The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-11

This isn't a city," said Rhaman-
thus Mortimer Stocker, Editor of the
WAYNE COUNTY HERALD, when
the minutes were read by Secretary
Wyman w. Kimble, at the regular
monthly meeting of the Town Coun-
ell held in City Hall, last Thursday
evening, January 5, in response to the
usual question of President Caufield,
rs there any comments to make on
them?"
''If those minutes were to come
into court" said Rhamanthus Nor
timer Stocker, there might be some
difficulty. Kuhbach officially ought
to be called Burgess. In the Off
cial minutes he ought to be called
a Burgess. The papers call him
Mayor" as a sort of joke. He isn't
anything else. He can't be anything
else. This isn't a city. The papers
say that for a sort of joke. 1t
sounds bigger, but it isn't legal"
On motion of Mr.. Penwarden the
minutes were approved as read, with
the exception Mr.. Stocker made"
President Caufield: Don't put it
in the minutes that it was suggested
by Mr. Stocker.''
81 think the Law calls them Bur-
CESS. That's my recollection" sug-
gested member.
Having properly classified Mayor
John Kuhbach, at Rhamanthus Nor
timers Stocker's suggestion, as be-
ing merely Burgess" John Kuh-
bach, the report of the treasurer was
read by George Genung.
These members were present:
President, Martin Caufield; secre-
tary, Wyman w. Kimble; treasurer,
George Genung; Messrs. George w.
Penwarden, S. T. Ham, Thomas
Canivan, Street Commissioner Law
renee Weidner.
The meeting was called to order
at S:07 o'clock by President Cau-
field.
Treasurer's Report.
The treasurer reported a balance
on hand, December l, 1910, of ST.
1880. Orders were drawn to the
amount of $1,357.21 (including an
order for 5000 bank note due
November 8, charged up but no Or
der issued). There is a balance on
hand, January l, 1911, of $35S.39.
1t was brought out that the in
debtedness of Honesdale is about
$4,000.
Scrip Committee.
The Scrip committee had no re-
port at all to make. A communlca-
tion dated the first week in Janu-
ary, 1911, was read as follows:
Honesdale, Pa.
Having put in 81 feet of
curbing on Eleventh street, /
now put in an application for
Scrip.
OSCAR E. BUNNELL.
President Caufield: "We'll refer
that to the committee on scrip"
and have them look that up thor
oughly."
Messrs. Ham and Canivan constit-
tute the Scrip Committee" The
property to which Mr.. Bunnell re-
ferred is known as the Sutter prop
erty.
President Caufield: II was going
to suggest to the Town Council at
the last meeting, that the Scrip
committee, if they had time, look
over the minute books from the ear
liest books we have, and find out
how much scrip was issued in Homes
dale, and have the amounts all put
down"
Mr.. Ham: From the scrip books
you can't get head nor tail. In
1851, the minute book gives 100
feet just here and there, but don't
give names"
President Caufeld 1T ought to
be done in correct form, and they
ought to make a record as they go
along"
1t was suggested that the Scrip
committee employ a clerk. "They
could take the minute books, and
look over the scrip books and the
minute books" said Mr.. 'Caufield.
Mr.. Penwarden: "We don't want
too much of our talk in the paper
this time"
President Caufeld: THAT won't
hurt"
Mr.. Penwarden: 81 don't like to
have it advertised, when we are
talking one to another"
Mr.. Genung (harking back to the
scrip" business): tits quite chore
to do it. It's puzzling matter to
tell People are coming in, and
the town is changing all the time. u
Mr.. Penwarden: Miss Edgett in
Kimble's Office would be a good one
to do it. She'd have the time to dc
it."
President Caufield Leave that to
the Scrip Committee. She might
not want to do it,"
Mr.. Penwarden then made a mo-
ton, which was carried, that the
Scrip committee be authorized to gel
a competent person to make out q
list of the scrip as Issued by the
borough"
Rhamanthus Mortimer Stocker;