Sewickley Herald

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" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. II
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1905
No. 26
Messrs. Patton and Paulson Take the
Oath of Office.
PLEA FOR A GARBAGE FURNACE.
On Tuesday evening of this
week the Sewickley borough council met and. organized for the
coming year. The two new members, Mr. W. E. Patton and Mr.
Frank G. Paulson, were sworn in
by Squire Allewelt. Mr. R. R.
Brown was named as temporary
chairman and Mr. Joseph A. Knox
as temporary secretary while the
following officers were named for
the coming year—President, Mr.
Frank Straw; vice president, Thomas
Woods; treasurer, First National
Bank of Sewickley. The election
of the other officers was held over
until the next meeting. Mr. Straw
then took the chair for the regular
meeting. Answering the roll call
were Messrs. Straw, R. R. Brown,
M. B. Brown, Woods, Patton and
Paulson. The minutes of the
meeting of February 28th were
read and approved, after which Mr.
George Hegner presented a petition to Gouncil signed by the property owners within the square bound-
, ed by Beaver, Broad, Centennial
and Try streets, asking for a street
light on Division street at the head
of Hegner alley. The matter was
referred to the light committee.
The question of widening Ghestnut
street between Washington and
Beaver streets was discussed and
it was voted to begin the work at
once, the solicitor being advised to
proceed with the preliminaries,
such as ccndeming of ground, etc.
Gouncil was advised that on
April 1 the $15,000 waterworks
bonds carried by the Borough
would fall 4ue. John J. Koch,
burgess, was appointed to attend
to all necessary matters in continuing these same bonds, which are
in the hands of 'the First National
Bank of Sewickley, and were issued,
some years ago for certain improvements at the waterworks.
In Mr. Campbell's report he showed the work on Division street from
Blackburn avenue to the Borough
limits to be progressing satisfactor-
ly and also requested a new supply
of stationery for the council rooms.
The report of the Board of
Health for the past year was received and filed. In it was mentioned: First all contagious diseases
in the Borough; second, a satisfactory report of the inspection of milk
as sold in Sewickley, and, third, a
strong plea for a garbage furnace.
The property committee was
given power to purchase ISO feet
of hose for street cleaning purposes.
Adjournment.
Assessor's Office Disputed.
Gharles J. Hatton has petitioned
for a writ of quo warranto against
Harry Reno, assessor of Leet
township, requiring him to show
cause why he exercises the right
as assessor over the borough of
Edgeworth. A hearing has been
set for March 11. Hatton avers
that he was duly elected assessor
for Edgeworth at the first election
held after the borough was incorporated last November, but that
the county commissioners refuse to
recognize him as assessor, claiming
that no vacancy existed. He avers
that Reno still exercises the right
of his office as assessor of the
township over the new borough.
Amusement Enterprise.
John S. Duss, of New Brighton,
is going into the business of establishing five and ten-cent amusement schemes in parks. He. got
the idea while playing with his
band in various parks throughout
the -country. On Wednesday articles of limited partnership were
recorded, whereby Mr. Duss, Frederick Phinney of Chicago, and
Gharles A. Dickson, of Pittsburg,
form a partnership to be known as
Duss-Phinney Go. The purpose of
the company will be the "construction, maintenance and operation of
park amusements in various parts
of the country."        • •
Sewickley Man
Wins $300 Prize
In the Pittsburg Gazette Proverb
Contest Which Closed Recently.
On March 3 the prizes in the
second" popular proverb contest of
the Pittsburg "Gazette," were
awarded to the successful contestants.
The first prize, of $500, went to
G. B. McCabe, of Braddock.
The second prize, of $300, went
to our neighbor, Mr. R. A. Mather,
of Gentennial avenue, who is being
congratulated by his friends. The
"Gazett's" proverb contests were
popular from the start, and they
called for bright minds to master
them. There was no element of
luck in them. It meant deep study.
That Mr. Mather appreciates the
honor of being one of the successful persons in this contest, aside
from the prize.itself, is shown in a
letter written by him to this enterprising daily paper.
Miss Wakeham, of this place, was
also one of the winners in the contest.
L
FILLS VACANCY.
Mr. Robert P. Clarke Elected to Fill
Vacancy Caused by the Resignation of Mr. Liggett.
At the regular session of the
School Board, on Monday evening,
the resignation of Mr. S. B. Liggett,
who has removed his family from
this place, was acted upon, and as
is customary in such cases the
Board proceeded to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Robert P. Clarke, the well-
known insurance man, of Beaver
and Peebles streets, was unanimously elected to serve until February next, when a new director
will be elected.
As to Mr. Glarke's fitness " to
serve on. this board, comment- is
unnecessary.- He is a bright, progressive business man and a loyal
citizen, and he will administer well
his duties.
A Substantial Gift.
In Knapp's window, on Broad
street, was a large picture, neatly
framed, of the members of Doric
Lodge, F. and A. M., of this place,
which was taken at the time of the
installation of this Lodge. It is the
handiwork of A. H. Diehl, of the
Sewickley Studio. Itwaspresented
as a gift to Doric Lodge, and will
no doubt be a cherished memento.
Second Special Address.
Samuel Groves, M. E., will deliver the second of his three special
addresses in the Y. M. G. A. building to-morrow af ternoonat 4 o'clock
and his subject, "The Trinity," will
be especially interesting as he is a
forceful speaker and sets out his
views in a plain way which cannot
be misunderstood. On March 19
he will deliver the last of the series
and the subject will be "The Divinity of Ghrist." There will be
special music at these services and
a cordial invitation is extended to
all young men to attend.
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