Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
council OPPOSES
Street EXTENSION

hy business men aud others by reason
of the question Of an additional light
rlaa, pending but 40 action was tax
en- relating Go the new plant
Mr. Finuigan of the committee to
which the ordinance relating to the
proposed new plant was referred at
the previous meeting explained that
tho Investigations had not been fully
carried out and that he would report
progress. The committee he said
would recommend that the borough
solicitor visit Harrisburg aud make
certain investigations relating 20 the
light proposition. Council concurred
and the recommendation will be carri.
ed out.
\ communication signed by twenty
five taxpayers, mostly business men,
was read asking council to reconsider
the motion of opening driveway
from Upper Mulberry street, 10 either
Kline street or Bloom street, around
the proposed park now in process of
construction. the petitioners deeming
il highly necessary for the convent
ence of all who may have any occasion
to travel to the southern end of Upper
Mulberry street that a driveway or
road, such as petitioned Tor. be con-
structed On motion of Mr.. Jacobs
the communication was accepted.
Mr.. Jacobs moved that council res
cind the action taken at the previous
meeting wherein il refused to grant
the extension TO Upper Mulberry
street as asked for in second effort
by the petition described above. Mr..
Schatz seconded the motion. There
was, however, a strong sentiment in
council against granting the prayer of
the petitioners A vote was taken,
which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Finnigan, Jacobs, Pursel and
Schatz.
Nays-Sweisfort Russell. Deutsch,
Dietz, Meyer, Hughes. Angle and
Everhart
1t was, therefore. declared that the
motion to resciud the former action
was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was ord
cred that an additional arc light be
/ placed on Montour row.
/ On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was
ordered that the alley between the
Petriken cemetery and the new park
/ be closed by ordinance.
On motion it was ordered that the
sewer on Penn street be extended to
Factory street to take in the small
sewer on that thoroughfare.
| On motion of Mr. Jacobs special
license at $40 per month was granted
to the Pastime Theatre company
Borough Electrician Smith present
| ed his report for September. Seventy
and half tons of coal were used.
The total cost of operating the plant
was S332. 9S
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs it was
ordered that pipe be sunk on Penn
street for the purpose of conducting
the surface water into Mahoning
creek.
A communication from Borough
Solicitor E. S. Gearhart relating to
the paving of Market street was on mo-
tion accepted and ordered laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Deutsch the cross
ing on Walnut street at Pine was or
dered repaired.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs the sec
retary was instructed to notify the
property owners on Front street that
have not as yet complied with notices
sent out to relay their pavements with
in ten days, otherwise the borough
will do the work at the property own
ers' expense, putting down concrete
sidewalks
On motion of Mr.. Everhart it was
ordered that pipe be laid between East
Market street and the canal at point
opposite Honeymoon street.
On motion OF Mr.. Deutsch it was
ordered that G. NJ. Shoop be granted
p6TmlShlOu W lHsbdll u6W GuIUluB DIT
his residence on East Market street
this fall, preparatory to the paving of
Market street in the near future
On motion of Mr.. Russell it was
ordered that P. J. Keefer be instruct
ed to replace the fire plug at the vot-
ing booth on Ash street with new
plug, as the one in commission there at
present is not in good working order.
On motion of Mr.. Angle it was ord
cred that repairs be made.on the stove
at the Friendship engine house.
Mr.. Finnigan reported that the COM
mittee on ordinance and police had
carefully considered all the circumst-
ances under which the two persons
were arrested who appeared before
council at the previous meeting asking
that their fines be remitted and that
they would recommend that in these
as we'll as all other cases the dog ord
nance be enforced and that no fines
be remitted.
The following members were pres
ent Sweisfort, P"rsel, Jacobs, Fin
nigan, Ev Jietz, Meyer, Rus