Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-24
COMMUNICATION
FROM CITIZENS

The Borough Council held regular
meeting Friday with w. ". Davis
III the chair.
The notice to tax payers printed
duriug the last few days giving notice
that the ordinance on paving would
come M for action brought several
citizens to Council meeting last night.
The paving ordinance as further
amended was read by the Secretary,
after which those present, # not taV-
orable to street paving, were asked to
state their objections. There was no
response, however, from anyone.
Borough Solicitor Gearhart was pres
eut and notified Council that the
notices printed in the newspaper was
not sufficient. but to comply with the
Act of 81 special personal notices Will
have to be served on the owners OF
property abutting on Mill street. He
therefore urged that Official action be
postponed until all the preliminary
steps have been taken. The ordinance
therefore was not approved on first
reading.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser it was de-
cided to hold special meeting as soon
as the Solicitor has tie papers ready to
notify the parties interested.
The following communication was
read before Council:
To the Burgess and Town Council
of Danville: The Undersigned, tax
payers and real estate owners, respect
fully suggest to your body that whilst
the paving of Mill street would be for
many reasons desirable and in the line
of progress, it should not be done at
the present time, that other and more
necessary expenses should be incurred
first. We think the question of con-
struoting a dyke in conjunction with
the State of Pennsylvania and railroad
companies interested should be con-
sidered inasmuch as present conditions
above the Borough Will be constant
menace. Again we think expenses OF
removing canal bridges and the lay
ing of sewer pipe should be first at
tended TO.
The communication was signed hy
the following persons: |. y. Grier, l..
Rodenhoffer, J. b. and II. Nj. Russell,
". L. Mcclure. ". NJ Russell, Henry
Divel, Lewis Titel, J. B. CIeaver P.
G. Murray & Son, Jacob Shelhart j.
H. Cole, J. c. Patterson,J. +. Dough
erty, W. J. Rogers and Thomas J.
Rogers.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser the com
munication was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Bridges, they to
report at the next meeting.
The bonds of the Borough Treasur-
er, the Clerk of Council and of the
Street Commissioner were on motion
of Mr.. Vastine approved.
On motion of Mr.. Reifsnyder the
Secretary was instructed TO notify the
officials of the ID. l.. & W. Railroad
Company that the bridge over the can
al at Church street is in bad condi
ton, and needs immediate repairs.
On motion of Mr. Vastine George +.
Keefer of Sunbury was elected Bor
ough Surveyor.
On motion of Mr.. Swank Casper Disc
road was granted permit to build a
two story building at the corner of
Nassau and East Market streets. The
disposal of the ground from the ex-
cavation was referred TO the Street
Commissioner to be applied TO filling
up Grand street, if in his opinion it is
suitable for the purpose.
A communication from t!:c n L. &
w. Railroad Company giving the Bor-
ough permission to remove two canal
bridges was on motion accepted and
placed on file.
The following Committees were ap-
pointed by the President and APPROX
ed by Council;
Finance-Va astine. Reifsnyder and
| Goeser.
Streets and Bridges-R Reifsnyder,
Goeser, Fenstermacher, Lloyd and
| Joseph NJ. Gibson.
Printing -Goeser. Montgomery and
Boyer
Montgomery, David Gibson
and Arthur Dietrich
Transformation, Goesor and
Dietrich.
Ordinance and Po!icc-Sw ank, Ref.
snyder and Montgomery.
Eire-Joseph NJ Gibson, Femster.
macher and Vastine.
Light-Vastine, Reifsnyder and
| Goeser.
Buildings Swaub, joseph NJ. Glib.
son aud Lloyd.
Public Impgovement-Dayid Glib
son, Boyer and Swank.
Bills and ACcouuts-Lloyd, Davi(
Gibson and Dietrich.
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