Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-23
BOROUGH SOL0NS
IN SESSION

The Borough Council Friday night
went on record as being unavertahly
opposed to the granting of any addl-
tional light during the present year.
| There has been scarcely a meeting
since the Borough has installed its
own plant that there have not been
requests for more light.
DR.. Swelsfort reported that the resi-
dents of West Mahoning street are
making a strong plea for more light.
Mr.. Jacobs stated that there is a
necessity for light ou Walnut street,
which for distance Of three squares
is wholly without light.
Mr.. Reifsnyder thought the Increase
of seventeen arc lights installed with
the municipal plart ought TO prove
sufficient for one year-that our town
at present is better illuminated than
many neighboring towns, even such an
important place as Altoona. NUM-
cipal light. he said. is an experiment
and the desire is to show that the Bor-
ough with its own plant can light its
streets better and cheaper than they
were before, when the contract for
lighting was given out. Ii Council
goes beyond reasonable limit, how
ever, and undertakes to flood every
corner with light it will be imposs-
ible to demonstrate a saving and the
most important object that the Bor-
ough had in view will not be accom-
plished. He begged, therefore. that no
lights be installed until after the ex-
piration of a year from the installa-
tion OF the Borough plant. AT the
opening of the following year it will
be time enough to consider the mat
ter. The members generally fell In
with Mr.. Reifsnyder's view aud no
action was taken looking to the in
stallation of any extra lights.
A communication was received from
r. H. Koch, President of the Danville
g. Blooms burg Electric Railway which
set forth that the trolley track on
Bloom street between A street and the
Eastern line of the Borough is becom-
ing dangerous owing to the Borough 6
not providing the necessary drainage
and the proper grading outside the
rails. The track, Council was remind
ed, was laid to the grade given by the
Borough Engineer and under Council s
supervision. Under the circumstances.
Council was asked TO give the matter
its immediate attention.
The above communication was re-
rerred to the Committee on Streets
and Bridges.
A communication was received from
Horace @. Blue, County Commission
crs' CLERK, stating that at the meeting
tion was adopted setting forth that
the Commits ssioners of Montour county
Borough Council pave portion of
East Market street, with the under
st .nding that over two-thirds of the
property owners had already signed Oh
had consented to sign; also that the
Commissioners have since been in
formed that the latter is not the case
1t was therefore, resolved, that the
CLERK be instructed to ask Council
that the Commissioner names be
stricken from said petition until such
time as two. thirds or more of said
property owners shall have signed the
same.
No action was taken on the com.
muninstion.
Mr.. Reifsnyder reported that he had
received reqaest from the School
Board for an incaudescent light at the
northern entrance to the First Ward
school building facing East MahoninG
street, which Under the present dis
tribution of light is a very dark cor
ner.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser the above
request Was referred to the Committee
on Light.
| On motion of Mr.. Goeser it was
ordered that every load of coal that il
unloaded at the Water Works be weigh,
ed and separate record OF it kept
which must be returned to Council.
The following members were pres
ent: Reifsnyder. Vastine, Hughes
Boyer, Detz, Goeser, Law, Sweisforr
and Jacobs.
The following bills were approved
for pay
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