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| Pottsville Republican of August 4, 1911 SCHUYLKILL HAVEN SHORTS Principal Heckert will be home again after Monday and will himself issue such employment certificates as will be called for. Applicants for employment certificates will call at the principal's house for them. A baptismal or birth certificate should be brought along. The School Code passed by the last State Legislature abolishes the discount on school taxes and directs that of school taxes are not paid by October 1st, a penalty of five percent will be added. Therefore, there will be no more discount. must begin the term of school attendance unless duly excused through their own illness or by being legally employed, which they cannot be under the age of fourteen. Parents must not forget to have their children The schools will open Monday, August 28th and all boys and girls between eight and sixteen years of age vaccinated in time to get their certificates by August 28th. If vaccinated before but without success, the vaccination must be repeated this year. According to the new school law, pupils who start in going to school for the first time, in other words beginners, can be admitted only during the first two weeks of the term and the first two weeks of January. Classes for beginners will be organized only during these two periods. Numerous changes in the assignment of pupils to schools will have to be made. Let parents and pupils watch these columns about August 18th for an announcement with reference to the schools to which assignments have been made, especially those in second through sixth grades. Pupils who have books at home during vacation will please return them to the principal's office. If it is not convenient to leave them at the school they may be returned to Principal Heckert's home. Pottsville Republican of August 8, 1911 COUNCIL NEWS Chief Burgess Hartman reported that he had interviewed D. D. Yoder, as requested by Council, relative to the renting of the building. The owner stated he would rent to Council the rooms formerly used by the Manufacturer's Association and the Trust Company for a Council chamber and would heat the same but Council would have to attend to the lighting and the cleaning. He would also rent in the same building, on the second floor, another room suitable for all purposes and would heat the same. He would also provide a space for the storing of the tools, etc. all at eleven dollars per year, providing that Council would sign a contract for at least two years. After discussing the matter a motion was finally passed requesting the Solicitor to draw up a contract with Mr. Yoder for two years with the privilege of five years if Council so desires. Burgess Hartman also stated to Council that he had been informed that during the past few days a postal inspector had visited Schuylkill Haven and had condemned the rooms now being used by Council and was under the impression that they were suitable for post office work. This fact will be known within the next several days, when an inspector is expected on from Washington. This was one of the reasons that Council decided to accept the proposition from Mr. Yoder. Councilman Brown asked Council what action they could take to compel the Traction Company to repair their road along Dock Street. He stated that between his place of business and Main Street, that he counted four broken rails and that another has expressed the opinion that when the rails are taken up at least ninety broken fish plates would be found. Supervisor Becker stated that at some places the rails sink to a depth of three inches when a car goes over them. Burgess Hartman then stated he had been approached by the motorman and requested not to enforce the ordinance requiring all lights on electric cars to be dimmed while passing through the borough. The speaker stated that the motormen were afraid of the tracks themselves. The question was raised whether, in case of an accident, would the borough be liable for damages. It was the opinion of the Council that the only persons liable would be the Traction Company as they are required to keep the roadbed in good order and eighteen inches on either side of the track. The clerk was notified to communicate with the County Commissioners and call their attention to the unsafe condition of the bridge leading to Broadway. Councilman McKeone stated that a number of planks are loose and that the bridge was not safe for travel. The action of Chief Burgess Hartman in awarding the contract of the tearing down of the house on Dock Street to Contractor Becker, for the sum of thirty five dollars, was ratified by Council. Mr. Becker will complete his work this week and will put the adjoining building in proper condition. A motion was passed authorizing the Chief Burgess to notify the owners of the Heisler property on High Street to gutter and pave. This property was formerly known as the old stock yard. The Chief Burgess gave his report. Fined two persons one dollars each for disorderly conduct, another was fined three dollars for letting horses run at large, while still another person was fined three dollars for burning rubbish too close to buildings. The Burgess stated three persons were locked up during the month. The Burgess also complained that persons not residents of the borough are allowing their cattle to pasture in the borough limits. No fine is prescribed and the ordinance is practically useless except for the costs demanded. Attention was called to the defective ordinances, especially the pavement ordinance adopted in 1865, which states that all pavements and curbs must be brick or stone and curbstones must be of a certain thickness. The Burgess was of the opinion that the ordinances should allow cement and that in case cement pavements are laid, they should be corrugated or rough so as not to be dangerous. |