Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-11-12
MUST
Be RAISED


session of Council Friday that TIN
canal bridges will be removed befor,
next spring, Notwithstanding the ac
ton of Council taken at the preyiou
meeting which ordered that they
should como down forthwith.
Mr.. Montgomery, Chairman, in
formed Council of the difficulties en-
countered by the Committee on Street
and Bridges in its efforts TO find (
contractor Owing to this and the
lateness of the season he left it tC
Council to decide whether or not the
bridges should be removed this fall
Mr.. Reifsnyder took the view that
the work should under all circumst.
arces be given out by contract. Mr..
! Gocser and others expressed them
selves all concurring in tho view that
it would be impracticable under the
circumstances to take down the bridges
before next spring.
President Vastine called attention to
| the high pavement in front OF the
Gricr Building on Mill street, with
| the accompanying "chicken steps.
which, he said. is IA menace to the
.afctv of pedestrians that our citizens
have been repeatedly promised should
ba removed before the approach Of
winter AS the matter stands, he
said. Council has ordered that the
pavement in tront OF the buildings ad-
Joining the Gricr property be raised to
conform with the established grade.
The matter had been fully explained
to the property owners interested and
they had been notified to raise their
pavenrnts Up to the present nothing
has been done to show that they in
tent TO comply with Councils request
ami in his opinion nothing now re-
mains but for the Borough itself to
proceed to raise the pavement
Mr.. Roif4nydcI concurred in this
view and said that the matter was now
in the hands of tho Street Commission
er. whose duty it is TO proceed with
the work Other members Joined in
the discussion, which ended with the
understanding that Council would pro
ceed to abate the nuisance by entering
upon the work at once elevating the
pavement rs required.
The Welsh Hill road was again be
fore Council. The Street Commission
er in proceeding 10 repair the road as
ordered found several different roads
leading over the hill, while the one
most generally used is reported to lead
through property owned By the Read
ing Iron Company. The Committee
on Streets and Bridges viii visit the
spot before any work is done to decide
where repairs shall be made.
Chief Mincemoyer reported that the
weights and measures used III market
had been inspected as ordered by Coun-
ell and that with few exceptions they
were all found correct. One vendor
who had a short measure, refused TO
discontinue its use and said tn 1t If the
Borough wanted him to use another
measure it would have to purchase one
for him Chief Mincemoyer asked that
Council instruct him as to how he
should deal with this case.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd seconded by
Mr.. Fenstermacher it was ordered that
in all cases the ordinance should be
enforced, which provides that weights
and measures found short be seized by
the Borough.
On motion Of Mr.. DOughcrty it was
rderei that Council purchas new
helmets for the policemen.
On motion of Mr.. Dougherty the
fund for disabled fremen consisting
of $l55 turned in by the State was
ordered to be paid over to the Fire
mems Relief Association Of this city.
The following members were present
at Council: Vastine, Dougherty. Mont
geometry, GOeser, Swank, Fenstormach
er, Roifsnydor and Lloyd.
The following bills were ordered
paid: