Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-07
TELEPHONE POLES
MAY REMAIN

(
present as follows: Reifsny der, Vas
tine Swank, Fenstermacher, Boyer
Goescr, Dietrich, Lloyd, David Glib
son aud Joseph Gibson.
The question of locating the poles
of the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company, which has been be.
fore Council for a week past, occupied
an hour or more and was finally dis
posed OF by granting the telephone
people permission to let their line Ie-
main on the street it at present occu-
pies.
William X Davis, representative of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, no met with Council
informally on Monday night, was
again present and explained his com
pany's position as set forth in these
columns on Tuesday morning.
He took exception to the view that
the ordinance of 1897, that imposed a
tax on poles. repealed the ordinance
of 1891. which gave the telephone com
pany a right to erect poles on Mill
street.
4 special meeting was held on last
Saturday night at which a resolution
was adopted ordering the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company to
remove its poles from Mill street 10
the alley east or to Ferry street ac-
cording as decided upon by the Street
Commissioner.
A lively discussion took place last
night, in which Burgess PuEsel,
Messrs Vastine and Davis took the
position that the resolution removing
the poles should be sustained. Others
among them, MesSrs Goeser anu Reif-
snyder, took the view that i'll the
light of subsequent developments the
resolution was ill-adyised and calcu-
lated 10 involve Council in many pei
pie xities if not extended litigation.
Mr.. Reifsnydcr moved that tho res
olutiou in question, adopted at the
special meeting be rescinded. 1t WAS
seconded by Joseph Gibson The
vote was as follows:
Yeas-Railsnyder, Swank. Fenster-
machcr. Boyer, Gueser, Dietrich,
Lloyd Joseph Gibson and David G'b-
SON
Navs-Davis and Nastinr.
Mr. ReIfInyder then moved that the
American Telephone aud Telegraph
Company he permitted to renew any
defective poles on Mill street as far as
the y. t. & W. railroad crossing, AT
ter paying tax on poles due from 1897.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Fen
stermacher AMI carried 10y IA viva voGe
vote.
Mr.. Vastine brought the matter of
the canal bridges up and urged their
speedy removal 1t developed, how
ever. that the d. l.. 81 ". Railroad
Company, the present owners of the
canal, who desire to prescribe the d.
mensions of the water course under
the culverts 70 replace the bridges had
not vet been heard from III reterenC G
TO the matter Their Engineer paid
this city visit and after looking over
the ground seemed to concur with
Council that waterway four feet
wide aud six feet highwould be suffic-
lent. He has made his report to the
company and it will not be until the
Borough is apprised of the action TAX
en- at headquarters that it will be in
position TO proceed with the work.
On motion of Mr. GceSer it was or
dered that as soon as the owner of the
canal sends in the dimensions of the
water course the Secretary issue call
for special meeting for the purpose
of getting up plans and specifications
and preparing to invite bids.
The P. & r. railroad company ask
ed permission to replace with gravel
the plank sidewalk forming part OF
their crossings on Centre and Spruce
streets. Council doubted whether
gravel or any similar material would
answer at those points owing to the
heavy washing in times OF rain and
on motion of Joseph Gibson it was
ordered that the railroad company be
requested to use plank in repairing
the sidewalk
On motion it was ordered that the
first quarterly appropriation for the
present year be paid the fire depart
ment.
On motion of Mr. Reitsnyder the
Street Commissioner was ordered to
repair the pavement on North Mill
street, where the ground has given
way sinking terra Gotta pipe if he
considers it necessary.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
DnDnITEu DEDA ApTMENT