Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-04
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The Borough Council held a specia
meeting Saturday night for the pur
/ pose of winding up the business OF the
wear 1905. With one exception every
member was present as follows: Glib
son, Reifsnvder, Vastine, Sweisfort
Boyer, Jacobs, Magill and Hughes.
Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart.
ment Edward Purpur presented his re-
port for the year 1905.
He enclosed an inventory of the
equipment of each of the four com
panies and recommended the purchase
of gum coats and four pairs of gum
gloves for each company, to be used by
the men who work at the nozzle.
Nine alarms of fire were responded
to during the year, which is consider
ed very fortunate showing In each
case the loss was small and was cover
ed by insurance. The total loss sus-
tanned by fires during the year is put
down at one hundred dollars. In four
cases the damage was inconsiderable :;
in four cases the loss was estimated at
ten dollars; in one case, that at the p.
81 r. Railway, the loss was $50.
On motion it was ordered that the
report of the Chief of the Fire De-
partment be accepted and the recon-
mendatiOns as to rubber coats and
gloves be referred to the Committee on
Fire for investigation.
Chief of Police J. c. Mincemoyer
presented his report for the Police De
partment, which showed that during
the year 1905 there were twenty-nine
arrests for violations of Borough Or
dinances. In twenty-five cases the
offenses were drunkenness or drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. In one
case the offense was Drunkenness and
cursing and the penalty paid consisted
of thirty days in jail. Another case
was fighting and the penalty paid was
thirty days in Jail. There was one
case of fast driving and one case of
obstructing the sidewalk. In the
drunk and disorderly" cases the
penalty paid was in all cases seven
dollars A plain drunk was only two
dollars. There We're several cases of
'disorderly conduct, " in which drink
lid not seem to play part, the penalty
being five dollars.
During the year 156 tramps were
sheltered in the lookup.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser it was or
lered that the report of the Chief-of-
Police be accepted and placed on file.
On motion of Mr.. Dietz an order was
lrawn in favor Of the Chief of the
Fire Department for his annual salary
If fifty-twO dollars.
1t was ordered that the fourth quart
erly appropriation of 337 80 due the
ire department be paid
On motion of Mr. Magill it was also |
lIutIcu tIldl lllt annual >dldl vi tNtu- |
y-five dollars be paid the Executive !
Board of the Fire Department.
On motion of Mr. Vastine it was |
ordered that iron guard rails be erect
ID at the canal culverts both at Ferry !
md at Church streets as precaution
against accident at those points.
Jacob Shelhart appeared before
Council and complained that while he
las gone to the expense of repairing !
he sidewalk in front of his property |
III Mill street, the pavement adjoining |
lis own belonging to the Chalfant and |
properties respectively Is |
to remain in very bad con |
Iition. He said he had reported the
neglect previously and he read the
Borough Fathers quite a little lecture
them against the fault of dis
On motion of Mr.. Goeser it was or !
lered that Messrs. Chalfant and Rod
nhoffer be notified to repair their
,avement in thirty days, otherwise the
Borough will have the work done at
he owners expense.
Mr.. Dietz complained that the Bor
ugh light is turned off too early these
winter mornings, stating that it has
become matter of common complain
II the Second Ward. Borough Elec-
rician Jones was called upon to eX-
,lain and he stated that the plant at /
his season is not shut down until 40
II :45 a m After discussi on it was
greed that this was a matter that
hould be left to the discretion of the
who it is believed are men
f Judgment and quite conscientious in
he matter. No one denied that at hour
bove named daylight is coming on
Iuite rapidly. nevertheless Council
avored extending the limit of light
title. if need be
While on the subject Of light Mr..
Reifsnyder took occasion to praise the
Iuality of light and the general efficacy
# the municipal plant, incidentally
aging a nice little compliment TO
Borough Electrician Jones for faithful
nd intelligent service
The prisoners in the lookup during
he year ate siXty-one meals at the
expense. The meals We're
urnished by the Chief of Police, who
Is shown by the list Of bills paid re-
'eived 80 10 for this branch of service.
The following bills were approved
or payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
2epular EmDlOyes Sll5. 90