Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-08
NEW COUNCIL
ORGANIZED

The old council adjourned sine die
Monday and the council of 1906-7 eff
fected an organization. Contrary to a
persistent rumOr in circulation during
few days previous there was no
marked opposition to any of last years
officers. Wherever any Of the members
We're at variance, they adjusted their
differences before coming to council
and they entered the meeting prepar
ed, with only one exception, to vote
as unit. As a result the session was
harmonious and void of more than gen
eral interest a large number Of citi-
zens were present at the meeting but
they found nothing sensational or out
of the ordinary
The council of 1866 convened at
Z 80 o'clock with the following mem
bers in their places: Gibson, Fenster-
macher, Vastine, Reifsnyder, Law,
Dietz, Boyer, Magill, Sweisfort and
Hughes The minutes were read and
approved, after which the various COM
mittees were called over. None had
any report to make with the exception
of the committee on fire, which report
ed that the pave wash at the Washing
ton hose house was out of order also
that facts had been discovered relative
to the couplings belonging to disused
hose at the Continental hose house
which seemed to show that all could
be satisfactorily accounted for.
On motion of Mr.. Boyer the pave
wash was ordered to be repaired.
On motion of Mr.. Vastine it was or
dered that the salary of 800 be paid
to the borough solicitor and salary of
$50 to the borough treasurer, repre-
senting remuneration for the past year
On motion of Mr. Vastine the min
uteS of the session were read, after
which council adjourned sine die
An interval of about fifteen minutes
elapsed during which the oath of office
was administered to the incoming
members by Chief Burgess Rogers.
At o'clock the council of 1867
was called to order by Chief Burgess
Rogers. The following members were
in their places: Vastine, Sweisfort,
Russell, Boyer, Dietz, Bedea, Eisen-
hart, Finnigan, Gibson, Hughes and
Angle.
Burgess Rogers explained a recent
change in the law, which provides that
the chief burgess shall call the new
council to order and preside during
the election of officers. He appointed
Harry B. Patton as temporary secre-
tary, who called the roll All were
present with the exception of George
B. Jacobs, who is detained at home by
illness
The election of officers was next tax
en- up. Mr. Dietz nominated DR.. Sweis-
fort to be chairman of council. T. w.
Bedea nominated Joseph Gibson. DR..
Sweisfort declined to be candidate,
after which Mr.. Gibson was unanim-
ouSly elected From this on the cleo
tion proceeded merrily. Harry Patton
was reelected secretary aud receiver
of water rents and Harry Ellenbogen
as borough treasurer, each without any
opposition.
Rumors had been abroad that there
would be contest for the office of
street commissioner and market mas
ter, but the big crowd that had assem-
bled was doomed to disappointment.
Mr.. Boyer nominated Swartz Miller
tor this office; there was a moment s
silence and then on motion the nomi
nation was closed Mr. Miller was
elected without a dissenting vote.
The only semblance of contest was
when it came to the election of "a chief
of-police. Mr.. Boyer nominated J. c.
Mincemoyer for this office. The usual
viva voce vote was taken with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Vastine, Swelsfort, Boyer,
Dietz, Bedea, Eisenhart, Finnigan,
Gibson, Hughes and Angle.
Nay-Russell
j. G. Mincemoyer, however, receiv-
ed the majority of the votes cast and
was declared elected as chief Of
lice.
Mr.. Gibson nominated as assistant
policeman John G. Voris, who was
unanimously elected
On motion of Mr.. Vastine Edward
S. Gearhart was elected borough So
licitor for the ensuing year
As borough surveyor Mr.. Boyer
nominated George f. Keefer, of Sun
bury, who was unanimously elected.
At this point the offices being filled
Chief Burgess Rogers retired and call
ed President Gibson to the chair
On motion it was decided that the
salary of all the officers elected should
remain the same as last year also that
the bonds required should remain un
changed in value.
On motion it was decided that the
meeting nights should remain the
same-the first and third Friday nights
of each month, convening at o'clock.
The rules governing council during
previous years on motion were adopt
ed for the regulation of the present
council
Fire Destroys Bloomsbury Home.
The home of Joseph Stookey, ON
Catherine street, Bloomsbury, togeth- |
er with most all the furniture and con
tents was burned to the ground by a |