Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-06-24
PUBLIC ELECTION
AUTHORIZED

The Borough Council Friday held
meeting which was froighted with
Importance. Action vas taken in
creasing the Borough indebtedness,
and providing for the ho ding of a
public election; sip ciii"atlnnI for
, street paving were adopted, and ad-
vertising for bids authorized which
take in both paving and an electric
light system.
On motion OF Mr. Reifsnyder, sec
onded by Mr.. Vastine, a resolution was
unanimously adopted ordering that
the legal indebtedness of the borough
be increased by and to the amount Of
SOL 900 for the following purposes !:
s21. 600 for properly furnishing and Sc
curing the existing indebtedness in
excess of the ordinary constitutional
and statutory limitation; the amount
of $l2. 900 for erecting and maintain
ing municipal electric lighting plant
all to be owned and operated by the
Borough sololy for the purpose of
generating electricity and electric
light for lighting the several Borough
buildings, Borough property, streets,
alleys, &c. SlS, 600 for properly grad
ing. curbing and paving Mill streat
from the northern entrance to the
bridge to the northern building line
On Center street as provided for by the
ordinance approved May 23, A. d.,
1901; also that a public election be
held on Tuesday, August 2, 1904, be-
tween the hours of seven O'Clock IN the
forenoon and seven O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of the said day for the pur-
pose of obtaining the assent of tho
electors to such increase of indebted
ness and that thirty days notice of
such election be given by weekly adj
vertisement in the Montour American.
"Danville Intelligence" aud Mon
tour Democrat" and by at least TWEEN
ty printed hand bills posted in public
parts of Borough.
The specifications for paving, VOL
luminous document of seventeen Sec
tions. was read as amended section by
section and very carefully considered.
On molten of Mr.. Reifsnyder, second :
ed by Mr.. Vastine, the specifications
W. re unanimously adopted and two
hundred copies ordered printed, tho
job to be let to the lowest bidder.
On motion of Mr.. Reifsnyder, second
ed by MIR Boyer it was ordered that
bids be invited for street paving, all
bids to be in by the next meeting
night, July lst.
Mr.. Relfsnyder of the Committee on
Light introduced tho subject of muni-
oipal light. He explained that six
cciiications along with map taking
in She Borough and all its additions
showing the proposed location of arc
lights were in the hands of the Secre-
tary. The contract with the Standard
Electric Light Company, expires on
November lst and he declared there
was no time to lose. Regardless of
what the result of the election j st
authorized might be Council, he said,
sees It's way perfectly clear in obtain
ing the money needed He therefore
recommended that the specifications,
which had previously been approved,
along with drawings be submitted for
bids. He made a motion, which was
seconded by Mr. Fenstermachur. that
Council advertise for bids for an
electric light plant, bids to be in by
the next meeting, July lst. 1t carried
UNANIMOUSLY.
Bids for printing the paving oIdin-
ance invited in advance were in the
Sccretary's hands. 1t was discovered,
however, that there was mlsundcr-
standing among the bidders AS to the
nature of the work. The proposals,
therefore, were not opened and the
printers today on fuller instructions,
will be given an opportunity to revise
their bids. The bids will be opened
tonight by the Committee on printing.
In the matter of the bridge over NAH
ioning creek at Chestnut street petit
toned for at the previous meeting the
Committee on Streets and Bridges re.
ported progress.
The following members werD pres
cnt last night: Davis, Dietrich, Goe-
ser. Swank, Fenstermacher Boyer,
| Rcifsnyder, Nastine and LLOYD.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.