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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $140,000.
Wc are constantly adding new accounts and our business
is increasing at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al
ready opened an account with us, we invite you to do so now.
In Point of usiness Success and Financial
Strength this ank Occupies Front Rank.
C. M. CKEVEUNG, Pukh. M. MIL LEI SEX. Casiiikk.
WILL RUSH
1 TROLLEY WORK.
Recent Action of Town Council
Will Not in the Least Deter
the Officials.
150 LABORERS EMPLOYED.
The belief created by the recent
action of the Bloonisburg Town
Council declaring null atid void the
ordinance granting to the Millville
trolley line, the right to use cer
tain streets of the town, that the
work of construction of the line
would be held up for an indefinite
period, was dispelled on Tuesday,
when one of the officials stated that
not for an instant would the work
of construction be halted. The
company he said proposes to move
right along. There are one hund
red and fifty men working in the
vicinity of Mordansville, to which
point the operations have been
moved, and this number will be
augmented from time to time until
the line is completed.
The revocation of the ordinance
by Council was occasioned by the
Trolley Company's failure to begin
the construction of the line within
the time specified, which was with
in one year from the day the re
script was granted.
Opinions, however, are greatly
at variance in regard to what act
ually constitutes the beginning of a
trolley road's construction, and
the probabilities are that the matter
will be thoroughly ventilated be
fore it is settled.
W&GOS SMASHED IN EUNAWAY.
The wild behavior of a spirited
bay horse, owned by V. S. Morgain,
proprietor of the Woolsey bakery,
and used in the delivery wagon,
created the greatest kind-of excite
ment, on several streets Monday
morning. The D. L. & W. station
was the starting point of the ani
mals wild run. What frightened
it is not known, but it was seized
with a sudden terror, and it "was
entirely beyond the power of the
driver William (juick to hold it
back. He did manage to keep in
the middle ot the road, until a
point, near the corner of Center and
Kighth was reached, when the ani
mal made a sudden turn, upsetting
the wagon, and throwing its con
tents, a lot of freshly baked bread
and buns all over the road. Quick
was hurled out from the front of
the wagon, and escaped with only
a lacerated left hand and a few
bruises. The horse was captured by
William Rbodomoyer, who was
working near the scene of the spill.
The wagon was a wreck, but the
horse was not noticeably injured.
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LUMBERMAN'S 00NVESTI0N.
A large gathering of the mem
bers of the Lumberman's Associa
tion met in Woomsburg on 'Wednes
day in annual convention. The pro
gram as published last week was
fully carried out. The arrange
ments, which were made mostly by
S. C. Creasy and F. 13. Hartman,
were perfect, and the visitors ex
pressed themselves as greatly
pleased with Bloonisburg . and the
hospitality of her citizens. Many
business places and residences were
decorated in red and white, the
Lumberman's colors, and the store
windows of Clark & Son, Town
send, Pursel, Hartman and Gidding
were beautifully displayed in these
colors. An excursion to Grasmere
Park went up this morning, and a
banqnet was given the visitors.
COUNCIL HAD
LONG SESSION.
Perplexing Propositions Wore
Wrestled With Until
Nearly Midnight.
SEWER STILL HANGS.
J. P. Conway of Scranton shook
hands with his many friends in
town on Tuesday.
Unless the Bloonisburg Land Im
provement Company whose prop
erty the construction of the proposed
Fifth street sewer will greatly bene
fit and improve comes forward and
agrees to bear its share of the re
quisite expense, the long desired
and much needed drain will prob
ably not be built for some time "to
come.
This sewer has for months been
the all absorbing theme at the
Council meetings. It was hoped
Monday that the above mentioned
company would submit . definite
answer so that the matter could be
settled, but not so. The subject as
at the pieceding meetings, was dis
cussed, but aside from that no
definite action was taken and the
sewer is apparently as far away as
ever.
Building inspector Samuel Shaffer
reported that the Ilenson building
on Iron street was unsafe and in a
dangerous condition. A discussion
developed the facithat the property
belongs to F. P. Pursel, and the
secretary was instructed to notify
Mr. Pursel to remove the building.
The committee appointed at a
previous meeting to consider the
advisability of a'lowing the Co
lumbia ei. Montour Klectric Rail
way Co., to put in a turn out switch
at Jiarton street, ana a derailing
switch, near the B. x S. Railroad,
reported that they could see no ob
jection to the switches, and alter
Mr. Duy, who represented the com
pany, explained the merits of the
derailing switch, permission to do
the work was granted. An ordin
ance will be drawn and submitted
at the next meeting and the ex
penses incident to the same are to
be paid by the C. & M. Co.
Bruce Yost, appeared and made a
request for a sewer on Jefferson
street. Referred to committee on
sewers.
At this juncture all the members
indulged in a lively and lengthy
discussion regarding the manner of
transacting the business of Council.
That is, whether or not persons hav
ing special matters for the council
to cousider should be heard before
the regular order of business is
taken up. 1 he conclusion reached
was that all propositions here after
must be submitted in the form of a
written petition.
A. J. Robbins asked permission
to use two feet of Murray Alley on
which together with another foot
he would give, to lay a three foot
pavement along seven houses he
lias erected there. There was some
opposition expressed to granting
the request, and it was given over
to the committee on highways for
investigation and to the solicitor for
an opinion as to the legality of the
same.
Mr. Magee called Council's at
tention to a mistake on the part of
the assessors, by which the valua
tion of the Webbing plant on Mar
ket Street had been raised. It was
formerly assessed at $1000, and the
assessors, without giving him any
notice, as required by law, had in
creased it to $3000. This year the
assessors, he said, admitted that
an error had been made, and re
duced it to $2000. He has paid
this year's taxes and was ready
ana willing to pay last year's
on a $2000 valuation, but
would not pay on the extra $1000.
The matter, Mr. Magee stated, was
brought up by him at this time for
the reason that he was going away
It is a strong, careful, safe, liberal and successful institution.
It is a growing, active, progressive and accommodating bank.
It appreciates the confidence of its patrons, and their interests are
always carelully considered. Its officers and directors are men of high
standing and integrity, chosen for their demonstrated ability in financial
matters.
Wc do not believe you can get better treatment than this bank wil
give you, and we therefore invite yof to call upon us when in need of
Banking- Privileges.
A. Z. Sciiocit, President.
Wm. II. Hidlay, Cashier.
and would not be present at the
next meeting. lie further stated
that he did not care to be in the
meeting when the matter was discussed.
William Sechrist was authorized
to clean up the street after each
curb-stone market, he to collect
five cents from each stand for re
compense.
The committee appointed 00
hawking and peddling on the streets,
informed council that the report
would be ready by the next meet
iug.
It seems that the town auditors
in passing on the accounts of W.
B. Allen, during his term as treas
urer of the town, made a mistake.
They charged him with a certain
amount when he should have been
credited with it. As a result there
is still due Allen something like
S47.00, which amount Mrs. Allen
wishes to apply on her taxes. The
matter was plain, but inasmuch as
the money is cue Mr. Allen, the
council decided that the allowance
would not be made without an or
der from him.
Tl'.e recent change in the owner
ship of the Bloonisburg Artificial
Ice Co. plant, and the defective
condition of the walk running along
side of it, was talked over, and the
secretary was instructed to notify
the new owner to lay a pavement
within twenty days or the town
would do the work and add twenty
per cent to the cost.
In view of th? fact that several
parties have ignored the notices to
1; y pavements it was the s"iis: of
Council that the I own should go
ahead with the work, and thus
show the people that the notices are
authoritative and mean business.
After complaint made by Me.
Magee regarding the pavement in
front of Harvey Reiinatd's prop
el ty on West Fifth street which he
said was higher on the outside than
on the inside, and prevented the
surface water from tunning off, the
street commissioner was instructed
to look after it.
Council was made acquainted
with the fact that the sewer on Fast
Third street is finished, but it seems
that the Town Jriiginecr has not
made his report. An soon as this is
filed, which was ordered to be
done, and the same shows that the
sewer has been constructed accord
ing to specifications the secretary
will draw au order for the amount
due.
Mr. Magee called Council's at
tention to the fact that on various
places of different streets the limbs
of the trees extended down so low
that umbrellas cannot be used in
passing under them. It was there
fore decided that all property own
ers having trees along the pave
ments shall trim the same so that
there is a cleat ance of at least eight
feet. This work must be done
within ten days, or the Town will
do it and add the penalty.
Regarding the Town bonds Mr.
Magee stated that bonds amounting
to $6,500 bearing four per cent, in
terest would be due in August and
he thought the same could be re
funded at three and a half per cent.
The matter was given into the
bands of the finance committee.
Up to this point everything per
taining to thecouncilmanic machin
ery had moved along smoothly and
evenly. But the even tenor which
characterized the long drawn out
sesssion suddenly gave way to a
spell of disputation and wrangle.
To a person 011 the outside it was
amusing, but there was but a few
there to enjoy it. One spectator
says it made the recent Wheelmen's
minstrel version of a council meet
ing look like stage money, and for
humor, though perhaps the partici
pants, he said, didn't see or couldn't
appreciate it, it surpassed Grave's
contribution to "The Chamber
maid's Own." This will suffice to
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convey an idea of how it happened.
Chief of the fire department made
his report and concluded by recom
mending the purchase of five hun
creel leet ot new hose. A repres
entative of a hose manufacturing
Lo., he said was present who would
exhibit and explain the merits of
his hose to Council.
Here the Council divided and
things got lively. Magee though
in sympathy with the fire companies
but slightly incensed against them
lor ignoring a renuest for represen
tation on the Fire Board, stoutly
opposed the purchase of hose or
any other supplies.
Messrs Gig er and Rhodes were
in favor of purchasing the hose be
cause they said it was needed
Then came a discussion. . Rhoads
said the agent should be heard, but
Magee said there was no use in it,
as he would only say that his hose
was the best 111 the world. Besid
that he didn't think it good business
to buy without first getting prices
from other parties. In this he was
supported by Ruuyon. Then Magee
ca'lcd for a vote. Deily, Giger
and Rhoads voted to buy the hose
and Runyon and Magee voted
against it. Miltlin didn t vote.
Magee took another resource ahd
moved for adjournment, but before
it was seconded Rhoads and Deily
moved that the agentjbe allowed to
speak. The matter was finally
settled by a motion to refer it to the
Fire Committee.
A resolution was introduced that
immediate action be taken to pave
Centre street, from Main street, to
Pine Alley in accordance with the
agreement as filed by property own
ers at a previous meeting. Bids for
the same to be advertised and open
ed at a meeting to be held July 27th
at 8 o'clock, p. tn. Giger and
Rhoades moved that the resolutiou
be adopted. This Mr. Magee oppos
ed saying that the town did not
have $500 to spare in paving a side
street, and called for the
ayes and nays. The vote resulted
as follows: Ayes, Deily, Giger,
Mifflin, Rhoades and Runyon, uay,
Magee. Ordinance providing for the
same was read. Mr. Magee claim
ed that the ordinance was defective
inasmuch as it did not contain the
provisions under which the paving
was being done and demanded an
aye and nay vote on its adoption.
The vote being called Deily, Giger,
Rhoades and Mifflin voted aye,
Magee and Runyon, uo. Mr.
Magee insisted that the President's
name be called and he voted aye.
The matter of the sewer on Rail
road street from Main to Fifth
street was discussed and refered to
the Town Engineer for an estimate
of the cost.
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