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COUNCIL IN SESSION.Interesting Meeting Held Last Night. — All Mem hers Present.The regular monthly meeting of the borough council was held laet night with all mem bora present, After the reading and Approval of I he minutes of the previous meeting, several letters and petitions were read by Clerk McMahan. The Federal Telephone company submitted « list of pole* owned by that corporation in the borough and asked that a settlement be made at the rate ol 50c per pole. Tim borough ordinance provides for SI.00 pet pole and council refused to accept the proposition of the company and iiiHtiuct-4*1 the solicitor to proceed to collect the amount stipulated in the ordinance. A bid submitted by T. W, New bouse loi the laying ot nil flido walks in the city' was read und referred lo the borough eii-1 gineer. |A u on) iiutnce was read authorizing a forty loot street to tbo river through the property ' of the Caroegie Steel Co. along the lino ofrthe Page Woven Wire Fence Co. On motion of Bnmbaugh seconded by Scott it was referred to the ordinance com mittee for a r^poi t at the next meeting oi council.An ordinance wan read providing for a license of one and two dollars each cu dogs kept within the borough limit# atid authorizing the police or constables to shoot all dugs running at laigo without collars containing the name ol tne Owner and the number of the Licensee issued. The j ordinance was referied to the onlinance committee. j. Chairman Bumbaugli of the streelB and J road# committee made a somewhat f lengthy report In which he recoin in ended J the immediate placing of 1,850 feet of ten] inch sewer at various jwmte throughout: the town. The lecointnendaLiun of the) Streets and roads committee wae ratified I by council and the borough engineer in- i etr acted to put the sowers in at once- [ The committee also advised the paving of Schoonmnker avenue Irom Twelfth street to the borough limits,The engineer was instructed to make a fcurvey ol the street and submit ai approximate cost of the work at the next irteelmg of council.The regular monthly payroll and a number oi other hi I la were authorized paid, after which council adjourned to meet at tlie call of the chair.Died-
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Monessen Daily Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jun 02, 1905
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