Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-08-26
SEASON OF FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES

The curbstone market Saturday
was found lined up on Lower Mul
berry and Church streets and Mill
street, which has been the home for
the market for so many years. will be
handed over to the improvements Of
street paving and the construction of
the trolley line.
Owing to the planting Of trolley
poles. which was begun Oh Mill street
Friday. it was considered impracti-
cable to hold market on that thorough
fare this morning. A discussion follow
ed as to which Of several streets we're
best suited to beoooupied at least tenn.
poraIily while the improvements on
Mill street are under way. Mahoning.
Lower Mulberry, Ferry and Church
streets all we're considered.
On motion of Mr.. Reifsnyder it was
ordered that beginning with Saturday
morning the market be held on Lower
Mulberry and Church streets.
This arrsngement,it WAS understood.
was purely temporary,as little later
when paving reaches the lower end Of
Mill street, which will cause con-
gestion about Lower Mulberry street,
| it may be necessary to remove the
mar ket to one of the streets on the
southern side of town. while still
later when the improvements are all
completed it may not be found i'm.
practicable to bring the market back
to Mill street.
Friday was the date for the IAN
nual election to fill the various posi-
tions about the Water Works. The
election resulted as follows:
Superintendent of the Water Works.
P. ]. Keefer;.
First and second engineers, Jacob
Byerly and Edward Bell.
Firemen. George Hullihen and Ed.
ward Wertman.
A petition was received signed by
twenty residents of the Third Ward
asking that the alley running from
/ Walnut to Bloom streets. across the
triangular tract west of J. b. Gear
hart's store. which is unnecessary
and never used, be vacated by Council.
The triangular tract at present has
no one to take care of 1t and is very
unsightly and the petitioners. all of
whom reside near. agreed that if the
alley intersecting it be vacated they
will grade ani sod the tract and see
that it is taken care Of.
The alley can only be vacated by
enaoting an ordinance. On motion Of
Mr.. Goeser it was decided to vaoate
the alley provided the petitioners will
bear the expense incidental to enact
ing an ordinance.
On motion ]. J. Smith of Sunbury
was employed by the Borough as an
| inspector to look after the work of
street paving. Mr.. Smith is highly
recommended. His salary is to be
81. 90 per day.
Mr.. Reifsnyder reported that the
canal bridge on Beaver street was
found to be unsafe and that he had
ordered it to be nailed shut. W. A.
Sechler. General Manager of the Stove
and Manufacturing Company, he said.
had made a proposition to the effect
that he would fill up the canal at that
point provided the Borough or the D.
l.. ~ W. Railroad Company would
furnish the pipe for water course.
Council was uncertain as to the own
ership of the canal bridge and no &C.
tion was taken.
Considerable discussion was in.
dulged in concerning poles for the
new light plant. Mr.. Goeser in view
of the great number Of poles that
would accumulate upon our streets
favored the leasing Of poles from the
Standard Electric Light Company.
Messrs. Vastine. Lloyd and Reifsny-
der opposed such course. They did
not like the idea of entering into a
contract for ten years. They admitted
the inconvenience of having to con.
tend with 800 or more additional poles
but they had entered into contract
with the Rumsey Electrical Manufao-
turing Company which required them
to furnish the poles and the members
did not feel like modifying the agree
ment.
The agreement proposed by the
Light Company was read before Ooun.
Gil MIR. Davis favored leasing the
poles on Mil street. The agreement,
however. included the poles on Mill,
Market and Bloom streets.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd. seconded
by Mr.. Reifsnyder it was ordered that
the light plant be erected according to
the contract.
Charles Chalfant, ESQ.,, represent
ing the Danvllle and Sunbury Street
Railway was before Council to pre-.
sent an ordinance relating to a right
of way through certain streets of the
Borough. He handed the ordinance
to the clerk and asked that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Street 8
and Bridges and to the Borough So
licitor. No action was taken.
The following members we're present
Davis. DIETRICH, Goessr, Swank,
Fenstermacher, Boyer, Reifsnyder,
vastine, Joseph Gibson and Lloyd.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Labor and hauling .......... 16. 09
Regular employees. ............. SO. so
franklin Boyer. er............... .75
Montour American. ........... 60. 90
WATER DEPARTMENT.
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