The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-17

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND
III DIRECTING A SPECIAL ELECTION
ING THE ASSENT OF THE ELECTORS
OF THE BOROUGH OF HONESDALE
TO AN INCREASE OF THE BOROUGH
INDEBTEDNESS.
Whereas, There exists an appropriation
of $17, 10000 made by the Highway Depart
ment Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
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. b." Have
the pavement completed before the first
of June 1914. And WHEREAS, The State
Highway engineers have made survey
and draft of the streets proposed to be
paved, to wit: Main street from the
south side of Fourth street to Weaver's
crossing forty feet in width, and from
Weavers crossing to the north line of the
borough twenty-three feet in width, along
Weavers crossing along West Park
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 vitrified brick pavement along the said
streets at t., slxty-nine thousand dollars,
of the said borough together with the
present Indebtedness would exceed two
Of the said borough; and WHEREAS,
The Wayne County Railway Company
are about to lay their rails upon Main
street and 1t is desirable that the said
street should be paved as the rails are
laid; and WHEREAS, Deducting from
the the estimat@d ST ted cost IT, The Appropria-
Railway Company, as per their franchise
which amount is to be paid direct to the
crease of Indebtedness of not exceeding
forty thousand dollars, and deducting the
tWo-thirds of the remaining cost of the
said pave to be. paid by the owners of
real estate bounded by or abutting there
on, which amount is to be paid direct to
the borough Treasurer would leave the
actual increased Indebtedness less than
fifteen thousand dollars. THEREFORE,:
Sec. First-Be it enacted and ordained
by the Town Council of the borough of
GH0mesoaIe Zones IN the county of Wayne and
Gil assembled, and 1t is hereby enacted
and ordained by the authority of the
make an increase of the present in
debtedness and for that purpose set forth
the following statement
"a" That the last assessed valuation
hundred and ninety thousand one hun
dred and eighty dollars.
O., p. m That the present Indebtedness is
''c." That the per centage of increase
T., d" That the purpose of said increase
is to defray the cost of pave upon Main
and West Park streets.
Sec: Second-That special election be
Helu III llle Sdlu DOrOuSn on the Eleventh
day of July, 1913, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning by ballot the consent of the cleo
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. ID. 1913, ordained
and enacted, adopted and passed by the
dale in council assembled as an ordin-
ance of the said borough, to go into ef-
feet and operation from and after the
publication thereof nnnnr6inp 70 1oJ
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
President of the Town Council of the
Borough of Honesdale.
JOHN ERIK,
Secretary of the Town Council of the
Borough of Honesdale.
Approved this Sixth day of June, 1918.
CHAS. A. MCCARTHY,
47w4. Burgess