The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-10

We as a congregation have felt
that there is discrimination against
us in that part of the town." said
the Rev. c. G.. Miller, pastor of st.
Johns Evangelical Lutheran church,
Honesdale, in the course of plea,
Thursday night, before the members
of the Town Council in regular
monthly session assembled at City
Hall, for an arc light in front of the
church at Seventh and Church
street, to replace the tiny incandes
cent light recently placed there.
The meeting was called to order
at sos p. m. by President Martin
Caufield, with these members pres
ent Secretary, Wyman w. Kimble;
treasurer, George W. Penwarden, S.
IT. Ham, George Genung, Thomas
Canivan, Mayor John Kuhbach and
Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weidner were also present in their
Henry Miller and representatives of
Citizen attended the meeting.
Following the reading of the min
utes by the secretary, Wyman w.
Kimble, which were approved as
read Rev. C. C. Miller was granted
the privilege of presenting his case
before the council. He said:
Mr.. President and members of
the Town Council, | have come be-
fore you to beg and humbly petition
for something l consider very i'm
portant. In 1882 when Goethe,
the great German poet, lay dying,
he was necessarily calling ''Mehr
LIGHT! Mehr Licht!" That's what
come to ask of you tonight; More
light at Seventh and Church
streets.
Il am ashamed when my friends
come here to walk them around the
street and see what little bit of a
light we have in front of our church.
I don't know of a church in town
that hasn't an arc light. We have
only an incandescent light, and
that only recently.
For a number of years the church
maintained a light at its own ex-
pense. | humbly beg and petition
you to do something for us.
I'VE as a congregation have felt
that there is discrimination against
MS in that part of the town.
No Discrimination.
President Caufield said II want
to assure you that there has been
no discrimination.
Another member of the council
declared that the light was put there
for a trial, and if it wasn't satisfac-
tory it could be brought before the
council. There was no light in
front of the church, it was claimed,
because the congregation sold and
rebuilt their church and moved it
away from the light.
1t was brought out, further, that
an arc light would cost the borough
SIS year and an incandescent light
only $12 a year.
President Caufield emphatically
stated that there was no idea of any
discrimination whatever. The Coun-
ell tried to accommodate everyone
with the means at their command,
fairly, and without discrimination.
1T just occurred to me-" contin-
ued Rev. Miller, that if lights were
placed that way then, is no reason
why they should be so placed now.
You have an arc light on every
other corner in the town. The
church has been standing there for
a number of years. Nothing was
done until / appealed for it, and
then you gave us an incandescent
light"
Miller's Grievance.
Henry Miller also had grievance
81 came" he said, "to see whether
] couldn't have a tree cut down on
Fifteenth street. 1t shades my
garden. 1t stands in the street" 1t
was shown that the obnoxious tree
stood on the street up near where
Torrey's old black barn used to be
The Committee on Streets was
instructed to look into the matter
Complaint was also made that
John Kilgallon, who bought the
Stegner property had not put down
any sidewalks There is a step OF
eight or ten inches deep there. "A
person." remarked Mr.. Miller
couldn't get up there with a baby
carriage. It's all cracks"
The Committee on Streets will in
vestigate the matter.
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer George w. PenwardeI
reported as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand last re-
port .............. $575.4g
From Nickelet license 80. 2.0C
From Street Commissioner
L. Weidner for shoveling
snow ,................ 1O.OC
From H. Schuerholz, tax
collector, to apply on
1910 duplicate ..... 10000
Sixty per cent. of the re-
ceipts from five hotel Ii
censes at 5000 each, and
thirteen restaurant Ii
censes at 5000 apiece,
total of $4,000 ...... 2,16O.OC
Total Receipts ....... $3,247.4E
Total Expenditures .... 633.8;
Balance on hand .... $2613.6l
The matter of securing a dumping
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