Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-11-26
COUNCILMEN IN
SESSION

! Ihe DlR tFhCllOh enbIH' A'"''" -
/ the Borough. which has heen used duI
: ing the summer for operating pumps
| at the sewer, has given such good ser
vice that Council decided TO become
the owner of il. Mr.. Reifsnyder
J Chairman of the Committee appointed
at the previous meeting TO negotlate
for its purchase, Friday eve at IA reg
/ ular session of Council reported that
/ the owners, Dan NJ. Curry and +. W,
! Peters. had been waited upon and that
tbay refused 10 take less than 500.
| On motion of Mr. Goeser II was de-
cided to purchase the engine and the
| Secretary was instructed 10 draw al
order for the amount above named.
Mr.. welliver called attention to the
removal OF clay on the river bank al
the brick yard operated by John helm'
A gutter. he said has been cut through
n drain the water out of the clay hole
into the river, which opens way toI
the water 10 flow in and inundate sew
eraI properties every time the North
Branch rises unusually high. Inc
propartv owners demand that the bank
where cut down be- filled up 10 its
original height; otherwise action VIII
he brought against the borough
This matter was before Council last
summer and basing their action on
leeal advice obtained on that OCCASION
Council decided not 20 do anything IN
the matter, holding that in the prem
ises the owner OF the brick yard and
not the Borough is the party response
Bile.
Mr. Reifsnyder reported that the
road to Slider Hill had been repaired
As far rs the Borough extends. Be
yopd this limit the road is still bad.
Objection was raised to purchasing
so much crushed cIndcr as Is now be-
ing put upon the streets. No one seem
ed TO know who was responsible for
ordering it. Joseph Gibson took the
matter MP ju,titylng the purchase.
The money put on Bloom street above
the crossing, he said, was well spent,
AS the streets of the Fourth Ward are
wholly sighted and ale III IA shameful
condition. They afford room for an
unlimited quantity of cinder, even II
il is needed nowhere else.
Mr.. Goeser admitted this but thought
il was poor policy 10 repair Bloom
street now; better "alt until the
electric railway is built, which III his
opinion is An assured fact.
On motion OF Mr.. Reifsuyder it was
decided 10 purchase no more cinder at
present.
The Chief of Police reported that
the weights and measures used III
market we're inspected again on Tues
day last. Those whose weights or
measures were short when Inspected
the first time are now all right. a
Jew Others were found that did not
come up TO ths standard, but "A promise
was given that they would he remedi-
ed
Mr.. Fenstermacher reported that the
Second Ward engine house Is III need
of coal as we'll as OF coal bucket On
motion il was ordered that coal along
with a bucket be supplied.
Joseph Gibson stated that the Good
will engine house is in need OF spit
toons and that the Members think the
Borough should purchase them for the
company. Council did not coincide
with this visw and no action was TAX
gu.
Mr. Lloyd complained that the
Standard Electric Light Company l.
giving very poor service to the town
at present. The lights burn irregular
ly, many Of them being out after J
O'Clock in the morning.
The following members were pres
ent: Vastine, Reifsnyder. Welliver,
Swsnk. Fenstermscher, Goeser, Jos
eph Gibson and Lloyd.
The following bills were approved
for pavment