Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-01-12
BOROUGH COUN.
GIL MEETS

Borough Council met in regular ses-
sionFriday night President Davis be-
ing absent. Mr.. Vastine was elected
president pro tenn. Eight members
were present, Messrs. Vastine, Reif-
SNYDER, Swank, Fenstermacher, Del
trich, Boyer, Lloyd and Goeser.
The Borough Treasurer reported s3,-
236. so in his hands.
| Mr. Reifsnyder. chairman of Streets
and Bridges Committee, reported that
street paving assessments had been laid
on property owners along Mill street,
All had been served and some OF them
had already paid their assessments. He
said that he had expected some OF the
property owners who are objecting to
paying for paving street connections,
consisting of crossings, curbIng. ETC.,
present To hear read the Act of Assemb-
ly under which the petition praying
for the said paving was drawn,s so they
could learn just W hat the Act sets forth.
These people were not present, but
the Act was read for the benefit OF the
members of Council. 1t is the Act of
1889, and provides that property own
ers must not only pay two-thirds of
the costs of paving directly in front OF
their properties. but the street con-
nections as we'll. Before signing the
petition in question, some property
owners along Mill street failed to ac-
quaint themselves thoroughly with
the Act of Assembly, overlooking en-
tirely that portion referring to street
connections. But as Ignorance OF the
law is no excuse, these people will be
obliged to pay the full amount of their
assessments within thirty days from
the time they received their notices,
or it will be entered against their
properties.
City superintendent of public schools,
u. L. Gordy. was present and called
attention to the condition of the clock
in the steeple of the Mahoning Pres
byterian church, which he had been
informed the Borough Council had
charge Of 1t did not keep good time.
1t was either from 10 to 20 minutes too
fast or that much too SLOW. Many pn-
pills depended upon it. In consequence
they either came to school too early
and we're compelled to stand out in
the cold, or they came too late and
disturbed the other pupils inl their
studies.
Mr.. Vastine explained that the
years contract which the Borough had
with Henry Rempe to keep the clock
in repair expired last fall, and that
Council now had nothing more to do
with the clock than private citizen.
After considerable discussion, how
ever, it was on motion of Mr.. Relf-
SNYDER. decided to solicit bids to put
the clock in good condition and guar
antee it to keep good time for period
of years.
The ordinance authorizing, requlr-
ing and permitting the owners of GER
tain properties in the Borough to make
proper connections with and to use all
sewers constructed by the said Bor-
ough, providing for the method OF
making such connections. prescribing
the manner of the use of such sewers
and regulating the charges therefor
respectively, and for other purposes
was taken up aud in sections, passed
second reading.
Contractor D. j. Rogers presented
revised bills for sidewalk repairs he
made by order of Council, but as these
bills seemed so much at variance with
bills formerly presented, it was decid-
ed to have tire matter investigated be-
fore settlement is made.