Sewickley Herald

              DEC 12    1903
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SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1903.
No. 13
Regular   Meeting   Held   Tuesday
Evening—Several New
Ordinances.
SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS READ.
Council met on Tuesday evening
and was called to order by Vice President Miller. j*71 the members were
present except the president and
Councilman W;vc!S.
Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting w:is dispensed with.
The first DUS'iiess was the matter
of adjusting the sidewalk on Academy
avenue, leading to Quaker Valley
station, but no decisis! was made on
the question.
The matter rortaiunsa to keeping
gasoline on the properly of Elynoff
& Wise, of Broad. c4ieet, was the
next subject. Notice ha a been served
on them by the fire marshal, whose
action was endorsed.
Monthly report fron Chief of Polios Hart was read ana on motion was
acr-epted.
A letter was read from Mr. Ed. A.
Woods commenting tne services of
the police and ,1'te department at the
lire which reoatly ■»v."urrea at his
home.
The preside t arri^.d af 9:15 and
took the cnair. h
A letter was read from tne 'secretary of the Jaoira of Health in regard to the otsm. sal of garbage, and
ihe matter was Hiscussj.i but no definite disposal was made oi- the question.
A communication -ty'-fl read from
Mr. Woods in reference to his appointment on the Board of Health,
ana as he asked several questions in
iviation to tne natter, the letter was,
on motion, given to the president to
answer.
The president stated that Mr. Ptlt-
t'vn practically drained the cemetery
hillside and discharged the water on-
.'o Hill street, and had agreed to Sign
an agre'ement that if it was not satisfactory,  or  caused  any trouble, he
would remove sa'd drain. The agreement had been drawn up and sent to
Mr. Patton, but had not been signed
and returned. The matter was left
in the hands of the president to be
adjusted.
The borough engineer reported that
the curb set by Mr. Shearer on Try
street was not acco ding to grade
lines established and was instructed
to serve notice to the parities in<
question.
Dr. Jennings, whose commission a's
:; member of the Bo.nd of Health
will expire with the tf ginning of the
new year, was re-elected by a unanimous vote.
The engineer was instructed to estimate the cost of straightening the
run cro'ssing (jentennia.1 avenue, west
of Try street, building a wall next to
the G-rimesi property and covering'
the same over the street.
The borough solicitor was instructed to enter proceedings against th©
Porter property for the removal of
the iron fence fiom the street.
There was three ordinances presented, and! on motion were passed on
second reading and arc as follows:
An ordinance to establish a datum
of Sewickley borough.
An ordinance vacating Chadwick
a.venue from Chestnut street to Ferry
'street,
An ordinance requiring all sidewalks to be constructed of cement in
the future.
The questio 1 of ac'r ertising ordinances in county papers was mentioned, but not acted upon. One Rip
Van Winkle wr;rted to know if there
were any such papers. We believe
there are
Council*adjourned at 30:15, to meet
at the call of the president.
RING CONTEST IS CLOSED,
Miss Flora Reibert the Successful Contestant.
HER   TOTAL   VOTE   WAS   0,OTS.
The voting contest inaugurated
with the first issue of THE
WEEKLY HERALD for a prize
of a handsome diamond ring, closed
December 5, and the award was
made to Miss Flora Reibert, of
Beaver street.
Miss Reibert did not enter the
contest until it was well under
way, and the result shows triat she
entered with a determination to
win. She was not content with I
collecting the coupons which ap- j
peared in each issue of The Herald,
but she canvassed Sewickley and
adjacent towns with results most
gratifying to herself and the publishers, securing a large number of
subscriptions and receiving 150
votes for each one, thus winning
the $75.00 diamond ring.
Of the other contestants none
came within several thousand votes
of the number secured by the winner. There were several others
who entered the contest and started off in good style, but none displayed the ambition of Miss Reibert,
and consequently did not win the
coveted prize.
The publishers feel grateful to
all who in any way participated in
the contest and may in the near
future have another very interesting proposition to offer the young
people of the valley.
In Days Gone By.       J
While excavating for the foundations of
the building which will be used by Mr.
W. H. Chapman'as a place of business,
Beaver and Broad streets, workmen unearthed the foundations of what was some
50 years ago an old tavern. It was a two-
story frame affair and was run by a man
named Egler, and later by a Mr. Hood.
On the same site was located the second
store opened in this vicinity and which
was conducted by Messrs, Clark Anderson and John Kramer. There are not a
great many of our citizens who can remember this old landmark, as it was destroyed by fire more than SO years ago.
Among the Sick.
Those Who Are and Have Been
Confined to Their Homes.
The  3-year-old son of   Mr. and   Mrs,
John McDonald, of Hill street, who was
stricken with scarlet fever, is recovering.
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There has been a slight improvement
noted in the condition of Mr. W. C. Bower,
of Broad street, who has been confined to
his home for several weeks. Mr. Bower
is an old and popular railroad man and
his speedy recovery is hoped for by his
many friends.
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The 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Brandt, of Centennial avenue, is suffering with scarlet fever.
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Mrs. J. Little is confined  to her home
on  Hill  street  by  a  severe  attack of
1 rheumatism.
The home of Mr. Albert Adams, of
Elizabeth street, is under quarantine for
diphtheria, several of his children having
the disease.
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Several of the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Sarver, of Hopkins street, have typhoid
fever.
The many young friends of Miss Hettie
Shouse, of Broad street, will be pleased
to learn that she is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever. Her sister, Mrs.
Walter Bruff, of Leetsdale, who is afflicted with the same fever, is improving.
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From the Morwood home, on Hill street,
comes the news that their two small
children are recovering from  diphtheria.
Mrs. W. H, Robertson, of Nevin and
Centennial avenues, has been suffering
from a severe attack of the grip for several days.
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