The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

present viz: President Martin Cau-
field; secretary, Wyman w. Kimble;
Treasurer George w. Penwarden;
Messrs. George Genung and S. T.
Ham. Mayor John Kuhbach and
Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weidner were also present in their
official capacities.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer Penwarden reported as
follows:
Balance on hand May l.. ..$2,613.61
Received from Mayor Kuh-
bach for Nickelet IL
cense up to May 1. 80. 400
Paid out ........ 756.SS
Balance on hand June l. 81, ,S60.79
The committee on the horse
question" consisting of Messrs. &C.
nung and Kimble, reported progress.
The street committee reported
that the arc light prayed for at
Seventh and Church streets by Doc
tor c. G. Miller, pastor of st. Johns
Lutheran church, is up.
The LAND committee" reported
that they had bought the land, that
they had paid ten dollars on the
deal, and that the deed had been re-
corded. The land was purchased
from the Seelig estate for $50 an
acre. The dimensions of the plot,
which is to be used "for dumping
of garbage by the Honesdale bor-
ough," is 200 feet on the road and
335 feet deep, two acres in all.
Under unfinished business, the
matter of the Shade Tree Commis-
sion was resurrected, only to be
pigeonholed on the pretext that it
would be better to have a full board
to discuss it, there being two absent
ees.
The comments on the work done
by the tree experts were favorable.
t'They did a nice job at Holmes
house," remarked one of the coun-
cilmen. They got twenty or twen-
: ty-five orders,' interjected another.
''They charge sixty cents an hour,
apiece!" walled third.
Under the head of communica-
tions, letter from the Buffalo Steam
Roller Company, was not read, be-
cause the council is not in the mar
ket for steam roller now. An
epistle from the Eureka Fire Hose
Company, Philadelphia, asking for
the names of the council, met with
a similar fate, Secretary Kimble be-
ing permitted to furnish them with
the desired information, if he wish
ed to do so.
A communication from S. A. Nc
Mullen, Jr., superintendent of the
Honesdale Consolidated Water Com
pany, on the condition of several of
the borough fire plugs was read, as
follows: Hydrant at Thirteenth
street and Main, old style, single
nozzle, forced stream; at Fifteenth
street and Main, condition, ditto; at
Ninth street and Main, in poor con-
dition; at Tenth street and Main,
condition, ditto.
The advisability of placing a fire
plug as near Krantz's Shoe Factory
as possible was discussed, but no
action taken.
The committee on streets was au-
thoriZed to look into the feasibility
of extending East street by the pur-
chase of Judge Wilson's home, and
making a forty-foot wide street by
purchasing a small strip from the
Beers property.
Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weidner had a grievance which he
aired before the council. He
thought that signs ought to be put
up at the foot of River street, since
manure was being thrown into the
river, as well as brush, wire, etc.
Some of the councilmen remarked
that if signs were put up, they
would hive to get somebody to watch
the signs.
Mr.. Weidner also stated that he
would like people to keep the grass
cut in front of their properties from
the sidewalk to the curb.
About $3.50 o'clock, Christie Rab.
bitt, walked into the room, without
going through the formality of rap
ping on the door, and startled the
councilmen by saying:
If you people amt very busy, il
you'd like repairs made on borough
in front of John Williams house, sc
you can get load of coal in there
It's in the borough. You people rep
resents the borough"
When asked where the place il
question was located, Mr.. Rabbit
answered:
Right there as you turn the curl
on the other side of the old gravity
plane"
mo harm to sit DOWN." asked
Mr.. Rabbit, dropping into seat be
tween Mr.. Genung and Presiden
Caufield.
He was assured that there was NJ
harm done.
81 Just happened to think abou
it, and it's meeting night now," con
tinued Mr.. Rabbit.
''All right. Well fix 1t up 70
you. Good Night"
Mr.. Rabbit left as unceremoniousl.
as he had come.
The Irving Cut Glass Works de
sire to put up a retaining wall a
the foot of High street; and wante'