The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-11
BOROUGH COUNCIL HOLD A
MEETING
Street Railway Franchise To Be
Taken Up at Adjourned Meeting
w. III. Lee Appointed Solicitor
Bills Paid,

w. H. Lee Appointed Solicitor
Bills Paid.
The borough council met at their
regular monthly meeting Thursday
evening with the following council
men present: Martin Caufield, presi-
dent; G. w. Penwarden, treasurer;
John Erik, secretary; c. H. Rettew,
S. T. Ham, VIM. Kreitner and Thos.
Canivan.
The minutes of the last meeting
and special meetings were read and
approved.
w. H. Lee, at a recent meet
ing was authorized to draw up an
ordinance to repeal the franchise
rights given to the Lackawaxen VAL
ley Railway company, which was
later taken over by the Wayne Coun-
ty Traction company. The ordinance
was drawn up and passed by the
council repeating all rights of the
above companies to the use of the
borough streets. An ordinance was
drawn up by Atty. Lee for the Wayne
County Railway company, the pres
ent venture, for the granting of
franchise The matter was discuss
ed at length by the council but it
was finally deferred for two weeks
| to be taken up at an adjourned
meeting, at which time each article
in the proposed franchise will be
gone over and discussed.
1t is likely that if the railway
| company is given the franchise at the
next meeting of the council they will
| be obliged to pave the street inside
| ciI 10
as the track is laid. If this is done
the borough will in all likelihood
pave the remainder of the main
street at the same time. A meeting
will be held some evening this week
| to discuss the matter.
The report of the treasurer, G. w.
Penwarden, showed cash on hand at
last meeting, $2,552.62.
Received from B. H. Dittrich, Ii
cense for January, February and
March, $500.
Received from H. Schuerholz
1909 duplicate; balance, $2,619.45.
Paid out during month, $1,0S9.-
70; balance on hand, $1,529.66.
A communication was received
from DR.. Balta for permission to
erect two street lights in front of st.
Mary Magdalen's church. The per-
mission was granted.
The superintendent of the Electric
Light company was authorized to
put in a new whistle valve, the cost
not to exceed $5S.15.
A contract was signed between
| Protection Engine Company No. 3
and the Torrey estate whereby per-
mission was granted by the latter
to place the hose cart building on
the lot at the corner of East Exten-
sion and Seventeenth streets. The
secretary was authorized to attend
to the moving of the building at
once.
G. w. Penwarden and John Lyons
reported that they had inspected all
the fire plugs in the borough and
had found them all in good condi-
ton.
Harry Rettew was authorized to
go to Scranton to consult with the
city engineer there in regard to how
rails of street railways are laid and
other matters pertaining to the
granting of a franchise.
w. H. Lee, Esq, was appointed
borough solicitor at the meeting
Thursday evening, his term of office
to begin January l, 1918, at the
salary of $50 year. The Burgess
c. A. McCarty, has been doing the
work of solicitor for the borough for
some time but now finds that the
two offices conflict and for some
months the borough has been with
out a solicitor.
The Firemen's Relief Association
was paid $255, $64 out of their fund
held by the borough.
1t was decided to borrow $2,073
to pay for the fixtures used in the
new postoffice. 1t was also decided
to have the borough statement pub
lished in the three papers of Homes
dale.
The following bills were ordered
paid
Kraft & Conger s 4O,7O
Bell Telephone $40
Electric Light Co. 276.05
Window guards for postoffice 97.25
o. T. Chambers 100
Erik Bros, sewer pipe 235.0S
F. w. Clauson 1.80
John Canivan 5000
Levi DeGroat $4,000
L. Weidner, labor 24.21
L. Weidner, team work S.54
L. Roegner, carting so
John Caufield, moving safe $500
c. H. Rettew 27.S5
VIM. F. Igo, painting flag pole 1000
F. M. Fuller, auditing 200
Firemen's Relief 255.64
Postoffice fixtures 2,073.OO
George Foster, sale 1850