Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-09
PROCEEDINGS
Of council

The subject of amending the market
ordinance as it relates to butchers, con-
tinued from the previous meeting, was
discussed at some length Friday eve.
by council, but no action was taken,
although the subject is by no means
dropped.
Henry Divel, Charles Lyon, Joseph
Smith and John Eisenhart, leading
butchers of the town, were present and
expressed themselves in no uncertain
terms. They all took the view that
the non resident butchers have de-
3ided advantage over resident butch
ers; that the curbstone market, which
was originally intended to be n farm
ers' market, is now largely butch
ers' and hucksters' market. In order
to secure justice to all, the consensus
of opinion seemed to be that the non
resident butchers, all of whom it was
alleged, purchase the meat they sell,
should be obliged to take out license,
if this could be done. Another plan
suSSosbou was oidV bliS oiu4huhOo 10
amended to limit the curbstone market
to self-producers.
On motion it was decided to hold a
public meeting in council room at 80
O'Clock on Wednesday evening, at
which time the butchers and mer-
chants of town should be invited to be
present to confer with the committees
on market and ordinance relative to
amending the ordinance as it relates
to butchers and hucksters to meet the
popular demand.
A communication was received from
]. E. Turk, division superintendent of
the p. & X. railway, relative to a re-
quest from the borough to carry the
Church street sewer through under the
track at Bloom street. He requested
that council fix date for confer
ence between himself aud the commit
tee on streets and bridges. On motion
of Mr.. Bedea Wednesday next at 10 80
a. IN. was fixed for the conference.
A communication relating to the
sewer was received also from Division
Engineer G.. j. Ray of the d. l., &
W. railroad company. The communi.
cation indicated that the d. L. & W.
company would readily grant the bor-
ough permission to carry the Church
ever, took the position that the d. l..
q w. company could not reasonably
be asked to bear the expense of the
work as the borough is merely chang
ing its water course from one already
provided for by the d. l.. & W. at the
Ferry street crossing. On motion it
was decided that no action be taken
on Engineer Ray communication III.
til after the conference with rep
resentative of the p. & Il. railway
company.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented statement of the expenses
of operating the light plant during
October. :Among the items were 70 tons
of coal at So 30 per ton or SlS7 30. The
total amount was S4lS 81.
Mrs. Levers appeared before council
urging that some action be taken to
prevent the flooding of the cellar of
her residence at the corner of Church
and Centre streets On motion it was
ordered that the matter be left in the
hands of the committee on streets and
bridges, which will make investiga-
tion at the earliest opportunity.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was ord
cred that all property owners on
Church street having cellar drains
running into the stree cutters be re-
quested to connect with the sanitary
sewer.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Swelsfort, Boyer, Dietz,
Bedea, Angle, Russell, Jacobs, Fin
nigan and Eisenhart.