Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-08-12
CONTRACTS AND
BOND A, PROVED

" ltn-r term of Office expires
Mr. lionser nominated MIR. Rogers
far the three years term.
Mr. Fenstcrmarher nominated Curtis
Cook.
Mr.. Reifsnyder explained that he
had been approached by Mr.. Cook,
who asked that his name be withdrawn
in case he should be nominated. Mr..
Cook name was accordingly with.
drawn.
Thomas J. Rogers, therefore, was
unanimously elected as Water Com
missioner for three years.
The agreement entered into by the
Borough and D. J. Rogers for paving
Mill street rs we'll as the bond of $lO,-
600 given by the latter for the faith.
full performance of the work was read
before Council. Each was discussed
at great length when on motion of Mr..
Vastine, seconded by Mr.. Reifsnyder,
they were duly approve by Council
and ordered to be sent to the Burgess
for his signature.
The CONT act with the Rumsey Elec-
trical Manufacturing Company was
practically approved. Owing to some
details omitted it was left in the hands
of the Electric Light Committee, who
have power to act. The Committee
will probably accept the contract to.
day and hand it over to the Burgess
for his signature.
Mr.. Reifsnyder of the Streets aud
Bridges Committee reported that the
d. L. g. W. Railroad Company in
building a switch north Of track, near
the station, had encroached six feet
upon the Borough property at all alley
and that upon discovering this fact
the Committee on Streets and Bridges
had caused the company to discontinue
work cn the switch until the present
meeting when the matter could be
| brought before Council The railroad
company, he said, is anxious to COM
plete the work and proposes to give
the Borough an indemnifying bond
providing for any accident which
might occur and also to fill up the al
ley to make driving over the track
easy.
The matter was discussed at length,
it being the sense of the members that
Council has no right to thus permit
the railroad to occupy the streets and
they were very much afraid that dam
age might ensue to property and CON-
plications arise.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd. seconded
by Joseph Gibson it was ordered that
the d. L. & W. Railroad Re not per-
mitted to lay it's track on the Borough
property.
Mr.. Reifsnyder moved that the con-
sent of Council be granted to the
transfer of the rights. privileges and
franchises of the Danville and River
side Street Railway Company to the
Danville and Bloomsbury Electric
Railroad Company.
The Borough Solicitor advised that
the matter be referred to the Commit.
tee on Ordinance aud Police so as to
secure little delay, which would en-
able him to look into the matter more
fully. His counsel prevailed and the
act ion taken leaves the matter IN the
hands of the Committee who will act
in conjunction with the Borough So
! licitor.
On motion of Mr.. Fenstermacher 1t
was decided to purchase five lengths
of Is inch pipe of the Hospital for the
+ Insane to replace the same number OF
, lengths of broken pipe belonging to the
( small sewer near the water works.
t The price to be paid is $l2 per joint.
On motion of Mr.. Reifsnvder it wal
decided to lease the Borough traction
engine to Mr.. Rogers at one dollar pei
day for use in the work of street paw
] ing, he to be responsible for all repairs
Mr.. Reifsnyder called attention o.
3 Council to the fact that the Mill stree
{ culvert is finished according to specif
t cations and he moved that the bond O.
: d. ]. Rogers, the contractor, be dis
' solved. 1t was so ordered.
IS Mr.. Gibson reported that a part.
Q was desirous of building double
dwelling at the corner of Ferry ant
@ Front streets and that he was desirou
It of knowing whether the Borough
: would extend the sewer existing il
, that part of town so as to take in th
u point in question and also what tn
rates would be. 1t was the sense o
'' Council that no action could be takei
: until the sewer rates are adopte
~ which Council is at present workin
~ upon.
10 On motion of Joseph Gibson it wa
- decided to relay the stone crossings o
l. Bloom street at the entrance to A an
.. B streets.
~ Mr.. Goeser called attention to tn
!" irregularity of surface on some parl
~ of Bloom street, where OIL each sid
the roadbed is higher than the trolle
10 track. Something, he thought, ougi
- to be done to bring about all equalit
- of surface. otherwise accidents miRi
'' occur. On motion the matter was r.
, -, ferred to the Committee OH Stree
'" and Bridges, with power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd it was o
~ dered that the alley leading fro
Bloom to Center streets. known rs PHI
%, avenue. be filed up to make trav
VI better, the material exoavated on Mi
T. street TO be used in the improvement
The following members were pre-
y" ent Davis. Dietrich, Montgomer
u Goeser, Swank. Fenstermacher. Bo
or, Reifsnyder, Vastine, Joseph Gi
son. and Lloyd. 1t WAS midnight wh'
re Council adjourned.
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