Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Meeting Of
council

for the new pavement council decld-
ed in favor of the Guise paving block
manufactured at Williamsport, and, rs
was required, communicated its pre-
ference TO the State highway depart
ment. which has the work i'll hand. A
few days ago word was received from
the highway commissioner to the ef-
feet that upon inquiry it was found
that the Guise manufacturing COM
pauv could not furnish the brick.
Among the paving block considered
as a second choice by council was a
red shale brick known as the Patton
paving block.
An inquiry as to this brick brought
j. NJ Gilliece, a representative of the
Patton Clay manufacturing company,
to Danville, who met with the coun-
cilmen Friday night.
Mr.. Gillice explained the merits of
the Patton paving block. He submit
ted the result of test made by the
Pittsburg Testing Laboratory com
pany, which showed the brick to be a
fine product The Patton Clay Manu-
featuring company has the contract
for furnishing a million and quarter
brick to Milton, which is paving one
of its principal streets. He named 9TH
er towns of the State i'll which the
Patton block has been used with eX
! hn firm 10
cline to give a guarantee covering q
period of years, as the brick, being of
red shale. it is understood, will stand
the test of time and traffic. In one Of
the towns in which these brick are us
ed after ten years the street is found
in excellent condition, not brick be-
ing Clipped. The Patton brick are re-
commended both by Engineer Clay and
Highway Commissioner Hunter.
Council did not like the idea of adj
opting the Patton brick without be-
ing given IA guarantee and on motion
of Mr.. purseI it Was decided to leave
| it in the hands of />the committee Oh
streets and bridges for the present, the
secretary of council meanwhile to cor
respond with other paving brick firms
to see what terms can be obtained.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was ord
cred that crossing be placed on the
east side of Factory street over the al
| lev between West Market and West
Mahoning streets and on Bloom street
at J. B. Cleaver's residence.
| Mr.. Jacobs called attention to the
nuisance that exists in the present
meth ID of cleaning Mill street. The
merchants are weary of the dust that
is constantly present during the pro-
ess of sweeping The matter was dis
cussed at length and various sugges-
| tions were made as to how conditions
might be improved
1t seemed to be the consensus of OPP
inion that flushing would be an i'm
provement over sweeping; also that
| the street should be cleaned at night
and, if possible, by contract. On mo
tion OF Mr.. Jacobs it was ordered that
bids be invited for cleaning Mill street
the time of day selected and the meth
cd employed TO be left with council
| On motion of Mr. Dietz it was ord
cred that the Danville and Sunbury
Street Railway company be requested
to raise the crossings between its
rails on East Market street.
On motion it was ordered that the
street commissioner examine the 81 de-
walks on Front street and wherever a
| defective pavement is found to notify
| the property owner responsible to have
il repaired in thirty days. In case of
failure to comply it was ordered that
| repairs be made by the borough at the
property owner S expense.
On motion it was ordered that all
ashes, manure, &C., he removed from
! the alleys in fifteen days time
| Ii was also ordered that notices be
posted forbidding the dumping of
ashes, &c, in the canal.
| A petition was received from prop
eIty owners on Centre street and
streets intersecting asking for sewer
extension. Several of the signers were
present. vino assured council that all
| those whose names were affixed would
surely make connection if the sewer
was extended. On motion of Mr.. Dietz
| it was ordered that the matter be left
in the hands of the committee on
streets and bridges, to look carefully
over the ground and report at the next
meeting.
| Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for March, which
showed that seventy one tons Of coal
were used at cost of $l77, 90. The
plant was in operation 3l9 hours and
45 minutes. The total cost was $3O3 :
Is.
On motion of Mr.. Russell it was
ordered that the mast arms belonging
to the borough street system of electric
light be repainted, graphite TO be us
ed
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was ord
cred that the borough maintain All in
candescent light at the Mahoning
street entrance of the first ward school,
provided the school board pay the cost
of installing it.
The following members of council
were present; Sweisfort, Pursel, ia
cobs, Finnigan. Everhart, Meyer,
Dietz, Deutsch. Angle, Hughes, Schatz
and Russell.
| Triple Bereavement.
Within a week Mrs. Luellen Gift, of
Denver, Lancaster county, lost by
death her father, mother and husband.
Her father died last Wednesday, her
husband on Thursday and her mother