The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-12
COUNCIL PURCHASES LAND
To OPEN EAST STREET
BY PASSING OF ORDINANCE
THURSDAY EVENING DEAL is
CONSUNINIATED.
Several Permits Issued-Many linz
provements to be Made-West
Side Avenue Sewer Ordered EX-
tended-BiIls Paid.

provements to be Made-West
Side Avenue Sewer Ordered EX-
tended-BilIs Paid.
East street will be opened to the
public according to an ordinance
unanimously passed by the borough
council at their regular monthly
meeting held at the town hall last
Thursday evening. The ordinance
calls for strip of land 40x2OO feet
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, which will connect East
street with East Street Extension,
for which the council agrees to pay
$4,000 The borough fathers did
not buy the Wilson house, that be-
ing taken over by George Erik, who
also purchased the U. S. Beers prop
erty. Over $4,000 was paid out on
Honesdale streets last year and as
no such amount has been expended
/ this year, the borough fathers felt
confident that money that otherwise
would be applied to the better roads
in town would go a long ways to-
ward the purchase of the strip of
land, and at the same time give
Honesdale an improvement that
ought to have been enjoyed years
ago. The street committee, in max
ing it's report, stated that the mem
bers of the committee instructed So
licitor Lee to find purchaser for
land after Attorney Garratt gave his
lowest figure to the council at S4,-
800. Solicitor Lee stated that he
secured a prospective purchaser and
I obtained an option on the Garratt or
1 Wilson property and also the Beers
Il house and lot, paying 500 to each
owner to bind the bargain.
Full Board Present.
All members of the council were
present, including Solicitor w. H.
Lee, Mayor G. A. McCarty and Street
Commissioner Lawrence Weidner.
The meeting was called to order at
s o'clock by President Martin Cau-
field. After roll call Secretary John
Erik read minutes of the last regular
and three special meetings.
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer George w. Penwarden
reported as follows: In treasury last
meeting S132.30. Borrowed from
Honesdale National Bank $500, four
months, less interest $491.66; bor-
rowed from Farmers and Mechanics
Bank $500, four months, less inter-
est $491.67. Received permits at
SOC each from G. H. Rettew, S. E.
Morrison, c. Markey, ]. E. Cook, o.
M. Spettigue 4, Delaware & Hudson
4. Received from Postmaster M. B.
Allen, rent postoffice, from April
to June 80, $500. From ]. Adam
Kraft, sewer and permit ON Park
street, $40.5O. Total, $1,462.13.
Paid out during month, $1,0S5.76,
leaving balance of $376.37 in the
Treasury. Since Treasurer Penwar-
den balanced his books for the month
of July the following amounts were
also received: From Theodore Dryer,
privilege of connecting High street
sewer, $40; from ]. j. Canivan, dog
tax license, $46.20; from M. Cau-
field, permits, $3.50.
Two Mill Levy Fund.
At a recent special meeting the
council passed an ordinance author
izing the placing of two mills valu-
alton upon town property to pay off
the borough's Indebtedness for the
paving of Main and Park streets as
the result Of the special election held
July IL. Providing no paving is
done this fall the money will go into
separate fund in the bank and will
not be used otherwise than for paw
ng purposes. 1t was the desire of
he council to do away with long
Term bonds, thus saving the town
money instead of paying interest for
number of years. The towns as
- Bessed valuation is placed at $2,-
80, ,1S0. After the collectors COM
mission and generations have been
|aken out it will leave net balance
bf about $500 per year. 1t is ex-
pected to pay off the pave indebted
less in about ten years, which is
laimed to be the life of a good vitri-
led brick road.
= Sheriff's Bill Held Over.
A bill amounting to S50.4O for
board and care of town and transit
prisoners in the county Jail was pre-
+ ented by Sheriff F. c. Kimble for
|ayment. The bill was turned over
I 10 Mayor McCarty for revision.
Among those taken care of were
Runaway Mike" and Stephen
= Fraft.
Electric Light Contract.
G. w. Penwarden, committee on
enewing the contract with the Con-
& olidated Electric Light, Heat and
lower company, stated that he had
OF received a new contract from the
uperintendent of said company,
ut was told by Mr.. Eisele that the
Id contract would hold good until a
WI ew one was executed. The commit
& be was continued.
Il Vacancy in Board of Health.
y Solicitor Lee apprised the council
# hat vacancy would exist in the
oard of Health during August and
T. hat new member would have to be
Z ppointed. The council made no ap-
g. ointment at this meeting.
To Extend Westside Sewer.
81 On motion of S. T. Ham, seconded
w. H. Kreitner, Street Commits
oner Weidner was empowered to
Ktend the Westside sewer from the
tengle property to the south line of
obert M. Dorin's and that the COM