townsend called the meeting to
order. The first matter taken up
was that of the sewer on Magee
Avenue. This Mr.. Townsend
stated had been demanded by the
residents, but now that it had been
laid only two have made application
to connect with it. 1t was decided
that property owners be notified to
connect with it at once.
William Chrisman appeared as
one of the bondsmen for John K.
Bittenbender, tax collector for 1896,
and asked council for more time in
which to raise the shortage. He
stated that he and c. A. Klein, the
other bondsman, had raised S242.I4
but that balance of 432.63 still
remained. Solicitor Ikeler had
been instructed by council to collect
these taxes, but the matter was
laid over for another month.
In the matter of fixing the tax
rate, it had been decided at a
previous meeting to fix the rate at
ten mills for suburban and five and
one-half mills for farm. These
rates were too high for suburban
and farms. The suburban rate
may not exceed fwo-thirds the rate
for town tax nor may the farm rate
exceed one half the rate fixed for
town. 1t was then decided to fix
the rate for the town at ten mills,
suburban, six mills and farm five
mills.
Four new ordinances recently
prepared by the solicitor were read
by Secretary Quick and approved,
The first, No. 100, fixed the rate
Of speed of trolley cars in the built
up portion of the town at eight
miles an hour. For the first vio-
lotion the penalty is $40 and $40
for each subsequent offense. Said
fines may be collected by law before
any Justice of the Peace.
The second ordinance, No. I2I,
requires that tenders Of recognized
and approved style of manufacture
be placed on all street cars operat-
ing in the town. Twenty-Five dol
lars was fixed as the penalty for the
first ofense and fifty dollars fol
subsequent violations.
The next ordinance, number 1872
authorizes the President of Council
to contract with the property
owners on Second street between
Centre and Market streets for the
paving Of second street with vitri
fed brick between the east side o.
Market Square and the east side O
Centre street. Tie property owners
are to pay two-thirds Of the cost
and the town one-third, less the
portion the Street Railway Com
, pany is required to pay in by for
mer ordinances.
The last ordinance, No. I23, re
quires that all companies having
poles erected within the town, fol
the stringing of wires, be taxed
. fifty cents for each pole, excep
: those poles made exempt from tax
alton by former ordinances or those
5 poles upon which are strung the
wires for the towns fire alarm sys
tenn.
1t further requires that each pol
= in the town now or hereafter erect
l ed be designated with the names o
/ initials of the company to which
a belongs with the number of eacl
S pole marked upon it in oil paint a
l the expense of the owner,
1t further provides that ever.
r firm or corporation refusing to com
ply with the terms Of the ordinanc
e may be sued and damages recovered
e by law. This ordinance goes int
: effect September first. 1t was de
d cided by the Council that the Pres
y ident of the Council and the Tow
6 Solicitor consult to fix the penalt
|. for the violation of this ordinance
/ Mayor Townsend said that q
/ Mr.. Yorks, who recently purchase
If the old Presbyterian church proI
n erty on Market street, on the rea
|, of which lot is located the bar
d used by the Winona Fire Compan
Ie as a hose house, desired possessio
d of the barn, that it would be nece'
sary to secure new quarters for tn
h fire company. 1t was therefore d.