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come to a calendar for
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or th.07 are su'ojrribors
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more left. Come soon.
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BLOOMSBUKG. PA.. FKIDAY. MAY 17. IS95.
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COUNCIL PROUEEDINGS.
The regular monthly meeting of
Town Council was held on Thtnsday
evening, 9th inst., the President and
all the members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
J. H. Maize stated that he had
$3000 insurance on the Town Hall
which would expire toon, and he de
sired to renew it. Referred to com
mittee. Paul E. Wirt asked to have Tine
street, near his new residence, graded,
to have the crest of the hill cut down
some which would be of advantage in
putting in water pipes, &c. The
grading will be for a distance of a 00
or 300 feet and the deepest to go
down will be about two or three feet
and that for only some 25 or 30 feet.
Wm. Rabb appeared and explained
as to the drain, which was complained
cf, from his property to the B. & S.
R. R., and said the drain had been
put there some six years ago or more
by the Town. He thinks the street
should be filled up and gutters put in.
The matter is referred to Committee
on Highways.
Klias Furman presented a petition
asking Town to accept the street and
alleys as deeded by Josiah Ralston in
Ralston addition and make same ac
cessible. Referred to Committee on
Highways.
G. M. Tustin pesented a petition
asking Town to put in crossing on
West Ninth street at Market, also wants
West Ninth street graded and a fire
plug put in. Referred to Committee
on Highways.
D. M. Geiger asked for sewer to be
extended on West Ninth street so he
can connect to get water out of his
cellar. Referred to Committee on
Sewers.
Town Engineer Brown showed a
profile and suggested grade on Pine
street near Paul E. Wirt's, which he
recommended to the consideration of
Council.
On motion of Wilson and Kester,
the Solicitor is directed to draw up an
Ordinance adopting the grade as sug
gested. Gorrey moved that the grad
ing be done under the supervision of
the Street Committee and that Coun
cil accept Mr. Wirt's offer to pay the
men cash as work is done and he will
then take an order from the Town for
the amount and wait until the finances
of Town are in better condition for
his pay. This motion was carried.
John Wolf on behalf of Mrs. Worth
ington, presented a bill of $8.65 for
work done at her property on Fifth
street which became necessary by
reason of main sewer stopping up on
said street and flooding her cellar.
Referred to Committee on Sewers.
Paul E. Wirt also asked that a sew
er be put in to accommodate residents
of East First street. After sewer is
put in he will cover the street from
top of hill to bottom with spalls at his
own expense if Town will cobble gut
ters. Referred to Committee on Sew
ers. Dr. Harter, of the Sanitary Com
mittee, states that the sewer should be
connected to the stone house corner
Third street and alley. The outhouse
at Central Hotel stable the committee
declares a nuisance. The Eves houses
on the old Rink site are in bad con
dition and should be attended to.
Town Solicitor R. R. Little, stated
that the subject of an increase of the
municipal indebtedness, confronted
the Council, as would appear by the
recently published report of the
Finance Committee, and because of
the judgment in the Ringrose case.
Inasmuch as the indebtedness, both
funded and floating, already exceeded
the constitutional limit ot two per
rent . it could onlv be done by an
ordinance of Council, desiring such
increase and providing for an election
to be held, favoring it. If the Council
had reached any such conclusion, i
would be advisable to determine upon
the amount of the proposed increase
and for what specific purposes, and
enact an ordinance m conformity with
the provisions of the Act of 1874, and
that it should be done at an early day,
because some time would elapse after
such ordinance enacted, before an
election could be had.
Chairman Wilson, of Committee
on Highways, presented a number of
recommendations which were accept
ed as follows :
That grade be given Dr. Harter by
engineer for gutter, and would suggest
flat stone be put in the bottom and
be cobbled uo to pavement.
That the wooden bridge be raised
on First street and grade be given for
pavements and that same be put in
safe condition.
That eutteis be cobbled on Fourth
St from Dr. Bierman's to Market St,
and crossing be put across alley from
his house to Waiionhurst s.
That a crossing be put across Fifth
St. from Caswe s to Mears' and tei
cgraph pole moved.
That a crossing be put at Seventh
and Market street across Seventh at
D. .. & W. depot.
That the crossing and cutter be
fixed at C. G. Barklev's corner.
That a crossing be laid on Second
St. at or near Josiah Giger's.
1 nat the crossing be fixed at Third
and Centre Sts. from White's to
Freezc's.
That lanterns be put on all bicycles
after dark. Fine attached for neglect,
also bicyclists ring at crossings.
That pavements be raised to grade
at and near the corner of Fifth and
Catharine Streets.
That Prof. Niles be notified to raise
his pavement to grade.
That a crossing be put across the
alley between W. E. Knorr's and
Rinker's on Second Street.
Also ask that permits be given to
the following :
Mrs. Charles Savage for laying stone
pavement.
Charles Howcr for building house
on Eighth St.
D. M. Geiger asked to be exoner
ated from paying dog tax on his dog
which died the day after it was
assessed. Granted.
B. F. Zarr asked to be exonerated
from paying for sewer connection for
reason that he could not connect on
r.ast street tna had to nig clear
through his lot to Third street at
great expense. Council however
thought he should pay for connection.
President Creasy made a report as
to fines, &c, received since last meet
ing :
Building permits were asked for
and granted as follows :
To L. Bernhard for addition to his
residence on Fifth street.
To James Rouch for house on West
Third street.
lo Creasy cc Wells tor house on
Iron street.
To Mrs. George Hassert for addi
tion to her residence. .
To J. E. Welliver for house on his
lot on Leonard street.
lo acob Khodes tor house on
Port Noble street.
To E. P. Williams for barn on his
Fifth street lot.
To Dr. Harter for a new house.
To Thomas Hickey for a building
on Leonard street.
To W. L. Demaree for house on
Fifth street
Po J. E. Wilson for double house
on West Second street.
Secretary stated that he made out a
notice and that the Chief Police
served same on Mr. Hoofnagle about
nuisance on his premises, that he
mur.t remove same, &c.
Mr. Kester asked that Mr. Lazarus
be compelled to put a pavement down
along his lot on West Third street.
Referred to Street Committee.
Mr. Kester said he investigated the
reported nusiarce on Mrs. Oberender's
lot but did not find sufficient grounds
on which to condemn. The matter
however is to be looked into again.
The Secretary is directed to have
all releases in favor of Town recorded
in the Recorder's office.
The alley releasid by Paul E. Wirt
on East First Street is hereby given
the name of Lockard alley.
The President is authorized to
secure a loan trom Dank ot $500 tor
the purpose of paying the laborers
and running expenses at the present
time.
Adjourned to Thursday May 16, at
7.30 o'clock.
THE EOYAL AEOANUM.
Officers Eloctod at the Seventh Biennial
Session at Reading.
At the seventh biennial session ol
of the grand council of Royal Arcanum
of Pennsylvania officers were elected
as follows :
Grand regent, E. H. Leisenring, of
Chambersburg ; grand orator, Charles
E. Cornelius, of Pittsburg ; grand past
regent, L. D. Doolittle, ol Easton
grand orator, Webster C. Weiss,
Bethlehem : grand secretary, I. n
Wright, Pittsburg ; grand treasurer
N. Durrell Shuster, Philadelphia;
grand chaplain, R. W. Hockersmith,
Shippensburg : grand guide, 1 . A.
Locke, Erie; grand warden, C. A.
Graul, Mt. Pleasant ; grand sentry
J. K. Fisher, Braddock; third alter
nate for supreme representative, J. M,
Smiley ; fourth alternate supreme re
presentative, J. T. Shallenberger
representatives to supreme council
E. D. Doolittle, Easton j J. A. Lang
fitt, Pittsburg; William H. Shoe
maker, Philadelphia, and Owen D.
Roberts, Philadelphia. Alternates to
supreme council, J. T. Shallenberger,
Allegheny ; J. M. Smiley, North War
ren ; Dr. B. I. Detterer, Reading
J. G. Sloan, Monongahela City,
Beaver Falls was selected as the next
place of meeting.
AH lines of business are very quiet
just now, in Bloomsburg.,
INCOME TAX EXEMPTION.
Collector Grant Horring Receive Some In-
(tructions From Treasury Department.
The following letter from the com
missioner of internal revenue to Col
lector Grant Herring, of this district,
will be interesting to people who are
studying the income tax law :
Treasury Department, 1
Office of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. )
Washington, D. C, May 8, 1805.
Grant Herring J'Jsq., Collector nth
Jhatricl, iscranton, I'ennsylvama.
Sir In reply to your letter of the
27th ultimo, and subsequent telephone
message, relative to tax law
of rents and royalities derived from
coal mines and other real estate, and
referring to the profits acquired from
lease hold or subordinate estates by
persons whose tenure and rights are
fixed by all of the various forms of
contracts and conveyances, you are
advised as follows :
AH rents, profits and income deriv
ed from land, and its immediate pro
duct, acquired by the owner of the
freehold or dominant estate, are ex
empt from taxation as income cf said
owner.
This exemption extends to ail rents
paid for the use of real estate, either
in money or a portion of the products
of the land, and applies alike to all
coal, oil, mineral and other substances
taken from land. Rents and piofits
acquired by the owner of lease hold
or subordinate interests in real estate
dj njt fa'l within the exemption
extended to. rents and income
of real estate, and are, therefore, sub
ject to taxation as income under the
law and regulations providing for the
return and payment of tax on income.
The line between taxable and non
taxable profits growing out of royalties
paid for and profits acquired in the
mining of coal is illustrated by the
following examples :
A. as owner in fee of land contain
ing deposits of coal or mineral, mines
and sells said coal or mineral and ac
quires a profit therefrom. Such profit
is the direct income from real estate
and not subject to the income tax.
A sells the coal contained in a por
tion of the land to B, by a conveyance
vesting absolute title ii B. to all coal
found on said land, with the right to
cxter and mine and remove the same.
B becomes, by virtue of such transfer,
the owner of real estate, and his profits
growing out of the mining and sale of
the coal purchased, woald be income
from real estate not subject to taxa
tion. A leases or rents another portion of
land to C, with the right to enter and
mine coal for the payment of a definite
amount, either for a certain period of
time, or for each ton of coal mined.
The profits acquired by A, the owner
of the land, would be rent, royalty or
income from the land, not subject to
taxation, but all the profits acquired
by C from the mining and sale of said
coal or sub leasing of said right, would
be profits growing out of a chattel in
terest in land, and not income from
real estate incident to the ownership
thereof, and are subject to taxation.
The exemption can be extended
onlv to the profits acquired by the
owner of the free hold estate, and all
of the profits of the "working inter
est," in the hands of lessees, contrac
tors and of all other persons, are sub
ject to income tax.
Respectluliy yours,
G. W. Wilson,
Acting Commissioner.
Ihe Christian Endeavor societies
of Bloomsburs will hold a union
prayer-meeting in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening. It will
begin with a song service at fifteen
minutes past six o clock. 1 he subject
... . -1. 1 .1-
will ue foreign Missions, ana me
members of the different societies are
requested to come prepared to relate
brief facts and incidents illustrating
the kind of work being done and
progress being made by their own
church Board in the foreign field.
Deputy Collector Robert Bucking
ham, of this district, says that the
amount of the income tax from North
umberland county, amounted to three
thousand dollars that was turned over
to the Government. Of this amount
Shamokin paid the largest share. In
Collector Herring's district, that em
braces twenty counties, Luzerne pays
the most tax and Sullivan the least.
1). T. Bound Esq., of Shickshinny,
has resigned his commission as Justice
of the Peace, and accepted a position
with the Erie & Wyoming Valley
Railroad Co., and will remove to
Scranton. several years ago he was
Supt. of the Bloomsburg Division of
D. L. & W. and is well known in
railroad circles.
BRIEF MENTION.
About Peoplo You Know.
Mrs. Dr. Kelicr went to Philadelphia on
Monclny.
R. C. Drinker visited hi relatives here
this week.
F. T. IJillmrjer Esq. snent several days in
town this week.
John M. Clark
on Wednesday.
Esq. went to Harrishurg
Reuben I less has brightened
up his resi-
dunce by a coat ol paint.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Sclioch
wont to
Philadelphia on Thursday.
J. M. Amcrman Esq., of Forks, spent a
few hours in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Meigs of Lebanon is the guest Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Meigs, on Iron Street.
Ex-sheriff Samuel Smith of Stillwater
was in town on Wednesday on business.
Mrs. S. B. Henderson of Montgomery
Station, gave birth to a daughter on Sunday.
W. II. Snyder Ksq. of Locust township,
was among the visitors to town on Monday.
rhincas Whitmire of Pine township was
among the visitors to liloonisburg on Wed
nesday. Mrs. Verily of Philadelphia is visiting her
relatives here. She was called here last week
by the death other mother, Mrs. ilendur
shott. We are pleased to announce that commiss
ioner J. '. riwank is mucli improves! in
health, and is attending to his public duties
tins week.
Ceo, C. Koan, fireman of the (Jol.t'M ki an
oltice, is attending the annual meeting ot
the Knights of the Golden Eagle at Will
i.imsport this week.
1. W. I.cnahan, the veteran school teach
er of Willmrton, Coayngham township, was
n town last Monday to take up his commis
sion ns justice of the peace.
ECKLEY B. 00XE.
Death of the Leading Coal Operator in
the United States.
Hon. Eckley B. Coxe died at 10:25
o'clock Monday morning at his home
in Drifton.
Eckley B. Coxe was borne in Phila
delphia, June 4, 1830, but tor many
years had made his home in Dntton,
near his extensive coal mines. He
graduated at the University of Penn
sylvania, in 1858 and afterward com
pleted a scientific course of study in
Europe, upon nis return ne uegan,
with his brothers, the business of
mining anthracite coal in the Lehigh
region, upon property belonging to his
family and inherited from his grand
father, Tench Coxe. Mr. Coxe was
well-known throughout this country
for his practical and scientific know
ledge of mining.
He was an ardent Democrat ana
in 1880 was elected to the state sen
ate of Pennsylvania from the twenty
sixth senatorial district. He did not
take his seat, however, because he de
clined to take the oath of office. His
reasons for refusing to take the oath,
as expressed in a lengthy letter to his
constituents, were that he could not j
swear that he had not contributed
money to procure his election. In
the letter Mr. Coxe said : " Although
I used money for expenses not ex
pressly authorized by law, yet not one
cent was spent with my knowledge or
consent for any improper or fraudu
lent purpose."
His constituents accepted the ex
planations in the same spirit as that
in which they were given and in 18S1,
the senatorial seat being vacant, he
was re elected to the seat by a ma
jority of over three times as large as
that which he had received the previ
ous year. He served the full term.
In 1S82 Mr. Coxe'sname was present
ed to the Democratic gubernatorial
convention, but after a few ballots he
threw his support to Mr. Pattison. In
1884 he was chairman of the Pennsyl
vania delegation to the Democratic
National Convention at Chicago that
nominated Mr. Cleveland.
He was the largest individual coal
operator in the United States. The
valui of the coal lands belonging to
the Coxe family has been placed at
$10,000,000. Mr. Coxe leaves a
widow but no children.
The Catalogue of Muhlenberg Col
lege, Allentown, has been received.
Turning over its well printed pages
we notice that among its trustees are
the names of Hon. Edwin Albright,
Hon. C. J. Erdman, Congressman,
and Robert E. Wright, Esq , Chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee. The Faculty is large and
able ; its list of alumni numbers 350.
The enrollment during the past year
numbers 112 in the College Classes,
and 60 in the Academic Department,
a total of 172, the largest in the histo
ry of the College. This institution
has had a 6teady growth, is prosperous
and daily growing in favor. The next
Scholastic year begins September 5th,
180";. Its able and distinguished
President is Rev. T. h. Seip, 1). D
to whom applications for free cata
logues are to be addressed.
tidier: krjd tBuier;,
f)hy Jtfter: f)ky
knd Week kftef Week
Plainly tells the story of our
extraordinary values. Those
all wool men's and young
men's suits at $4.98 is but
one instance. A slight hint
of the prices we're offering
on the only clothing we
handle: The best broken
sizes in $8, $9 and $10.00
suits at $6.98. Friday and
Saturday are unusually busy
days. If you come and find
us too crowded to give you
prompt attention, bear with
us. Just seat yourself com
fortably until you receive
attention.
Straw Hats. Straw Hats.
An immense stock. All
new goods at money saving
prices.
GOOD CLOTHES M
s making the J,
Never anything;
known
Such fine suits for young men at
$6.50, $7.50, $8.50 and $10.00.
If you want a man's fine black
to. An enormous assortment, $7.50 to $18.00. lqual
to custom made at double the money.
See the elegant line of men's woolen pants at $1.75.
.75
Stacks and stacks of men's
MOTHERS,
A guaranteed saving
all children s
You need not take our
At $3
with the judicious buyers, the money saving people, who know
that the good clothes come from the
0. LOWER!
Clothing Store.
Good laundried shirts
at 50c.
TBLnDMSBlffU
Summer Underwear.
Nice goods at 15c.
Better at 50c.
LOW PRICES
more popular
than ever.
like it before.
suit, this is the store to come
and
,75
4
suits, worth fully $3 to $$ more.
NOTICE THIS!
of 15 to 25 per cent
on
knee pants suits.
word for it. Come and see. Be
Knee pants in great
quanties, at 20, 25
and 35c.
AM
pit
BERG