Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-01
PEOPLE
PULL TOGETHER
Big Meeting Held by the Voters of
the County's Newest Munic-
ipality Last Night

Residents of PaXtang got together"
last night in town meeting to make
the baby borough II of the most at
tIactivc places on the u and laying
aside differences or the subject of in
corporation named men from whom
the court can select election officers,
discussed plans for Improvements, edu-
cation, sanitation, assessments ana
welfare, and wound up with three
cheers and a tiger for h newest mu-
nicipality. lust to show the feeling, 1t
might be stated that while there are
123 voters IN the new borough, about
100 appeared at the meeting in the
schooinouse.
The meeting vas called primarily to
choose men from whom the Judges can
Select men 10 noiu the first borougn
election. The names oil three men
were chosen for Judges of election,
majority ana minority inspectors II
advertiser OF the election. The choice
of these twelve men was attended by
much goou-natured nominating and
protestations against being pushed into
public service SO early IN the existence
of the new borough. william IL. Seel,
chairman of the town meeting winch
arranged Tor the incorporation pro-
/ ceeulngs, presided, with n. Boyd HAM
iiton acting as secretary III the tenn
| porary absence OF r.. M. Gilbert, the
secretary, ana County treasurer Ar
muir H.. Balley in the position or legal
guide. the counsel Tor the incor-
poration move could not be present,
| having gone TO Erie to attend the state
Tar meeting, but Mr.. Bailey speedily
qualified to act as attorney
burgess Win a Veto
A list OF the matters which must be
taken up was submitted ny Mr.. Bailey
and when the twelve names to be given
! to the court had been chosen it was
decided TO mold the first borough cleo
! ton on August 4 in the scnoolnouse.
civil government over the proposition
| of whether the burgess should be Il
m of council or be a purely ex-
ecutlve official with a right OF veto,
The discussion afforded an interest
ing idea of the way the people thought,
for there was not a voice in oppo-
sition to q motion by John III. Schuster
mat the council should consist of seven
members and that the burgess should
| be a separate official and not have a
vote in council.
This provision will be placed in the
charter and means that the burgess
will have the same standing as the
executives of Steelton, Camp Hill, New
Cumberland and other places.
Mr.. Bailey then explained hat the
borough would elect at the special
election a burgess. seven councilmen.
five school directors, Justice of the
peace, constable and assessors. the Sc
lection of the board of health. street
commissioner and treasurer being mat
tiers for the. council The men to be
elected in August Will serve until their
successors. chosen at the municipal
election in November. 1915. can
qualify. The classification of council
men and directors will take place after
the 1915 election.
SmalIwood for Burgess
With the exception that many of the
voters informally doomed Thomas w,
Smallwood for burgess. there was
nothing said about candidates. Mr.
Smallwood. who is a well-known bust
ness man, is a prominent and active
resident of Paxtang and was generally
declared by everyone to be eminently