Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
NEWS OF STEELTON
.BANDSTAND TO
BE EERECTED SOON
Council Authorizes Transfer
ring of $4,000 Fund For
Another Purpose


Action taken by the Borough
Council at the August meeting held
last evening will insure, in the near
future, the erection of a permanent
bandstand on the lawn at Front
street and Angle avenue. A motion
for its erection was presented by
councilman McEntee, who is also
president of the SteeIton band. A
complete description of the new
structure was not obtainable, but 1t
Is SAID that the building will be
large enough to comfortably seat
my musicians with ample room for
tAelr stands and instruments.
An ordinance providing that the
question of transferring $4,000. OBJ
laineo through a bond issue for the
purpose OF erecting an isolation hos
Pltal Tor treating contagious dis
eases TO other usage was passed
nnaliy last evening. The ordinance
provides that the voters shall on
november decide whether or not
the borough shall use the hospital
Iund to pay for motor trucks for
the collection of garbage, motor fire
apparatus, a garage for the garbage
trucks and permanent repairs to fire
houses. ~ -'-
Inc ordinance authorizing the
vote on the transfer states that 1t
mas been found that the hospital
could not be built and maintained
without placing a burden upon the
people of the borough and that an
act or the recent State Legislature
provides that the counties of the
state shall build and maintain out
oI county funds hospitals for isolat-
ing and treating contagious diseases.
An ordinance regulating the col
lection and removal of garbage was
passed on second reading and final
actlon was taken on another ordi-
nance giving the Board of Health
control of house plumbing and sewer
| connections.
To Authorize Payment
Funds with which to pay the bor-
ough's share of the big surface
! drainage system now under con-
struction in the bed of the old canal
ABOVE Locust street and in Cones
! toga street will be provided through
bond issue authorized in an ordi-
nance passed on first reading last
evening Bonds bearing four per
cent. interest and maturing in thirty
years will be issued to the amount
or S25,OOO, which is one-third of the
cost of the big sewer.
Amend Sidewalk Law
An ordinance, which passed first
reading, amends the present law reg
ulatlng sidewalk Instructions. This
amendment was presented at the
instance of the Businessmen's Asso-
citation and allows outside show
cases to be used with the permission
of Council. This ordinance will be
further amended upon being brought
! up for second reading to regulate
the height of awnings above the
| sidewalks.
A complaint against the Chief of
Police by John Slovinac, of Main
street, was read and tabled by Coun-
ell. Slovinac, who was arrested
some time ago when he interfered
with a squad of police in discharg-
Ing their duty, stated that he was
threatened by the Chief and de-
| clared that he will hold the borough
responsible for the actions of the
police. A lengthy opinion from the
Solicitor showed that the borough
cannot be held responsible for such
action by any of its officers.
Council authorized the installa-
ton of a new steam supply line to
the West Side hosehouse from the
borough pumping station.