Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
BOROUGH FATHERS
IN SESSION

Mill street between Center street ana
,he Borough line will be macadamiz-
ed in the near future. Mr. Vastlne
called attention TO the bad condition
OF the above street aud urge that the
new law be taken advantage OF. which
provides that boroughs may share In
State Aid for road building.
Mr.. Vastine moved that the Bor-
ough Solicitor be instructed to proceed
at once in the matter of making az
pliration as required by law in secur-
ing State Aid in road construction.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Goes
er and it carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Boyer it was or
dered that the pipe sunk Mt Front and
HONEYMOON streets for carrying off
the water be removed and an open
gutter be constructed at the spot. Ow-
ing to freezing during winter pipe is
poorly adapted at Front and Honey
moon streets, where the land is low.
A communication was received from
the Borough Solicitor reporting that
among the delinquents for street paw
ing is a claim of SOB. 76 against the
D. L. & W. r. r. Co., which still re-
mains wholly unpaid. The Borough
Solicitor urged that it was but fair to
the Reading Railway Company and
those citizens who promptly paid their
respective assessments months ago that
the payment of this claim without fur
ther delay should now be urgently in
sisted upon.
Mr.. Reifsnyder reported that he had
a conversation with Chief Engineer
Ray, who explained that there was
some objection to the division of the
cost of paving and that the matter is
at present IN the hands of the Com
pany's Attorney in Danville
On motion of Mr.. Goeser it was or
dered that hereafter the Borough en-
glue be rented out to parties at the
rate of one dollar per day when used
or at a minimum charge of three dol
lars per week, the engine to be kept
under shelter aud to be returned in as
good a condition as when obtained.
S. NJ. Trumbower. Samuel Werkheis-
er, John A. Mowrey, j. b. Gearhart
and Joseph II. Keely, viewers ap-
pointed by the COURT TO view Mill
street and the premises of Harriet
Kaufman abutting thereon and to as
sess damages, if any, caused by the
nIIauge of grade on said street Will
meet at the premises of the above
mentioned person at 10 O'Clock this
forenoon to discharge the duties of
their appointment.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the same
viewers will meet at the premises OF
Caroline Kmiecinski and Anna i.
Lechner OIL Mill street, for the pur-
pose of assessing damages, il any, caus
ed by the change of grade.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser. seconded
by Mr. Transformation. the matter was
referred to the Borough Solicitor, " no
is expected TO be present during the
view.
Mr. Yastine reported that i'll com
planco with the request of tho Dan
Vile and Bloomsbury Street Railway
Company the Committee on Streets
and Bridges has caused to be drawn
up plans and specifications of the re-
tanning walls, pavement and other i'm
pIovements asked for on \ street at
the expense of the Street Railway Com
pany, a copy of which was read by
the Secretary. The plans and specifica-
tions are now in the hands of the troll
ley company, which, it is understood,
is arranging some details, after which
1t will proceed with the street i'm
prOvements.
On motion of Mr.. Sweisfort it was
ordered that the County Commission
ers be permitted to put down a ten
foot pavement with flat gutter along
the Court House ground on West Mar
ket STREET.
The Sewer Committee, which has
under consideration the proposition of
the D. l.. e ". Railway Company
relative to tilling up the canal report.
ed progress in the matter. The sub
iect was discussed at length, during
which some one volunteered the in
formation that the ID. l.. & W. Rail
way Company is willing to extend the
time for filling from two years to
five years if necessary. In view OF
this it was the sense of some of the
members that the proposition il not
wholly impractioable.
Tie following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Dietrich, Jacobs, Goes
er, r. nstormacher. Dietz, Boyer, Rolf.
snyder. Vlstinc, Sweisfort, Magill and
Hughes
Tho following bills we're approved
for p1yncrt
WATER DEPARTMENT
Regular Employees ... .... @IaS.@
Rcpnirs ut Watcr Works . OF
Curry & o.. ...... 2i.6'