Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
NEW SPEC|F|-
Cations ORDERED

The borough council held special
meeting Monday eve for the purpose OF
awarding the contract for painting
city hall. At the last moment. how
ever, it was decided not to go on with
the work, owing to the fact that the
specifications according to which bids
were invited did not include the paint
ing OF the rear OF the building.
There we're two proposals These
were opened and discussion follow.
ed, when it was the sense Of some of
| the members that it would be very ILL.,
advised to omit the rear part of the
building.
On motion of Mr.. Pursel 1t was ord
cred that all bids be rejected aud new
! plans and specifications Including the
/ painting OF the rear be drawn up and
on these bids be invited. The speoiti
cations are to provide that the front
and southern sides of the building be
painted first, completing them if posi-
BILE by April eth, the Odd Fellows
anniversary.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock with the following members
present: Sohatz, Finnigan, Pursel. lies,
Everhart, Deutsch, Marshall, Curry,
Jones, Connolley and Won bIohu
On motion of Mr.. Everhart it was
ordered that white rubber coat be
purchased for the chief Of the fire de-
partment and black one for each of
the four assistant engineers.
DIR. DIXON HEARD FROM.
Secretary Patton read rather point
ed communication from Health Com.
missioner Samuel G.. Dixon in reply
to communication from the borough
council dated March Goth. dwelling on
the subject, Municipal Sewage Dis
( posal Problem In Dauville, Pa. -
DR.. Dixon assert1 that the Governor.
attorney general aud commissioner Of
health have never agreed that a req,
uisitien should be DIade upon Dan.
VILE borough for the construction,
maintenance and operation Of mauni-
cipai sewage disposal plant. In justice
"a bis colleagues. 'be gosernor Of the
State snd the attorney general, DR..
Dixon asks for the borough 5 authority
in the following statement contained
in the communication OF March goth.
In the matter of the requisition
made on the borough of Danville by
the State department. OF health for the
| preparation of plans for and the con-
struction, maintenance and operation
OF sewage disposal plant. "
WHAT THE PERMIT IMPLIES.
The health commissioner says
There WAS issUed over NY signature
on the sixth day of July, 1908, a per-
NIT to the borough of Danville to
make sewer extensions under certain
conditions and stipulations similar.to
the conditions aud stipulations accom-
pauTing all permits for sewerage.
Thss permit called for the preparation
of complete plan for sewering the
whele borough and conveying the sew
age 80 one outlet and for the purifca-
tioE of the sewage before it was dis
charged into the river, 1t was the plan
that was called fer to be submitted on
or before July /. 1909, and not the
/ building Of anything.
The cost of the preparations of such
a plan is small and the beuelitt of the
same are self-evidGlt; but nowhere in
4 the permit was it stipulated or the
! idea oorveyei that the sewers should
he built all over the borough, or that
/ the sewage treatment plant must be
/ built.
- However. whenever she boroug d
elects to lay a sewer down in auY
street it E.Gst conform with this gem
eral plan aud when the time CONES
when it is necessary to take the sew 70
/ age oct of the river the town will be
in the best condition to meet the pre-
biem All og this is fully set forth in
/ the argument Even the borrowing
capacity of the town is set forth in
the said permit; the reason is given
why the borough is not circumstanced
SO that it cau assume the cost OF erec.
tion Of sewage disposal works now. "
THE PENALTY INCURRED
DR.. Dixon states that provided Dan
vile borough complies with the terms
OF the permit there is no reason to ap.
prehend that an extension OF the time
in which sewage may be discharged
in the river will not he granted.
Continuing DR.. Dixon says: Local
authorities should realize that the dis
charge of sewage is a temporary priv
ilege and that ultimately the sewage
must be discontinued from going into
State waters. How long that time
shall be we cannot say today; but il
the borough should refuse or neglect
to comply with the conditions Of the
permit and went Oh to build sewer:
and did build them in defiance of the
conditions of the permit, then on the
first day of July, 1910. when the per
NIT expires, there would be a penalty
for every day beyond that time In
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