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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1925
Page
6
The notice states that the ordinance has passed first and second readings in the city, now awaiting final passage. Clerk Isid Bonneil lists Porter as the city clerk.
Council proposes to grade drain curb and pave Smith Street from West Wayne Avenue to York Street with a 24 foot wide vitrified paving job. Project funded by city and assessments on abutting property with bonds issued and scheduled payments to owners.
City ordinance outlines advertisement for bids over ten days to cover improving a street, with bidder instructions and cost sharing. It details council approval, contract execution, bond issuance, assessment methods, and payment terms including five annual installments at six percent interest, with enforcement by viewers and court.
A detailed ordinance outlines curb and paving work for Cory streets including grading, drainage, and inter street intersections. It specifies materials such as vitrified paving brick or concrete, the reward for lowest bidder, and the assessment process on abutting property owners with five annual installments.
The city council advances a drainage and improvement bond issue to fund costs for draining across Washington Street. The ordinance calls for bonds payable in five years with semiannual interest, to be issued after official procedures and readings, with Porter as pay clerk and Corry or City Treasurer handling assignments and filings.
The ordinance has passed first second and third readings in the Corry City Council and is now sent for final passage. C. B. Porter, City Clerk, notes the procedural steps completed.
Council of Corry passes Bil No 18 providing grading draining curbing and paving Allen Street from Washington to Mott streets. It outlines assessment payment and collection of costs and issuance of street improvement bonds charged against abutting property. The ordinance orders Allen Street to be graded drained curbed and paved to a twenty foot width.
The ordinance authorizes thirty one thousand one hundred dollars in bonds for drainage, grading, paving and street widening on Smith, Frederick, Congress, Wright, Allen and Main streets in Corry. It prescribes bond terms, interest at five percent, payment schedule from 1935 to 1986, and method of issuance, registration and coupon attachment.
Anton Ronde and Stanley Kocra were arrested in Oil City after a robbery in a crate of items. They appeared before the court, each pled not guilty, and were held for a hearing next week with bail set.
Sherman spends on a new fire engine, with a motorized truck to boost firefighting capacity. The Board of Trade examined the proposal, and local firemen pressed for prompt action to secure funds. Crew members are noted for support, while delays were expected as plans advance.
City of Corry Erie County Pennsylvania contemplates bonds funded by property taxes to cover interest and principal. The ordinance lists annual tax levies from 1925 to 1943 amounts and directs appropriation of proceeds to the designated fund and city treasury.
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