The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-08

Tuesday Was Set as Date of Spec
ial Meeting-Railway Company
Formally Accepts Franchise.
The members of the borough coun-
Gil met in the council rooms in the
city hall Thursday evening. At this
regular meeting the report of the
committee on paving was read and
Tuesday night was named as the
time for a special meeting to dis
cuss the same and take official ac-
ton on the report.
Messrs. G.. w. Penwarden, w. H.
Kreitner, G. A. McCarty, the COM
mittee sent to Harrisburg and Phil
adelphia to investigate the different
kinds of paving materials in use and
to determine which was the best to
use on the streets here in the event
of the paving of the Honesdale
streets, recommended that the
only material suitable for the paving
of Main street was either brick or
wooden blocks. The wooden blocks
are more expensive but their inves-
tigation proved that they were more
durable than brick. A forty foot
pavement for Honesdale would cost
about $4,000 and of this amount
$4,000 or $4,000 is now available
from the State. While in Harris
burg the committee called on Com
missioner Bigelow, who stated that
the borough could select any kind
of paving material and the state
would make the survey of the street
free of cost to the borough. The
result of the committees work in
Harrisburg was the coming of the
state surveyors here last week. The
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pleted The council will act on the
matter at special meeting Tuesday
evening.
Street Commissioner Weidner
was authorized to begin the cleaning
up of Main street. The work of
scraping the roads began Saturday.
The council as whole are not in fa-
for of spending any more money
on Main street than is absolutely
necessary. They will not buy any
more crushed stone to cover the
tracks or the old rails. The roads
however, will be put in proper shape
for the safety of traffic.
G. w. Penwarden and G. H. Ret
tew were made a committee with
power to settle with Varcoe for the
damage done to his printing plant
by water at the time the plug broke
at the Erik fire last year.
1t was ordered that the Spring
street sewer be heightened.
A communication was received
from M. B. Allen, president of the
Wayne County Railway company,
stating that they had accepted the
franchise recently passed by the
town council,
The report of the property valua-
tion of the borough was handed in
The valuation for 1913 is $2,199,-
191, which amount is $7,265 less
than it was last year. For several
years the borough has been going
behind and it was unanimously vot-
ed to increase the 1913 tax levy one
half mill, making the total levy
| for the year six mills. The levy for
last year was five and one-half mills.
The Alert Fire company asked
the council for help to replace brok,
en- ladders in case of future fires.
Bills for damage done to fire appara-
tus at fires will be considered when
presented to the council at regular
meeting.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Bell phone, $S,4O; Kraft &
Conger, coal, $25.35; Water Co.,
$152.5O; Electric Light Company.
$267.53; Levi GeGroat, $4,000; J.
J. Canivan, $4,000; John Lyons,
$25.0O; j. H. Carroll, $3.50; Chas.
Truscott, $6.25; Interest on bond to
March 2, $500; Kreitner Bros,
$2S.54; Fred Castle, $500; L. Weld
ner, team, $1,000; L. Weidner, $21.-
Is; H. Knorr, $9.1O; L. Morrison,
1880; Scranton Legal Blank Co.,
$500; G. w. Penwarden, $4,000; w.
H. Kreitner, S24.34; G. A. McCarty,
$36.74; Honesdale Water Co., $40;
G. Watts, pipe, $31.18.