Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-08
Wholesale
Street repairs

! A committee representing she Rescue
| Fire company of Slider Hill appeared
before the borough council Friday eve
asking that that company be granted
permission to come into the borough
iu response to a general alarm of fire.
| They explained how we'll the Rescue
company is equipped with fire fighting
appliances and agreed that their own
chief be under the authority of the
chief engineer of the borough fire de-
partment during fires.
On motion the request was granted
by council.
The secretary reported that only one
bid had been received for painting city
hall. Iu view of the short period IN
tervening between the present aud
April 9th. the date of the Odd Eel
lows anniversary, Oh motion it was
decided TO postpone the painting OF
city hail. taking no further action in
the matter until the next meeting, the
bid received in the meantime not to
he opened.
A communication WAS received from
Hon. L W. Welliver relative to the
application for franchise for the
Peoples Ideal Telephone company. On
motion of Mr.. Pursel it was ordered
that the communication he accepted
and laid on the table, it being under
stoou tuat the III after would come up
later
All anonymous communication ad-
dressed to the borough council was
laid on the table without being read.
ELECTRICIANS REPORT.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for the month of
March, showing that the total cost of
operating the plant was 1881. "a. The
plant was IN operation $40 hours.
BOROUGH REIMBURSED.
\ communication was received from
A. S. Clay, engineer of she State high
way department, enclosing a check for
$93 ~, to reimburse the borough for
repairs made on the macadam on North
Mill street. When the repairs were
made it was thought the borough
would nave to stand one half the cost
Since then it developed that the bonds
men OF the contractor were held re-
sponsibe by the State and that they
would settle all bills.
Mr Cieaver called attention to the
bad condition of Ash, Vine, Church
and Ferry streets. The two latter
especially, he said, are much in need
OF repairs.
Mr.. Jones reported Railroad street
between Front street and the canal III
very bad condition.
Mr.. Deutsch insisted that the repairs
OH Chambers street, so long deferred,
be entered upon at once.
On motion of Mr.. Won Blohn it was
ordered that Ash street, Vine street
and the alley leading from Bloom
street TO Spring street be repaired aft
er the streets that were taken up last
fall-Factory. Church, Chambers and
Mahoning streets-be put in good con-
ditiou as ordered at that time.
On motion of Mr.. Marshall it was
ordered that the principal streets OF
the borough be cleaned up between
the present and April 27th, the date of
the Odd Fellows anniversary.
On motion it was ordered that
brick crossing be constructed on West
Mahoning street at the residence of
DR.. Curry.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones it was ord
cred that Railroad street be filled up
between Front street and the old can
al.
The following members were in
their places SchatZ, Cleaver. Pursel,
lies. Jones, Everhart, Deutsch. Mar
shall, Curry, ConnoIley and Won Blohn.
The following bills we're approved
fol payment: