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Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] Misc. News Articles from Pennsburg in 1901
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:24:05 EDT
The Town and Country
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Saturday - March 16, 1901
COUNCIL HAS A BUSY MEETING
The East Greenville Borough Council, held a special meeting on Saturday
evening, for the purpose of transacting some important business. This was the
first meeting of the new Council and the newly elected members of that august
body took quite an active part in the business of the evening. The meeting
was called to order by the President John A. GERHART. The first matter of
importance brought before the Council was the running of the pumping station.
This was discussed to some length. After the question had been fully debated,
the following motion was presented: "That notices be arranged by the clerk as
follows, That the Council would receive sealed bids for the running of the
water work, the making of all taps, and general repairs, up until 7 p.m.,
April 1st." The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The lighting of
the street lamps the caring of and filling with oil, was then brought up for
discussion. A motion was at once presented, requesting bids to be presented
for the contract. After considerable argument it was finally decided to give
the contract for supplying the coal used at the pumping station as well as
the Fire Department to the lowest bidder. The clerk was then instructed to
fill out the required proposals and place them in the proper place. The
different contracts will be for one year, beginning on April 1st, 1901, and
all bids must be presented on or before 7 o'clock, Monday evening, April 1st.
The chair then entertained the question of supplying the borough with coal
oil. This question was the result of a lengthy argument, which was brought to
a close by the following motion: "That the contract for supplying the oil be
given to W.F. YOUNG of Hendricks, the price to be in conformity with the
conditions of the market." J.M. KNETZ, promptly seconded the motion. The
question was presented to the Council and passed unanimously. The chair then
announced that it would then entertain a name for the office of Borough
Treasurer. No discussion followed as the voice of the Council was framed in a
motion to re-elect Adam J. DIMMIG. The motion was presented and Mr. DIMMIG
was unanimously re-elected. His salary will remain the same for the ensuing
year, one per cent, of all moneys paid out by him. The next in order was the
appointing of a Street Commissioner. The name of Charles DEISCHER was
proposed and presented to the Council. Mr. DEISCHER was unanimously elected
to serve the borough for one year. A discussion then arose relative to the
salary of the Commissioner and hired labor. After much argument in which all
the Councilmen figured quite prominently it was decided to pay the same rates
as the previous year, Commissioner $1.60 and labor $1.50 per day. The Clerk
then informed the Council that there was no permit taken out by C.W.
SCHLICHER in making the tap at Dr. H.H. BOBB's houses on Jefferson street.
This was a direct violation of one of the borough laws and as a result, a
vigorous argument followed the information. The matter was placed in the
hands of the Clerk to be adjusted at once. He being instructed to inform all
persons interested in borough work that the making of taps without a permit
would not be tolerated. After an interesting discussion of the necessity of
appointing street and water committees the following motion was presented and
seconded; That the chair be empowered to appoint a water and street
committee, each to have three members. The motion was presented to the
council and passed without one descending voice. The chair then appointed the
following street committee, J.M. KNETZ, George HOOT and J.G. GERHART; water
committee, J.D. GERHART, L. HILLEGASS and T.H. HOFFMAN. It was then decided
to pay the clerk fifty cents for each meeting of the council, and extra for
all other work performed by him during the year. L. HILLEGASS than made the
following motion; that the council meet at 7.30 o'clock from the first of
April until October, the remaining months in the year at 7. After some
discussion on the part of the different members, the motion was seconded by
J.M. KNETZ, the question was presented and passed. A motion was then made and
seconded; that the council adjourn until their next stated meeting, unless
notified by the chair. The motion passed and the council adjourned.
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