Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
COST OF PAVING
ON MILL STREET

Borough Engineer Geroge +. Keefe
last evening submitted to Council
final report relative to the cost of paw
ing Mill street from the southern build
ing line of Front street to the north
ern line of Center street. The cost Ot
the pavement according to terms oi
; contract is as follows:
1O393 square yards paving at 50 H.
s22, 552 81.
52S51a lineal feet curb at 60 cents
s3l4l. 30 Total cost, S25, ,694. II
Borough's share, = of $2569l.l II,
$S564 10
Property owners share, $l7, 1879 Al.
The price per linesl foot charged to
property owners is $4.07.
On motion of Mr.. Vastine it was
ordered that the report be referred to
the Committee on Streets and Bridges,
they to act in conjunction with the
Borough Solicitor.
Judge Koch. of PottsvilIe. and W.
K. Pascoe were before Council in the
interest of needed improvements on A
street. Both Judge Koch and Mr.
Pascoe indicated their Willingness to
build walls and establish grades that
will meet the approval of both prop
erty owners and Council and to begin
the Borough Surveyor indicate by
placing stakes in the ground the speoi-
| fio points and the levels required in
grading and locating walls They al
so asked that the Borough enact an
| ordinance requiring property owners
to put down cutters on A street where
such shall be required when suitable
walls are built. Judge Koch indicat-
ed his willingness to sign the agree
ment required by Council to release
it after. establishing a compromise
grade to meet the difficulties OH A
street. Judge Koch declared that the
trolley company is perfectly willing
to do it's full duty in the premises and
there seems to be no doubt now but
that everything will be fixed up salts.
factorily in a short time
Peter Fenstermaoher appeared be-
fore Council asking damages in the
sumo of one hundred dollars for the
change of grade on Mill street caused
by putting down the pavement. He
said the new pavement is on a level
with his door sill and that the wood
work of his porch floor is virtually
under ground. He stated that if set
Element were made at once he would
accept one hundred dollars He. how
ever, regarded his loss as one of five
hundred dollars and stated that if he
were Obliged to have recourse to law
he would bring action for that amount |
On motion Of Mr.. Magill the mat
ter was referred to the committee OIL
Streets and Bridges.
Mr.. Vastine explained that j. V.
Gillsspy also considers his property |
badly damaged by the change of grade.
but had proposed compromise, agree
ing to do all else required if the Bor-
ough would raise hls building. On
mot on of Mr Goeser Mr.. Gillaspy's
proposition was also referred to the
Committee on Streets and Bridges,
they to consider the matter and TO re-
port at the next meeting.
On motion of Mr. Dletz il was or
dered that those property owners
whose waste water drains into Biz
Yards Run be ordered to connect with
the public sewer at once. Some six or
eight parties were named who are still
polluting Blizzard's Run.
p. J. Keefer was reelected Super
intendent of Water Works and Super
intendent of Sewers without opposi-
tion last night.
Jacob Byerly and Edward Bell were
re elected rs Engineers at the Water
Works for the ensuing year.
Edward Wertman and George HUI
linen were reelected as Firemen.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Dietrich. Jacobs, Goes
er. Dietz, FenstermacheI, Boyer, Reif-
snyder. Hughes, Vastine and Maglll.
The following bills were approved
for payment: