Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
COST OF PAVING
ON MILL STREET


last evening submitted to Council a
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 of
she pavement according to terms Of
contract Is as follows:
1O393 square yards paving at $s.17.
s2s. .552 81.
$685. lineal feet curb at 60 cents,
$3I41. 80 Total cost, $25, ,694.11
Borough's share, y of $s569i. 4.
ss564. 70.
Property owners share, $17, 129. Al.
The price per lineal 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 Pottsville. and W.
f. Pascoe we're 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
work at onoe. All they asked was that
the Borough Surveyor indicate by
placing stakes in the ground the speoi-
fic points and the levels required in
grading and locating walls. They al
80 asked that the Borough enact all
ordinance requiring property owners
to put down cutters on A street where
such shall be required when suitable
walls are built. Judge Koch indioat-
ed his willingness to sign the agree.
ment required by Council to release
1t after establishing q compromise
grade to meet the difficulties on A
street. Judge Koch declared that the
trolley company IL perfectly willing
to do its full duty In the premises and
there seems to be no doubt now but
that everything will be fixed up salts.
faotorily in short time.
Peter Fenstermacher 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 level
with his door sill and that the wood
work of his porch floor is virtually
under ground. He stated that IL 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 II he
wara Obliged to have recourse to law
he would bring action for that amount.
On motion of Mr.. Msgili the mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Bridges.
Mr.. Vastine explained that J. V.
Gillaspy 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 hIs 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.. Dietz it was or
dered that those property owners
whose waste water drains into Bliz-
yards Run be ordered to connect with
the public sewer at once. Some six or
eight parties were named who are still
polluting Billiards. Run.
P. J. Keefer was reelected Super
intendent of Water Works and Super
intendent of Sewers without opposi-
tion las night.
Jacob Byerly and Edward Bell we're
re elected as Engineers at the Water
Works for the ensuing year.
Edward Wertman and George HUI
linen we're reelected as Firemen.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson. Dietrich. Jacobs. Goes
er, Dietz, Fenstermaoher, Boyer. Reif-
snyder. Hughes, Vastine and Magill.
The following bills we're approved
for payment:
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