The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-13

and would not be present al the
next meeting. He further stated
that he did not care to be in the
meeting when the matter was dis
cussed.
William Sechrist was authorized
to clean up the street after each
curb-stone market, he to collect
five cents from each stand for re-
compense.
The committee appointed on
hawking and peddling on the streets,
informed council that the report
would be ready by the next meet
ing.
1t seems that the town auditors
in passing on the accounts Of w.
B. Allen, during his term as treas
urer of the town, made a mistake.
They charged him with a certain
amount when he should have been
credited with it. AS a result there
is still due Allen something like
S47 90, which amount Mrs. Allen
wishes to apply on her taxes. The
matter was plain, but inasm,ich as
the money is due Mr.. Allen, the
council decided that the allowance
would not be made without an or
der from him.
TIE recent change in the owner
ship of the Bloomsbury Artificial
Ice Co. plant, and the defective
condition OF the walk running along
side of it, was talked over, and the
secretary was Instructed to notify
the new owner to lay a pavement
within twenty days or the town
would do the work and add twenty
per cent to the cost.
In view of the fact that several
parties have ignored the notices to
lay pavements it was the sense of
Council that the Town should go
ahead with the work, and thus
show the people that the notices are
authoritative and mean business.
After complaint made by Mr.,
Magee regarding the pavement in
front of Harvey Reimard's prop,
crty on West Fifth street which he
said was higher on the outside than
on the inside, and prevented the
surface water from running off, the
street commissioner was instructed
to look after it.
Council was made acquainted
with the fact that the sewer on East
Third street is finished, but it seems
that the Town Engineer has not
made his report. As soon as this is
filed, which was ordered to be
done, and the same shows that the
sewer has been constructed accord
ing to specifications the secretary
will draw an order for the amount
due.
Mr.. Magee called Councils at
tention to the fact that on various
places of different streets the limbs
of the trees extended down so low
that umbrellas cannot be used in
passing under them. 1t was there
fore decided that all property own
ers having trees along the pave
ments shall trim the same so that
there is a clearance of at least eight
feet. This work must be done
within ten days, or the Town will
do it and add the penalty.
Regarding the Town bonds Mr..
Magee stated that bonds amounting
to So, 500 bearing four per cent. in
terest would be due in August and
he thought the same could be re-
funded at three and half per cent.
The matter was given into the
hands of the finance committee.
Up to this point everything per-
tanning to the councilmanic machin-
cry had moved along smoothly and
evenly. But the even tenor which
characterized the long drawn out ,
session suddenly gave way to a !
spell of disputation and wrangle. |
To person OH the outside it was
amusing, but there was but a few !
there to enjoy it. One spectator
says it made the recent Wheelmen's
minstrel version of council meet |
ing look like stage money, and for
humor, though perhaps the partici- |
pants. he said, didn't see or couldn't
appreciate it, it surpassed Graves
contribution to "The Chamber
maids own" This will suffice to