Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-12
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNCIL


council last night, but no action was
) taken In fact the borough fathers did
not show very much interest in the
matter They INDUCED in good deal
of raillery and succeeded in laughing
down a motion to clean up the river
bank and to offer reward Of five dol
lars for information leading to the ar
rest of persons found guilty of de
posting Objectionable matter there
The most of the members stated that
they had not seen the river bank at
that point. One gentleman to whom
conditions were explained said that he
didn't believe it. =
Borough Electrician Jones presented
his report for the borough light plant
for the month of February, which
showed that the plant had run 2S5
hours and 20 minutes. Lights report
ed out-arc lights, 6 l.; incandescent, l.
Expense, $3.50. Coal consumption, 81
tons, 320 pounds
A test OF d. l.. & W. coal was made
embracing time from March 10TH un-
til March 10Th. 80 hours - which
showed a consumption of %, S05 pounds
or 476 and one tenth pounds per hour
A test of p & r. coal was made
embracing time from March 10th to
March 17th-2l hours-showing a con
sumption of II S25 pounds, or 563 and
twO-twenty firsts pounds per hour.
The plant was reported as running
in first class condition except for some
trouble with the exhaust pipe, on ac-
count Of which the floor had to be
torn out by the water department.
Mr.. Jones stated that he had asked for
repairs several times and that he trust
ed they would be made before long,
otherwise it might be necessary to stop
the plant.
Mr.. Boyer calle attention To the
fact the that term of w. II. Woodside
as health officer of the second ward
had expired and that as a consequence
that ward was without a representa-
tive on the health board. He recon-
mended that j. II. Woodside. the faith
er of the retiring member, he appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. 1t was decided
to adopt the recommendation and the
chairman accordingly declared j. II.
Woodside appointed as member of
the health board from the second
ward.
Mr.. Boyer, of the committee OF
streets and bridges, reported that the
posts supporting the guard rails on
Northumberland street in the vicinity
of the dug road are yielding very
rapidly to decay, and should be II,
placed with new ones One hundred
posts will be needed. He said these
could be procured from George Diehl
for fifteen cents apiece. On motion
the street commissioner was instruct
ed to purchase the posts needed at the
price quoted and to proceed to erect a
new guard rail- using instead of the
wooden rail second hand iron pipe.
Mr. Boyer called upon the chief-of-
police TO explain TO council the diff
Guilty he experiences with the merch-
ants in getting them TO live up TO the
ordinance i'll relation to keeping the
sidewalk clear. Instead of confning
their goods on display to the space
permitted, some of them take up four
feet, while others leave only IA few
feet for pedestrians. He has tried the
remedy of arrest on the same party
with no effect. He asked council TO
take some special action. The matter
was discussed and the members could
see no other way out of it than that
the officer should keep on enforcing the
ordinance even if it were necessary to
arrest the same offender a half dozen
times The officer will therefore hew
to the line in the future.
Mr.. Dietz reported that the commit
tee on fire had made tour of the four
hose houses and had closely examined
the equipment of the fire department.
They found that some of the hose was
in poor condition; also that rubber
coats and rubber gloves are needed.
| Council will purchase new hose and
went on record as favoring the Eureka
hose. The clerk was instructed to
write to dealers and obtain prices ON
rubber coats and rubber gloves.
On motion of Mr.. Bedea it was ord
cred that new springs be placed on the
| doors of the Friendship engine house,
so that these will open outward.
Mr.. Dietz said that he had learned
that in some of the stores where lit
tie onions and the like are sold liquid
measure is wrongly used to the loss of
the purchaser. He had called the at
tention of the chief of police to the
matter, he said.
A petition was received from nine
citizens of Mahoning township just
outside the borough limits, asking
that the borough water main be ex-
tended out Bloom road and agreeing,
IN case their request be granted, 10 use
borough water. The petition was sign
cd by the following: w A. Lesher,
NJ. P. Scott, Mrs. NJ Hook, w G.
Steinmiller, w b. Hauser, J. W.
Hendrickson, Mrs Il. Heller, Mrs. b.
L. Diehl and Alfred Blecher. The
petition was referred to committee
The following members were pre-
sent: Gibson, Vastine, Boyer, Dietz,
Bedea, Sweisfort, Russell, Angle,
Hughes, Jacobs and Finnigan. Chief
Burgess Rogers was also present
The following bills were approved
for payment
WATER DEPARTMENT
p. H. Fopst ....... ......... $40 %
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