Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-04-23
PAVING EAST
MARKET Street

IIlLlAtAxu1 OEkH1uE
The proposition to pave East Market
street assumed a new phase Friday eve.
Borough Solicitor E. S. Gearhart, who
was directd at the previous meeting to
prepare an ordinance relating to the
matter. appeared before council TO give
his views on the subject.
To begin with. for reasons which he
fully explained, the solicitor advised
against any further consideration of
the plan of paving East Market street
by the borough and the owners of
abutting property jointly. Instead,
he advised that the street he paved
under the Act of May /, 1905, with
State add as was done on North Mill
street. He quoted the law at length
and showed that the act in question
applies to the paving of East Market
street in every respect. By actual
measurement Mr.. Gearhart finds the
average width of East Market street to
be about. % feet throughout its entire
length of nIne-tenths of mile. OF
this average width the Danville and
Sunbury Transit company, Mr.. Gear
hart said, would have to pave and
macadamize nine feet. This would
leave an average of seventeen feet to
be paved and macadamizd by the State
Highway department and borough OF
Danville jointly. OF this balance the
State Highway department would have
to pave and maoadamize q of II feet,
to wit, II feet and 9 inches and the
cadamize feet, 3 inces This is who'll
ly exclusive of all necessary curbing.
In very painstaking way the SOL
icitor explained the proper mode of
procedure in the premises. Council as
a body seemed won by the feasibility
of the new proposition.
On motion OF MI Angle it was ord
red that council proceed to pave East
Market street under the Act of May /,
1905, as recommended by the solicitor
On motion of Mr.. Connolley it was
ordered that the Borough Solicitor in
conjunction with the committee on
law frame an ordinance to pave East
Market street.
Mr.. Meyer of the committee on sew
ers reported that no permit has as yet
been received from Harrisburg relat-
ing to the extension Of sewer on West
Mahoning street, neither has Health
Commissioner DR.. Dixon been heard
from on the subject Under the cir
cumstauces it would impossible to
proceed to make any extension of sew
er at the present time. All the COM
mittee could do was to report progress
mr. Deutsch reported that the COM
mittee on streets and bridges had call
ed upon Superintendent II. L. Hecht
of the Reading Iron Works with ref
erence to the construction of a trestl-
ing to carry locomotive and cars from
street. Mr.. Hecht does not object to
assuming the contract but he was un-
able to give any figures as to cost at
that time. The matter was according
ly laid over until next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Angle it was ord
cred that the bridge over Mahoning
creek on Center street be repainted.
Bids are to be invited for the work.
On motion,of Mr.. Pursel the Sec
retary was instructed to purchase
quantity Of limestone to be used in re.
pairing the streets.
The following members were pres
ent: Schatz, Pursel, Everhart, Meyer,
Deutsch, Russell. Marshall, Angle,
Connolley, Jones and Cleaver.
The following bills were paid by
council Friday night:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.