Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-01-26
COUNCIL s
BUSY SESSION

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great deal of business. The follow
| ing members were present: Davis, Reif-
snyder, Vastlne, Swank, Fenster-
macher, Goespr, Dietrich and Lloyd.
A bill of S., OO2 OF due the Rumsey
Electrical Company, one half of the
contract price for building the muni-
oipal electric light plant, was on mo-
tion of Mr.. Vastine, ordered paid.
A communication was read from O.
NJ. Lewis, Superintendent Of the Phil
adelphia aud Pottvsille Teleg rsph Com
pauy, setting forth the agreement the
Philadelphia g. Reading Railroad
Company desired executed with the
Borough relative to where poles for
the municipal electric light plant
should be placed SO as to stretch wires
across their lines. The agreement was
to be signed and executed by the pro-
per Borough officials here, and then
returned to the Company for like ex-
ecution. On motion of Mr.. Vastine
the matter was referred to the City
Solicitor.
A similar communication was read
from l.. Bush, Chief Engineer of the
d. l.. & w. Railroad. 1t set forth the
usual form of license and permit, grant
ing permission to place an inch terra
Gotta sewer pipe under the main line
- -. ~ p hot
Pine and Ferry streets, and requested
that the permit be regulsly executed
by Council and returned to Mr.. Bush.
so he could, in behalf of the Company.
sign and execute the agleement On
motion of Mr. Vastine, it was ordered
executed.
Mr.. Hungerford, of Philadelphia and
T. L. Painter, of Willismsport, repre-
senting the Pure Water Publication
Company, of Philadelphia, were pres
ent with a view of interesting Council
in their water softener The former ex
planned the merits of the apparatus, and
made a proposal to Council with the
view of having one established here.
He agreed to deliver the machine,
make the necessary connections and
run it for a period Of four months
without any cost to the Borough. 1t,
at the expiration of the specified time,
the apparatus did not give satisfao
tiou, it was to be removed The soften
er, he said, removed all scale from the
water before it entered the boiler,
leaving it sparkling and clear. At the
close of the four months If the ma
chine gavo ratief~otioa and Capnnil
concluded to purchase 1t, Mr.. Hunger
ford said that he would give surety
bond guaranteeing that the softener
would give satisfaction for one year.
The machine can be run at from TO
10 cents per day. The purchase price
$3.50, aud the machine will last for
20 years.
On motion Of Mr.. Vsstine. seconded
Nv Mr. Swank the gentlemen were IN
structrd to put in the machine for tour
months.
The sewer connecting ordinance came
up for the third and final reading. On
motion of Mr.. Vastine, it was adopted
bv unanimous vote 1t only needs
the signature of the Burgess new to
make il law.
The chair appointed the following
members as a Committee Oh Sewer :
Mesrs DIETRICH. Reifsnydsr and Fens-
| tprmacher.
Mr.. Fenstermacher reported that the
telephone at the Washington Engine
| Hcuge was not in work ing order, and
in consequence. s450 was deducted
from the bill of sl8 rendered by the
Telephone Company That amount,
Council said, would not be paid until
the 'phvna was repaired.
The Chief Of Police was instructed
to enforce the ordinance relative TO
merchants occupying space with good
displayed in front of their stores. Too
much space was being used.
On motion the matter of disposine
of tickets on the urbstone market vii.
be IN tn. hands of the Street Com
missioner, instead of the Chief of -Po
lice.
On motion of Mr.. Vastine. seconded
by Mr.. Reifsnyder, the Borough print
ing was awarded to the Montour Am
erican and the Montour Democrat.
The following bills were ordered
paid: