Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-07
STREET PAVING
PROPOSITION

Pursuant to notices posted the Bor-
ough Council held special meeting
last night for the purpose of affording
those opposed to street paving an op-
portunity to explain their objections.
-Four persons in all were heard, two of
whom objected to going on with the
| Improvement at the present time.
Council, however. adopted resolu-
tion calling for the enactment of a
paving ordinance.
President William W. Davis being
absent Amos Vastine was chosen PIES
ident pro tenn. Other member present
were: Dietrich. Swans, Fenstermach-
er, Boyer, Reifsnyder, David Gibson
and Lloyd. The Secretary read the
notice which called meeting of the
Town Council to hear objections to
the proposition to pave with vitrifed
paving brick and properly curb GER
tain portion of Mill street and to con-
slider the propriety of the passing of a
certain proposed ordinance providing
for such paving and curbing.
The meeting was called to order at
8-o'clock. But two citizens were pres
ent at that time to express themselves.
One of these was Jacob Shelhart, who
said that he was not opposed to the
proposition before Council, but that
he would advise "going slow" Coun-
Gil should consider whether they were
ready for the Improvement He thought
the canal bridges should be removed
first and was not sure. that it was a
good policy to pave before the sewer
was completed, as there was danger of
being obliged to tear up the pave
ment short time after it was laid
Simon Dreifuss was the other speak
er. He was unqualifiedly in favor of
proceeding immediately with street
paving. The Borough, he thought,
would make a mistake if it should
listen to any objection. There is but
one way and that is to proceed and
pave the streets. Mr.. Dreifuss ex-
planned that he has Go feet to pave and
he declared that his attitude would be
the same If he had 500 feet to pave.
a little later Henry Divel and Charles
p. Murray entered the room and be-
ing invited to express their views both
advised against proceeding with the
improvement at the present time. Mr.
Divel was especially emphatic. He
does not think that we are in a posi-
ton to rave at the present time, but
took the view that sewerage, &c., un-
der way should be completed first.
Mr.. Murray explained that since
signing the petition for paving con-
ditious tInvo Uhanged. fne greatest |
flood in the history Of the town has oc-
cured. A dyke to protect the munic.
ipality from destruction is more es-
sential than paving streets and he for
one felt called upon to contribute from |
his private means for the support of |
the former rather than the latter
Pursuant to the notice on the strength |
of which the meeting was held the fol. |
lowing resolution was adopted:
That the Committee on Ordinance, |
&C., in conjunction with the Borough |
Solicitor be hereby instructed, auth
Orized and required to formally pre-
pare and to report and present to the
Town Council for proper aud final con-
sideration and action at its next reg.
llar or stated meeting to be held on
Friday, the 18th day of April, 1904, at
O'Clock p. M, the said proposed Or
1inance authorizing, requiring and
for the paving and curbing
Of that portion of Mill street in the
Borough of Danville from the north
ern entrance to the bridge to the
lorthern building line of Center street
and assessing portion of the costs of
the same on the owners of property
abutting on the said portion of the
said street and providing for the collec-
lion of such portion of such costs and
for other purposes.
The above resolution was unanim-
,usly adopted on motion of Mr.. Reif-
snyder, seconded by Mr.. Fenstermach-
,r.
On motion of Nj. Reifsnyder reso-
ution was adopted ordering that the
Committee on Streets and Bridges in
conjunction with the engineer draft
pecifications and plans for removal of
he canal bridges and construction of
,ulverts and Notwithstanding
With the established grade on Mill