The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-10

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND
III DIRECTING A SPECIAL ELECTION
ING F2H RE TE AssEST ISFPRsE F Fti qF GcToRs IST5R
OF THE BOROUGH OF HONESDALE
TO AN INCREASE OF THE BOROUGH
INDEBTEDNESS.
of $l7500.00 made by the Highway Depart
ment of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania for Wayne county, which appropri-
alton is available for paving purposes in
the borough of Honesdale; and
WHEREAS, In order to obtain and Sc
cure this appropriation the said borough
must, "a" Connect the paved street with
an existing State Highway. 3D." Have
the pavement completed before the first
of June 1914. And WHEREAS, The State
and and draft Of the Streets @ % proposed to '6 be
paved, to wit; Main street from the
south side of Fourth street to Weayer's
| Weaver's crossing to the north line of the
borough twenty-three feet in width, along
which the Trolley line will run, and from
street to the west line of the borough six
| teen feet wide, there connecting with an
| existing State Highway; and WHEREAS,
| the State engineers estimate the cost of
| a vitrifed brick pavement along the said
streets at sixty-nine thousand dollars,
of the said borough together with the
present indebtedness would exceed two
per cent: of the last assessed valuation
/ The Wayne County Railway Company
are about to lay their rails upon Main
street and it is desirable that the said
| street should be paved as the rails are
laid; and WHEREAS, Deducting from
! the estimated cost, a. The Appropria-
! ton, b. The amount to be paid by the
| Railway Company, as per their franchise,
! which amount is to be paid direct to the
pave CONTRACTOR, would leave a paper in
forty thousand dollars, and deducting the
! two-thirds of the remaining cost of the
! said pave to be paid by the owners of
on, which AMOUNT is to be paid direct to
| the borough Treasurer would leave the
actual increased Indebtedness less than
fifteen thousand dollars. THEREFORE,:
| by the Town Council of the borough of
| Honesdale in the county of Wayne and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in coun,
and ordained by the authority of the
same; That the Town Council desire to
debtedness and for that purpose set forth
the following statement.
"a" That the last assessed valuation
Of the said borough is two million, one
dred and eighty dollars.
3D." That the present Indebtedness is
&c" That the per centage of increase
I'd" That the purpose of said increase
is to defray the cost of pave upon Mair
| and West Park streets.
Sec, Second-That a special election be
held in the said borough on the Eleventh
day OF July, 1919, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning by ballot the consent of the elec.
tors of the said borough for the said in.
crease of indebtedness for the purposes
aforementioned
The foregoing Ordinance was on the
Fifth day of June A. d. 1913, ordained
and enacted. adopted and passed by the
Town Council of the borough of Homes
dale in council assembled as an ordin
ance of the said borough, to go into eff
feet and operation from and after the
publication thereof according to law.
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
| President of the Town Council of tn,
Borough of Honesdale.
JOHN ERIK,
Secretary of the Town Council of tn,
Borough of Honesdale.
Approved this Sixth day of June 1913
CHAS. A. MCCARTHY,
| 47w4. Burgess.