The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-15

Z olAIeeuJn street ........ .OU
seventeenth street ...5 SO "
The proposed pave, however, will
not cover all the above mentioned
streets. 1t is recommended that
that part of Main street from the
State bridge south to Fourth street
be improved by paving. The dis
tance is 5000 feet The proposed
width of Main street will be AZ feet
If it is paved. Estimates were Of
fered at the council meeting ranging
in price from $2.1S to $2.75 per
square yard. The lower figure, how
ever, is for ordinary red brick laid in
bed of light cement, while the
with vitrified brick. Assuming that
the street is AZ feet single lineal
foot in front of a property owner,
would cost Sc. This, of course, in
cludes curbing, sewerage, bricks,
concrete and in fact everything that
is necessary. "a foot front would cost
SIS; one-third each to be paid by the
abutting property owners and one
third by the town. To pave the three
thousand feet it would cost approx
mately $4,000. The present bor-
ough Indebtedness is $4,000. The
school Indebtedness is $4,000. Dur
ing the past two years bonds amount
ing to $4,000 have been retired on
the school debt. Five years is al
lowed by the law to collect the bond
issue for paving and the town must
necessarily float the entire issue
at first and wait until the
property owners show a dis
position to pay. If they should not
pay within six months from the time
the job is completed the town can
enter judgment against the property
owner and add % for collection.
c. A. McCarty was present and
read the law of last year. In sub
stance it is as follows: An Act of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, approved
May -, 1911, gives borough coun-
ellis power without permission of
property owners to grade, pave, curb
and macadamize the public streets
of any borough. The Act further
provides that two-thirds of the cost
may be collected from the owners of
real estate abutting upon any street
so improved, that is, one-third from
the owners on either side of the
street, the other one-third to be
borne by the taxpayers of such bor-
ough. An ordinance for such I'm
provements should be enacted by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of all
members comprising the council of
such borough and such ordinance ap-
proved by the Burgess. Should the
Burgess refuse his assent he should
return the ordinance to the council
with his objections and against the
objections of the Burgess it requires
the affirmative vote of all the men,
bers elected to the council and shall
be determined by the calling of the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. McCarty was instructed to
correspond with State Highway Com
missioner Bigelow to ascertain what
assistance Honesdale might receive
from the State and what the proba-
bilities are for the construction of
the road in the near future.
Main street would have to be cut
down a foot lower than the present
grade.
When Main street is paved it
wants to be paved right, is the opin-
ion of the council.
1t will be necessary to float the
entire issue, about $4,000, to pay
the contractors, engineers and other
expenses, in case the people want
Main tsreet paved.
The council favors paving and 1t
is anxious to know the feeling of the
taxpayers in the proposed improve
ment. The Citizens columns are
open for a discussion, either favoring
or against the question at issue.