Bellefonte, Pa., May 9, 1930.
BELLEFONTE'S WATER
Report of Same Submitted to Coun.
cil Monday Evening. :
A stream of chlorine about as!
thick as an old-fashioned parlor!
match was injected into Bellefonte’s :
water supply, last Friday, by two
representatives of the State Sani- |
tary Water Board, according to a
report made to borough council on
Monday evening, and members of
the department are rather insistent
that the water supply should be
continuously chlorinated, notwith-
standing the fact that they freely
admitted, while in Bellefonte on
Friday, that Bellefonte has the
best and purest water supply in
the State. The men took samples
of the water along for analysis and
stated that they would return on
ednesday of this week for further
tests.
Only seven members were present
zt the meeting of council, the absen-
iees being Beaver and Kline.
Secretary Kelly read a form let-
ler from highway officials notifying
council that if paved streets on
highway routes are dug up for any |
purpose and not properly replaced |
the department may withdraw |!
maintenance until the streets are
properly repaired. The matter was
referred to the Street committee.
The Street committee reported
patching holes in various streets,
giving W. C. Coxey the street
grade at his home on Bishop street
and grading down east Curtin
street. The committee also reported
that Mr. Witter intenas going ahead
with his home building, on east
Curtin street, as soon as he is able
to get zround and will contribute
$100 toward the expense of extepd-
ing the sewer and water to his
proposed location. Council decided
to go ahead with the extension.
The Water committee reported
that unwards of a dozen meters
have been installed on places in
Bellefonte where the water is usea
commercially. Water taxes col-
lected amounted to $2100.00, ang
other collections $34.70. The com-
mittee also revorted that borough
engineer H. B. Shattuck, who has
been making a survey of the
Phoenix mill tract, can only find
4.41 acres, whereas the deed to the
borough calls for “8 acres, more or
less.” To more definitely establish
all lines it will be necessary to go
back sixty or more years on the
records, and council decided that the
job might as well be done now as
later and authorized the engineer
to go ahead.
It was at this juncture that Mr.
Cobb, of the Water committee, made
a report of the chlorine test of the
water. President Walker stated
that for more than a hundred years
the Bellefonte water has hada rep-
utation for its purity and council
and every citizen of the town should
protest any effort on the part of
ihe State to doctor it with chlorine
or any other solution.
The Finance commitiee presented
the report of the borough treasurer |
showing a debit in the borough de- |
partment of $320.96 and a balance
in the water department of $3649.00.
The committee also reported notes
due to the amount of $8,000. The |
borough treasurer reported that he |
had an offer of loans for $5800 at |
five per cent and itwas decided to
take these loans, pay off $3500 in
notes drawing six per cent and
renew notes for $4500.
The Fire and Police committee
reported receipt of $10.00 from a
truck driver for the work of the
Undines in helping to extinguish a
fire in his truck. One-third of the
amount will be paid to the fire
company.
Mr. Jodon, of the Town Improve-
ment committee, reported that an
inspection had been made of the
house being erected by E. R. Owens
on Lamb street, mear Spring creek,
and that it was found to conform
with plans furnished and that a
permit be granted. He also recom-
mended that a permit be granted
J. J. Shirk for the erection of a
garage on south Spring street. The
request of Mrs. Edward Spicher and
Herman Spicher for a permit to
build a house and garage, on east
Logan street, was referred to the
committtee with power.
Mr. Ardery, of the Special com-
mittee, reported that the fire zone
and building code ordinance had
been published for the first time
last week, and that 500 copies of
the same in pamphlet form will be
printed for use of the borough.
Mr. Ardery, of the Special com-
mittee, stated that the committee
had gone most thoroughly into the
matter of a new fire alarm system
and had the matter at such a stage
that he had intended to report it
for final action at that meeting,
but the committee had been inform-
ed that the fire alarm was under
the jurisdiction of the Fire and
Police committee, so he turned all
the data over to them. Mr. Jodon |
was the only member of that com-
mitteé present, and protested against
accepting the responsibility. Presi-
dent Walker called attention to the
fact that it will be necessary to
advertise for bids before making a
purchase and left the matter in the
hands of both the Special and Fire
and Police committees.
The Street committee reported
that the old street truck is worn
jout and recommended the purchase
of a new Ford 3-tonm truck, at a
price of $925, less an allownace of
$75 for the old truck. Members of
council were of the opinion that
the “allowance” should be larger,
but council authorized the purchase
“at the best price possible,”
Mr. Cobb reported that C. Y.
Wagner had made an inventory of
the machinery in the Gamble mill
and asked if it was the wish of the
council to sell the same. President
Walker stated that the committee
might find out if thereis any mark-
et for it and the probable value and
—
then council can decide on the sale.
Mr, Emerick stated that the Beatty
Motor Company is anxious tc rent
the entire first and second floors
of the Phoenix mill for storage pur-
poses. Referred to the Water com-
mittee. ;
Five bids were submitted for fur.
nishing sewer pipe and Y’s for the
Curtin street extension, which re.
duced to dollars and cents were as
follows: C. F. Tate, $194.50;
Thomas Caldwell & Son, $202.46,
Lyons Witmer, $180.00, Walter
Eberhart, $164.09; A. E. Schad,
$185.90. Eberhart being the lowest
bidder, was awarded the contract,
Borough bills totaling $1545.66
and water bills $1603.05 were ap-
proved for payment,
FOURTH BANK BANDIT
CAUGHT AT SCHENLEY.
Leo Kline, nineteen years old, the
fourth member of the amateur ban-
dit - gang which last September
staged a sensational robbery of the
Beech Creek bank, was arrested at
Schenley, near Pittsbrugh, last week,
and returned to Lock Haven to an-
swer before the court for the part
he played in the affair.
It will be recalled that at noon-
time on September 19th, last, two
men entered the Beech Creek bank,
held up cashier J. A. Haugh and
made their escape in a Packard
car stolen ar hour earler from Mil.
ton Sykes. Dr. P. McDowell Tib-
bens shot at the bandits, near How-
ard, then he and Frank Williams,
of Howard, headed them off on the
Snow Shoe road, above Runville,
where Williams took two shots at
them with the result that the car
was wrecked on the side of a con-
crete bridge and the three men were
captured the same day and the
stolen money recovered,
The bandits proved to be Wil-
liam Delaney, who died in the Cen-
tre County hospital the following
night from injuries received in the
wreck of the automobile; Raymond
Shope and H. H. Kline, both of
whom were given long termsin the
penitentiary when sentenced in the
Clinton county court.
Leo Kline, isa son of H. H. Kline,
and while he took no active part in
the robbery he was to have aided
in the escape of the bandits. After
the gang stole the Sykes car young
Kline drove their own car out to
the Rattlesnake, in the Allegheny
mountains, where he was to wait
the coming of the other men. When
they failed to arrive at the ap-
pointed time young Kline made a
getaway and so completely covered
his trail that .no absolute trace of
him was discovered until he was
arrested in Schenley last week.
——The Beatty Motor company
has taken a lease on a portion of
the lumber yard, at the Claster
and Son planing mill, and will pse
the ground as a storage and sales
place for second hand automobiles.
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