Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
COUNCIL MAN TEND.
Frs RESIGNATION

a. NJ Dietrich. mt ember of Council
from tie Third Wa d. Friday tend
cred his resignation, which was ac-
ceptsd aud Joseph Law, of Hemlock
street was elected as his successor.
| Mr.. Dietrich presented a letter of
resignation, which read as follows:
Rurnham. Pa, Oct. lG, 1908
Joseph Gibson,
President Of Council
Dear RI hereby tender my resig-
nation as member of Council for rea-
sons which | suppose you are all aware
of.
wish you success in all the doings
of Council and hope that yonr body
will continue to carry out the idea Of
public improvements, placing old Dan
willie on Al equal footing with her
ueighboring towns.
A. NJ. DIETRICH.
On motion Mr.. Detrich's resigna
tion was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs, Joseph
Law was nominated to complete the
unexpircd term of Mr. Dietrich Mr..
Gopser seconded the motion. Mr.. Law
was unanimously elected.
Last night was the date selected for
taking important action on street paw
ing on East Market street. Represent
atiyes of several contracting firms
were present with bids and with sam
Piles OF brick to be nsed in paving.
A petition against paving East Mar
ket street was presented to Council
signed by the following: e. T. Liza
nard, W. L. Slider. f. 9 Derr, Il. NJ
Schooh, Mrs. Julia Bowyer, Hattie f.
Slmington, r. NJ. Cathcart, @. Z.
Gearhart, G a. Brandon, Mrs. John
". Sheriff, Mary J. Deem, Emma E.
Yorgy, Mrs. Jane Houtz, Mrs. Mar
garet Bind. Mary H. Johnson, L. II.
Cousart, II. NJ Trumbower. +. II.
Owen. Mrs G. a. Roney. Kate |.
Twist, Mrs. Margaret Kocher, Mrs.
John MOWER, Charles Leighow, Mrs.
Joseph II Barry, r II. Foust. Sam
uel johnston, Mrs. Emma Hill, George
A. Myers, Benjamin j. Cook. II.
Judson Still, MIS-. Annie NJ. Hines,
D. NJ. Shultz. Jane NJ Carr.
TIE petitioners urge that paving
of + tst Market street would incur an
expense too burdensome for many or
the owners of properties fronting or
abuttiug ou said street. Also that
the paving of said street would neces-
state the destruction of the shade
trees ami that on account OF the
lack of proper sewerage the pavement
would be uuclean and unhealthful.
There was scme discussion a. to
what weight or influence the remon
STRANGE should have in the premises.
1t was urged that large proportion
of the siguers do not own prop
erty on the section to be paved a num-
Der residing near the upper end of
East Market street. A few of the sign
ers were also on the first petition in
favor nf paving The required num-
Der Of petitioners needed to secure the
pavement, it was urged, had been Sc
ourei and it seemed to be the sense of
the majority that the stage had passed
when opposition could be considered
The question to he determined was
" whether the pavement could be put
down at two dollars per lineal foot,
which was the limit agreed npon by
the petitioners. The opening of the
therefore, was awaited with
interest.
Bids fer paving East MARKET street
from the Eastern line OF Ferry street
TO the Eastern line of Church street in
accordance with the specifications were
on hand from four different firms.
The Guise Brick and Stone Company
agree to pave with Guise blocks at SIP
per square yard to furnish and set
curbing at So cents per lineal foot; to
reset curbing at l5 oeuts per lineal
foot
D. j. Rogers presented a bid "a 1ol-
lows: Mack Shale RepTessed Brick,
Hamburg or PineRrove. for one dollar
and fifty-uine cents per square yard
Moutello Red Iron ShaIe RepresSed
block for one dollar ana slxty-nlne
cents a square yard; Shawment Re
pressed Shsle Block for one dollar and
seventy cents per square yard; Geise
Shale Block, one dollar and sixty-twO
cents per square yard fire clay block,
one dollar and seventy. one cents PEI
square yard Ohio blue stone curbing
at sixty cents per lineal foot; Pennsyl
vania blue stone curblug at seventy
cents per linetl foot; circular angular
corner stone, eight dollars each
straight angle corner stone same as
curb.
The General Contract and Construc-
tion Company of Scranton proposed to