Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-24
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STILL DEADLOCKED

commissioner. Several DallOtS felat-
ing to the matter were taken, but the
final result was a deadlock, the vote
standing precisely the same as at the
close of the previous meeting. The
water commissionership, therefore, is
still unsettled
Council, when the subject came up.
ates nominated at the previous meet
ing-George Reifsnyder and Charles
Pusey. A vote resulted in tie as fol-
lows:
eifsnyder-Vastine, Boyer, Bedea,
Finnigan, Gibson and Hughes.
Pusey-Sweisfort, Russell, Dietz,
Eisenhart, Jacobs and Angle.
1t being evident that the same dead
lock would continue Mr.. Russell NOV
ed that both candidates be dropped
and new candidate be selected. This
was lost by the following vote
Yeas-Sweisfort, Russell, Dietz, ia
cobs, Finnigan.
Nays-Vastine, Boyer, Bedea, Eisen
hart, Gibson, Angle and Hughes
In order to break the deadlock Mr..
Jacobs nominated W. G. Pursel as
water commissioner. Mr. Russell sec
onded the nomination. Another vote
was then taken with the following re-
suit:
ifsnyder-Vastine, Boyer, Bedea,
Finnigan, Gibson and Hughes.
Pusey--Sweisfort, Russell. Dietz.
Eisenhart and Angle.
Pursel-Jacobs.
A hot discussion followed as to
whether the six votes cast elected Mr..
Reifsnyder when Mr.. Jacobs to relieve
the tension begged permission to
change his vote, withdrawing Mr.
Pursel. A vote was then taken on a
motion to carry the election over to
the next meeting. This resulted in a
tie. No further ballots were taken,
however, and council adjourned with
out settling the matter.
Paul Swentek appeared before coun
Gil and protested against the use of
cinder in repairing the alley at his
property He urged that brick or ce-
ment be used for distance of ninety
feet from Mill street. On motion of
Mr.. Jacobs it was ordered that the
committee on streets and bridges as
certain the cost of paving or repairing
with concrete the alley for the dis
tance of ninety feet and report the
same at the next meeting.
Mr.. Vastine called atten tion to the
bad condition of East Market street
and he declared that a heavy taxpayer
on the street threatened to proceed
against council for neglect. AS q first
step toward repaving the street he
moved that the borough proceed at its
own expense to pave the Intersections
of Ferry, Pine and Church streets.
Mr.. Boyer seconded the motion which
was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Vastine, Boyer, Bedea, Eisen-
hart and Hughes.
Nays-Sweisfort, Russell, Dietz, ia
cobs. Finnigan, Gibson and Angle.
On motion of DR.. Sweisfort second
ed by Mr.. Vastine. =. j. Keefer was
reelected as superintendent of the
water works and superintendent of
sewers to serve the ensuing year.
On motion of DR.. Sweisfort second
ed by Mr. Vastine, the present EN-
ployes of the water works Messrs.
Bell and Byerly, engineers, and Messrs
Hullihen and Wertman, ,firemen-were
reelected to serve another year.
The ordinance relating to the paving
and macadamizing of North ill street
was approved on first reading after
which on motion of Mr. Bedea the
rules were suspended and the ordin-
ance was given two other readings
and was finally adopted.
A communication was received from
the borough solicitor urging caution
and deliberation on the part of council
in accepting the extension of A street
and taking action to legally complete
the vacation of Cross street. He advis-
ed against accepting the extension of
A street until after the suit of Dens-
berger VS.. the borough of Danville for
damages alleged to have been sustained
by the plaintiff in the making of such
extension is first tried and finally dis
posed of by the court.
In the second place, the solicitor
stated, that rain storms repeatedly de-
monstrated that nothing short of cob
BILE stones or something of that sub
stantial character will ever properly
and permanently meet conditions on A
street. He therefore held that the ex-
tension of A street should be accepted
only after due deliberation and care.
fully prepared motion. On motion of
accepted and ordered spread upon the
minutes. By this action, it is under
stood, the vacation of Cross street
and the consequent abandonment of
the grade crossing at that point, so
much desired by the p. q r. railway
company, is still at some distance in
the future.
On motion of Mr.. Boyer it was ord.
cred that the crossings on Bloom
street where the roadbed is being rails
ed be relaid with vitrified brick and
that the trolley company be requested
to pave its portion of the crossings
with the same kind of brick.
On motion of Mr.. Bedea the street
commissioner was ordered to raise the
crossing at Church and Front streets
to conform with the pavement as ie-
, paired by Herbert Myerly at his prop
erty there.
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