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Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1907
No. 19
ex-
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Council Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of
Sewickley Borough Gouncil was
' held on Thursday evening last.
Those present were Messrs. Straw,
Brown, Diehl, Ghaplin and Paulson.
Mr. RE. Alden was elected to
succeed himself as a member of
the Water Commission for a term
of five years, his time having
pired. Mr. G. G. Stucke was
elected a member of the Board of
Health for a term of five years to
take effect on the expiration of
his. present term. A resolution
was read from the Board of Health
recommending an ordinance compelling dairymen to have their cows
tested for tuberculosis, before they
be permitted to sell milk in our
borough. This matter was laid
over until a later meeting.
The Finance Gommittee gave a
very favorable report of the Borough's outlay during 1906.., It
showed the expenses to have kept
within the appropriations, a by no
means usual state of affairs.
Some investigation and repairs
needed were reported by the Street
Gommittee.
The third and last reading of the
ordinance providing for a $30,000
bond issue, for building the municipal structure, took place. This
important measure will be voted
upon on Tuesday, February 19.
Gouncil having knowledge that opposition to the bond issue exists,
on the score0that the tri-ennial
assessments on property in • the
borough has been raised for 1"90<T,
and that, with the bond issue, taxes
would be increased, desire particularly to make it plain to our
citizens that though -the assessments have been raised, yet the
appropriation needed for the borough expenses are ample, so with
the new valuations, it' will follow
that the millage may be reduced
and yet the same amount raised
without increasing taxation. _ The
fact that the assessment is higher
will-allow of a drop in the millage
and permit the needed appropriations to be forthcoming.
The report  of Ghief of  Police
Roach was read; also a report from
TEe Republican
Suggestion Meeting
Mr. Murray's name was presented at th^ suggestion meeting as
a candidate for Councilman from
the First ward. He is a successful
business man with many fine qualities to recommend him to the voter
as he is universally liked throughout the town and is not the choice
of a few. Show your appreciation
for a good man by attending the-
primaries and voting for Mr. Murray.
the committee appointed to investigate the natural gas problem.
An opinion was read from Attorney
Willis McGook, upon the subject.
It was held by Gouncil that inasmuch as the protest against the
gas concern originated from the
consumers of this valley and borough, and was aided by the Sewickley Valley Business Men's
Association, it was thought best to
advise .the Association of what
had been done in the matter, and if
the Association so preferred, another public meeting .might be
summoned, at which all opinions
and all matter bearing on the gas
outrages might be read to the people, and the question left in the
hands of the consumers as to what
action be taken.
The Republican suggestion meeting, at which more than fifty good
Republicans     were     present,   at
Gray's Hall on Thursday evening,
was called to order by Mr. J. S.
Gray, who read a recent decision
by Judge Shafer as to election of
borough officials and   whether to
proceed under the new or old elec-
tion law.    Mr.  Gharles T.  Woods
was elected permanent chairman.
As secretary, Mr. G. F. Muller was
nominated but declined.   Mr. Ghas.
Richardson was chosen. The question of old or new law  was taken
up   and addresses followed.    Remarks were made by Mr. Thomas
Drynan,   Mr.   J.  S. Gray,  Squire
Allewelt, Sol. Ague, Jr., and  Mr.
S. Y.   McFarland.   Finally a motion prevailed that the election be
governed by the old law.   Dr. J,
Gollord White was chosen chairman of the First Ward meeting.
Mr. Richardson was chosen secretary.    Nominations   for   borough
officials were made as follows:
Borough GommitteeJ—B. F.
Gampney, Jr., Walter T. Kerr, Jas.
S. Gray, Reason Walker, John S.
Downing, Samuel Richmond, S.
Krepley.
Inspector of Elections—G. F.
Barkwill.
Judge of Elections—W. H. Parkins.
Gouncil—W. G. Murray, Jos. A.
Knox.
Justice of Peace—A. F. Allewelt.
Borough   Auditor—A.   D. Mellinger,  Rice, Richardson  and  J.
Gollord White.
School Directors — Two - year
term—W. S. Marlatt. Three-year
term—Geo.' Kunkle, S, H. Grubbs,
E. S. Graig.
Gonstable—John Simon, James
E. Holland.
The primary elections will take
place January 26. *
The Second Ward meeting was'
then held. Mr. Gharles A. Woods
was chosen chairman- and Mr.
Richardson continued as secretary.
The suggestions were as follows:
Gouncil—F. Straw, H. S. Jackson.
Register Assessor—F. B.  Goff.
Judge of Election — A. G.
Thacher, George 0. Gunningham..
Inspector of Election — F. A.
Drynan, John Bigley.
Gonstable—D. Gurtis.
Borough Gommittee—J. C. Ghaplin, A. G. Drynan, Sol. Ague, Jr.,
A. Nash, F. G. Paulson, W. K.
Brown. (Five to elect.)
School Director—The name of
Miss Mary E. Bakewell was suggested and was well received, as
was also Mr. H. L. H. Blair.
The meeting then adjourned, all
seeming well satisfied with the
results.
After Many Years.
Mrs. A. Abercrombie, of Hill
street, met her brother, Mr. J. Gill,
of Dunbar, Pa., for the first time in
34 years, this week. They 'had
been separated when children and
had no recollections of each other's
whereabouts.
Good Resolntions.
Don't fail to add to your good resolutions the resolve that you will do all
in your power to help along the putting
up of the Borough building. Vote oh
the right side next month and you will
be a worthy resident of the finest suburb in the Keystone State.
Easy Victory for Sewickley.
The Pittsburg Basket Ball Team was
defeated S3 to 10, by the Sewickley Independents, at Garage Hall on New
Year's Eve. This game was one of the
most vigoriously contested of the season.
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