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

ITS going to be a puzzler to know
who owned certain house at a GER
tain time. Somebody else owns it
now. It's going to be quite a diff
ficult thing"
President Caufield; Its going to
be quite a chore, but it ought to be
DONE
Mr.. Stocker: "Mr. Collins made
map of the town. He would be
good helper. Property has changed
hands good deal. Oh you're right
in having it done. Only it's a lot
of difficulty"
Mr.. Ham: "If a man puts in
decent curb he don't get nothing.
If you put in seven foot walk you
only get few black eyes that's ALL
If you put in a five foot "field-stone"
walk, you get scrip"
The town council took a brief re-
cess while Mr.. Stocker went over an
old scrip book of 1S49. He un-
earthed the following interesting
historical fact:
ELIAS Beers put in the first side
walk in the town"
On motion of Mr. Penwarden,
seconded by Mr.. Ham, it was decided
that the Scrip Committee be au-
thorized to secure some competent
person to make a complete record
of the amount of scrip issued by
Honesdale borough, from the very
beginning, and designate the proper
ties
1--WE don't care so much about
the amounts as about the proper
ties" remarked Mr.. Caufield
Mr.. Genung: Did you do any
thing about the teams running on
the sidewalk at the upper end of
town."
Street Commissioner Weidner:
There's too much frost in the
ground. They amt driving on it
now"
Unfinished Business.
When Mr.. Caufield asked whether
there was any unfinished business,
Mr.. Ham said: only the fire plugs.
They amt put in"
Mr.. Penwarden: "Mr. McMullen
came to me after the fire-plugs came
in, and l told him to see Ham, and
if he was satisfied to let it go to
Spring"
Mr.. Ham: ut would cost a great
deal more to put them in now. We
ought to test the plugs, to see If
they are frozen or not"
President Caufield: THAT is an
important thing, The Fire Depart
ment is taking it up"
Mr.. Penwarden: THAT might bet
ter be left to the Fire Department
to see that the plugs are kept in Or
der"
Mr.. Caufeld: It's the duty of the
Fire Company"
Mr.. Penwarden: "If they are 60
ing to test the plugs they ought to
notify the Superintendent of the
Water Company"
On motion of Mr. Ham, seconded
by Mr.. Genung, it was decided that
the secretary notify the Fire De-
partment that they look after the
plugs and see they are in proper
working order, and not frozen, and
when they are going to test these
plugs to notify the Superintendent
of the Water Company, when they
are going to do it, so they can send
some one along to do it,"
One of the members wanted to
know if there would be any pay for
the man who goes around to test
these plugs. 1t was suggested that
the work had been done in the past
without any charge, and that there
was no reason why it shouldn't be
done gratis in the future.
President Caufield; This little
borough is taxed very heavily for
fire protection. We are paying a
heavy tariff to the Water Company,
and then it's very expensive bill
to keep up the Fire Department"
Mr.. Penwarden: when they get
fire alarm, they should leave the
engine here until the chief calls for
it. 1t don't seem necessary to run
the engine out for every fire alarm"
New Business.
Street Commissioner Weidner
spoke to the President of the Coun-
ell about cutting the ice and opening
the channel. 81 got to thinking"
said Mr.. Caufield, there are so
many people walking over the ice,
whether we shouldn't have signs so
that people would know. If he cuts
two foot channel, and some one
gets in there it would be a bad fix"
Mr.. Stocker: 1--WE seen children
skating there when they were in
danger of their lives. They oughtn't
to go on without permission of the
Town Council, and if they do they
ought to be arrested"
President Caufield: when we
were children we used to do very
funny things ourselves. AS soon as
you forbid some one there is a tenn
tation to CO."
Mr.. Penwarden: 81 don't think 1t
necessary to keep that channel open"