The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-09
MEETING Of
TOWN COUNCIL
Hose Question Discussed
at Length
TO BORROW $500 FROM BANK
FOR CURRENT EXPENSES.

evening at City Hall, in regular
monthly session, with all the mem
bers in attendance. Street Commis-
sioner Lawrence Weidner and Chief
Engineer John Lyons were also pres
ent in their official capacies.
Treasurer George w. Penwarden
reported as follows:
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Balance on hand. ....... S935.09
Dog taxes, ...'... ..'''.' Sz'5U
Show licenses ............ 12.0O
Borrowed from Honesdale
National Bank $500, less
interest, S1.25. ......... 29S.75
Fred Saunders, in payment
of commissions on license
money due borough. ..... 60.S0
TOTAL i, D .ot
DIR.
Paid out .1295.57
Balance on hand. .$1OS.27
A letter from w. B. Roadknight,
foreman of Hose Company No. 8,
was read, which stated that " in
looking over the hose, we find we
need 800 feet for the steamer"
Secretary w. w. Kimble reported
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been informed that there was only
about 600 feet of hose on hand any
where near fit for use with the en-
gine.
Chief Engineer John Lyons en-
lightened the borough fathers on
the hose question. " 1t requires A
Number / hose" he said, to stand
ESQ pounds pressure. Any hose af-
ter it has been used two or three
years will hardly stand that stream.
The strongest link of hose is the
weakest one. There is hardly any
of the hose but what is fit for plug
service, where the pressure is only
SO or 60 pounds. But when you at
tach it to the steamer, you increase
the pressure to 250 pounds"
Engineer Lyons was added to the
Fire Department committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. w. w. Kimble
and George M. Genung, who were
authorized to examine all the hose
in both companies; to note the age
of the hose as marked on the coup
lings, and make list of the age and
condition of the hose. Two mem
bers are to be appointed from each
company to act in conjunction with
this committee.
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partial report. The committee on
the disposal of the borough bonds of
Chas. w. Dein, reported that bonds
Nos. 54, 55, Sc, par value $500
each, all past due, have been trans
fered from Charles w. Dein to Geo.
w. Penwarden. Bond No. SO has
been transferred from the estate of
Leslie Lockberger, late of Oregon
township, to William L. LeminitZer
These transfers were ordered spread
on the minutes.
1t was decided that the commit
tee on the fire horse question" :"
Messrs. w. w. Kimble and George
M. Genung, be empowered to make
a contract with c. A. Cortright &
Son to furnish three good horses to
be on hand at the engine house
whenever a fire alarm sounded, at a
cost not to exceed $3.50 per an
mum.
A rather sarcastic letter from the
State Armory Board, Harrisburg, in
response to a communication sent
them by the Council, ordering them
to lay a sidewalk in front of the
Park Place Armory, was read. The
Board, while stating that they
would consider the request at their
mScIluS august lO, dSh6u LOT d copy
of the borough ordinance on the
subject, and intimated that the de-
mand came with rather a bad grace
just at this time, when the mortar
was hardly dry on the handsome
new Armory building.
Several of the councilmen didn't
think it was such very handsome
building, nor much of an ornament
to the town. One of the members
even went so far as to say that
personally he hadn't any use for
armories or arms of any kind"
Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weidner remarked that " Mr.. Wes-
ton would like the dust scraped of
Main street so they could oil il
again.
One of the councilmen thought
that all the streets ought to be oil
ed, as the oil on the streets pro-
tects them.
A deduction of $4.4O was made on
the electric light bill for July, the
police reports stating that 22 arc
lights and 8 incandescent lights
were out all night.
The Council authorized the treas
urer to borrow $500 from the bank
to meet current expenses.
Aller authorizing the payment Ol
these bills and claims, the council
adjourned at 10 p. m.
Bills and Claims.
M. Stapleton (street work. s32.6s
j. Fisher, work on streets) 26.01
II. Mauer (work of streets) :. 21.0O
w. Neubauer (street work.. 1884
M. Knorr (work on streets). 1884
H. Knorr (work on streets). 1894
f. Rickard (team work on
streetsl ....:........... 27.sC
Samuel Brown, treasurer of
Texas township, for use of
steam roller 20 days and 8
hours at $40 per diem. /. .2Os.st
Lawrence Weidner (team
work, 18 days, at $3.50 per
diem; work on streets, 22