Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-21
NEWTON SMITH
ELECTRICIAN

/
Mr. Jones, on his return home the
week before last, rendered his resigna-
tion to the committee on light, which
was acted upon Friday eve Mr. Jones
asked that his resignation take effect
June 18th. or as soon thereafter as pos
sible.
On motion Friday eve Mr.. Jones res
ignation was unanimously accepted
To take place Immediately.
There were two applications for the
position of borough electrician. ID.
l.. Doub, who has charge of the United
telephone lines at this place, proposed
for a compensation of $75 per month
to do the work in conjunction with
| his brother, Clyde Nc. Doub, who is
a skillful electrician Mr.. Doub's plan
was to attend to the duties as borough
electrician in conjunction with the
telephone work The plan, however,
did not find favor with the council
| men.
| VII lliONloi vi MI 'tN'b71 A'NN WI
Smith was elected borough electrician
| to fill the unexpired term of Mr.. Jones
at a salary of $50 per month. Mr..
| Smith gave a long list of references
covering a period of fourteen years
which attested to his skill and expert
ence both as an electrician and a mach
mist.
4 petition to the president and di-
rectors of the ID. l.. & w. railroad
company, signed by 80 of our business
men, was read before council urging
that the ID. l.. & W. railroad company
permit the Danville & Bloomsbury
electric railroad company to cross the
tracks of the said ID. l.. * W. company
on Mill street in the borough of Dan
Vile. In addition to the other sign
ers the twelve councilmen last night
| affixed their signatures to the petition,
after which it will be forwarded TO
the railroad company headquarters.
The attention of the borough solici-
tor was called to the fact that the time
limit of ninety days expires today,
| which was given the Danville q
Bloomsbury street railway company in
| which to make repairs on \ street. \
protraCted discussion ensued as to what
measures were advisable under the cir
cumstances.
On motion Of Mr.. Russell it was
ordered that the rider on the plans and
specifications for improvements on A
street be eliminated wherein work
completed according to specifications
was made subject to approval of the
| street commissioner and the com
mittee on streets and bridges, Next,
on motion of Mr.. Russell it was order
ed that an extension Of ten days be
given the Danville aud Bloomsbury
street railway company i'll which to
| begin improvements on A street.
On motion of Mr. Russell the water
commissioners were requested when
! extending the water main to Gulick S
addition to make an additional extern
sion of sixty-five feet of one inch pipe
to take in the residence of James
Daley.
a petition was received from Carl
McWilliams, Jacob Engle, and Mrs.
! $ Warga asking that All extension be
made to the sewer on Mill street from
the corner of Hemlock street to Lit
! tie Ash street.
Jacob Fischer appeared before coun-
Gil 10 call attention to the intolerable
conditions existing in the vicinity of
his residence and store on North Mill
street.
On motion of DR. Sweisfort it was
ordered that the borough sewer be ex-
tended from Centre street out North
! Mill street to Little Ash street.
On motion of Mr.. Finnigan it was
ordered that the borough sewer be eX-
tended on Centre street from Mill
street to Pine
On motion of DR.. Sweisfort it was
ordered that a joint meeting of the
sewer committee, the committee on
ordinance and the borough solicitor be
held TO consider the changing of the
sewer ordinance or the enactment of a
wholly new ordinance relating to sew
ers.
The following communication was
received We the undersigned property
holders respectfully petition your hon
orable body to extend the borough
sewer on Centre street to Pine street
from its present terminus on West
Centre street. (Signed) @. +. Muir
ray, John f. Pursell, Josiah Jobbern,
George c. Sickle, l. X Grier. Mrs.
ID. NJ. Boyd, Mrs. y. A. Geisinger.
NJ. l. O'ReiIly, David Shelhart and
Harriet NJ. Kaufman.
Mr. Jacobs called attention to State
law prohibiting the throwing of waste
paper and other trash on public streets
which is generally violated in Oul
town, Notwithstanding the fact thai
garbage cans have been installed a,
receptacles for trash of all sorts. A.
it is, he said. not only market people
but even merchants throw their refus,
on the street adding to the work of the
street cleaning gang. He suggested
that the clerk look up the law report
ing at the next meeting as to its full
provisions His view prevailed and i
was ordered that the officers in TIA,
meantime do what they can to socur,
the enforcement of the law
Mr.. Jacobs called attention to tn,
bad condition of the ditch on Fer,
street in front Of the residences {
Wellington Rote and Mrs. Come
Thomas, which, he thought, shoul,
undergo extensive improvement On
motion it was ordered that the com
mittee on streets and bridges visit th