THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY 35£.0T4 8 34^5 or REMOTE STORAGE ROOKSTACKS OFFICE Remote storage V GENERAL BOROUGH LAW, ACTS OF INCORPORATION, Acts of Assembly pertaining to the Borough of Bethlehem, and Ordinances and Resolutions OF TOWN COUNCIL, Compiled in pursuance of the following Resolution passed April 25, 1873 : On motion of Mr. Beaber,' seconded by Mr. Herman, it was Resolved , That the Borough Solicitor compile and have printed in one book, or pamphlet form: 1. General borough law 2. All acts of Assembly pertaining to the Borough of Bethlehem. 3. The ordinances and resolutions of the borough to date ; also, that 500 copies be printed in the above mentioned form. BY W. TC. DOSTER, Solicitor. BETHLEHEM. PA. : D. J. Godsiialk, Printer. 1874. 9> ' Boutical 8c!ece» KmmWIi nwu 30Ho’17 flJUJSyJSL g fr _ LJ _, ftjh. Co Jict, REGULATING BOROUGHS. Section 1, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au- thority of the same, Tbat every borough within this Com- monwealth that hereafter may be incorporated by an act of the General Assembly, or by the Court of Quarter Sessions of any county shall have power — I. To have succession by its corporate name perpetually. II. To sue and be sued, to complain and defend in all courts of record and elsewhere. III. To make and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure. IV. To hold, purchase and convey such real and personal estate as the purposes of the borough shall require, not ex- ceeding the amount limited in its charter. II. POWERS OF CORPORATE OFFICERS. Section 2. The powers of the corporation shall be vested in the corporate officers designated in the charter, they shall have power — I. To make such laws, ordinances, by-laws and regula- tions not inconsistent with the laws of this Commonwealth as they shall deem necessary for the good order and govern- ment of the borough. II. To survey, lay out, enact and ordain such roads, streets, lanes, alleys, courts and common sewers as they may deem necessary, and t?o provide for, enact and ordain the widening and straightening of the same. III. To prohibit the erection or construction of any build- ing or work, excavation or other obstruction, to the opening, widening, straightening and convenient use thereof. IV. To regulate the roads, streets, lanes, alleys, courts, common sewers, public squares, common grounds, foot- walks, pavements, gutters, culverts and drains, and the heights, grades, widths, slopes aud forms thereof ; and they shall have all other needful jurisdiction over the same. V. To require and direct the grading, curbing, paving and guttering of the side or foot- walks, by the owner or owners of the lots of ground respectively fronting thereon, in accordance with the general regulations prescribed. Y I. To cause the same to be done on failure of the owners thereof, within the time prescribed by the general regulations, and to collect the cost of the work and materials with twenty per centum advance thereon from said owners, as claims are by law recoverable under the provisions of the law relative to mechanics’ liens, and the particulars of such labor and materials ; the name or names of the actual or reputed owner or owners, as also of the occupier or occu- piers of the premises for the time being, shall be set forth in a statement to be filed within thirty days after such ex- pense shall have been incurred. VII. To make all needful regulations respecting the foundations and party-walls of buildings and respecting vaults, cesspools, sinks, drains and partition fences. VIII. To enter upon the lands and premises of any per- son or persons for the purposes authorized by this act by themselves and their duly appointed officers and agents. IX. To prohibit and otherwise regulate the running at large of horses, cattle, sheep, swine, geese, dogs and other animals, and to authorize their seizure and sale for the bene- fit of the borough. X. To authorize and direct the killing of dogs running at large, contrary to the regulations of the borough. XI. To make all needful regulations respecting markets and market days, the hawking and peddling of market pro - 5 duce, and for the inspection and measurement or weight of cord-wood, hay, coal and other articles sold or offered for sale in the borough. XII. To regulate annually the scales, weights and meas- ures withiu the borough, according to the staudard of the Commonwealth. Xtll. To prohibit and remove any obstructions in the highways of the borough, and any nuisance or offensive matter whether in the highways or in public or private ground, and to require the removal of the same by the owner or occupier of such grounds, in default of which the corporation may cause the same to be done, and collect the cost thereof with twenty per centum advance thereon, in the mariner provided herein for the cost of pavements made by the corporation. XIV. To prohibit within the borough the carrying on of any manufacture, art, trade or business which may be nox- ious or offensive to the inhabitants ; the manufacture, sale or exposure of fire-works or other inflammable or dangerous articles, and to limit and prescribe the quantities that may be kept in one place of gunpowder, fire-works, turpentine and other inflammable articles, and to prescribe such ocher safeguards as may be necessary. XV. To make such regulations relative to accumulations of manure, compost, and the like in barns, stable-yards and other places, and to prohibit the keeping of hogs within the borough, or withiu such limits within the same as they may prescribe. XVI. To prohibit within the borough the burial or in- terment of deceased persons, or within such partial limits within the same as they may from time to time prescribe, and to regulate the depths of graves. XVII. To make such other regulations as maybe neces- sary for the health and cleanliness of the borough. XVIII. To make regulations relative to the cause and management of fires, and within such limits within the bor- ough as they may deem proper to prescribe, and to author- 6 ize the borough authorities to appropriate money for the purchase of fire engines for the use of said boroughs to and fire companies. XIX. To regulate and prohibit the exhibition of plays, shows, mountebanks, jugglers, and all other exhibitions within the same. XX. To establish a nightly watch , to light the streets, to provide a supply of water for the use of the inhabitants, to make all needful regulations for the protection of the pipes, lamps, reservoirs and other construction or apparatus, aiid to prevent the waste of water so supplied. XXI. To impose fines and penalties, incurring partial or total forfeitures, to remit the same, to provide or erect a lockup house for the temporary detention of persons com- mitted by the proper corporate officers, or by the justices of the peace within the borough : Provided , That no person shall be confined in such lockup house for a longer period than forty-eight hours at any one time. XXII. To appoint and remove such officers, prescribe their duties and allow them such compensation as they may deem necessary to secure the peace, order and well being of the inhabitants, and to enforce the ordinances and regula- tions of the borough. XXIII. To prescribe such fees as they may deem proper for the services of their officers in the adjustment of the grades, curbs, lines, party walls, partition fences and the like, and to enforce the payment of the same. XXIY. To levy and collect annually for borough pur- poses any tax not exceeding one-half cent on the dollar on the valuation assessed for county purposes as now is or may be provided by law, all property, offices, professions and persons made taxable by the laws of this Commonwealth for county rates and levies, shall be taxable after the same manner for borough purposes. XXV. To levy and collect annually a tax on the owners of dogs and bitches, not exceeding one dollar on the owner of but on® dog, or two dollars on the owner of but one 7 bitch, and in such ratio of increase as they may deem proper. XXVI. To borrow money for the use of the borough not exceeding in the whole one dollar in every hundred dollars of the assessed value of the real and personal estate in the borough as assessed for county purposes, and to issue certifi- cates therefor bearing interest not exceeding six per centum : Provided , That the same shall not be disposed of at less than par value: And provided further , That such loan shall be subject only to the payment of S^ate taxes. III. DUTIES OF CORPORATE OFFICERS. Section 8. That it shall be the duty of the corporate officers, a majority of whom shall be a quorum, I. To meet statedly at least once a month, and within ten days after the election of any corporate officer. II. Before entering upon the duties of the offices to take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before any judge or justice of the peace of the proper county, to support the Constitution of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to perform the duties of their respect- ive offices with fidelity ; and the same shall be entered upon or filed among tfc$ records of the corporation, provided that the chief officer of the corporation, having been first duly qualified, may administer to the other officers the said oaths and affirmations. III. To make full records of their proceedings, and to provide for the preservation thereof. IV. To publish in at least one newspaper, if such be printed in the proper county, and by not less than twelve advertisements, to be put up in the most public places in the borough, every enactment, regulation, ordinance, or other general law, at least ten days before the same shall take effect. V. To appoint a treasurer and secretary. VI. To give due and reasonable personal notice of all orders and regulations affecting particular individuals. VII. To make a draft or plan of the roads, streets, lanes, 8 alleys and courts opened or laid out, with every explanation necessary to a full understanding of the same, which draft or plan shall he kept by the clerk, and shall be Open to pub- lic inspection wheu required. VIII. To give due and personal notice to all persons resi- dent in the borough, directly interested therein, of any proposition to fix or change the roads, streets, lanes, alleys, or designate a time and place when they shall be heard in relation thereto, and in the case of persons not residing in the borough, such notice shall be given to the occupants of the respective premises by them held affected by such prop- osition, or if unoccupied, by written or printed notices con- spicuouly posted upon such premises. IX. To appoint a time and place, of which due notice shall be given, for the hearing of appeals in relation to the assessment of taxes by such corporate officers, not less than three of whom they may designate, who shall have power to grant such relief as may to them seem proper, X. To fix from time to time the amount of security to be given by the treasurer, high constable, and the collector of borough taxes, and their compensation, and to direct the publication of the accounts of the treasurer annually, and the mode of publication. IV. BOROUGH OFFICERS. Section 4. That the corporate officers shall receive no compensation for their services in that capacity, excepting such as may be specially authorized by law. Sec. 5. That the chief burgess or other principal officer of the corporation shall have power — I. To enforce the by-laws, ordinances, rules and regula- tions of the corporation. II. To exercise jurisdiction in all disputes between the corporation and individuals arising under the same. III. To exercise the powers, jurisdiction and authority of justices of the peace within the borough for the suppres- sion of riots, tumults, disorderly meetings ; and in all crimi- nal cases for the punishment of vagrants and disorderly 9 persons he shall be entitled to the same fees for like ser- vices. Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the chief burgess or other principal corporate officer — I. To preserve order and maintain the peace of the bor- ough, to enforce the ordinances aDd regulations, to hear com- plaints, to remove nuisances, and exact a faithful perform- ance of the duties of the officers appointed. It. To issue his warrant for the collection of taxes as- sessed, aDd to demand and receive sufficient security in the amount, fixed by the corporation from the treasurer, collector and high constable. III. To sign the several by-laws, rules, regulations and ordinances adopted, after they shall have been duly and correctly transcribed by the secretary. Sec. 7. That in the absence of the principal corporate .officer, and in case of vacancy or inability of the same, the second burgess or other officer designated in the charter, or by the by-laws of the corporation for that purpose, shall ex- ercise the like powers aud perform the like duties. Sec. 8. That the secretary shall attend all the meetings of the corporation, keep full minutes of their proceedings, transcribe the by laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances adopted, into a book kept for that purpose ; and when signed by the presiding officer, shall attest the same, preserve the records and documents of the corporation, keep the seal of the corporation, certify copies of any book, paper, record, by-law, rule, regulation, ordinance or proceeding of the corporation under the seal thereof, which copies so certified sl'all be good evidence of the act or thing certified, and shall attest the execution of all instruments under the same re- cord, the publication of all enactments, and attest the same by his signature thereto, and shall file of record the proof of service of all notices as required by this act or of supple- ments hereto, his certificate whereof shall be good evidence of such notice ; he fhall deliver over to his successor the seal and all the books, papers and all things belonging to the corporation. 10 Sec. 9. That the duties of town clerk in boroughs shall hereafter be performed by the secretary of the corporation, who shall receive the fees prescribed by law for the per- formance of the duties of that office. Sec. 10. That the treasurer shall give bond with surety, as required by the corporation, before entering upon his duties ; he shall keep a just account of all his receipts and disbursements, and shall annually submit his accounts to the borough auditors to be audited and examined by them, and shall publish the same in the manner directed by the corporation, and shall pay over all moneys remaining in his hands, and deliver all books, papers, accounts and other things belonging to the corporation to his successor. Sec. 11. That the treasurer of the corporation shall perform the duties of township treasurer within the bor- ough, and shall receive such compensation as the corpora- tion shall direct. Sec. 12. That the collector of borough taxes shall have * the same powers, and may be proceeded against by the bor- ough treasurer in t^e same manner for neglect to pay over the amount of his duplicate according to law, as provided in the case of collectors of county rates and levies. Sec. 13. That the high constable shall give bond with surety as required by the corporation ; he shall have the power dnd authority of constables of the several townships in the proper county ; he shall serve the notices prescribed by this act, and attest the services of the same by affidavit in writing, signed by him and deposited with the secretary of the corporation. V. ELECTIONS. Section 14. Borough elections shall be held in accord- ance with and subject to all the provisions of the laws reg- ulating township elections, so far as applicable, unless otherwise provided for in the charter. Sec. 15. That the election of borough officers shall be at the time and place appointed by law for the choice of in- 11 spectors of the general election, unless otherwise prescribed in the charter. Sec. 16. That every person entitled to a vote for mem- bers of the general assembly, having resided in the borough six months immediately preceding the election, and within one year paid a borough tax, if such shall have been levied, shall be entitled to vote at the borough election. Sec 17. That it shall be lawful for the borough electors annually to elect — I. The corporate officers designated in the charter or by this act. II. One judge and two inspectors of the general election. III. One assessor and two assistant assessors, when re- quired by the laws of this Commonwealth. IV. One borough auditor to serve three years. V. One constable. VI. Two overseers of the poor, if necessary, who shall perform the duties and be subject to the provisions of the law respecting township officers and elections. Sec. 18. That electors only shall be eligible to borough offices. Sec. 19. That the officers elected shall serve until others are duly elected and qualified. Sec. 20. That certificates of the election of all borough officers shall be filed among the records of the corporation. VI. NEW BOROUGHS. Section 21. That the several Courts of Quarter Sessions within this Commonwealth shall have power as provided by law to incorporate boroughs without regard to the popula- tion thereof, which shall be subject to the provisions of this act, to fix the time and place of holding the first election therein, to designate a person to give due notice of such elec- tion and the manner thereof, to appoint a judge and inspec- tors of such first election from among the electors of the borough, to fix and change the time and place within the same of holding the annual borough election. Sec. 22. That every borough hereafter incorporated hr an 12 act of the General Assembly shall, unless otherwise pro- vided, be subject to the prorisions of this act, and the Courts of Quarter Sessions shall have power to fix the time and place of holding borough elections as herein provided, and shall in like manner appoint the officers to hold the first election, and a person to give notice thereof. Sec. 23. That the court aforesaid shall have power to declare any borough erected or incorporated und- r the pro- visions of this act a separate election and school district, or either, if in their opinion the interest of the inhabitants re- quires it. Sec. 24. That every borough incorporated from within a township or townships, shall be a distinct district separate therefrom, but shall pay its just proportion of the indebted- ness of such towuship or townships for the repairs of roads existing at the time of its incorporation. Sec. 25. That the boundaries of the borough shall, as soou as practical after its incorporation, be determined and marked, due notice being first given to the supervisors of adjoining townships, or to the corporate authorities of ad- joining boroughs. Sec. 26. That it shall be lawful for the borough electors at the first borough election to elect six school directors under the provisions of the laws regulating common schools, and two justices of the peace to serve for a term of five years, and thereafter to elect justices of the peace and school directors as directed by law : Provided , This section shall not be so construed as to authorize the commissioning of or to have commissioned more than two justices at the same time residing within said borough, unless under the provisions of the existing laws they have by vote of the electors increased the number of justices within the limits of any such borough or boroughs. VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Section 27. That the powers and duties of the corpora- tion shall be subject to the following provisions : I. Private property shall not be taken for the use or pur- 13 pose of the corporation without the consent of the owners, or until just compensation shall be mad*} therefor, according to the laws of this Commonwealth. II. Complaint may be made to the next Court of Quar- ter Sessions of the proper county, by any person, upon en- tering into recognizance with sufficient security according to law to prosecute the same with effect, and for the payment of costs and any grievance in consequence of anv ordi- nance, regulation or act done or purporting to be done in virtue of this act; and the determination and order of the said court thereon shall be conclusive. III. Upon the complaint of any person or persons ag- grieved by any regulation under the provisions of this act in relation to the laying out, widening and straightening the roads, streets , lanes, alleys, courts and common sewers, or of the opening, grading or other regulations thereof ; the said court shall take such order as may be just and reason- able, and the final order of the said court shall be conclu- sive: Provided , That like proceedings shall be had for the opening, widening and straightening of the roads, streets, lanes, courts and alleys laid out and ordained in accordance with the provisions of this act, as are provided by law for the laying out and opening of public roads withiu this Com- monwealth : Provided also, That every jury appointed to view, review, lay out, widen, or straighten, or vacate any road or part of road in any borough of this Common wealth, shall have due reference to the town plot herein authorized and directed, and to the general arrangement, plan, conve- nience and advantage of the borough, and shall set forth the facts fully in their report : Provided farther , That such streets, lanes and alleys shall not be opened for public use until the damages shall be liquidated; and upon any amounts due or to become due by borough corporations for the pur- poses aforesaid, interest shall be allowed and paid from the date of the adjudication of said damages. IV. The same when duly opened according to law or bv agreement of parties, are hereby declared public highways, 14 over which the corporation shall exercise jurisdiction under the provisions of this act. Y. It shall not be lawful for any owner or owners, oc- cupier or occupiers of lands, buildings or other improve- ments, to erect any buildings or make any improvements, within the lines of the roads, streets, lanes, alleys, courts or common sewers, laid out, widened or straighteued, after due notice thereof, and if any such erection or improvement shall be made, no allowance shall be made therefor in the assessment of damages, but the loss or injury sustained by the laying out of the same, or the enactment of such widen- ing or straightening thereof, shall be determined by agree- ment of the parties, or by appeal to the court as herein di- rected : Provided, That all damages assessed beyond the value of the land thus appropriated to public use shall be paid by the corporation, and the jury shall separately as- sess the same. Sec. 28. That the corporate style and title of boroughs incorporated under this act shall be The borough of Sec. 29. That all charters granted under this act shall set forth, I. The corporate style and title of the borough. II. The boundaries thereof. III. The time and place of holding the annual borough election. Sec. 30. That the burgess and town council of any bor- ough shall have power, and by virtue of this act aie di- rected and required, on petition of any number not less than twenty of the freehold owners of lots or out-lots, or other tracts of land in any section lying adjacent to said borough, to declare by ordinance the admission of the sec- tion on which such petitioners and others reside ; and the said section shall forever thereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of said borough, and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the municipal authorities of said borough, as fully as if the same had been originally a part of the said borough. Sec. 31. That boroughs incorporated by the court of the 15 proper county shall be limited to hold real and personal estate not exceeding the yearly value of three thousand dollars. Sec. 32. Fines and penalties under the ordinances of the borough shall be recoverabl : before any justice of the peace of the borough, which shall be paid over to the treas- urer for the use of the corporation. Sec. 33. That any borough heretofore incorporated may, upon application to the Court of Quarter Sessions, become subject to the restrictions and possess the powers awd privi- leges conferred by this act : Provided, That the said court may in their discretion refuse such application on the re- monstrance of the inhabitants : And provided further, That upon such application being confirmed by the said court, the provisions of the former charter shall be annulled by the decree of the court, so far as they are in conflict with the provisions of this act. Sec. 34. That all general laws of this Commonwealth inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. John Cessna, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Benjamin Matthias, Speaker of the Senate. Approved— The third day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundred ami fifty-one. WM. F. JOHNSTON. 16 Jid of Incorporation. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE VILLAGE OF BETHLEHEM IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMP- TON INTO A BOROUGH. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Peunsylvauia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au- thority of the same, That the village of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, shall be and hereby is erected in- to a borough, which shall be called the borough of Bethle- hem, and shall he bounded and limited as follows : Begin- ning at the river Lehigh, at the fording place immediately above Jones* island, thence np the said river to the mouth of Monocacy creek, thence along said creek to the stone bridge at the Hanover towuship line in Northampton county, thence along the center of the upper road leading from Allentown to Easton to the intersection of the road leading from Nazareth to Philadelphia, thence along the center of the road last mentioned to the river Lehigh to the place of beginning. Sec. 2 That the inhabitants of said borough entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who shall have resided within the same for six months immediately preceding the election hereinafter mentioned, shall on the third Friday in March, eighteen huudred and forty-five (being the day of the township elections in the State), meet at the house uow in the occupancy of Caleb Yohe in said borough, and then and there, between the hours of one and seven in the afternoon, elect by ballot one citizen, who shall be styled burgess, and nine citizens, who shall be a council, and three citizens, who shall be auditors, all of 17 whom shall be inhabitants of the said borough ; the first election to be held by the same officers who held the general election last fall ; and after the said election shall have been closed shall declare the persons having the greatest number of votes duly elected, whereupon a certificate of the said election shall be signed by the said judges, a copy thereof transmitted by the clerk to each person elected, and the original recorded in the record books of the corpor- ation, and in case of death, resignation, removal or refusal to accept any of the said offices, a new election shall be held for the purpose of supplying such vacancy in the man- ner hereinafter provided: Provided , That it shall be the duty of the constable of the township of Bethlehem, for the time being, to give ten days’ notice by advertisements, set up at four of the most public places in said borough. At such borough elections each officer shall be allowed fifty cents for his services. Sec. 3. On the Monday next after the said election, the members of the council elected as aforesaid shall be con- vened at the said house of Caleb Yohe, in the said borough, by order of the burgess, and then and there shall by lot divide themselves into three classes, and the seats of mem- bers of the council of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year, counting the year from the first Monday after the third Friday in March, and the second class at the expiratiou of the second year, and the third class at the expiratiou of the third year. The auditors shall divide themselves in like manner, one going out every year. Sec. 4. The inhabitants of said borough, entitled to vote as aforesaid, shall on the third Friday in March next ensu- ing the election aforesaid, and on the same day in every year thereafter, meet at the house now in the occupancy of Caleb Yohe, and elect in the manner aforesaid one burgess, three members of council, and one auditor, to supply the place of the members of council and auditor vacated in manner hereinbefore mentioned, and shall also elect as 18 aforesaid one constable, and one assessor and assistant as- sessor, and two school directors, and every five years two justices of the peace , and a certificate of such election shall be signed by the said judges, a copy thereof trans- mitted by the constable of the preceding year to the per- sons so elected, and the original recorded in the record books of the corporatioq ; and in case of death, resignation or refusal to accept any of said offices, or if it should at any time happen that no election shall be holden at the time and place appointed, the burgess, or in his absence or inability or refusal to act, any member of the council shall issue his precept directed to the high constable to hold an election in manner aforesaid to supply such vacancy, and in the meantime the officers of said borough, elected for the last year, shall continue to all intents and purposes to hold their respective offices, and exercise all the powers apper- taining thereto, as fully and effectually as if their term of office had not expired. Sec. 5. From and after the first Monday after the third Friday in March next, the burgess and council elected as aforesaid and their successors shall be one body politic and corporate by the name and style ol “ The Burgess and Council of the borough of Bethlehem in the county of Northampton,” and shall have perpetual succession, and shall be capable in law to have, require, receive, hold, pur- chase and possess goods, chattels, lands and tenements, rents, liberties, jurisdiction, purchases and hereditaments to them and their successors in fee simple or otherwise, not exceeding the yearly value of five thousand dollars, and also to give, grant, sell, let and assign the same goods, chat- tels, lands, tenements, 1 ereditaments and rents; and by the name and style aforesaid they shall be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the courts of this commonwealth, in all manner of actions whatsoever, and to have and use one common seal, and the same from time to time at their will to change and alter. Sec. 6. If any person duly elected as burgess or mem- 19 ber of council as aforesaid, and having received notice thereof, as i*s directed by this act, shall refuse or neglect to discharge the duty of the same according to law, every such person, neglecting or so refusing, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, which fine and all other fines and forfeitures incurred and made payable in pursuance of this act, or of any by-laws, ordi- nances, rules and regulations of the burgess and council shall be for the use of the corporation, and shall be recover- able in the same mauner as debts of equal amount are or shall be by law recoverable unless herein otherwise pro- vided for, and, when so recovered, shall forthwith be paid to the treasurer cf the borough ; and it shall be the duty of the officers of the borough, on receiving any money belong- ing to the corporation, to pay the same to the treasurer forthwith : Provided , That no person elected to serve as aforesaid shall be liable to a fine for refusing or neglecting to serve more than once in four years. Sec. 7. The burgess, members of the council, and high constable, and each of them, before entering on the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before a justice of the peace of the said county, to support the constitution of the United States and of this commonwealth, and to perform the dmties of their respective offices with fidelity ; and the certificate of such oath or affirmation shall be recorded amongst the records of the corporation. And the said burgess shall have the power and authority to administer oaths and affirmation, when the same may be necessary in the investigation of any matter within the cognizance of said corporation. Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the burgess and town council, six of whom shall be a quorum, to hold monthly meetings on the third Monday of every month in each and every year, and oftener if occasion requires, at which meet- ings the burgess shall preside, and in case of an equal divi- sion give the casting vote ; and the said burgess and council shall have power at such meetings to ordain and enact, re- 20 vise and repeal, and amend such ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations as shall be deemed expedient # to promote the peace, good order, benefit and accommodation of the citizens of said borough, particularly of providing for the regulations of the market, improving, repairing and keep- ing in good order the streets, lanes, alleys and highways, and removing nuisances therefrom ; to designate the width of sidewalks, to regulate the depth of vaults, sinks, drains ; make permanent rules for the foundation of buildings and party walls ; regulate the fences, side posts and railings along the streets ; to impose fines and penalties, and to re- quire and compel the owners of houses, stores, work-shops, stables, buildings and lots, to pave the sidewalks on such streets : Provided however, That they shall not have power to compel the paving of such sidewalks over four feet in width ; and with such materials as shall by the burgess and town council be deemed necessary and expedient, and the same to keep in repair ; and to prohibit the exhibition of plays, shows, mountebanks, jugglers, and all and every other exhibition, under such restrictions, fines and penal- ties as the said burgess and council shall direct , and to re- quire and compel the inhabitants of the borough and others occupying property therein, to clean the chimneys and stove pipes in the buildings used and occupied by them, in such manner and as often as the said burgess and town council shall direct ; and the said burgess and town council shall have power and authority to organize as many fire companies of the citizens of said borough as there are or shall be fire engines belonging to said borough ; and the said burgess and town council shall have power and author- ity to assess and apportion, raise and appropriate such taxes as may and shall by them be deemed necessary for carrying the said rules, ordinances and regulations from time to time into complete effect ; they shall also appoint annually one or more street supervisors, a town clerk, a treasurer, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary, and the same officers from time to time to remove ; and all by-laws, 21 ordinances, rules and regulations shall be signed by the bur- gess and attested by the town clerk, and entered in the records of the corporation : Provided , That no by-laws, rules or ordinances of the corporation shall be repugnant to the constitution of the United States, or of this common- wealth, and that no person shall be fined or punished for the breach of any by-law or ordinance made as aforesaid, until ten days have expired after the promulgation thereof by at least five advertisements, set up in five public places in said borough : And provided , That, in assessing such tax, due regard shall be had to the valuation of taxable property taken for the purpose of raising county rates and levies, so that the said tax shall not at any one time exceed one-sixth of a cent on the dollar iu such valuation for couuty pur- poses : Provided, also, that if the amount of such assessment be less thau three hundred dollars, then and in every such case the burgess and council shall have a right to increase the amount to a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, excepting, however, that in all cases of general utility the burgess shall have a right to call a public meeting, after not less than five days’ notice shall have been given by written or printed advertisements, stating the object of the call of said meeting, put up in not less than five of the most public places in said borough, and if two-thirds of the citizens present at said meeting shall agree to raise an additional tax for such purpose, then the said burgess and town coun- cil shall proceed to levy and assess such additional tax, and cause the same to be collected and paid over to the borough treasurer in the same way and manner as is provided for by this act. All property, officers, professions and persons made taxable by the laws of this commonwealth for county rates and levies, shall be taxable after the same manner by the said borough, and all taxes, rates and levies rated and levied therein, shall be recovered in the same manner as the county rates and levies in the county of Northampton are by law recoverable. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the supervisor or super- 22 vigors to open the streets, repair the same, and also the lanes and alleys in said borough, and to erect and repairthe bridges and causeways in the same, under the direction and supervision of the said burgess and town council, exceptin g such alleys and bridges as are or shall be considered private property, and used as such. Sec. 10. The burgess elected as atoresaid, or in case of his absence, inability or refusal to act, the first named in the list of council is hereby authorized and empowered to issue his precept as often as occasion may require, directed to the high constable (who shall be appointed annually by the council), or in case of his inability to act, to some other fit person, commanding him to collect all taxes assessed in pursuance of this act, and the same to pay over to the treasurer ; and the said burgess shall carry into effect what- soever is enjoined upon him by the aforesaid rules and ordi- nances for the well ordering and government of the said borough ; he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures in cases when it shall appear that the person or persons so fined did not intentionally offend, or on their having some other just ani. reasonable excuse, which excuse shall be satisfactorily proved to the said burgess ; the fees for col- lecting such taxes to be fixed by the council. Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to attend all sessions of the burgess and town council, when assembled on business of the corporation, and keep and procure the common seal and records of the corporation, and be answer- able for the same, and also for the faithful discharge of all the duties that may be enjoined on him by virtue of this act and the acts of the corporation ; and the attestation of the said town clerk, with the seal of the corporation, shall in all cases be good evidence of the act or thing so certified. Sec. 12. The treasurer shall give sufficient security for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and for the safe delivery of all books, papers and accounts appertaining thereto, and all money renfaining in his hands into the hands of his successor, upon demand made for that pur 23 pose ; and the high constable shall give sufficient security for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and the payment to the treasurer of all moneys he shall or may col- lect by virtue of his office ; and for his services the said high constable shall be allowed such fees and compensation as are by law allowed to township constables for similar services, to be paid and collected in such manner as is by law pro- vided in case of the township constables aforesaid : Provided, That this shall not be so construed as to prevent the said bur- gess and council from allowing a reasonable compensation for his services to be paid out of the treasury of the corpor- ation. Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the high constable to give at least ten days previous thereto, notice of the annual elections of said borough by at least four advertisements, set up at four of the most public places therein, and he shall attend and see that the election is opened at the time and in the manner directed by law. The burgess and town coun- cil shall from time to time affix the salaries of the town clerk, treasurer, and such other officers as may be appointed under this act, which compensation shall be paid out of the borough treasury by orders, drawn thereon by the burgess, or in any other manner as the burgess and council shall direct. Sec. 14. No money shall be drawn from the treasury ex- cept by authority of the council on orders drawn by the burgess and attested by the town clerk. It shall be the duty of the burgess and town council to settle the accounts of the several officers, and cause a fair statement to be made every year in the month of February ; a copy of which shall be left with the burgess for public inspection by the citizens of the borough, having however first been approved by the auditors. Sec. 15. The burgess, treasurer and first named on the list of council shall constitute a court of appeal, and prior to the collection of any borough tax, the high constable shall inform each of the inhabitants of the amount of his 24 tax, and of the time and place of appeal : Provided never- theless, That the said court of appeal shall have no other power as such thau to determine the justness of the appor- tionment of said tax, conformable to the county rates and levies, and to correct any mistake in that respect. Sec. 16. If any person shall think him, her, or them- selves aggrieved by anything done in pursuance of this act, except what relates to the imposing and collecting of the borough tax, and the appointments made by the burgess and town council, he, she, or they may appeal to the next court of common pleas, to be held in said county, upon giving security according to law, to prosecute his, her, or their ap- peal with effect ; and the said court having taken such order thereon, as to them shall seem just and reasonable, the same shall be conclusive. Sec. 17. From and after the passage of this act the citi- zens of the borough of Bethlehem shall be exempted from paying road tax to the township of Bethlehem for any real estate and premises situated and lying in said borough. Sec. 18. The inhabitants of said borough shall elect one assessor and one assistant assessor of the county rates for said borough, and such other officers as may be by law re- quired at such time under like regulations and for the same purposes, as are or shall be hereafter directed by law in the several townships within this commonwealth ; and the as sessor and assistant assessor so elected shall have use and exercise all and every the powers, rights and privileges, per- form all and every the same duties and be subject to the same penalties, within the said borough respectively, which are or shall b* suffered by or imposed upon like officers of the several townships of this commonwealth. Sec. 19. From and after the passage of this act the citi- zens and property in the borough of Bethlehem shall be and remain distinct and separate from the township of Bethle- hem in the assessment and collection of all State and county taxes, rates and levies. c 2o Sec. 20. No misnomer or failure of the election of offi- cers on the day appointed shall dissolve or discontinue the said corporation, but the officers respectfully for the time $ being shall continue in office till a new election shall be made as is hereinbefore directed. Findley Patterson, Sp«aker of the House of Representatives. William P. Wilcox, Speaker of the Senate. Approved on the sixth day of March, 1845. FRANCIS R. SHUNK. 26 * FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF AND CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF BETHLEHEM. RULE I. < The President shall preserve decorum and order, and de- cide questions of order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Council by any two members. Questions shall ho distinctly put in this form: “As many as are of opinion (as the question nay be) say aye,” and, after the affirma- tive voice is expressed, “ As many as are of a contrary opiniou, say no.” In the absence of the President, the Council may appoint a President pro tempore. RULE II. When the President takes the chair, the members shall take their seats, and, a quorum being present, the Journal of the proceeding meeting shall be read, to the end that any mistake may be corrected that shall have been made in the entry ; the names of the members attending shall be (jfciterod on the Journal. RULE III. When a member shall be called to order, he shall sit down until the President shall have decided whether he is in order or not, unless permitted to explaiu. Every mem- ber when speaking shall respectfully address himself to the President, standing in his place, with his head uncov- ered. and when he has finished, sit down. RULE IV. The President himself, or by request, may call to order any member who shall transgress the rules ; if a second time, the Council may examine and censure the member’s conduct ; he being allowed to extenuate or justify RULE- V. The President may call meetings whenever he may de#ai such meetings necessary, or on application to him by any two members for that purpose, he shall call a meeting ; and the President shall cause to be delivered to each member, by the high constable, a written or printed notice of all meetings ot the conncil. RULE VI. No member shall entertain private discourse whilst tt»e President is putting any question or addressing the council, or when a member is speaking ; nor shall he interrupt the business of the Council while the Journals or public papers are reading. RULE VII. A member shall not speak more than twice to any ques- tion \vithout leave of the council, *<5r more than once, until every member choosing to sj$eak shall fcave spoken. RULE VIII. In all cases the member first rising shall speak first ; when two members rise at the same time, the Presiuent shall d^side which is to speak first. RULE IX. When a motion shall be made and seconded, or a resolu- tion offered, it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by tbe President or any member, and to be delivered in at the table and read by the President before the same shall be de- bated. RULE X. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be r®- ^ ceived, unless to amend it, to commit it, to postpone it, or to adjourn ; a motion to Adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. 28 RULE XI. No new motion or proposition shall be admitted under color of amendment as a substitute for the motion or propo- sition under debate. RULE XII. If any question in debate contain several points, any member may demand a division of the question. RULE XIII. No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested. RULE XIV. When the yeas and nays are called for by two members, each member called upon shall, unless for special reason he be excused by the boar^, declare openly without debate his assent or dissent to the question ; in taking the yeas and nays, the nays of the members shall be called alphabetically. RULE XV. Every ordinance shall receive three readings previously to its being passed, and the President shall give notice at each, whether it be the first, second or third ; after the first, reading it may be referred to a committee for the purpose of amendment. RULE XVI. When a blank is to be filled, and different times and sums shall be proposed, the question shall be taken first on the most distant time and the highest sum. RULE XVII. Every ordinance shall be considered by sections, leaving the preamble to be last considered. . The body of the draft of such ordinance shall not be defaced or interlined, but all amend nxdnt.s, noting the page and line, shall be duly en- tered by the clerk on a separate paper, as the same shall agree to. No ordinance shall be twice read on the same day, unless so directed by a majority of two-thirds of the members present. 29 RULE XVIII. No member shall leave the council during the session without permission from the President. XIX. No motion for reconsideration shall be in order unless made by a member who was in majority on the question. RULE XX. Every vote of the council shall be entered upon the Journal, and a brief statement of the contents of each peti- tion, memorial or paper presented to the council, be also inserted on the Journal ; every member presenting a paper to the chair shall state its general purport. RULE XXI. Th« name of the mover and seconder of any proposition shall be inserted on the Journal. RULE XXII. All committees shall be appointed by the President, un- less otherwise directed by the council ; all reports of com- mittess shall be made in writing. RULE XXIII. Every member shall serve upon any committee to which he is appointed, unless excused by the council. RULE XXIV. In all cases of elections for officers a majority of the members of council present shall be necessary to a ehoice. RULE XXV. The order of business shall be as follows, after the pro- ceedings of the last meeting have been read, viz : 1st. The Presentation of Petitions, Memorials or Re- monstrances. 2d. Reports of Committees. 3d. Resolutions. 4th. Ordinances on Third Reading. 30 5th. Ordinances ®n Second Reading. 6th. Miscellaneous Business. RULE XXVI. Xone of the foregoing rules shall be amended or re- scinded without notice being given of the motion therefor at a preceding meeting ; and no rule shall be suspended un- less with the consent ©f two-thirds of the members present. Adopted by the Town Cjuncil of the Borough of Bethle- hem, March 27th, 1815. CHAS. A. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. 31 Jals of Jisscmbtj) PERTAINING TO THE BOROUGH OF BETHLEHEM. AN ACT Regulating Election Districts. [Extract.] Section 29. That the polls of the borough elections for tht borough of Bethlehem, in the county ot Northampton, shall hereafter be opened between the hours of eight and nine o’clock in the forenoon, and shall be kept open until the hour of seven o’clock in the afternoon. A SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the village of Bethlehem in the county of Northampton, into a borough.” Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprepreseatatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the burgess and council of the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow, on the faith and credit ot said borough, any sum or sums not exceeding, in the whole, an amount of fifteen hundred dollars, for the purpose of grading 1 Mid improving the streets, roads, lanes and alleys of said borough ; and they are further author- ized and empowered to appropriate the one-third part of 32 the borough tax of each and every year, (commencing with the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven,) to the repayment of the principal and interest of said loan, until the same is fully paid. James Cooper, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ch. Gibbons, Speaker or the Senate. Approved — The thirteenth day of February, one thou- sand eight hundred and forty-seven. FRS. R. SHUN&. A SUPPLEMENT To an act incorporating the village of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, into a borough, passed sixth day of March, Ann# Domini one thousand eight huudred and forty-tive. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the limits of the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, state of Pennsylvania, be and the same are hereby extended so as to include the territory em- braced in the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at a stone the south-east corner ©f said borough, on the north side of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company’s canal, it being a joint corner of lands of the said Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and the lands of the congregation of the United Brethren in the borough of Bethlehem and its vicinity ; thence through the lands of P. H. Goepp, the congregation of the United Brethren, William Lucken- bach, now or late of Aaron W. Radley, F. Fenner, north five and one-half degrees, east two hundred and seventy- eight perches ; thence through the lands #f F. Fenner, John i> 33 Fritag, John J. Levers and Daniel Desh, to the forks of the Easton and Nazareth road where it reaches the present east line of the borough, north eighty-four and one-half degrees, west a distance of one hundred and four and one-fourth per- ches. Also that this territory so included shall constitute a part of the election and school district of the borough of Bethlehem, and shall be subject to all laws relating to said borough. Richard L. Wright, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Wm. M. Piatt, Speaker of the Senate. Approved — The twenty-fourth day of March, Arno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act entitled “An Act authorizing the citizens of Palmer township, Northampton county, to issue bonds and disburse the proceeds of the sale thereof as Bounties to Volunteers,” approved May fourth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. Section. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the sam**, That the corporate authorities of the boroughs of Nazareth, Easton and South Easton, and Bethlehem, in the c >unty of Northampton, are hereby authorized to exercise all the pjwers conferred by the act, to which this is a supplement, upon the special commission- ers, therein named, for the township of Palmer : Provided, That all bonds, warrants and certificates of indebtedness that have been issued by the aforesaid authorities for bounty purpose since the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty four, are hereby declared to be legal and valid. 34 Sec. 2. That all laws, or parts of laws, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, in their application to the said boroughs. Henry C. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John P. Penney, Speaker of the Senate. Approved - The thirty-first day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. A. G. CURTIN. % AN ACT Authorizing the borough council of the borough of Bethle- hem, Pennsylvania, to purchase the water works, real estate and improvements of the Bethlehem Water Com- pany ; also, to make all such necessary improvements and extensions required, to borrow money, and appoint water commissioners to carry out said object. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the borough council of the borough of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, shall have power to elect, by ballot, three persons as water commissioners, one person to serve for the term of one v-ear, one person to serve for the term of two years, one person to serve for the term of three years ; and thereafter they shall aunually elect one person to serve for the term of three years : Pro - vided , That a majority of the commissioners so elected shall be members of council, and that before taking their seats as commissioners they shall enter into bonds in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance of their duties during their term of office, to be approved by the burgess and council of the borough of Bethlehem. 35 Sec. 2. The said commissioners, in conjunction with said council, shall have power to issue coupon bouds to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of ex- tending the same to seventy-five thousand dollars ; said bonds to bear interest at the rate of six per centum per an- num ; said iuterest to be paid semi-annually ; bouds to be redeemable in ten years, the council having the privilege of renewing the same to fifteen years: Provided, That no bonds shall be issued of a less denomination thau fifty nor greater than five hundred dollars; the amount received from said bonds to be applied to the purchase of the Bethle- hem Water Company’s water works, and for the extension thereof, and all necessary improvements required, and the continuance of introduction from the Bethlehem spriug, or any other point, which may be determined upon by said council and commissioners; that the said commissioners and council, for the purpose aforementioned, be and are hereby authorized to construct a basin, or reservoir, for water, to hold a sufficient supply for the said borough, on ground to be secured for said purpose, and shall proceed to construct the same, dig trenches and lay down pipes, when deemed necessary, along the streets and alleys of said bor- ough, and shall have liberty at all times to renew and re- pair the same, shutting up and amending any trenches which may he made as soon as possible. Sec. 3. That the citizens shall have the use of the water for domestic and other purposes, for such reasonable com- pensation as shall from time to time be agreed upon by the said council and commissioners, having regard to the quan- tity of water which applicants are likely to consume : Pro- vided, That the owners of the freehold, on and upon which said water is taken and used, shall, in all cases, be the par- ties with whom such contract for the use of the water shall be made, and the said real estate be bound and be liable for the payment of the same, excepting and reserving to the council and water commissioners the right to contract, with the lessees, or tenants, if they see proper to do so. 36 Sec. 4. That the said council and water commissioners, and their successors in office, their superintendents, engi- neers and laborers, with their tools, instruments , carts, wagons and other carriages, beasts of bin then, ordraft. may enter upon any lands, streets, alleys, lanes or highways, whenever such entry shall be necessary for the purpose of bringing said water from the reservoir, or of introducing said water to any point for any purpose within and about the said borough, and to lay pipes for the conveyance of water through the said land from time to time, and at. all times thereafter, and, if necessasy, for the purpose of taking up, and repairing, and laying down again, said pipes often as the same may be required, aud also to take and convey sand, stone, earth and other materials necessary to the construction of said reservoir, or other improvements required, or to the proper laying down of the said pipes. Sec. 5. That if the parties cannot agree upon the com- pensation to be made the owner, or owners, of any such lands, enclosures, public or private, road, highways, it shall aud may be lawful for either party to present his, or their petition to the court of quarter sessions of the county, set- ting forth the facts, and praying the court, to appoint proper persons to view the lands and premises, and value the same or assess the damages ; whereupon the court shall appoint three suitable and disinterested persons, whose duty it shall be, after being first sworn, or affirmed, to view the lands and premises and injuries complained of, and make report of the damages done or value of the said lands to the next court of quarter sessions; upon which report judgment shall he entered and execution issued as in other cases of debt ; nevertheless, should either party feel himself, or themselves, aggrieved, they shall have the privilege of filing exceptions to said report at any time during the first week of the court, and, also, a right to a writ of error ; for which services the viewers shall be entitled to one dollar per day. and the officers of the court the same fees as for similar ser- vU .s or proceedings in other case*, to be paid by the parties against whom the report shall be made. 37 Sec. 6. That the couucil and water commissioners of the borough of Bethlehem, in council assembled, shall have full power and authority to pass, ordain and enact all laws and ordinances to enable them to convey the said water in sufficient quantities through the borough, and fix hydrants, or fire plugs, wheresover they may deem proper, and to fix and determine the uniform rate or prices, or alter them at their pleasure, to be paid by the citizens for the use of the said water, and generally to do all things requisite and necessary for carrying into full and perfect effect all the objects contemplated by this act Sec. 7. Thalfc the water rents accruing shall be applied entirely to the paymeut of the interest, principal and ex- penses of the debt contracted for the purchase of the Beth- lehem Water Company’s water works, and for the exten- sion and all necessary improvements required, until the whole is paid. Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of the said commission- ers to carry out, execute, or have executed, the ordinances, by-laws, or plans adopted by the council and themselves. Sec. 9. That the said council and water commissioners shall have full power and authority to assess a tax upon all real estate, or iu front of which their mains are laid, within the corporate limits of said borough, for the purpose of de- fraying the expenses of carrying on said water works, when purchased, as a protection tax, and for the benefit and advantage to be derived from the introduction of the said water, due discrimination being had between such real es- tate as may be improved, and such as is not improved, or in front of which their main is laid : Provided , The water rents are not sufficient to meet such expenses. James R. Kelley, Speaker of the House of Representatives. David Fleming, Speaker of the Senate. Approved— The thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty six. A. G. CURTIN. 38 AN ACT To authorize an increase of taxes for borough purposes in the borouph of Bethlehem, Northampton county. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Amenably met, and it is hereby e nccted by the authority of the same, That the burgess and town council of the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northamp- ton, are hereby authorized to assess, levy and collect fpr borough purposes any sum that may be required, not to ex- ceed ten mills per centum upon the assessed valuation in any ore year. Elisha W. Davis, Speaker of the House of Representatives. James L. Graham, Speaker of the Senate. Approved— The twenty-sixth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. JNO. W. GEARY. A SUPPEMENT To an act to incorporate the village of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, into a borough. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the territory now included within the limits of the borough of Bethlehem, as defined by the acts of March sixth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and March twenty-fourth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and by virtue of the act of assembly, approved April third, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, entitled “ An Act regulating boroughs, ” be and the same is hereby divided into three wards, as follows: 39 First. To make the midnle of Market street and Goun- die’s alley the dividing line ; and all that part lying south of the middle of said Market street and Goundie’s alley, and extending in a westwardly course to the Monokasy creek, to be called the First ward. Second. To make the middle of North street the divid- ing line ; and all that part lying north of the middle of Market street and Goundie’s alley, and south of the middle of North street, and extending iu a due west course to the Mouokasy creek, to be called Second ward. Third. All that part lying north of the middle of North street and the extension to Monokasy creek, to be called Third ward. Sec. 2. Each of the said wards shall constitute and form a separate election district, and the electors therein shall vote for and elect for each ward one justice of the peace, one constable, one assessor, two ^ssistaut assessors, one judge and two Inspectors of elections, to serve for the time specified by law, and shall also, with the electors of the other Wards, elect one burgess to serve one year and one auditor to serve for three years ; and nothing in this sec- tion shall be so construed as to prevent the present incumb- ents of the office of justice of the peace in said First and Second wards to hold over until the term for which they were elected shall terminate. Sec. 3. At the next borough election, and every year thereafter, the electors of each ward ghall elect one mem- ber of council for three years, and also one school director for three years ; and nothing in this section shall be so con- strued as to prevent the members of the present council and school board to hold over until the term for which they were elected shall terminate. Sec. 4. The annual borough election shall be held at the places hereinafter mentioned, on the third Friday in March, in each and every year ; and the first election held under this act shall be held on the twentieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight ; 40 which said election shall be held in the First ward by David Ran, who shall ^pt as judge, and Benjamin Van Kirk and Ambrose J. Erwin, who shall act as inspectors of election in said ward ; and in the Second ward by C. E. Peysert, as judge, and by Bernhard E. Lehman and Jonas Snyder, who shall act as inspectors of election in said ward ; and in the Third ward by Benjamin G. Unganst, as judge, and by Hens?y Milchsack and George Desh, who shall act as in- spectors of election in said ward ; and thereafter annually by the judges and inspectors in said wards, elected under and by virtue of this act, whose returns of the election of borough officers shall be made in the manner specified in the second section of the act of incorporation, approved March sixth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. Sec. 5. The ward elections and other elections within said borough shall be held at the following places, to wit : In the First ward a't the Eagle hotel, now occupied by Caleb Yohe ; in the Second ward at the American hotel, now oc- cupied by George B. Schweitzer ; and in the Third ward at the public school house at the corner of Garrison street and Long alley in said borough ; the polls in each ward shall be opened at 8 o’clock A. M., and shall close at seven o’clock P. M. Sec. 6. All acts of assemoly heretofore passed in re- gard to the borough of Bethlehem, which are inconsistent with this act, or any part thereof, are hereby repealed. Elisha W . Davis, Speaker of the House of Representatives. James L. Graham, Speaker of the Senate. Approved— The tenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. JSO. W. GEARY. £ 41 AN ACT To authorize the burgess and council of the boroughs of Bethlehem aud South Bethlehem, in the county of North- ampton, to borrow money. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the burgess and town council of the boroughs of Bethlehem and South Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money for borough purposes, each borough not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars in any one year, aud issue therefor, on the credit of the borough, a bond or bonds bearing interest at a rate not exceeding eight per centum per annum ; and all acts and parts of acts now in force in said borough inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. John Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Wilmer Worthington, Speaker of the Senate. Approved — The third day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. JNO. W. GEARY. A SUPPLEMENT To an act authorizing the borough council of the borough of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to purchase the water works, real estate and improvements of the Bethlehem Water Company; also to make all such necessary im- provements and extensions required, to borrow money and appoint commissioners to carry out said object, ap- proved the thirteenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, to authorize the election of water commissioners, to borrow money and collect the water rents. 42 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the borough council of the borough of Bethlehem shall elect three water commissioners, citizens of said borough, whether members of council or not, as provided by the act approved the thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight huudred and sixty-six, to which this i3 a supplement. Sec. 2. That said council of the borough of Bethlehem are authorized to borrow the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of erecting or purchasing water works for said borough, and issue bonds therefor, in sums not less than fifty dollars, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, with or without coupons at- tached, payable semi-annually. Sec. 3. That ail taxes and water rents assessed and levied upon real estate, in pursuance of the several acts, laws and ordinances of said borough, shall be a lien upon such real estate from the time of such assessment and levy. Sec. 4. That the annual assessment of water rents shall be completed on or before the first day of J une in each and every year ; and upon the duplicates of borough taxes and water rents having been made, as directed by the council of said borough, the same shall be placed in the possession of the borough treasurer, who shall receive and collect the said taxes and water rents forthwith ; and after the first day of October, in each and every year, the additional sum of five per centum shall be added to all the taxes then remaining unpaid in the duplicate ; after which time the duplicates, together with the addition heretofore provided, shall be placed in the hands of one or more collectors, to be ap- pointed by the said council, who shall proceed to collect the same, until the first day of January following, as taxes are now collected by law. 43 Sec. 5. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent here- with be and the same are hereby repealed. James H. Webb, Speaker of the House of Representatives. William A. Wallace, Speaker of the Senate. Approved— The nineteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. JNO. W. GEARY. A SUPPLEMENT To an act authorizing the borough council of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to purchase the water works, real estate and improvements of the Bethlehem Water Company, approved thirtieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty six. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That at each annual eiection for borough officers in the borough of Bethlehem, the voters of each ward shall elect one person, a resident and tax-payer of that ward, to serve as water commissioner for one year ; and which commissioners so elected, in conjunction with the members of council, shall constitute the water board, and perform the duties of their office as provided by the act approved thirtieth of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, number one thousand and thirty-five. Sec. 2. That after the election of water commissioners, in the spring election of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, the term of office of the present water com- missioners shall terminate, and their powers and functions as water commissioners shail cease from that time. 44 Sec. 3. That no person shall hold the office of water commissioner, and member of town council, at one and the same time. Sec. 4. That the members of town council, in conjunc- tion with the water commissioners so elected, within ten days after the spring election in each and every year, shall elect one superintendent ; said superintendent not to be one of their own number, who shall have the general superin- tendence of the water works, subject to the direction of the water board, who shall receive a proper compensation for his services, to be determined hy the water board ; but no compensation shall be paid, neither direct or indirect, to any member of the water board. Sec. 5. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent here- with be and the same are hereby repealed. William Elliott, Speaker of the House of Representatives. James S. Eutajt, Speaker of the Senate. Approved — The twentieth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, JNO. W. GEARY. A SUPPLEMENT To an act authorizing the borough council of the borough of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to purchase the water works, real estate and improvements of the Bethlehem W ater Company, and so fourth, approved the thirteenth day of March, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Section 1. Beit enacted, &c., That at each annual elec- tion for borough officers, in the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, the voters of each ward shall elect one person, a resident property holder and tax-payer of that ward, to serve as water commissioners for one year ; 45 and said commissioners so elected, in conjunction with the burgess and members of town council, shall constitute the water board, and perform the duties of their office as pro- vide 1 by the act, approved thirteenth day of March, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Sec. 2. That the water board shall have full power and authority to assess a protection tax upon all improved real estate, within a distance of five hundred feet of any fire plug, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of carrying on said water w~orks ; the tax to be collected in the same manner that borough tax is now collected. Sec. 3. In case it should become necessary to enlarge the said works, the plans and estimates of cost shall be sub- mitted to the property holders, at a public meeting convened for that purpose, at least ten days’ notice thereof being given ; the majority to approve or reject said plans and estimate. Sec. 4. That in all acts and supplements heretofore passed iu regard to the water works, of the borough of Bethlehem, whenever the phrase “ water commissioners and council ” occurs, the said phrase be so amended in every instance, as to read “ the burgess, members of coum cil and water commissioners shall constitute the water board.” Sec. 5. That the said water board are hereby author- ized, for the purpose of procuring for and introducing into the borough of Bethlehem, a sufficient supply of fresh and pure water for the inhabitants thereof, the said water board shall have full power and authority to lease or purchase, take, enter upon, occupy and bold ahy lands and tene- ments, fountains, springs, stream or streams of water, necessary for procuring, conducting and conveying fresh and pure water to the said borough, making compensations to the owners thereof, in manner p ovided for in act of as- sembly, number ten hundred and thirty-five, section five, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. 46 Sec. 6. That the burgess and town council shall publish a particular and detailed statement of the cost of said water works, itemizing the cost of each part of the same, and shall annually, in the month of February, publish a state- ment of the receipts into and payments from the water funds, including income from the works and receipts from taxes, and showing particularly the amount of debt owing on account of the construction and maintenance of said works, and time when the same is payable. Sec. 7. That all the money realized from the sale of bonds, issued in pursuance of the provisions of former acls, together with all the water rents and income of said water works, shall be designated the water fund, and shall be ex- pended in the construction, repair and maintenance of said works, the payment of the interest on said bonds and the redemption of said bonds, and for no other purpose ; that all laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved- T he 27th day of March, A. D. 1873. J. F. HARTRANFT. 47 ©rdtnanrea OP THE BOROUGH OF BETHLEHEM. [No. l.J AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Treasurer. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in Town Council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1 . That the treasurer, before he enters on the duties of his office, shall give security to the burgess and town council of the borough of Bethlehem, and their suces- sors in office, for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, and for the safe delivery of all moneys, books and accounts appertaining thereto into the hands of his succes- sor upon demand made for that purpose ; the security afore- said shall be by bond with one or more sufficient security, to be judged of by the council, in the sum of $ Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the treasurer to re- ceive and safely keep all such moneys as shall from time to time come to his hands belonging to said borough ; to sue for aud recover and receive all such deficiencies of taxes, all such fines and forfeitures and balance of accounts, set- tled or unsettled accounts, as shall from time to time appear to be due to the said borough and not otherwise recoverable ; and to pay out such moneys as may from time to time be in his hands as treasurer, on orders diawn on him for that purpose by the burgess, and attested by the town clerk. 48 Sec. 3. That his books and accounts as treasurer shall at all times, and at reasonable hours, be open and free of ac- cess to the burgess, town council, town clerk and high con- stable’, and such officers of the borough as may have oc- casion to examine the same, and he shall once a year make out a statement and render his account to the council for settlement, which beiug adjusted and settled accordingly, shall be forthwith published by said council, showing par- ticularly the amount of taxes laid and collected, and of the expenditures. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, April 12, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 2.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Town Clerk. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. That the town clerk be chosen according to the directions of the act of incorporation, shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, take the following oath or affirmation before the burgess, to wit : “I, — , do soiemly, sincerely and truly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly execute the office of town clerk for the borough of Bethlehem for the year en- suing, and do and perform the several duties required of me by law and the ordinances, according to the best of my skill and understanding,” which oath shall be filed among the records of the corporation. Sec. 2. That he shall carefully keep and preserve all F 49 such acts ami ordinances of the council as shall from time time be passed, and shall record the same, together with all such public resolutions and orders as shall be entered into by them, in a book or books to be provided for that pur- pose at the expense of the borough, and shall certify copies of the same when thereunto required. Sec. 3. That he shall keep all the accounts of the said borough in books to be provided for that purpose at the ex- pense of the borough, in which books he shall open accounts with the treasurer, the collectors, and such other persons as may from time to time be entrusted with moneys belonging to the borough, for which they are to be accountable. Sec. 4. That every person paying money into the treas- ury of the borough on any account whatever, shall there- upon immediately carry his receipt to the town clerk, who shall charge the treasurer with thw amount thereof in his account, and if such a person shall have au account open in the books shall credit him therewith, and shall endorse on such receipt the time when it was presented, and the book and page in which it is charged to the treasurer, aud shall sign his name to such endorsement, and no receipt for moneys paid into the treasury shall be good, or avail the party paying the same, unless such endorsement shall ap- pear thereon. Sec. 5. That every person having demands on the treas- ury of the borough on any account whatsoever, shall present such demands to the clerk, whose duty it shall be to lay the said accounts before couucil at its next meeting, who shall examine the same, and if round to be true and .just, shall have au order drawn on the treasurer for the payment of the same, signed by the ? urgess and attested by the clerk ; he shall then deposit said demand amongst the files of his office, and shall credit the treasurer with the amount of all such drafts in his account. Sec. 6. That the assessor, or person laying the tax, after making out their duplicates, and before they deliver them to the collector, shall carry them to the town clerk, who 50 shall charge the amount thereof to the collector who is to receive the same, iu an account to be opened with him in the books aforesaid, and all such sum or sums as may from time to time be remitted by council, in whole or part of any taxes contained in such duplicates, shall thereupon be credited to said collector in his account aforesaid. Sec 7. That the town clerk be allowed at the rate of $ per annum for his services. Sec. 8, That the books and accounts of the said town clerk shall be open to the inspection of the burgess, town council, treasurer, or any of them, at all reasonable hours, and shall be delivered over by him to his successor in office ; and if the town clerk shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty required of him by any ordinance of the council, or act of incorporation, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of $10, to be sued for and recovered before the burgess by ac- tion of debt, for the use of the borough, with costs of suit. Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the town clerk to render his account to the council once a year for settlement, according to the 14th section of the act of incorporation of the borough of Bethlehem, as passed the 6th day of March, A. D. 1845. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, April 12, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 3 ] AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Duties of the High Constable. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. The high constable shall execute all process 51 and warrants to him directed and delivered ; and all moneys received by him, the said high constable, to and for the use of the borough, shall be paid forward in ten days thereafter to the treasurer of the borough, and the said high coustable shall at least once a month, in warm weather, walk through the different parts of the borough, in order that the ordi- nances for preventing swine and other beasts from running at large may be carried into effect by giving the notice r - quired in the different ordinances to the street supervisors and others, and also to give notice of all nuisances, obstruc- tions aed impediments in the streets, lanes, alleys, gutters, or on the pavements, that they may be removed, and the person or persons, the authors thereof, may be prosecuted ; and he shall give information to the burgess of all offenses committed against the ordinances of the borough, the names of the offenders and the witnesses, in order that the offend- ers may be prosecuted and o >edience euforced to the regu- lations for the good order and government of the borough. He shall also collect the borough tax, as prescribed in the charter ; and generally do and perform all such things as the council by ordinances or resolutions may order or direct. Sec. 2. The high constable shall be entitled to have and receive on all such warrants and process served by him the same fees as any other constable is allowed for like services. He shall also receive for collecting the borough taxes per cent, on all moneys so collected by him, and hy him paid into the treasury of the borough. And for the performance of all the other duties herein required of him, he shall have and receive such reasonable compensation as the council may direct, by an order drawn on the treasurer by the burgess and countersigned by the clerk. Sec. 3. If the high constable shall neglect any of the duties required of him in this or any other ordinance, he shall forfeit and pay for each offense the sum of S3, to be recovered by action of debt before the burgess for the use of the borough, with costs. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the high constable to pre- 52 serve order in the borough on Sunday, to prevent all persons from breaking the Sabbath ; and if he finds any person or persons so doing, he shall lodge a complaint with one of the magistrates of the borough, that such person or persons may be proceeded against, according to the act of assembly against vice and immorality. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, Augusts, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. v [No. 4.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Fire Ladders, Hooks, &c. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. The street supervisors and street committee of the borough shall at all times, at the expense of the bor- ough, keep on hand for the use of the borough three good, substantial fire ladders, with the necessary fire hooks, which said fire ladders and fire hooks shall always be kept by the supervisors in a suitable place, to keep them from rotting. Sec. 2. That if any citizen resident within the bounds of said borough of Bethlehem shall apply to any of the street supervisors for the loan of a fire ladder or fire hook belonging to the corporation, such citizen shall be allowed by said supervisors to take such ladder or hook and use them in any part of said borough without any compensa- tion for any time between sunrise and sunset, at which time the said article must be returned uninjured to its proper place ; but no person shall have the privilege for any longer time than two successive days. Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall take away any of 53 the said fire ladders or fire hooks without first asking leave of one of the street supervisors, or having obtained permis- sion, shall not return them by sunset, every person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of $2, for each and every such offense, to be recovered by an action of debt before the burgess for the use of the borough, with costs of suit. Sec. 4. Every person or person? taking away any fire ladder or fire hooks, or any other article, the property of said corporation, shall be held accountable for any injury or damage which the same may have sustained until it is re- turned to its proper place, and if the street supervisors, or either of them, shall neglect or refuse to inform the burgess of any person so offending against this ordinance, if he has knowledge of the fact, he shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of $2, to be recovered before the bur- gess by an action of debt for the use of the borough, with costs of suit. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, August 4, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 5.] AN ORDINANCE Directing the manner of conducting the actions before the Burgess on this and the several ordinances. Section 1. When any complaint is made to the burgess by the high constable, street supervisors, or any other officer of this borough, touching any offense against any of the ordinances of this borough, and upon hearing thereof before the burgess the defendant shall be adjudged not guilty, the borough shall pay the costs, unless the com- plaint shall appear to have been made out of levity or 54 mal 5 ce, and then the officer shall pay the costs; but i ' all cases of conviction the defendant shall pay all costs in addi- tion to such penalties as are fixed by the ordinance upon which he is sued. Sec. 2. When the complaint, is made by any other per- son than an officer, and the defendant is acquitted, on such hearing the complainant shall pay all costs ; and to obviate all difficulties in such ease the burgess shall not proceed in a case where a private person is the informant, unless such person sign a written information in form as follows, to wit Northampton Co., Pa., Borough of Bethlehem, ss. The information of J. B., of the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, Pa., made this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and at the borough of Bethlehem aforesaid, before C. A. L., burgess of the borough of Bethlehem, who says that on the day of A. D. 18 he saw D. C., of the borough of Bethlehem, drive a loaded wagon over the pavement of this borough at or near the house of J. B. Taken and subscribed before me on the day of A. D. 18 C. A. L. , Burgess. This information or form shall vary according to the facts in each case, and shall in all cases be sufficient evidence to compel the informant to pay the costs, where, upon hearing, the person accused shall be acquitted. And upon the hear- ing and acquittal of the accused, the burgess shall, without any other proceedings, adjudge the complainant to pay the costs. Sec. 3. All suits brought on the information of the officers of this borough, or upon information of individuals as above, shall be by summons issued in the following form, always varying according to the facts in each case, to wit : The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Bethlehem, ss. To. C. W. R., High Constable of said Borough, greeting : Whereas information has this day been made before C. A. L., burgess of the borough of Bethlehem, by J. B.. of 55 said borough, that D. C., of the borough of Bethlehem aforesaid, drove a loaded wagon over the pavement of this borough, at the house of J. H., contrary to the o dinance of said borough, in such case made and provided. These are therefore to command you that you summon the said D. C., so that he appear before said burgess, at his office in street, in said borough, on the day of at o’clock to answer the premises, and to be further dealt with according to the directions of said ordinance. Have you then and there this summons. Witness the said C. A. L., burgess, of the bor- ough of Bethlehem aforesaid, the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and C. A. L., Burgess. Sec. 4. When any conviction shall take place under any of the ordinances of this borough before the burgess, and the defendant shall neglect or refuse to pay the penalty, with costs, so adjudged against him in any ordinance, the same shall he enforced by due execution in the following form, always to vary according to each particular case and the facts therein contained. And in all cases where no goods and chattels are returned by the officer the burgess shall have power to commit said party to the borough lockup for any space of time not exceeding forty-eight hours. The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Bethlehem. To C. W. R.,High Constable of said bor- ougb, greeting : Whereas D. C., of the borough of Bethlehem, has been convicted before the burgess of driving a loaded wagon over the pavement, in action of debt, in the name of the burgess and town council of the borough of Bethlehem, for the use of the same before said burgess, and a judgment obtained against him for $ together with the costs of suit ; and the said D. C. having hitherto neglected to com- ply with the Judgment, we command you that of the goods and chatties of the said D. C. you levy the debt and costs aforesaid. Witness the said C. A. L., burgess, at the bor- ough of Bethlehem aforesaid, the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and C. A. L., Burgess. 56 Sec. o. The form of the action shall be endorsed on the back of the summons or execution in each case, together with the costs, that the defendant may have his choice to pay the same or contest the matter, as occasion may seem most proper to him, which form shall be as follows, to wit, varying as occasion may require : The Burgess and Town Coun- cil of the borough of Beth- lehem, for the use of said borough, vs. D. C. ' Action of debt, for driving on the pavement ot’ the bor- ough. Debt $ Costs “ j Burgess “ High Constable “ Witnesses “ Amount $ Sec. 6 . When any complaint hereafter shall be made to the burgess concerning any offense not provided for by any of the ordinances of the borough, and coming within the lawful jurisdiction of the town council, it shall be the duty of the burgess to draw up, or cause to be drawn up as soon as conveniently can be done, an ordinance embracing the offense, and submit it to the town council for their consid- eration. It shall also be the duty of the burgegs to draw all forms, and he is hereby empowered to draw and make use of all such forms as may from time to time be required to carry the ordinances of this borough into effect, according to the intention and meaning of said ordinances severally. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, July 28, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. G [No. 6.] AN ORDINANCE To keep the Streets, Pavements and Alleys clear of Vehi- cles and other Incumbrances ; also concerning Building Materials. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. It shall be the duty of every owner or own- ers, possessor or possessors of ground within the improved parts of this borough, to keep the streets, alleys and pave- ments or footwalks, to the gutter, as far as his ground ex- tends, clear of obstructions of every kind, except such and in such a manner as allowed by this ordinance. Sec. 2. If any person as aforesaid, shall wilfully put, throw, lay or deposit, or allow’ any obstructions on the streets, alleys, and pavements or footwalks, as aforesaid, or upon any of the public parts of this borough (except a wagon or other vehicle which is in daily use, and that to be placed as near the gutter as conveniently can be) every person so offending, after having received due notice to de- sist, shall forfeit and pay for each and every offense the sum of $2, if such obstructions be found before his own lot, or the lot in his possession ; and the sum of three dollars for each and every such offence, if found on any other public parts of this borough, which said penalty shall be recovered before the burgess, by action of debt, for the use of the bor ough, with costs. Sec. 3. Before said penalty shall be recoverable, it shall be the duty of the street supervisors to notify the offender, and if the said obstructions are not removed within twelve hours if notified in the morning, or twenty-four hours if notified in the evening, then it shall be the duty of the street supervisors to remove forthwith the said obstructions, after which they shall lodge information with the burgess, and the offender in such case shall pay the above penalty 58 with costs, and in addition thereto the costs of removal. The street supervisors shall receive for every such informa- tion the sum of twenty-five cents over aud above their daily wages, to be paid out of the treasury of this borough. Sec. 4. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be so construed as to prevent any person or persons whose daily occupation may require room on any of the public parts of this borough for his work, if he be a tradesman, or for his wagon or other vehicle, if he is a farmer or carter, or any other necessary calling in any line to make free use of said public parts of said borough at any time, thereby not ob- structing the passage, and also not to prevent persons lay- ing wood next the pavements for a term of three weeks, and also it shall be so construed as not to prevent the dealers in merchandize aud others from placing boxes, barrels, or any thing in their line on the pavement, so as to leave an open passage of not less than five feet of their pavements for pub- lic use. Sec. 5. Any citizen of this borough, or any other person, building, erecting or repairing any house, stable, out-house, shop or shed, on any of the public streets, lanes or alleys within the limits of this borough, shall have the privilege of using one-half for in case where a building is carried on opposite one-third) of the whole width of said street, lane or alley adjoining his building ground, and no more, to put his stone, brick, lime, sand, mortar, timber, or any such materials as he may want in the progress of his building trom the first of January until the first of November in each aud every year ; Provided , nevertheless, to keep the gutter open for the free passage of the water at all times. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the street supervisors to notify all such persons as may have availed themselves of the privileges aforesaid, in the presence of witnesses ten days before the expiration of said time, or at auy time after said building is finished, to remove all such obstructions from such streets, lanes, alleys, pavements or footwalks as may remain on any of them, in consequence of their re- 59 spective operations, and if such person or persons shall re- fuse or neglect to clean said streets, lanes, alleys, pavements or footwalks within ten days after notice, then the street supervisors shall remove the same, and shall make out a correct bill of all the expenses and costs arising from the removal of said obstructions, and shall lodge information with the burgess, and the said street supervisors shall re- cover the amount of the bill with costs, in a suit brought in the name of the corporation before the burgess, in an action of debt, and likewise three dollars fine for the use of the borough for said offence, both to be recovered in the same suit. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, July 21st, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. A SUPPLEMENT To an Ordinance, entitled “An Ordinance to keep the Streets, Pavements and Alleys clear from Vehicles and other Incumbrances, also concerning Building Materials.” Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. It shall be the duty of every owner or owners, possessor or possessors of ground within the improved parts of this borough, to keep the pavements and footwalks as far as his or her grounds extends clear of snow and ice, in such a manner as to afford to the public a convenient, continuous and unobstructed passage at least four feet wide on said pavement or footwalks. And it shall be the duty of the street supervisors to notify any one refusing or neglecting to comply with the said requisitions, to remove s^iid ob- structions without delay ; and if the said obstructions are 60 not removed within six»hours if notified in the morning, or eighteen hours if notified in the evening, after the then fall of snow have ceased, that it shall he the duty of the street supervivors to remove forthwith the said obstructions, after which they shall lodge information with the burgess, and the offender in such case shall pay the penalty of one dollar for each and every such offence, with costs, and in addition thereto the costs of removal. The street supervi- sors shall receive for every such information the sum of twenty-five cents over and above their daily wages, to be paid out of the treasury of the borough. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlebom, February 15, A. D. 1847. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Bkunnek, Town Clerk. [No. 7. J AN ORDINANCE Concerning the Firing of Guns and Beating of Drums in the streets. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is here- by enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. From and after the passage of this ordi- nance, if any person or persons shall fire, discharge, or let off any gun, pistol, squib, paper-balloon, rocket or other firework within this borough, every such person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted, shall forfeit and pay for every such ofience the sum of fifty cents, to be re- covered with costs of suit before the burgess, in an action of debt, for the use of the borough, and in default to be committed to the borough lockup no less than 3 nor more that 48 hours : Provided, always, that nothing in this ordi- nance shall be so constrned as to prevent the firing of mili- 61 tary salutes on the Fourth of July, or on any other public occasion. • Sec. 2. If any person or persons, after the passing of this ordinance, shall beat the drum through auy of the streets, lanes or alleys, in the thickly settled part of this borough, except on general or company training days, 4th of July, or 22d of February, he, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of fifty cents, to be recovered by action of debt before the burgess, for the use of the borough with costs, or stand committed as per sec- tion 1. Enacted into an ordinance aud passed at the borough of Bethlehem, August 18, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunnek, Town Clerk. [No. 8.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Chimneys. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is here- by enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1 . If any chimney or chimneys of any house- holder or dweller within the borough of Bethlehem, shall be seen to blaze out of the top thereof, unless the roof of the house is covered with snow or sufficiently wet with snow or rain, or during the time of a fall of snow or rain, such householder or dweller, on conviction before the bur- gess, by the testimony of credible witness, or on the view of the burgess, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar with cost of suit, to be sued and recovered by action of debt, for the use of the borough : Provided , always, that if any householder or dweller as aforesaid shall make it ap- pear that his or her chimney took fire within a month after 62 it had been swept or cleaned, such person shall not be liable to the said penalty, and provided such prosecution shall be commenced within twenty days after the time of such burning. Sec. 2. Any stove pipes that are now or shall hereafter be fixed through any parts of houses, shops or other build- ings, shall be two inches clear of any wood, unless the same shall be fixed through a sash window and shall project at least three feet beyond the house or pent-house of the build- ing, and so as not to injure or endanger the adjacent build ing, and every person or persons who shall not cause his, her or their stove-pipe or pipes to be fixed according to the directions aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sura of five dollars, to be recovered and applied as aforesaid. Sec. 3. Every chimney hereafter built within this bor- ough, which shall pass through or near the ridge of the roof, shall extend at least two feet nine inches above the ridge ; but if it shall pass through any other part of the roof, or on the outside of the house to which it belongs, it shall be raised at least five feet above that part of the roof opposite, and shall at least be one foot higher than the highest part thereof, although it may require more than five feet for that purpose. Sec. 4. Every chimney now built or hereafter to be built with brick for temporary purposes, shall he at least four inches thick from the inside of the tunnel, exclusive of the plastering, when adjoining or contiguous to any wood or substance liable to take fire, and shall he well plastered in every part of the inside, and every joint between the bricks shall be well secured on the outside with good suit able mortar. Sec. 5. Every chimney now built through the ridge of the roof of any house that is adjoining or near to any other house, shall be at least two feet nine inches above the ridge through which it passes, and the top thereof shall be so far extended as to be at least two feet nine inches from the wooden part o any other building. 63 Sec. 6. If any person within this borough shall erect on tbe line of his lot, which shall be adjoining to or near another house, a shed, shop or lower building with a chim- ney it shall be the duty of the owner of any such danger- ous chimney to raise it agreeably to the provisions of the preceding section . Sec. 7. If any householder within this borough shall apprehend that the chimney of any of his neighbors is not conformable to the provisions of this ordinance, and in such condition as to endanger the houses contiguous there- to, it shall be the duty of every such householder to enter a complaint to the burgess, who is hereby required t ) ap- point three judicious mechanics within the borough, to ex- amine the situation and circumstances of the same ; and if it shall appear by the report that the apprehension of dan- ger is well founded, and that the owner or owners of said chimney refuse or neglect to remove the cause of complaint in a reasonable time, not exceeding one month, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay tbe sum of ten dollars, and the further sum of one dollar for each and every week, until the cause of complaint shall be removed, to be recovered by action of debt before the burgess, with costs of suit, for the use of the borough. Euacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, August 29, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. §amuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 9.] AN ORDINANCE To Regulate the Streets and Alleys in the borough of Beth- lehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. That the plan of Bethlehem, drawn by P. 64 Jarrett in 1841, from surveys made by Jacob Dillinger, Esq., Rev. John C. Brickenstein and Dr. Abraham Hue- bener, with certain alterations by T. W. Roepper, Esq., as presented to the town council, June 11th, 1845, be adopted. Sec. 2. The plan of Bethlehem, above mentioned and adopted, shall be held subject to such variations as the council shall make with the aid of the engineer for the benefit of that part of the borough where made. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of all owners of ground ad- joining such streets or parts of streets and alleys as are now finally regulated, or may hereafter be finally regu- lated according to the above mentioned plan and directions of the town council, to set curbstones, and dig down or fill up the pavements or sidewalks, and pave the gutters, ac- cording to t- e directions of the town council, so rar as their property may join the said streets or parts of streets, with- in sixty days from the time of notice given to them for that purpose by the town council. Sec. 4. If any owner or owmers of ground along said street or streets as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to com ply with the provisions of the third section of this ordi- nance, after due notice as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the town council, upon the information to them by the high constable, street supervisors, or any person, or upon their own knowledge of the fact, to cause good curbstones to be set, the pavements or siuewalks to be dug down or filled np, and the gutters to be paved as aforesaid, and to charrge the cost and expense of the same to said owner or owuers, which costs and expense, if not forthwith paid, on notice and presentation of t.Le bill, by said owner or owners, shall be recovered before the burgess by action ot debt, with costs of suit, for the use of the persons who did the work, in a suit brought in the name of the corporation for their use. Sec. 5. The town council shall annually appoint an engi- neer for the borough, who shall be vested with authority, and whose duty it shall be, on notice given by the town council, to level, lay out and measure all such streets, H alleys, gutters and pavements as shall be designated and directed by the town council ; the said engineer at all times to conform to the plan or draft of the borough and regula- lations aforesaid, and to the direction of the council; and his decision to be valid in all cases. And the said engineer shall receive at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day out of the funds of the corporation whilst in actual service for the town council. And for leveling and setting stakes for curbs, gutters and pavements for private indi- viduals, be may receive one dollar for sixty feet, or any number less than sixty feet, and when the number of feet shall exceed sixty feet, he shall receive from said individuals not exceeding one cent per foot running measure additional. Sec. 6. If any person or persons owning a house and lot and living in the same, or any person or persons living in a house where the lot adjoins a gutter, shall not keep the same clear of dirt and such other matter as may obstruct the free course of the water, he or she shall for every of- fence pay the sum of thirty-seven cents, to be recovered before the burgess, by action of debt, for the use of the bor- ough, upon the information of one or both of the street supervisors, w r hose duty it shall be to give information to the burgess of the same. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, June 23, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 10.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Fire Inspectors. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. Section 1 . It shall be the duty of the burgess annually 66 on or about the first slated meeting of the town com cil, in the month of April, to appoint four citizens who shall be called fire inspectors. Sec. 2. The duty of said fire inspectors shall be to divide the borough into sections, as may be most expedient to carry out the purpose of their appointment ; from the 1st day of October to the 1st day of April, in each and every year, at intervals of not less thau four nor more than eight weeks, and during the remainder of the year at such times as to them may seem most expedient, to visit each building containing a fire-place or stove, and satisfy them- selves that the chimneys, flues, fire-places, stoves, ash-pits, furnaces, &c., are kept in a condition to secure, as far as may be, the property of the citizens from danger or de- struction by fire. Sec. 3. Any person or persons owning or occupying a house, as the case may be, reported as heedless or neglect- ful of duty to provide for the security of the property owned or occupied by them from danger or destruction by fire, shall be required by the burgess through the high con- stable, to remove said cause of complaint within twenty- four hours, and in case of neglect or refusal to comply with said requisition, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for each and every such offence, to be recovered by an action of debt before the burgess for the use of the borough with costs of suit. Sec. 4. The ordinance concerning fire inspectors, en- acted and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, November 7, A. D. 1845, is hereby repealed. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, June 15, A. D. 1846. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. 67 [No. 11 J AN ORDINANCE To Preserve the Public Buildings, Footways and other Property in the Borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the. citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in towu council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section - 1. If any person or persons shall in any iran* ner injure, break, dig up, remove, pull down or destroy any of the public buildings, or any other property, either public or private within the borough of Bethlehem, such person or persons so offending shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay auy sum not exceeding fifty dollars, at the discretion of the burgess, before whom the same shall be tried, together with costs of suit, to be sued for aud recovered before the burgess, iu an action of debt by the treasurer of the borough, and applied to and for the use of the said borough with costs of suit. Sec. 2. If any person, after the publication of this ordi- nance, shall lead or drive any horse, mare, mule or jackass, upon any of the paved footways within this borough, he or she so offending shall forfeit and pay for every horse, mare, mule or jackass, so fed, ridden or dnveu, the sum of three dollars, to be recovered before the burgess in an action of debt, with costs of suit (by any person who will give infor- mation in writing, signed by said person to the burgess), for the use of the borough. And if any person shall, after the publication of this ordinance, lead or drive any wagon, cart, chair, sleigh or sled, or any other carriage, either of burthen or pleasure, over, or upon any of the paved foot- ways of the borough, he or she so offending, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum ot five dollars, to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same in the manner as above, with costs of suit. Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall after the publica- tion of this ordinance, throw or leave any chips, or dirt of 68 any kind, upon any of the paved footways of this borough, he, she or they so offending, shall forfet and pay for every offence the sum of one dollar, to be recovered before the burgess by the action of debt (by any person, who will give written information thereof to the burgess) for the use of the borough, with costs of suit ; and if auy person or per- sons shall, after the passing of this ordinance, by writing with chalk, or any other way deface any of the houses or fences within this borough, he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay for every offence the sum of one dol- lar, to be recovered as above for the use of the borough, with costs of suit. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough oi Bethlehem, May 2, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 12.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Taxation of Dogs and Bitches within the Limits of the Borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is here- by enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. It. shall be the duty of the high constable annually on or before the first day of June, to furnish the clerk of the council a correct list to the best of his knowl- edge under oath, of the number of dogs and bitches more than two months old, owned or kept within the limits of the borough of Bethlehem, together with the names of the owner or keeper thereof, for which service he shall receive the sum of five cents for each and every dog or bitch so put down on the list, to be paid out of the borough treasury. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the officer or person, on 69 whom the duty of assessing and preparing the annual tax duplicate hereafter shall devolve, to add to the amount of tax annually charged against the several tax payers within the borough, the sum of one dollar for every first dog or bitch, and the sura of two dollars for each and every addi- tional dog or bitch so kept or owned by him, her or them, within Fairview street to the north and Linden street to the east in the borough of Bethlehem. Sec. 3. All persons living beyond the aforesaid limits in the borough of Bethlehem, to be assessed one half of the stipulated sum for each and every dog or bit^h more than two months old, owned or kept b him, her or them. The said tax so assessed shall be collected and paid over by the tax collector of the borough in the same manner, and under the same penalties as other taxes for the borough purposes are by law now collected and paid over, and the fact of any dog or bitch kept and fed about the house, shall oe sufficient evidence to charge the said occupant with tax as aforesaid. Sec. 4. The high constable shall pay a fine of twenty cents for the use of the borough for every dog or bitch he neglects or refuses to register within the limits of this bor- ough. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 15, A. D. 1854. PHILIP H GOEPP, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. LNo. 13.] AN ORDINANCE To Prevent the Assembling of Disorderly Persons at any of the corners or other parts of the streets, lanes or al- leys of the boiough of Bethlehem, and for other pur- poses. 70 Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is here- by enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. From and after the passing of this ordi- nance, if any person or persons shall at any time be found at any of the corners or other parts of the borough, behav- ing in a disorderly manner, and do not forthwith peaceably retire on being ordered so to do by the high constable, the said high constable shall forthwith arrest the said offender or offenders, and take him or them, or either of them, before the burgess. Sec. 2. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the bur- gess on his view or on confession of the offender or offenders, or by the oath or affirmation of one or more lawful witness or witnesses, that the said person or persons did behave in a disorderly manner by insulting any person or persons pass- ing the streets, or did make use of improper and indecent language, or profanely curse or swear, or interrupt the passage ; every person or persons thus lawfully convicted as aforesaid, shall suffer by fine not exceeding five dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt before the burgess, with cjsts of suit, for the use of the borough, and in default to be committed to the borough lockup no less than five hours nor more than forty-eight hours. Sec. 3. If any person or persons, during the night time, shall disturb the peaceable inhabitants of this borough by building fires, or throwing fire balls or crackers in the streets or any parts of the borough, or making any great noise, such person or persons being thereof lawfully con- victed, shall suffer by fine not exceeding five dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit before the burgess, in an action of debt, for the use of the borough, and in default to stand committed as prescribed in Sec. 2. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, June 30, A. D. 1815. CHAS. AEG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. 71 [No. 14] AN ORDINANCE For Regulating Shows in the Borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. No person, party or company, shall be per- mitted to exhibit auiraals or circus within the limits of this borough, and demand and receive money therefor from spectators, without having previously paid to the burgess of said borough the sum of five dollars, aud obtained from him a license to do so in the following form, to wit : Bethlehem, 18 . To the High Constable : This is to certify that Mr. has paid the sum of dollars for a license, which entitles to have an Exhibition for day and night, being he day of 18 . Attest : Burgess. — Clerk. which license may be renewed by the burgess, on tl e same terms, as occasion may require ; and any person, party or company, who shall exhibit animals or circus as aforesaid, within the limits of this borough, without having previously obtained a license, or who on demand shall refuse to show his or their license, shall be deemed an offender or offenders against this ordinance, and shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered before the burgess, by ac- tion of debt, for the use of the borough, with costs. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the high constable of this borough to demand the license required by this ordinance of any person, party or company, who may be exhibiting or about to exhibit as aforesaid, and to inform him or them of the requisitions thereof. And in the case the person, party 72 or company so exhibiting, or about to exhibit as aforesaid, refuse to show his or their license, or persist in exhibiting as aforesaid, without having previously obtained a license, it shall be the duty of the high constable to give informa- tion thereof to the burgess. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the burgess, on informa- tion of the high constable, or any other person, on oath or affirmation of the fact, to issue his summons or warrant, as t v e case may require, against the person or persons offending against the provisions of this ordinance, and have him or them brought before him by the high constable, and upon legal conviction of the offence, to adjudge him or them in the sum of ten dollars, together with costs of suit, to be recovered by law. One dollar thereof, if recovered, to be paid to the High Constable, or person giving the infor- mation, and the remainder to be paid into the treasury for the use of the borough. Sec. 4. In all cases of exhibitions or shows of whatever kind or nature, when money is designed io be taken from spectators in the borough of Bethlehem, application must- be made to the burgess, who with two members of the town council by him appointed for the purpose, shall in- quire into the nature, character and magnitude of such show or exhibition, and, if in the opinion of said commit- tee, such exhibition be admissible in a moral point of view, they shall grant a license for a sum not exceeding five dol- lars and not less than one dollar, the precise amount to be determined by the committee according to its nature and magnitude. And whenever any exhibition shall have for its object the promotion of some useful art, or science, or its purpose solely of a benevolent character, the committee aforesaid shall have power to grant a license without any charge thereof, which must be presented to the high con- stable before exhibition. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 19, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. i-j 73 [No. 15.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Fire Marshals. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. That the burgess and two members of town council appointed by that body, shall, within thirty days after the passage of this ordinance, and thereafter on the first Saturday in May in each and every year, between the hours of three and seven o’clock P. M., at the council room, having giveu ten days previous notice thereof, hold au elec- tion for the purpose of electing three persons to be called fire marshals. Sec. 2. All active members of the several fire, hook and ladder and hose companies in the borough shall be entitled to vote at such election. Sec. 3. The person having the highest number of votes shall be regarded and obeyed as chief marshal, the person having the next highest number of votes first assistant marshal, and the person having the next highest number of votes second assistant fire marshal. Sec. 4. The duties of said fire marshals shall be to super- intend and direct the action of the several fire, hook, lad- der and hose companies of the borough at the extinguish- ing of fires. The first fire marshal, when on the ground, shall be obeyed as the chief marshal at the extinguishing of fires ; in his absence the first assistant marshal shall be so obeyed, and in the absence of both, the second assistant marshal shall be so obeyed by the several fire, hook, ladder and hose companies in the town. Due obedience to be ren- dered to all orders emanating from said fire marshal when on duty. Enacted into an ordinance and passed^at the borough of Bethlehem, May 18, A. D. 1857. JACOB WOLLE, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk, 74 [No. 16.] AN ORDINANCE For Numbering Houses and Naming Streets, Alleys and Lanes within the borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. That the names of the several streets of this borough, as set down in P. Jarret’s map, taken from a sur- vey of J. Dillinger, A. Huebener, J. C. Brickenstein and T. W. Roepper, are hereby recognized and adopted. Sec. 2. From and after the passage of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of every person or persons who are prop- erty holders within this borough, to have an appropriate number put up in front of his, her or their house or houses, within the space of sixty days after due notice having been given them by the burgess, to correspond with a draft, plan or number adopted by council, the said draft or plan to be kept in the town clerk’s office for inspection within all reasonable hours. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the street committee to have suitable handboards put up at the corner of each and e7ery street or alley within the built up part of the borough, with the name of said street or alley thereon, as per draft or plan adopted by town council. Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of the high constable, if any person or persons who are property holders, neglect or refuse to comply with this ordinance, after due notice has been given him, her or then) by the burgess, to notify said person or persons of their neglect; aud if not complied with within the space of ten days after due notice has been given to such person or persons by the high constable, he shall then enter complaint before the burgess, and any such person or persons being lawfully convicted shall suffer a fine of fifty cents for each aud every offence, to be recovered by 75 action of debt before the burgess, with cost3 of suit, for the use of the borough. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, March 14, A. D. 1853. JEDIDIAH WEISS, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 17.] AN ORDINANCE. To prevent for a certain time and on certain occasions the Running at Large of Dogs Unmuzzled within the borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. From and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons owning a dog or dogs, slut or sluts, to let such animal or animals run at large for the term of six months after he, she or they shall have received notice from town c<#mcil by public advertise- ments or otherwise, unless said animals be securely muz- zled to prevent them from biting. Sec. 2. All dogs or sluts unmuzzled running at large within the limits of the borough of Bethlehem during said term shall be immediately killed, and all good citizens are hereby requested to aid the proper officer appointed to carry this ordinance into effect. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the constable to pro- cure aid if necessary for carrying this ordinance into effect, and that upon his certificate the sum of fifty cents for every dog or slut destroyed as aforesaid shall be paid out of the borough treasury. Sec. 4. Any ordinance hereby altered or supplied is 76 hereby repealed from and after the date when this ordi- nance goes into effect. \ Enacted into au ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 1, A. D. 1848. JOHN M. MICKSCH, Burgess. Samuel Brunnee, Town Clerk. A SUPPLEMENT To an Ordinance to prevent for a certain time and on cer- tain occasions the Running at Large of Dogs Unmuzzted within the borough of Bethlehem, passed on the first day of May, A. D. 1848. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : That it shall be the duty of the high constable to kill all dogs or sluts fouud running at large in the public streets of this borough at any time between suuset and sunrise whether the same be muzzled or not. Enacted as a supplement to the aforesaid ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 21, A. D. 1848. *JOHN M. MICKSCH Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 18.] AN ORDINANCE. Concerning Riding Horses and Driving Carriages, and to Prevent Horses, &c., from Running at Large in the bor- ough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. If any person or persons shall ride any 77 horse, mare, mule or gelding on a gate faster than a trot, through any of the streets, lanes or alleys within this bor- ough, every person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars, to he recovered by action of debt before the bur- gess, with costs of suit, for the use ot the borough ; and in default of payment to stand committed in the borough lock- up no less than one hour nor more than forty-eight hours, as the case may be. Sec. 2. If any person or persons shall drive any stage, wagon, buggy, sleigh, sled or any other carriage or convey- ance faster than a trot through any of che streets, alleys or lanes of this borough, every person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence no less than one nor more than five dollars, to be recovered as per section 1, or stand committed as per section 1. Sec. 3. If any horse, mule, mare, gelding or colt shall be permitted to run at large within any of the streets, lanes or alleys of this borough, either wilfully or negligently, the owner of such animal so running at large, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar, to be recovered as per section 1. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the street supervisors, on view or information thereof, to take up each and every such animal or animals, and to secure the same in some public or private place of safekeeping, and thereupon give notice to the burgess, and likewise to the owner or owners of such animal or animals, if he, she or they are known ; and if they are not known, then the said street supervisors shall put up advertisements at the most public places in said bor- ough, and if such owner or owners shall come forward within three days after such notice or information, and after proving his property, pay into the hands of the bur gess the amount of the above penalty and costs, the said burgess shall restore the animal or animals to the owner or owners by his order. But if the owner or owners of such horse, mule, mare, gelding or colt shall refuse or neglect to pay the said penalty and costs within three days as afore- 78 said, then the burgess shall issue his precept, directed to the said street supervisors, to sell said animal or animals at, public sale or outcry to the highest and best bidder, and the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of this borough, after deducting the costs of the proceedings for the use of the borough. Sec. 5. If the owner or owners of such horse, mare, gelding or colt shall at any time before the actual sale there- of, pay said penalty with the costs which accrued thereon, then the proceedings on said warrant shall b<* stayed forth- with, and the animal or animals shall be restored to the owner or owners thereof. Sec. 6. If the owner or owners of such horse, mare, gelding or colt, shall not come forward till after the sale, and be unknown, if at any time he, she or they shall come forward within one year after the sale, and before the bur- gess, prove his, her or their property in said animal or ani- mals, the burgess shall draw an order on the treasurer of the borough for the amount of such animal or animals sold and thus proved, after deducting the costs of such sale and proceedings had, which order being signed by the burgess and countersigned by the clerk, shall be paid by the treas- urer of the borough, out of the funds of the same, to such owner or owners aforesaid. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, June 30, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 19.] AN ORDINANCE To Prevent the Burning of Shavings, Paper, Hay, Straw, Stubbles, Vines or any combustible matter after night, or carting, or depositing the same either in the day time or night in any street or alley, or on any private ground within the limits of the borough of Bethlehem. 79 Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same ; Section 1. That from and after the passage of this or- dinance, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons whatever to set fire to and burn any paper, shavings, hay, straw, stubbles, vines or any combustible matter, unless be- tween the hours of five and eight o’clock on a calm morn- ing, and no less than thirty feet from any building in any of the streets or alleys, or on any private ground within the limits of the borough of Bethlehem. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful and against this ordinance for any person or persons to cart, throw or deposit in any street, alley or any private ground within the limits of the borough, any shavings, paper, hay, straw, stubbles, vines or any other matter, except on the enclosed parts of his own private lot, and that for his own necessary use. Nor shall it be lawful for any person or persons to form grain, hay, cornstalks, or strawstack or stacks, within 200 yards of any lot containing a dwelling house thereon within the limits of this borough. Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall offend against this ordinance, he or they so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt for the use of the borough, with costs of suit, in a suit before the burgess, on the information on oath of the street super- visors or any of them, or any other person, who will inform the burgess of the fact. Sec. 4. If any person or persons shall be convicted be- fore the burgess of aiding or abbeting, or in any way encouraging others to offend against the provisions of this ordinance, he shall pay the like sum of five dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt before the burgess for the use of the borough, with costs as above stated. The informer in each case to receive from the borough one dollar, where a conviction is had, and not otherwise. 80 Enacted into au ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 16, A. D. 1815. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. LNo. 20.] AN ORDINANCE Concerning Nuisances. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. From and after the date of this ordinance no merchant, storekeeper or other person whatsoever shall keep at any one time more than fifty pounds of gun powder on the premises, used or occupied by him, within the thick- ly built and inhabited parts ol this borough, under a pen- alty of fifty dollars, to be sued for and recovered with costs of suit before the burgess in an action of debt, for the use of the borough. Sec. 2. If any person or persons shall cast, carry or draw out, or lay any dead horse or other carcass of cattle, sheep, hog or dog, or any excrement or other filth from vaults, privies or necessary houses, and shall leave such carcass or filth on any part of the commons of this borough, or on or near any of the streets, lanes, alleys or highways within said borough, without burying the same at least four feet below the surface of the grouud, the same is hereby declared a public nuisance ; and every person or persons so offending, and being convicted thereof before the burgess of the borough, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of five dollars, to be sued for and recovered, with costs of suit, before the burgess of the borough in an action of debt, to and for the use of the borough. Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall throw any dead K •cat, fowl or pig, or any other small animal in any of the streets, lanes @r alleys of this borough, or on any private lots, their own included, or if any person or persons shall trail or drag any raw hides, or skins, or any other offensive article, along any of the paved footways within the borough, the same is hereby declared a public nuisance, and every per- son so offending, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of fifty cents, to be recovered by action of debt, with costs of suit, before the burgess, and applied to and for the use of the borough. Sec. 4. If any person or persons shall erect or place any stall, booths, boxes, wagons, or fix any convenience as a public stand, and shall use the same for opening and selling •oysters, or for the purpose of huckstering or offering for sale, cakes or beer, or strong drink, cordials or cider, on any public day, on any of the footways or in any of the public streets of the borough of Bethlehem ; the same is hereby declared a public nuisance, and every person so offending, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered by action of debt, with costs of suit before the burgess, for the use of the borough. Sec. 5. On complaint made to the street supervisors that any inhabitant permits any nuisance to be and remain on his or her lands or possessions, the said street supervi- sors are hereby authorized and empowered, with the aid of the high constable, to enter peaceably, and view the matter or cause of complaint, and make true report thereof in writing to the burgess, who after hearing the same, shall order and direct the high constable to give at least twelve hours notice to the possessor of said lands, to remove or abate the said nuisance, and if the said possessor does not within that time begin to remove or abate the said nuisance, and continue on until the same is done, it shall and may be lawful for the burgess to issue his precepts to the high con- stable of the borough, directing him to take with him one or more of the street supervisors of the borough, and as many other persons as may be uecessary, with implements, and enter into the said land peaceably to remove or abate; the same. Sec. 6. The street supervisor shall keep a just and true account of the expenses of removing, or abating the said nuisance, which expenses, provided they shall appear just and reasonable, he shall be entitled to recover from the pos- sessor of the said laud,, in an action of debt, in his own name, before the burgess, with costs of suit. Sec. 7. If any person or persons shall think themselves aggrieved by the report of the street supervisors and high constable, he, she or they may appeal to the c /Uncil, a ma- jority of whom are hereby authorized to hear and determine the same, provided notice ot the said appeal be given either in person or by writing to the chairman of the council, within twelye hours after notice given to remove or abate the said nuisance, and the chairman of the council is here^ by required to summon the council, for the purpose of hear- ing and determining the said appeal. Sec. 8. When any nuisance is discovered on any lot which has been occasioned by lowering or digging down the streets, the corporation shall pay the expenses of abating it, and not the owner. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 16 , A. D. 1846. GHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 21] AN ORDINANCE . Concerning the Duties of the Street Supervisors. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem, in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. '-■'•r Section 1. In addition to the duties enjoined on the 83 street supervisors by the following ordinances, as therein -specified, to wit : No. 4. An ordinance concerning fire lad- ders, sections 1, 2, 3, 4. No. 6. An ordinance to keep the streets, lanes, alleys, &c., clear of vehicles, &e., sections 3, 6, "No. 9. An ordinance to regulate streets, alleys, gut- ters, sections 4, 6. No. 18. An ordinance concerning riding of horses and driving of carriages, &c., section 4^ No. 20. An ordinance concerning nuisances, sections 5, 6j. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the street supervisors to report to council in writing or otherwise, on or before every third Monday in the month during their appointment, all such improvements and repairs as they shall think neces- sary ought to be done on any of the lanes, alleys, streets or highways of the borough, and likewise the progress made iri such works or repairs as may have been by council directed to be done. Sec. 3. The street Supervisors shall have power to do such work on the highways, streets, lanes or alleys of this borough us they see proper, and think to be necessary to be done without the direction of council : Provided , The ex- pense of Such work or repairs does not exceed the sum of five dollars. The said street supervisors shall have power to procure such implements as are deemed necessary for re- pairing the streets, lanes aud alleys at the expense of the borough and the same by them to be kept in a suitable place, to be used only for borough purposes, and not other- wise, under a penalty of twenty-five cents for each and every action of debt, with costs of suit. Sec. 4. When any improvements or repairs shall be directed by the council, the street supervisors shall employ such able, diligent and faithful laborers, artificers or work- men as shall and will perform their reasonable duty at the business for which they are engaged, for which they shall be paid the usual prices given for such services. It shall be the duty of i he street supervisors to endorse all bills for work done under their superintendence, as no item shall be allowed without being substantiated by some such sufficient evidence, except the compensation for their own care and ‘attendance in overseeing their workmen ; a,nd for each day faithfully employed as aforesaid, or for any other service- rendered, they shall receive each at the rate of dollar per day. Sec. 5. At the end of the year or which the street super- visors shall have been elected, or any time when required by the council, they shall present to the council an account made out, embracing all their borough accounts, specifying in said account the names of such alleys, lanes, streets or highways within the said borough, when and where said work was done, with the whole amount for their services during the last year ; and on neglect or refusal so to do, without rendering to the council a satisfactory excuse therefor, they shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be sued for and recovered by action of debt before the burgess, with costs of suit, for the use of the borough. Sec. 6. The street supervisors shall have authority to cause all the streets, lanes or alleys of the borough to he opened to their proper width, when so directed by the town coun- cil, and cause those already opened to be maintained in their proper width ; and if any person or persons owning land adjoining have encroached or shall encroach on the said streets, lanes, alleys, pavements or footwalks, or either of them, and shall neglect or refuse to open them, or clear them of all obstructions or otherwise in four weeks after the notice is given him, her or them, by the said street supervisors, it shall and may be lawful for the said street supervisors to open them to the full width, and cause such person or persons to pay the expense of removing the same, by action of debt, with costs of suit. Sec. 7. From and after the passiug of this ordinance all buildings and improvements her after to be erected and made, shall be regulated so as to range along the sides of the streets, by the said street supervisors and the street committee, leaving the hight which the building is to be set to the engineer and the owner. 85 Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the street supervisors to see that iu the building of porches on the sides of the street, the person so building them shall not occupy more than six feet of the pavement, but those already built may remain, if wider than six feet, until it is necessary to rebuild them, and then they shall be built according to the regulations aforesaid. Sec. 9. If any person or persons shall dig any llole in any street, lane or alley of this borough, for the purpose of preventing any improvements made or making in the streets, lanes or alleys by the street supervisors, or shall haul any stones, sand, gravel, ground, brickbats or lum- ber of any kind, under pretense of clearing their own ground, or on any other pretense, and shall throw the same in the streets, lanes, alleys, or on the pavements or side- walks, without permission first had from the street super- visors, or with a view ot altering, defeating or preventing any improvements made or making by the street super- visors, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be recovered before the burgess in an ac- tion of debt for the use of the borough, with costs of suit, besides the expense of filling up or removing such nuisance. Sec. 10. Every person who may clear the streets of any matter before his or her door, and pile it up, shall not make the pile in the main part of the street, or in the gutters, but adjoining the gutters, and on a line between it and the main street, and shall remove it within forty-eight hours ; and for every twenty -four hours it may remain be- yond that time, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar, to be recovered before the burgess, with costs of suit. Sec. 11. It shall hereafter be the duty of the street supervisors, if they shall think any tree or trees within the bounds of the borough a nuisance or obstruction in the footways or gutters, to give notice to the owner or possessor, or owners or possessors in front of whose premises such tree or trees may be, to remove the same, and in case of re- 86 fusal or neglect for ten days therea'ter to comply with such notice, then it shall be the duty of the street supervisors to remove the same, and charge the person or persons with costs of removal, which shall be recovered before the bur- gess in an action of debt, with costs. Sec. 12. If any person or persons shall think him or themselves aggrieved by any thing done in pursuance of this ordinance, he or they may appeal withiu five days after to the council, by giving notice of such appeal to the / chairman of said council within the said five days, and the council shall give him or them redress, if he or they have been aggrieved by the chairman of the council calling the council together to hear and determine the same Sec. 13. Street supervisors for neglect of any duty placed upon them by this ordinance, not otherwise provided for, shall pay for each offence one dollar, each to be recovered before ihe burgess by action of debt, for the use of the bor- ough, with costs of suit. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, August 18, A. D. 1845. CHAS. AUG. LUCKENBACH, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. LNo. 22.] AIs T ORDINANCE Concerning Horses, Mules, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, &c. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. The street supervisor is hereby directed to take up and secure every horse, mare, colt, horn cattle, sheep or swine found astray in any of the streets, lanes or alleys within the borough, and secure such animal, and in- form the owner, if known , without delay, and if such 87 owner, known or unknown, does not within three days after, take it away, and pay the supervisor one dollar for each horse, mare, colt or mule, or fifty cents for each head of cattle, sheep or swine, together with all expense for keeping, he shall report such default to the burgess, who shall thereupon direct the supervisor to turn over such ani- mal or animals to the secretary, who shall proceed in the matter according to the existing state laws in relation to “ astrays.” Sec, 2. Any cattle, sheep or swine allowed by the own* ers to roam the streets, alleys and lanes, either for pastur- ing or otherwise, shall be proreeded against in the same manner as is directed in the foregoing section in regard to strays, anu the owners be further subjected to any damages for trespass, recoverable under existing laws. Sec. 3. All existing ordinances heretofore passed in re- lation to strays or cattle running at large, are heieby re- pealed. Enacted as a supplement to the aforesaid ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, July 24, A. D. 1860. IRA CORTRXGHT Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 23.] AN ORDINANCE. To Establish a Board of Health, and to Brotect the Health of the borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same ; Section 1. A committee of health, consisting of three citizens of the borough, shall be appointed by council, which committee, with two practicing physicians of the borough, shall constitute and be called the Board of Health 88 of the borough of Bethlehem. They shall elect their presi- dent from the board, and the town clerk shall he the clerk of the board. Sec. 2. They shall from time to time appoint a compe- tent person as health inspector, who shall perform the duties imposed upon him by the ordinances of the borough, and shall receive such compensation for his services as the borough council may determine. Sec. 3. The Board of Health shall meet at such time and places as they may deem proper, and shall keep a jounal of their proceedings. They shall have power and it shall be their duty — 1. To make or direct to be made dili- gent inquiry with respect to nuisances of every description, which are or may be injurious to the public health, and to abate the same in any way or manner they may deem expe- dient. 2. To stop, detain and examine, and to direct to be stopped, detained or examined, for the purpose of prevent- ing any pestilential or infectious disease in the borough, any person coming from any place infected or believed to be infected with such disease. 3. To cause any person who shall be suspected of being infected with any such disease, and who is not an inhabitant of this place, to be sent to the poor house of Northampton county. 4. To cause any resi- dent of this borough infected with any such disease to be removed to said hospital, if any two practicing physicians of this borough, including the attending physician of the said sick person, shall certify in writing that the removal of such resident is necessary for the preservation of the public health. 5 .\ To remove from the borough, cause to be disinfected or destroyed, any furniture, wearing apparel, or goods or articles, or property of any kind, which shall be suspected to be tainted or infected with pestilence, or which shall be likely to pass into such a state as to generate or propagate disease. 6. Every person who shall be served with a copy of any order made by the Board of Health and certified by the clerk, under the powers conferred by this section, and shall refuse or neglect to obey or comply with L 89 the same, shall forfeit and pay not less than rive nor more than twenty-live dollars for each and every offence. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the practicing physicians of the borough from time to time to report to the Board of Health in relation to the health of the borough, and to pro- pose such measures as they may deem necessary to betaken by the board for the protection and maintenance of the same, and especially in relation to the introduction and spread of any infectious or pestilential disease. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Health Inspector— 1 . To ascertain every nuisance which may exist in the bor- ough, and forthwith report the same in writing to the presi- dent or the clerk of the Board of Health. 2. To enter upon the premises and into the house of every person in the borough as ofteu as he shall deem necessary or the Board of Health shall order, to examine into the health, cleanliness and number of persons inhabiting such house and inspect the cellar, vaults, privies and sewers on such premises. 3. To execute the orders and resolutions of the Board of Health in such manner as they shall direct. Sec. 6 . The hospital at the Northampton county poor house is hereby declared the hospital referred to in the third section of this ordinance ; and the Board of Health are hereby authorized to employ such and so many nurses for the persons sent to the said hospital by their order, and to procure such food, articles and necessaries for their use as they may deem proper, at the expense of the borough. In a case of emergency, or during the existence of any in- fectious or pestilential disease in the borough, the borough council shall establish any temporary hospital. All the provisions of the foregoing sections of this ordinance shall be deemed to apply to such temporary hospital. Sec. 7. It shall be lawful for the health inspector, under the direction of the Board of Health, to order the owners or occupants of any lot, house, building, shed, cellar or place wherein may be carried on any business or calling, or in and upon which there may exist any matter or thing 90 which is or may be detrimental to the health of the inhabi- tants, to cleanse, abate or remove the same from time to time, as often as they may deem Decessary for the health of the borough ; any person who shall refuse or neglect to obey such or er shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars for every twenty- four hours during which he shall so neglect or refuse. Sec. 8. Whenever the Board of Health shall deem it advisable, for the public health of the borough, forthwith to abate or remove any nuisance, it shall be the duty of the health inspector, under the direction of the Board of Health, to cause the same to be abated or removed without delay, at the expense of the owner or occupant of any lot or premises upon which the same may exist. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the health inspector forthwith, after the abatement or removal by him of any nuisance as aforesaid, to report in writing the name of the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of the lot or lots or premises upon which the same existed and the expenses of the abatement or removal of such nuisance to the bur- gess or town clerk, and in case of the refusal or neglect of the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, as aforesaid, to pay such expense, it shall be the duty of the burgess or town clerk to collect the same by suit oi* otherwise, in ad- dition to the penalty incurred by such person or persons. Sec. 10. Every physician or person acting as such, who shall have any patient within the limits of the borough sick with the small pox or varioloid, or other infectious or pesti- lential disease, shall forthwith report the fact to the Board of Health or to the president or clerk of said board, to- gether with the name of said patient, and the street and number of the house where such patient is treated, and in default of so doing shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 11. No physiciau or persou acting as such, or other person, shall perform the operation of inoculation for the introduction of the small pox within the limits of this bor- 91 ough, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for every such offence. Enacted into an ordinance, and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, May 1, A. D. 1866. CHAS. F. BECKEL, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 24.] AN ORDINANCE To Prevent Disorderly Conduct, and to Provide for Sum- mary Arrests, &c. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same ; Section 1. If any person or persons shall behave iu a disorderly manner, by insulting any person or persons passing the streets, or make use of improper and indecent language, or profanely curse or swear, or interrupt the passage, or when in a state of intoxication disturbs the peace and becomes an annoyance to peaceable citizens, every such person or persons shall be immediately put un- der arrest by any policeman or constable of the borough and taken to the borough lockup, and kept there no less than five nor more than forty-eight hours, and shall in each case suffer a fine of not exceeding $5 aud costs, to be recovered before the burgess for the use of the borough, and in de- fault of payment of such fines and costs, the said burgess shall recommit such offender or ofienders to the said lockup not exceeding forty- eight hours. Provided, That if such arrest be made on Sunday or in the night time no hearing shall be had before the burgess until the following morning. Sec. 2. All ordinances inconsistent herewith be and are hereby repealed. 92 Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, September 25, A. D. 1871. AMBROSE J. ERWIN, Burgess. Samuel Beunnek, Town Clerk. [No. 25.] AN ORDINANCE For regulating the distribution of water in the borough of Bethlehem, assessing aud collecting taxes, and the rents thereof, and for other purposes. Be it ordained by the burgess and council of the borough of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, and it is hereby ordained : Section 1. That the said council aud water commis- sioners of the said borough are ready to enter into contracts with any person or corporation who may desire the use of the water supplied by the said borough from their water works, under such general and equal regulations as fitting the occasion may be established, aud at such rents as shall be fixed upon by the said council and water commissioners. Sec. 2. That all rents for the use of the water and the protection tax, unless otherwise herein provided for, shall be payable annually, between the first day of June and the first day of October, to the borough treasurer ; all taxes or rents remaining unpaid on the duplicate on the first day of October in each year, shall be subject to an addition of five per cent., the said duplicate or duplicates then to be placed in the hands of one or more collectors to be appointed by the said council, who shall proceed to collect the same until the first day of January following as taxes are now col- lected by law, and it shall be his or their duty, on the first day of January of each and every year, to report in writing to the council and water commissioners, all delinquents on his or their duplicates, and to make oath or affirmation to be written in ttje said report, and to be signed with his name and that of the magistrate by whom the same shall be ad- ministered, that he or they, the said collector or collectors, has or have demanded payment of the said rent or taxes from the person residing on the premises or owning the estate charged therewith, and hath or have not received the same or any part thereof ; and the said council and water commissioners shall immediately give notice in writing of tire amount of the rent or taxes due by them respectively, and that unless the said rents or taxes so in arrears shall be paid before the expiration ot thirty days thereafter, they will be deprived of the use of the water, and that suit will be instituted for the rents and taxes due, as well as for the charges of detaching the ferrules from the pipe of conduit and the expense of repairing on the water pipe ; and on the failure of the delinquents to make the required payments, it shall be the duty of the council and water commissioners forthwith to cause the ferrules of all such delinquents to be detached from the pipes of conduit, and cause suits to be in- stituted for the recovery of the rents or taxes so due, as well as for the charges of detaching the ferrules from the pipe of conduit and the expenses of repairing on the water pipe. Sec. 3. That when any person or persons, who shall contract for a supply of said water, shall sell or remove from the premises so contracted to be supplied, all such person or persons shall on both or either events happening, and at the time they may so happen, give notice in writing to the council of their removal from the said premises, or ot the sale thereof, and insert in the said notice the name or names of the holders or occupi rs of the said premises after them ; and, on their failure to give such notice, the person or persons in whose names the contract for said water is entered in the register of water rents, shall be deemed and taken to be still parties to the said contracts, and chargeable with the rents or taxes, due and to become due, for the same and liable to be sued therefor. Sec. 4. That the said treasurer or collector, at the time of demanding or receiving any water rents, shall produce the duplicate list of water rents containing the rent so de 94 ruanded or received, and immediately on the receipt there- of, in the presence of the person paying, write the word “paid’* thereon, opposite the name of the person by or for whom the rent is paid ; and in case the said collector shall neglect to produce his duplicate, and to make an eutry therein as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay for such neglect not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, at the discretion of the magistrate. Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the water commis- sioners, and they are hereby authorized and requested from time to time to inspect and examine the duplicates of water rents and taxes which may be placed in the hands of the treasurer, collector or collectors for collection , and report to council the delinquency, if any, of said treasurer, col- lector or collectors in said duties, to be acted upon by them as they may deem advisable. Sec. 6. That any person or persons who shall contract for a supply of the water, shall cause the pipe conducting the same to be of sufficient strength, and shall also have a stop cock affixed thereto, within the limits of the foot pave- ment or walk at the distance of twelve inches from the curb or gutter, to prevent accident from the leakiug of the said pipe ; and every person who may be supplied with the water from a branch connected with a private pipe, shall have a sufficient stop cock affixed to the same branch as near as conveniently may be to the private pipe aforesaid, so as to stop the supply of water through the said branch when requisite, and not interrupt the suppl> of water to other persons having a right to use the pipe with which such connection may be formed, and every person who may be supplied with water from a private pipe, or having a branch or branches connected therewith as aforesaid, shall each in a like manner have a sufficient stop cock affixed to such private pipe, above the said branch or branches for the pur- pose aforesaid, and in case of ueglect. or refusal to comply with each or any of the aforesaid requirements, every per- son so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 7. To every stop cock placed in manner directed and specified in the sixth section of the ordinance, there shall be left an opening of at least four inches square or round of that diameter, which shall be protected with an iron stop cock box, and securely covered with the same kind of material in such a manner as that the said stop cock may be readily distinguished, which covering wherever placed shall be even with the surrounding pavement or level with the surface; and if the owuer or occupier of any building, lot of ground, or premises, into which the water may have been introduced, shall neglect to comply with this provision or shall suffer such opening if in any street or alley to remain uncovered, he, she, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 8. That if any person entrusted with the spanners of the fire plugs, or others, shall open the same on any oc- casion whatever except at the request or permission of a member of the council or water commissioners, or in case of a fire in the neighborhood, and if the person or persons entrusted with the spanners of the fire plugs shall neglect or refuse to shut the same as soon as the fire is extinguished, or if any person or persons shall wilfully, negligently or carelessly injure the pipes of conduit, the hydrants or fire plugs, or any other device connected with the pipes iu the street, he, she, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars for each offence. Sec. 9. That if any plumber, or other person shall, without a written permit from the water commissioners, in- troduce a ferrule into any public or private pipe, or form any connection or communication whatever with said pipes, or break ground for that or any other similar purpose, in the public streets or alleys, or if any person or persons shall in- troduce or use a ferrule of a larger diameter than is specified in his, or their permits, he, she, or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence a sum not exceeding ten dollars, and for every day’s continuance of 96 the use of such pipes, after conviction, the further sum of one dollar. Sec. 10. That all plumbers, or other persons who may be employed to lay branch pipes, connections with private pipes, having a branch or branches as aforesaid, or to alter or repair such branch pipes or private pipes as aforesaid, are hereby required to affix to such branch pipes and pri- vate pipes sufficient stop cocks, with proper openings to the same, constructed and covered as mentioned and directed in the seventh section of this ordinance, under the penalty of five dollars for every neglect. Sec. 11. That whenever an attachment of a private pipe is required to be made to the iron main, notice thereof shall be given to the water commissioners one day at least pre- vious to breaking the ground for that purpose ; and the water commissioners shall provide and furnish a ferrule of the size for which a permit has been granted, and shall ap- point some person to shut off the water, to drill the open- ing into said iron main, and insert therein said ferrule ; and the sum of two dollars as a compensation for said fer- rule and service shall be paid to the water commissioners before said service shall be performed ; and any plumber or other person not appointed as aforesaid, who shall drill or make any opening or insertion into said iron main, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars. Sec. 12. That all private pipes, conveying the water shall be laid of the same depth as the public main in the street, not less than four feet from said main to the stop cock of said private pipe on the foot pavements or walks ; and any plumber, or other person, employed in laying such private pipes, shall, for each neglect of the provision here- in contained, be fined a sum not exceeding five dollars, and be liable for the expense incurred in taking up and relaying said private pipes of the required depths. Sec. 13. That the water commissioners be and are hereby authorized and required to inquire at any dwelling or other place where any unnecessary waste of water proceeds, into M 97 the cause of such waste, and if they cannot discover and prevent the same, owing to opposition of the owner or oc- cupier of said dwelling or other place, they shall forthwith give notice to the burgess of the person in whose inclosures the said waste shall be discovered that he, she, or they so offending may he dealt with as is provided by this ordi- nance; and they are hereby authorized and empowered to examine any ferrule or pipe which may be suspected of being a larger diameter than is specified in the permit ; and if any person or persons shall refuse to suffer such exami nation, or oppose or obstruct said officers in the execution of their duty, he, she, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence a sum not exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 14. That the water commissioners, the collector of water rents, or any person acting under an order of the council, shall be and are authorized and empowered to in- quire at any dwelling or place whence any necessary waste of water proceeds, into the cause of the same, and if the , said waste proceed from want of repair in the pipe or other fixtures ; and if the owner or occupier of such dwelling or place shall neglect or refuse, upon notice being given , to have the necessary repairs made forthwith, the water commis- sioners, acting under the order of council, shall be and are authorized and empowered to shut off the water leading to such place or dwelling, and any person who shall let on the water, before the necessary repairs are made, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 15. That if any person shall permit the water to flow unnecessarily from any part of a private pipe, or the fixtures thereof, of his. her, or their premises, or the pre- mises by him, her or them occupied, either within a build- ing or enclosure, or any street or alley, such person shall forfeit for each offence a sum not exceeding five dollars ; and in all cases where several persons receive a supply of water by branches, hydrants or other fixtures uniting with a private common pipe, each and every person who may so 98 receive the water shall be bound to keep such common pipe in repair, and in case of waste by leak or leaks therefrom, shall be severally liable for the penalty above inflicted ; and if at any time it shall be necessary to repair a private pipe within the limits of any street or alley, a permit shall be first taken for so doing and ttie expense of repairing paid by the person so taking the water, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding five dollars for neglect. Sec. 16. That if any person other than those who may be actual occupiers of a building, lot of ground, or pre- mises, into or for the particular accommodation of which, according to the permit issued the water may have been in- troduced, shall resort to any hydrant or pump, and use the water therefrom without a regular permit from the water commissioners, such persons so offending shall forfeit for each offence and pay a sum not exceeding one dollar and costs ; and the occupier of any hydrant or pump shall for every time he or she permits the use of his or her hydrant or pump to auy person disconnected from their families who hold no permit, upon convictiou, pay a like sum. Sec. 17. That each and every fine, forfeiture and penalty imposed by this ordinance shall and may be sued for and recovered with costs of suit before the burgess or any jus tice of the peace of the said borough, and that in suits or prosecutions under this ordinance, the person suing shall be a competent witness. The burgess in all cases to impose and recover the same rates of costs as are recoverable by a justice of the peace. Sec. 18. The water commissioners shall grant permits as is hereinafter provided, and, in case of necessity, to enter in and upon the premises of individals or receive the report of such person or persons who may be appointed for that purpose by the council, to ascertain whether there is a proper application of the water, according to the contract, or is an unnecessary waste of water, or for any other pur- pose connected with the interest of the water works, so as to enable the said water commissioners to carry into effect the 99 la/ws of the borough ordained for the protection of the bor- ough property, and preventing a waste of water, or levying a sufficient sum for the use of the water ; the said water commissioners shall frequently visit the water house, reser- voir, tank, reservoir or tank . grounds, and examine the same, together with the engine, pipes, stop cocks and fire plugs, and cause any ordinary repairs to be made, and also to report to council the probable and estimated expenses which will be required for the year to pay the engineer and superintendent, or such employees as they may require, and keep the engine in fuel, oil, &c., including a sufficient sum for all repairs to the water house, engine, reservoir, tauk, reservoir or tank grounds, pipes and fire plugs ; such report to contain each item of repair separate. Sec. 19. That the council and water commissioner, shall hereafter elect by ballot, whenever they shall deem it neces- sary, such person or persons as superintendent or superin- tendents under them, to discharge such duties as shall be enjoined upon them by the council and water commissioners, and receive such compensation as the council shall think just and reasonable ; said superintendent or superintendents to be subject to removal whenever said council and water commissioners may deem expedient. Sec. 20. That auy person or persons who may be per- mitted by the council and water commissioners to use water from the public pipe for sprinkliug the streets in the borough shall be required, before using such water, to enter into a bond of the sum of two hundred dollars with approved security, by the council for the weekly or monthly payment of all moneys for water used for said purpose, and for any and all damages that may result by such person or persons injuring the fire plugs or any other ap paratus or fixtures belonging to the water works, and said persons shall stop using the water whenever requested by the council and water commissioners under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for refusing so to do. Sec. 21. That hereafter no person or persons shall attach 101 a hose to their pavement washer, or to* their pipe of conduit, and sprinkle the street with the same, except having first obtained permission from the water commissioners under a penalty of five dollars for each and every offence. Sec. 22. That after the passage of this ordinance it shall not be lawful for any plumber or other person to locate or place any hydrant or pump on the pavement, or on the out- side of any inclosed lot of grouud or premises for the ac- commodation of which the water may be introduced. Sec. 23. That any p 1 umber or other person who sh^ll vio- late the provisions of the foregoing section, shall be fined in any sum uot exceeding ten dollars nor less than five dol- lars ; and further shall be liable to pay all the costs and ex- penses incident to the removal of any hydrant or pump that may be located in violation of the provisions of the fore- going section of this ordinance, which fine, together with costs and expenses, shall be recovered before the burgess or any justice of the peace of said borough, in the same man- ner as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable. Sec. 24. That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to use the water from the public or private pipes for building purposes of any kind without first having ob- tained from the council and water commissioners a permit for that purpose, who shall assess the fee or charge for the use of the water in accordance to the price list furnished them by the council and water commissioners, and any per- son or persons who shall use the water without first having obtained such permit, shall, for each and every offence be fined in any sum uot exceeding ten dollars and the costs of suit. Sec. 25. That the council shall appoint a collector or collectors, as per sectiou two of this ordinance, whose duty it shall be to collect the unpaid water rents and taxes, who shall be allowed such compensation lor his services in col- lecting said water rents and taxes, and paying the same over to the borough treasurer, as shall be fixed upon by the council ; and the said collector or collectors shall, before 101 entering upon the duties of their office, with such sureties as shall be satisfactory to the council, give a bond to the burgess and council of the borough of Bethlehem, for the benefit of said borough in a penalty of double the amount of his or their duplicate, conditioned that he or th<-*y will well and faithfully pay to the treasurer, at the time and in the manner hereafter prescribed, all the water rents or taxes he or they shall have collected, and that he or they shall faithfully do and perform all the duties enjoined on him or them by this ordinance ; the borough treasurer also to give a bond and security for the faithful discharge of his duties. Sec. 26. That any person or persons who may desire to contract for a supply of the water from the borough water works shall make their application to the water commis- sioners, setting forth a description of the house and pre- mises applied for, the number of the family to be supplied, or if for any other purpose, to describe the object for which the water is to be used, so as to enable the water commis- sioners to ascertain the quantity required; and upon said application the water commissioners shall make an entry of the name of the applicant, together with a description of the premises owned or occupied by him, or her, in a book to be by them kept for that purpose ; and at the same time shall fix and enter the price for the quantity of water so used or required ; and shall through their chairman, or a majority of the commissioners, give to the applicant a cer- tificate, setting forth the name of the applicant or owner, the description of the premises and the rate and price of the water by them offered to the same, whereupon the said applicant shall present said certificate to the borough treasurer, and pay over to him the amount so fixed by the council and water commissioners (“ If the said water is to be used for building or other temporary purposes ; but in all other cases the said rents, taxes or charges are to be entered upon the tax duplicate ”), together with the price of the ferrule and permit for the introduction of said water ; and upon the payment of the same, the said treasurer shall give Mm or her a receipt, setting forth the name of the appli- cant or owner of the premises, descvibiug the same, to- gether with the amount by him or her paid. All of which the said treasu er shall enter in a book by him to he kept for that purpose ; and the said applicant, upon payment of the water rent, ferrule and permit as aforesaid to the tr as- urer shall receive from him a receipt for the payment of the same, as also a description of the premises which he shall deliver t a the clerk of the council, who shall forth- with make out and deliver to him a permit for the use of the water, together with a ferrule for the introduction of the same, all of which the said clerk shall enter in a book by the council kept for that purpose ; and shall at the same time in said book take a receipt from said applicant for the ferrule and permit ; and the said treasurer shall make out aud deliver to the couucil, at the end of every quarter, a return of all moneys so paid to him by individuals or otherwise upon certificates from the water commissioners and place the same at the end of each quarter into the treasury of the water works, to be accounted for by said treasurer at the end of each year in the settlement of his yearly account. Sec. 27. Tuat the said water commissioners shall keep a book upon which they shall enter all applications for the use of the water, and enter therein the names and resi- dences of all applicants, and the terms upon which permits are granted. Sec. 28. That if any person or persons shall willfully, negligently or carelessly injure the pipes of conduit, the hydrants or pumps, fire plugs, or any other device con- nected with the pipes in the streets, or open the same so as to occasion a wanton and willful waste of the said water or inconvenience or damage to the citizen, or shall suffer the said water to flow unnecessarily from his, her or their dwelling or enclosures, or use the same, except for culinary or other necessary purposes, he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay, for any such offence, a sum not ex- ceeding fifty dollars. 105 Sec. 29. That hereafter all pipes of conduit to be put down by the borough for supplying its citizens with water shall be •of such size as the council and water commissioners may •determine upon. Enacted into an ordinance in town council this eleventh day of October, A. D. 1871. AMBROSE J. ERWIN, Burgess. Attest : Samuel Bruxner, Town Clerk. (No. 26.] AN ORDINANCE Relating to Chief Engineer, Assistants and Fire Apparatus Be it ordained and enacted by the -citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : Section 1 . That the several engine, hose and hook and ladder companies of this borough shall constitute “The Bethlehem Fire Department.” That the said companies shall severally, at. their stated meetings held before the third Saturday in July, elect three delegates, the delegates to meet in joint convention on the third Saturday in July, and elect by ballot one man to serve as chief engineer for the term of one year. The burgess and two members of towu council to be present at the said meeting, and hold the election. In esse the chief engineer thus elected is a member of any of the fire companies, he must resign from the said company at once. Sec. 2, Each company belonging to the fire department at their next stated or special meeting, after the election of chief engineer, are to elect one of their members to act as assistant engineer for the term of oue year. Sec. 3. The election of the assistant engineers by the companies shall be subject to the approval of town council, and the chief engineer shall remove any or all of his assist- ants upon a resolution of a vote of two-thirds of towu coun* 104 ci I, and if at any time it should appear to be policy or ex- pedient to remove the chief engineer, council shall have power to remove him by a vote of two-thirds ; or should a vacancy occur by death , resignation or removal from the borough, council shall immediately order an election to fill The vacancy for the unexpired term. Sec. 4. The chief engineer shall at all times have full control of the engines, hose ai d hose carriages, hooks, lad- ders and fire apparatus generally in case of fire, and give general directions how, when and where to use them, where the hose shall be attached, to place the engines, direct the streams and order the hose to the several engines, and shall have a general supervision of the fire apparatus ; he shall also have free access thereto at all times for the purpose of inspection, and shall report to council the condition thereof, and shall as often as may be found necessary, recommend to council the propriety of such repairs to the fire apparatus, the charge of buildings and such other improvements as he may think necessary to promote and improve the service. It shall be the duty of the chief engineer to direct special attention to the fire plugs of the borough, to guard against the freezing of the same, and to report to council a»y neces- sary repairs. Should any repairs be very urgent between meetings of council, the chief engineer, with the committee ou streets, jointly, shall hereby be empowered to make said repairs, provided the cost thereof shall not exceed the sum of twenty dollars. Sec. 5. In case of fire, in the absence of the chief engi- neer, his duties shall devolve upon and be performed by the first assistant engineer arriving upon the ground, and he shall be vested with all the power and authority now vested in the chief engineer during the continuance of the fire ; un- less the chief engineer should during the continuance of the fire make his appearance, when he shall immediately enter upon and perform his duties. Sec. 6 . The chief engineer and his assistants are to con* stitute a board of engineers. Sec. 7. That in case any member or any number of members of one or more companies, comprising the said de- partment shall, upon complaint, or if upon other evidence, it shall become known to the board, be found guilty of any act of misconduct or bad behavior, or of having committed any nuisance, casting odium upon the company or the de- partment, the board shall have power 10 suspend or expel such member or members ; and shall also have power to im- pose a fine upon each member so offending, not exceeding five dollars, for the use of the company to which such mem- ber belongs. Sec. 8. That if it should happen that one-fourth or more of the members of any one company shall be found guilty of any misdemeanor expressed in the foregoing section, it shall be the duty of the chief engineer to at once suspend the said company, and report the same to council at its next stated meeting, who shall have power by a majority vote to suspend the company, or impose a fine upon each member having so offended, not exceeding ten dollars, for the use of the company, and for a second offence such company shall be disbanded, indefinitely or otherwise, at the option of council. Sec. 9. That the fines mentioned in the seventh and eighth sections of this ordinance shall be recoverable by suit before the burgess, the same as other fines for municipal purposes are now authorized to be collected. Sec. 10. From the date of the adoption of this ordinance no person under the age of eighteen years shall be elected a member of any of the companies composing the fire depart- ment. Sec. 11. Under no circumstances shall more than one en- gine and one hose carriage be allowed to leave the borough at the same time, and in case of a fire occurring during the absence of the above mentioned apparatus they shall be re- turned immediately. Sec. 12. All existing ordinances heretofore passed in re- lation to fire marshals are hereby repealed. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of' Bethlehem, July 5, A. D. 1872. A. J. ERWIN, Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 27.] AN ORDINANCE Authorizing a Uniform Badge for the Fire Department of the borough of Bethlehem. Be it ordained and euacted by the citizens of the borough of Bethlehem in town council assembled, and it, is here- by euacted by the authority of the same : Section 1. That a uniform badge shall be worn by every member of the lire department when attending fires. Sec. 2. That the chief engineer and his assistants shall constitute the “ Firemen’s Badge Department,” of which the chief engineer shall be its president ex-officio, who shall choose one of its members as secretary and treasurer ; said department shall have power to designate the metal, shape or style of badges, with the inscription “ Bethlehem, Fire Department ” thereon, to be numbered consecutively from No. 1 to . The cost of the badges shall not ex- ceed the sum of two dollars and fifty cents each. Sec. 3. That a register shall be kept at the office of the town clerk, in which the secretary of the badge department shall enter the names of the members of each fire company, the name of the company aud the number of the badge. Sec. 4. That each member ou receiving his badge, shall pay to the secretary and treasurer of the badge department, the cost price of taid badge, and upon resignation, expul- sion or otherwise leaving the department, he shall return the same to the said secretary and treasurer, who shall re- fund to him such a sum as he may have paid for the same : Provided , The said badge shall not have become defaced or damaged to such an extent as to make it worthless ; and it «hall be the duty of the secretaries of each and every fir© company to notify the secretary and treasurer of the badge department, of the expulsion, resignation or death of any member in possession of the badge. Sec. 5. That the said badges shall only be delivered by the secretary and treasurer of the badge department, upon satisfactory evidence from the secretary of the company to which the applicant belongs, that he is entitled to wear the same ; any person in possession or wearing a badge without the proper authority as provided for in this ordinance, shall upon conviction before the burgess be fined in a sum not exceeding five dollars, for the use of the badge department. Sec. 6. That the chief engineer is hereby empowered to order any citizen to act as fire police in case of fire, whose duty it is to serve as such. And as such are hereby em- powered to exclude and eject from the immediate vicinity of fires, all persons not wearing a badge of the department as hereinbefore provided for. Provided , That such exclu- sion or rejection shall not apply to owners, agents or other parties directly interested in property believed to be in danger. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, July 5, A. D. 1872. AMBROSE J. ERWIN. Burgess. Samuel Brunner, Town Clerk. [No. 28.] AN ORDINANCE. Regulating the Distribution of Water in the borough of Bethlehem, Assessing and Collecting Taxes and the Rents thereof, and for other purposes. Be it ordained by the Water Board of the borough of Beth- lehem in the county of Northampton, and it is hereby ordained : Section 1 . That the Water Board of the said borough 108 is ready to enter into contracts with any person or corpora- tion who may desire the use of the water supplied by the borough from their water works, under such general and equal regulations as fitting the occasion may be established, and at such rates as shall be fixed upon by said body. Sec. 2. That all rents for the use of the water and the protection tax, unless otherwise herein provided for, shall be paid annually, between the first day of June and the first day of October, to the treasurer of the Water Board ; all taxes or rents remaining unpaid on the duplicate on the first of October in each year shall be subject to an addition of five per cent.* the said duplicate or duplicates then to be placed into the hands of one or more collectors to be ap- pointed by said board, who shall proceed to collect the same until the first day of January following, as taxes are now collected by law, aud it shall be his or their duty, on the first day of January of each year, to report in writing to the board all delinquents on his or their duplicates, and to make oath or affirmation to be written in the said report, and to be signed with his name and that of the magistrate by whom the same shall be administered, that he or they, the said collectors, has or have demanded payment of the said rent or taxes from the persons residing on the premises or owning the estate charged therewith, and bath or have not received the same or any part thereof; and the said board shall immediately give notice in writing of the rent or taxes due by them respectively, and that unless the said rents or taxes so in arrears shall be paid before the ex- piration of thirty days thereafter, they will be deprived of the use of the water, and that suit will be instituted for the rents and taxes due. The collector or collectors of water rents and taxes, as appointed under this section, shall re- ceive such compensation for their services, as shall be fixed upon by the Water Board, and the said collector or collec- tors shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, give a bond or bonds to the board in double the amount of the duplicate, for the faithful performance of the duties im- posed upon them. 109 Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the superintendent, under the direction of the water commissioners, upon the application of any person or persons for a supply of water, to cause the pipe conveying the same to be laid from the pipe of conduit to a point within the limits of the footwalk or pavement, a distance of twelve inches from the curb line, a-nd at the terminus of this pipe cause a stopcock to be affixed. Above every stopcock placed in the manner directed, there shall be left an opening of at least four inches square or round, which will be protected by a cast iron stopcock box, which box shall be securely covered with a lid of the same material in such a manner that the location of said stopcock may be readily distinguished ; the cohering to be even or level with the surrounding pave- ment. Each pipe conveying the water, as also the stop- cock, being placed by the order and at the expense of the Water Board, is under the immediate supervision of the superintendent, and any or all persons are forbidden, under any pretext, to remove the above named iron lid, or in any manner whatever to tamper with the said stopcock. Any person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars for each and every offence. Sec. 4. That when any person or persons, who shall con- tract for a supply of water, shall sell or remove from the prem- ises so contracted to be supplied, any such person or persons shall on both or either events happening, and at the time they may so happen, give notice in writing to the superin- tendent of their removal from tho said premises or of the sale thereof, and insert in said notice the name or names of the holders or occupiers of the said premises after them ; and on their failure to give such notice, the person or per- sons in whose names the contract for said water is entered in the register of water rents, shall be deemed and taken to be still parties to the said contracts, and chargeable with the rents or taxes due and to become due, for the same and liable to be sued therefor. Sec. 5. That the said treasurer or collector, at the time 110 of demanding or receiving any water rents, shall produce the duplicate list of water rents containing the rent so de- manded, and immediately upon the receipt thereof, in the presence of the person paying, write the word “ paid ” thereon, opposite the name ot the person by or for whom the rent is paid ; and in case the said collector shall neglect to produce his duplicate, and to make an entry therein as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay for every such neglect not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, r t the discre- tion of the magistrate. Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the water commis- sioners, and they are hereby authorized and requested from time to time to inspect and examine the duplicates of water rents and taxes which may be placed into the hands of the treasurer, collector or collectors for collection, and report to the board the delinquency, if any, of said treasurer, col- lector or collectors in said duties, to be acted upon by them as they may deem advisable. Sec. 7. That any person or persons who shall contract for a supply of water shall cause the pipe to belaid by them (from the stopcock into his or their building or buildings) to be of sufficient strength to prevent accident, and all damage arisiug from accident to said pipe by fracture or otherwise, shall be sustained by the person or persons so contracting. Sec. 8. That if any person entrusted with the spanners of the fire plugs, or others, shall open the plugs on any oc- casion whatever except at the request or permission of a member of the board or in case of a fire in the neighbor- hood ; and if the person or persous entrusted with the spanners of the fire-plugs shaU negiect or refuse to shut the same as soon as the fire is extinguished, or if any person or persous shall willfully, negligently or carelessly injure the pipes of conduit, the hydrants or fire-plugs, or any jther device connected with the pipes in the street, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars for each offence. Ill Sec. 9. That if any plumber or other person shall, with- out a written permit from the water commissioners, intro- duce a ferrule into any public or private pipe, or form any connection or communication whatever with said pipes, or break ground for that or any other similar purpose, in the public streets or alleys, or if any person or persons shall in- troduce or use a ferrule of a larger diameter than is speci- fied in his or their permits, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offence, a sum not exceeding ten dollars, and for every day’s continuance of the use of such pipes after conviction the further sum of one dollar. Sec. 10. That ail private pipes conveying the water shall be laid to the same depth as the public main in the street (not less than four feet) ; any plumber or other person employed in laying such private pipes, shall, for each neglect of the provision herein contained, be fined a sum not exceeding five dollars, and be liable for the ex- pense incurred in taking up and relaying said private pipes to the required depth. Sec. 11. That the water commissioners be and are here- by authorized and required to inquire at any dwelling or other place from whence any unnecessary waste of water proceeds into the cause ot such waste, and if they cannot discover and prevent the same, owing to opposition of the owner or occupier of said d welling or other place they shall forthwith give notice to the burgess of the person in whose inclosures the said waste shall be discovered, that he, she or they so offending ma* 7 be dealt with as is provided for by this ordinance ; and they are hereby authorized and em- powered to examine any pipe which may be suspected of being of a larger diameter than is specified in the permit ; and if any person or persons shall refuse to suffer such ex- amination, or oppose or obstruct said officers in the execu- tion of their duties, he, she or they so offending shall for- feit and pay for each and every offence a sum not exceed- ing ten dollars. 112 Sec. 12. That the water commissioners, the collector of water rents, or any person acting under an order of the Water Board, shall be and are authorized and empowered to inquire at any dwelling or place whence any unnecessary waste of water proceeds into the cause of the same, and if the said waste proceed from want of repair in the pipe or other fixtures, and if the owner or occupier of such dwelling or place shall neglect or refuse, upon notice being given, to have the necessary repairs made forthwith, the water com- missioners, acting under the order of the board, shall be and are authorized and empowered to shut off the water leading to such place -or dwelling, and any person who shall let on the water before the necessary repairs are made shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 13. That if any person shall permit the water to flow unnecessarily from any part of a private pipe or the fix- tures thereof, on his, her or their premises, or the premises by him, her or them occupied either within a building or enclosure, or any street or alley, such person shall forfeit for each offence a sum not exceeding five dollars ; and in all cases where several persons receive a supply of water by branches, hydrants or other fixtures uniting with a private common pipe, each and every person who may so receive the water shall be bound to keep such common pipe in repair, and in any case of waste by leak or leaks therefrom shall be severally liable for the penalty above inflicted ; and if at any time it shall be necessary to repair a private pipe with- in the limits of any street or alley, a permit shall be first taken for so doing, and the expense of repairing paid by the person so taking the water, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding five dollars for neglect. Sec. 14. That if any person other than those who may be actual occupiers of a building, lot of ground or premises, into or for the particular accommodation of which, accord- ing to the permit issued the water may have been intro- duced, shall resort to any hydrant or pump, and use the water therefrom without a regular permit from the water o 1 13 commissioners, such persou so offending shall forfeit for each offence and pay a sum not exceeding one dollar and costs ; and the occupier of any hydrant or pump shall for every time he or she permits the use of his or her hydrant or pump to any person disconnected from their families who hold no permit, upon conviction, pay a like sum. Sec. 15. That each and every fine, forfeiture and penalty imposed by this ordinance, shall and may be sued for and recovered with costs of suit before the burgess or any jus- tice of the peace of the said borough, and that in suits or prosecutions under this ordinance, the person suing shall be a competent witness. The burgess, in all cases, to impose and recover the same rates of costs as are recoverable by a justice of the peace. Sec. 16. The water commissioners shall grant permits as is hereinafter provided, and, in case of necessity, shall en- ter in and upon the premises of individuals or receive the report of such person or'persous who may be appointed by the board, to ascertain whether there is a proper application of the waste of water according to the contract, or is an un- necessary waste of water, or for any other purpose con- nected with the interest of the water works, so as to enable the said commissioners to carry into effect the laws of the borough ordained for the protection of borough property, and preventing a waste of water, or levying a sufficient sum for the use thereof. The said water commissioners shall frequently visit the water house, reservoir or tank grounds, and ex- amine the same, together with the engine, pipes, stopcocks aud fire-plugs, and cause auy ordinary repairs to be made. They shall also submit an estimate to the board of the probable amount necessary to defray the expenses for the year, including salaries of engineer, superintendent and such other employes as they may require, fuel, oil, &c., for engiue, and all repairs at water house, engine, reservoir, tank, reservoir and tank grounds, pipes and tire-plug3. Sec. 17. That the water board shall hereafter elect by ballot, whenever they shall deem it necessary, such person 114 or persons as superintendent or superintendents under them, to discharge such duties as shall be enjoined upon him or them, and receive such compensation as the board shall think just and reasonable ; said superintendent or superintendents to be subject to removal whenever the board may deem expedient. Sec. 18. That any person or persons who may be per- mitted by the Water Board to use water from public pipes for sprinkling the streets in the borough shall be required, before using such water, to enter into a bond for the sum of two hundred dollars with approved security to the board for the weekly or monthly payment of all moneys for water used for said purpose, and for any and all damages that may result by such person or persons injuring the fire-plugs or any other apparatus or fixtures belonging to the water works, and the said person shall stop using the water, whenever requested by the board, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for re- fusing so to do. Sec. 19. That hereafter no person or persons shall attach a hose to their pave-washer or to their pipe of conduit and sprinkle the street with the same, except having first ob- tained permission from the water commissioners, under a penalty of five dollars for each and every offence. Sec. 20. That after the passage of this ordinance it shall not be lawful for any plumber or other person to locate or place any hydrant or pump on the pavement, or on the out- side of any inclosed lot of ground or premises for the ac- commodation of which the water may be introduced. Sec. 21. That any plumber or other person, who shall violate the provisions of the foregoing section, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding ten nor less than five dollars ; and further shall be liable to pay all costs and expenses incident to the removal of any hydrant or pump that may be lbcated in violation of the provisions of the foregoing section of this ordinance, which fine, together with costs and expenses, shall be recovered before the burgess or any justice of the peace of said borough, in the same manner as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable. 115 Sec. 22. That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to use the water from the public or private pipes for building purposes of any kind without first having ob- tained a permit for that purpose from the water commis- sioners, who shall assess the fee or charge for the use of the water, in accordance to the price list furnished them by the board, and any person or persons who shall use the water without first having obtained such permit shall, for each and every offence be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars and the costs of suit. Sec. 23. That any person or persons who may desire to contract for a supply of the water from the borough water works shall make application to the water commissioners, setting forth a description of the house or premises applied for, the number of the family to be supplied, or it for any other purpose to describe the object for which the water is to be used, so as to enable the water commissioners to ascer- tain the quantity required ; and upon said application the water commissioners shall make an entry of the name of the applicant, together with a description of the premises owned or occupied by him or her, in a book to be by them kept for that purpose, and at the same time shall fix and enter the price for the quantity of water so used or required, and shall through their chairman or a majority of the com- missioners give to the applicant a certificate, setting forth the name of the applicant or owner, the description of the premises, and the rate and price of the water by them offered to the same, whereupon the said applicant shall present the said certificate to the treasurer of the board, and pay over to him the amount due on said certificate up to June 1st of the year following, such amount to be fixed by the water commissioners and by them entered upon the certificate. Sec. 24. In case application be made for the use of the water, for building or other temporary purposes, the person so applying shall receive a permit from the water commis- sioners setting forth the purposes for which the same has 116 been granted, which permit the applicant shall present to the treasurer of the board and pay the sum of five dollars on account of the same ; the balance of money due on such permit to be paid to the treasurer upon the completion of the building, in accordance with the rates established by the water commissioners. Sec. 25. That the said water commissioners shall keep a book upon which they shall enter all applications for the use of the water, and enter therein the names and resi- dence of all applicants and the terms upon which permits are granted. Sec. 26. That if any person or persons shall willfully, negligently or carelessly injure the pipes of conduit, the hydrant or pumps, or any other device connected with the pipes in the streets, or open the same so as to occasion a wanton and willful waste of said water, or incon- venience or damage to the citizen, or shall suffer the said water to flow unnecessarily from his, her or their dwelling or inclosures, or use the same except for culinary or other necessary purposes, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not ex- ceeding fifty dollars. Sec. 27. That hereafter all pipes of conduit to be put down in the borough for supplying its citizens with water shall be of such size as the Water Board may determine upon. Sec. 28. That all ordinances or parts ot ordinances here- tofore enacted conflicting with the above be and are hereby repealed. Enacted into an ordinance and passed at the borough of Bethlehem, June 30, A. D. 1873. AMBROSE J. ERWIN, President of Water Board. Samuel Brunner, Secretary. fitter plates OF THE BOROUGH OF BETHLEHEM, AS PASSED JULY 1st, 1873. DWELLINGS. Pr>r annum. Hydrants in yards or kitchen $12 00 Bath, each tub 1 00 Water closets, each 100 Urinals * 1 00 Wash basins in chamber, each 1 00 Pave wash 2 00 Attachment made for pave wash only 12 00 STORES. Hydrant in yard or in basin in store 12 00 Each additional spigot 1 00 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Hydrants, each 12 00 Each basin or sink, additional 3 00 Water closets and urinals (self closing) each 3 00 Water closets and urinals of other descriptions . 5 00 HOTELS. Ftom $50 to $150. DRUG STORES. One sink or basin, public attachment 12 00 One sink or basin, private attachment 3 00 Each additional 1 00 Soda and counter fountains, not exceeding one- sixteentk of an inch each 10 00 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. From $50 to $125. BOARDING SCHOOLS. From $100 io $500. BREWERS. From $100 to $300. 118 LIVER Y STABLES. From $25 to $75. PRIVATE STABLES. One spigot, when tapped from public main 12 00 One spigot, when tapped from private pipe 5 00 Each additional spigot 1 00 PUBLIC BATHING ESTABLISHMENTS. When tapped from public main, one tub 12 00 When tapped from private pipe, one tub 5 00 Each additional tub 5 00 BARBER SHOPS. One basin, tapped from public main 12 00 One basin, tapped from private pipe 3 00 Each additional spigot 1 00 STEAM ENGINES. For first horse-power 5 00 For second horse-power 3 00 For each additional horse-power 1 00 FOUNTAINS. Attachment from public main, one thirty-second inch jet 12 00 Attachment from public main, one-sixteenth inch jet 15 00 Attachment from private pipe, one thirty-second inch jet 6 00 Attachmen t from private pipe, one sixteenth inch jet 9 00 Each additional one-thirty-second inch jet 1 00 Each additional one-sixteenth i ch jet 2 00 Larger jets in proportion . No ferrule larger than one-half inch, granted for fountains exclusively. BUILDING PURPOSES. For each and every bushel of lime slacked, per bushel 05 RATES OF PROTECTION. All property fronting on streets in which mains are laid 5 00 All properties beyond street mains, not more than five hundred feet from fire plug 3 00 No charge made for protection, where parties take the water at the above rates. NOTE.— Any attachment made to public mains for any purpose what- ever, not les^s than flv. •|n Abstract ajf the principal ^solutions OF BETHLEHEM TOWN COUNCIL. tfliOM THE MINUTE BOOHS. MINUTES 1845. [Vol. I ] Pane. Treasurer required to give bond in double the amount of the Borough tax levied High Constable required to give bond in the sum of $000 Rules for the government of Council Broad street ordered to be opened to Center. Town plot adopted Town Committee cede all their rights to tire ladders and hooks to the Borough, except one ladder and one hook. ... The Town < ommittee cede all their rights to the Mar- ket-house to the Borough Crossing from R. O. Luckenbach’s to opposite side of Main street ordered Crossing in Broad street from M. Brown’s to Sarah Hagy’s ordered. Street Supervisor directed hereafter, in case of a fall of snow, to have the same cleaned from all the foot- walks, crossings and intersections of streets and alleys belonging to the Borough in the most con- venient way Boys prohibited from running their hand sleds in the public streets in the Borough limits 2 2 7 24 33 40 57 49 02 07 07 MINUTES 1840. Burgess authorized to make a loan of fifty dollars for Borough purposes 72 High Constable required to serve notices on each mem- ber of Council of all stated, special or adjourned meetings 72 120 Y(].I. I’agc. New street from Market to Broad ordered to be graded. 81 Crossings ordered from Sarah Hagy’s across New street to Haus’ house, and from E. Lehman across New street to Aaron George’s, ordered 85 - Propertykolders who may deem fit to lay their pave ments only four feet wide shall cause the same four feet to be laid from the curbstone toward the front of their lot 80 In New street, the inside curb of gutter ordered to be twelve feet, from the front line of the lot, and the outside curb of the pavement, to be no more than two feet from the inside gutter curb, towards the front line of said lot, and in case a propertyholder shall lay only four feet pavement, the inside of said four feet shall be six feet from the front line of his or her lot 89 New street south of Church ordered to be graded 94 Loan of $500 authorized for grading Main, Market, Church and New streets 95 Markethouse ordered to be removed 96 Resolution concerning width of foot ways in New street (p. 89) repealed, and ordered that the footways be fourteen feet wide from the front line of lots to in- side line of curb of the gutters, the paved part of the footways to remain as heretofore 98£ Footways in Market street ordered to be fourteen feet wide from the front line of lots 98£ minutes 1847. Main, Market and Church streets ordered to be graded. 118 Street Supervisor directed to keep a memorandum of all property belonging to the borough, and deposit an inventory with the clerk 121 Every citizen granted the privilege of making a crossing over any street in the borough, under the direc- tion of the Street Supervisor 128 MINUTES i848. Crossing at S, Wineland and H. Yost over Broad street ordered 186 Crossing from Long alley across Main street order d — 188 p 121 Vol. I. Page. Bethlehem Hook & Ladder Company authorized to use the borough ladders, hooks, ckup and stationhouse ordered to be built on borough lot, 100 feet from the front line. Voluntary sub- scriptions thereto, $332 97 Appropriation of $50 for lighting, cleaning and extin- guishing street lamps — and the same made part of the duties of the High Constable 105 Street lamps ordered to be kept burning until 10:30 o’clock 105 Finance Committee to constitute the Court of Appeal for the borough 109 Pavements on Broad street ordered to be eighteen feet from curb line on south side — sixteen feet on north side Ill Thirty-one cents per night allowed for lighting street lamps 120 Ground fc r reservoir ordered to be bought 120 Loan of $1,600 ordered to be negotiated — secured by bonds . . 124 minutes 1 855. Prohibiting the admission of persons to the lockup ex- cept on orders from the Burgess, Justice of the Peace, or member of Council...., 133 Pavements on south side of Broad street to be 17 feet 6 inches 137 Reduced to sixteen feet 152 Assessors directed to levy a tax on money at interest 154 Rate of assessment fixed at one-quarter of a cent on the dollar 154 Vo!. II, Page. Appropriation of $250 for purchase of hose for Perse- verance Fire Company 155 Reorganization of Diligence Fire Company ordered 156- Curbs of gutters in North street ordered to he set twelve feet from front line of lots 157 Rate of tax fixed at one third of a cent on the dollar, and one-sixth of a cent on money at interest 157 Apparatus and hose of Diligence Fire Company turned over to a committee 168 Fonr hundred feet of hose ordered to be bought for the Perseverance Fire Company 170 Agreement to enter into an amicable action to contest the legality of the tax on money at interest 178 minutes 1856. Organization of Diligence Fire Company No. 2 effected, and apparatus turned over to them 190 Tax fixed at one-third of a cent on the dollar 210 Grading of Main street from Broad to North ordered... 211 Loan of $3,000 ordered to be negotiated, for grading streets 21c MINUTES 1857. Purchase of Bethlehem Water Works decided on, con- ditionally 246 Appropriation of $75 to Reliance Fire Company 247 Offer of Bethlehem Water. Company to sell for $10,000 cash 250 Appropriation of $200 to Reliance Fire Company 261 Taxation fixed at one half of a cent. At one-quarter of a cent on money at interest and stocks 263 Appropriation of $20 to Perseverance Fire Company to purchase hose 265 Tax fixed at one -third of a cent on real estate and one- eighth of a cent on money at interest 266 One shilling allowed constable for every cow penned up.. 269 Tax on money at interest repealed 270 Tax of one-third of a cent on real estate changed to one- half of a cent 271 Tax on money at interest collected ordered to be re- funded. as directed by the Supreme Court. ( Vide Goepp vs. Borough of Bethlehem. 4 Casey. 249.). 271 125 Vol. II. Page. Grade on southwest corner of Church street ordered to be lowered 272 Diligence enginehouse ordered to be thoroughly re- paired 289 Perseyerance enginehouse ordered to be repaired 290 minutes 1 858. Houses, numbering of, ordered 295 Bills ordered to be countersigned by the Secretary, be- fore an order is drawn by the Burgess 304 Tax fixed at one third of a cent on the dollar, for occu- pation, personal and real estate 308 One hundred dollars appropriated to Diligence Engine Company 327 250 feet hose ordered to be bought for PerseveranceFire Company 338 New grade from Goepp to Union streets ordered to be struck 341 Grade of Ettwein street adopted 343 New names for alleys adopted: Goundie’s, Rubel’s, Cu- now’s, School, Gas, Guetter’s, Raspberry, Stein- man's, Spruce, Long 345 minutes 1859. Tax rate fixed at J cent on the dollar 370 Draft of street from Abbott’s corner to Mauocacy bridge adopted 379 Same rescinded 381 Grade of Main street, from Abbott’s corner to Manocacy creek bridge, established, with exceptions 389 minutes 1860. Borough bond for $100, issued for benefit of Reliance Fire Company, payable Oct. 1, i860 395 Burgess directed to apply to County Commissioners for renumeration for lodging vagrants and paupers 395 Attempt to pass an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Bethlehem Market Company,” disapproved 398 Spruce alley directed to be opened, according to order of Quarter Ses ion* 3 407 Rate of tax established at ^ cent on the dollar 410 126 [Vol. IILj Pag*'. Grant of a lot, ten feet front on west side of N. Main street, accepted 14 Directing that whenever the Street Superintendent from unavoidable circumstances, cannot recover costs in enforcing the cow law, the same shall be paid by the Borough ..... 20 Bill for repairs to Perseverance Fire Company ordered to be paid, $36 58 24 MINUTES 1861. Apparatus of Diligence Fire Company placed in charge of a committee 31 Abolishing the station house 36 High Constable ordered to keep a record of vagrants lodged 46 Grade of Church street, between High and Linden adopted 53 Recommending measures to school directors concerning small-pox 59 Requesting physicians to report cases of small -pox 61 minutes 1862. Bethlehem Water Company exempted from taxation.... 65 Employment of an engine builder authorized 80 Station house ordered closed and lodging of paupers to cease till further notice 81 The hiring of workmen to remove carcasses and open streets made impassable by the freshet, authorized. 83 Consultation with the physicians of the Borough direct- ed to consider the propriety of offering a site to the Government for a hospital for wounded soldiers 86 Appropriation of $100 for each man required to fill the quota of the Borough, and directing the issuing of $50 bonds T 88 Volunteers exempted from paying tax to liquidate the debt incurred 88 Committee appointed to pay out bounty 91 Station house ordered to be reopened 96 127 MINUTES 1863. Vol. III. Tage. Grade in Garrison and Union s reefs from New to High fixed 109 Tax fixed at \ cent on the dollar 109 Blank licences ordered printed Ill North street, east of New, draft adopted 112 North street, from New to Centre, ordered to be graded 112 Appropriation of $25 to each member of a military company 115 Bonds in $2700 authorized to pay bounty to volunteers, and tax ordered to be assessed to that amount 117 Borough resolutions ordered printed 123 Police badges ordered to be procured 125 Salary of High Constable increased to $400 127 Treasurer ordered to keep a separate account of bounty tax 128 minutes 1864. Closet for keeping documents ordered 133 Appropriation of $300 to each recruil required to fill Borough quota 143 Bonds sufficient to pay $325 lo 33 men authorized, and tax ordered to be assessed 148 Tax of J cent on the dollar ordered 150 Tax of 1 1-10 cents on the dollar, and $1 head tax or- dered to be assessed to pay bounty 150 Additional policemen appointed, one of them to keep order at Nisky Hill, Sundays 155 Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank of Easton ordered to be indemnified against refusing to pay out money to volunteers, under an injunction 156 $50 bounty bonds directed to be issued 164 Citizens procuring substitutes directed to be credited with $300 165 Extra Borough bounty bonds ordered to be paid to all volunteers who show they were credited to the Borough 169 Beliance and Perseverance Fire Companies authorized to clean and repair at Borough expense 178 minutes 1865. Appropriation of $16,500 ordered to be raised to pay volunteers, and 6 per cent. $50 Bonds ordered to be issued 181 128 Vol. III. Page. Fire Inspector’s salary fixed at $5 182 Grade of Lehigh street reported by Street Committee... 185 Remonstrance against bill to exempt Board of Elders from taxation 191 Grade of Main street between Dr. Wilson’s and south side of Eagle Hotel, ordered to be taken 196 Alley running from Church street to Canal Basin order- ed, with its outlets, to remain open 197 Small-pox notices ordered to be posted on houses 201 Station house ordered closed 208 Grade of Main street, from Dr. Wilson’s to Eagle Hotel, draft of accepted 210 Additional policemen authorized 210 Shed for cannon ordered to be built 213 Perseverance engine house ordered repaired 214 Grade of North, New, Goepp and Fairview streets, adopted 216 Grades of Union street adopted 216 Disinterments, except between Dec. 1 and March 1, in every year, prohibited 221 minutes 1866. Conference with Water Company concerning the en- largement or sale of their works ordered.... 225 Loan of $1000, to pay bounty interest, ordered 239 Diligence Engine turned over to young men 248 Perseverance engine house ordered repaired 250 Grade from G. W. Riegel’s to Eagle Hotel, adopted 252 Old Road opened 252 Water Commissioner’s given full power to buy the Beth- lehem Water Company’s works 259 Grade from Luch’s corner to Selfridge’s drug store fixed 262 Fairview, Goepp and Ettwein streets ordered graded. . 263 Diligence engine house ordered repaired 263 Grade of Main and Market streets fixed 265 Grade of Main street, at Luch’s corner, altered 267 Grade of Centre street, as far as Union, adopted 268 Sale of Diligence engine house and lot ordered 271 Steam fire engine, plan for purchase of ordered. 272 minutes 1867. Legislature petitioned to divide Borough into 2 Wards. 275 Points on Union, Main and Fairview sts., established .. 279 Q 129 Vol. III. Vagi'. Perseverance Fire Company, paper for room ordered... 287 Building for Hook & Ladder truck ordered 288 Taxes assessed real estate 2 per cent., money, stocks, &c. 1 per cent., for Borough ^ percent., head tax $2... 289 Appropriation of $35 to Diligence Fire Company 299 Fire Marshals ordered to be appointed 301 Grade of Market street, from Mrs. Brown’s to Main st., Fire annihilators, 2, ordered bought 307 Appropriation of $10 to Perseverance Fire Company.... 307 $400, loan of authorized 309 Lockup and w tationhouse on rear of Borough lot, or- dered to be built 310 V. MINUTES 1868. All old plans aud profiles rescinded, and the maps and profiles of Aschbach & Haumann adopted 315 Loan of $1500 authorized, to pay for Engineer and Sta- tionhouse 317 Loan of $1300 authorized, to pay bounty interest 331 Saloon keepers prohibited from depositing oyster shells in streets from May 1 to Nov. 1 of every year 333 Finance Committee directed to examine all bills, before payment thereof 333 Permits for safe keeping of prisoners from South Beth- lehem ordered to issue on payment of 50 cents 335 Bounty Tax. Tax levied. Real Estate, J per cent.") Money, I per cent, j Head Tax, 3 dollars ; Borough, 1 per cent. J Loan of $4,000 authorized 336 Appropriation of $100 for Reliance hose carriage 337 Garrison street ordered graded 338 Grade in New street, south of Wall street, changed 338 Modified grade of Aschbach, Engineer, adopted, and other grades rescinded, in Market street 339 Goepp street, from Main st. to Manocacy Creek, ordered graded 345 Grad'e of Goepp street changed 347 Tax on money at interest fixed at ^ per cent 349 North street grades rescinded 350 Fairview street blue line grade adopted... 351 i3a MINUTES 1869. VoI.III. Page. Appropriation of $1000 towards buying a steam fire engine, in borough bonds 358 Loan of $4000, authorized » 360 Steamer bought fo* $4000 for Perseverance Fire Engine Company 361 Alley between Church and Market, Centre and High sts. vacated 362 Appropriation of $5000 for purchase of a steamer for Reliance Fire Company, and special tax of J per cent, levied 362 “Middle opposite Broad street, ’’ordered to be inserted in charter of Broad Street Bridge Company 363 [Vol. IV.] Borough Engineer required to keep an accurate record of grades * 8 Sale of hand fire engines directed 9 Refusal to bear any part of damages and expenses in opening Wall street 11 Changes in grades of New, Centre and Union streets adopted 13 Broad Street Bridge Company, approval of draft.... 18 Taxes fixed at, borough 1 per cent., bounty j per cent., minutes 1870. Steam fire engine companies prohibited from using steamers to pump out cellars, without written order of majority of Finance Committee 41 Taxes levied, for borough 1 per cent., bounty j percent. head tax $3 42 Diligence engine house ordered repaired..! 54 Water turned through Union street to Manocacy Creek. 60 Expenses and necessary debts of fire companies and hook and ladder company, undertaken to be paid by the borough in future 63 Prohibiting more than one steamer from attending a fire outside the borough, except in extraordinary cases and then only by permission of Burgess 63 131 MINUTES 1871. Vo l . IV, Page, Bonds in favor of Simon Jones and Methodist Episco- pal Church ordered to be drawn, for damages in opening Wall street, on their giving satisfactory deed to borough 74 Grade at corner of South Main street and Old Road changed 82 Cedar street, draft of, adopted 8(1 Bethlehem Water Company offer entire works at par price of stock $20,300. and $2000 due Bethlehem Congregation 88 Two Street Supervisors ordered to be elected 00 Offer of E. F. Tice to give dee 1 for strip of land, ou certain conditions 03 Consent of Bethlehem Water Company to transfer of their works and charter to borough 04 Street lamps ordered to be kept burning until 11 o’clock between March 1 and October 1; remaining months until 10 o’clock 95 Reservoir ordered repaired 0(1 Water tax* ordered to be levied on consumers at same rate as Water Company 08 Property and franchises of Bethlehem Water Company accepted at $20,425, and assumption of a debt of $2000, and bonds ordered to be issued in $50, $i00, $200 and $500, at 7 per cent 100 Iron tank, construction of, ordered 102 Pipes ordered to be bought of Star & Company 104 Burgess ordered to grant building permits 104 Treasurer and Clerk directed not to accept deeds from parties claiming damages from the opening of Wall street . 104 Water bonds, $10,000, ordered to be sold 104 Site for reservoir on Lehigh Mountain offered by Steckel & Bodder • 107 Refusal of above offer accepted 107 Copy of all resolutions to June 1, 1871, ordered to be made by a committee 109 Books and accounts of borough directed to be completed to March 1, 1871, by E. F. Bleck 108 Proposals for diggiug trenches for water pipes invited. . 109 132 Vol. IV. Page. Tin box for keeping documents ordered 109 Accrued interest on water bonds allowed 109 Widows’ House exempted from borough and bounty tax 110 Fire-plugs ordered Ill John Shilling’s water pipes, north of Citizens’ Hall. Proposal to tap them 113 Hose ordered to be bought; 500 feet for Perseverance, 500 feet for Reliance Company 115 Standard thread and size of hose and fire plug coupling adopted 115 $20,000 water bonds ordered sold, and six inch water pipes along Centre street, from Broad to Church, ordered laid 116 Market street ordered graded, from E. F. Bieck east to New street 116 Sprinkler of streets ordered to pay $1 per week in ad- vance for use of the water 118 Fire-plugs at northeast corner Centre and Market streets, and southwest corner Centre and Church, ordered placed 118 Contracts for 1,000 feet hose authorized, also branch pipes and couplings * 119 Report as to labor in transcribing bounty accounts, E. F. Bieck, adopted 119 Crossing North and Centre streets adopted 119 Old water pipes, committee directed to sell 121 Union and Goepp streets, report concerning water in, adopted 123 Fire-plug couplings, New York standard adopted 123 Hose couplings, Jone’s patent adopted 123 . Union street, proposals for filling up invited 124 Crossing over New street, from northeast to southeast corner of Union street, ordered 125 Crossing on Main, from sutheast to southwest corner of Fairview street, ordered 126 Contract for filling Union street awarded to John Lucas 127 Water pipes from Broad to Garrison through Centre street ordered laid 128 Reservoir on Market street ordered removed 129 Same rescinded 138 Claim of Perseverance Fire Company to a credit of $1,000 referred to a committee. 129 133 Vol.IV. Page. Capt. Geo. Dutch's heirs offer property in New street to borough for $17,000 134 Inspection of location and advantages « f the property offered by Bodder & Steckel ordered 135 Water pipes, six inch, on High from Broad south to Market street ordered laid 135 Water pipes, six inch, on Main street from North to Fair- view ordered laid, and all pipes of less dimensions ordered taken up 135 Board of Health reappointed 137 Lot west side Main street ordered to be bought for $520 for borough purposes 142 Loan of $2,000 authorized 143 minutes 1872. Blasting stones in Union street, protest against and orders of Council 144 Offer to rent water works and mill by L. D. Snyder 146 Action of Board of Health in procuring nurses sanc- tioned 149 Water works and mill, G. Bishop retained at same rent. 149 Levies and title of property on Broad street bought of Water Company ordered to be ascertained 150 Waste water, F. E. Stuber, ordered to dig a sink for in rear of his property 153 Armory building, committee report John Levers to be entitled to 5 feet on each side of, east and west 153 Crossing over Bath Kail road on Union street ordered to be planked 157 Deed for Water Company’s Works ordered, referred to Solicitor, Engineer and President of Water Com- pany 158 Board of Health, additional number appointed 173 Inventory of all borough property ordered to be made by Street Committee and Street Supervisor 174 Grades at northeast corner of Cunow’s alley and Main street and crossing at Cunow’s alley adopted 176 Instructions ordered to be given John Lucas by the Street Committee and Borough Engineer, so that he may have no reasonable excuse for delay in not completing his contract 178 134 Vol. IV. Page. Messrs. Jacoby & Ott permitted to have a 10 foot pave- ment, but to comply with the established grade .... 178 Union street, gutters destroyed by rains, ordered to be repaired, and culvert in Main street ordered to be widened to 5 feet and height in proportion 170 Sewers from School alley in North street to Main, and in Goepp street from School alley to Manocacy, ordered to be made 180 Proposals for grading Lehigh street, Centre street to Church, and Church to Linden, invited 180 Obstruction in New street before W. B. Rice’s ordered removed 181 John Lucas ordered paid as per contract 182 Crossing in Main street on north side of Ettwein street ordered 182 Deed of conveyance for waterworks executed, presented and ordered to be recorded 183 Grading of Lehigh, Church, Centre and Linden streets awarded to Kaufman & Schimrael 184 Tax rate fixed, borough 1 per cent., bounty 1 per cent., head tax $3, dogs per ordinance 186 Union street, original grade adopted 186 Same rescinded 189 Lehigh street, Engineer ordered to correct mistakes in grade if any there be 188 Gas burners, gross ordered to be bought It 8 Cedar street ordered graded as per draft adopted 189 Crossing in Fairview, west side of Main street, ordered 190 Church street gradein front of B. F. Schneller’s property fixed' 194 Imperfect hose ordered condemned and returned to manufacturers 194 Grade of Church street, from Linden eastward, changed 196 Obstructions in front of W. B. Bice’s ordered removed. 197 All stray cattle in borough limits ordered to be taken up 197 Election for Chief Engineer appointed for July 19, 1872 198 Spruce street ordered to be graded as far as necessary... 204 Crossing in Church at intersection of Cedar granted 205 Beward of $500 offered for apprehension and conviction of incendiaries 206 135 Vol.IV. Page. Crossings ordered in Church street from Chapman’s to cemetery, aod in Centre street at Franklin School - house 207 Grading, all in progress ordered finished and all new grading to he dispensed with for want of funds 208 Loan of $1,000 for 90 days authorized 209 Resignation of Fire Engineer accepted 210 Unangst mill property, decided to secure the refusal of same, and of ground sufficient for a reservoir, for four weeks 214 Badges and ropes for fire compani s ordered 217 Chief Engineer, fire lantern ordered for; Nisky Hook & Lidder Company, 2 ropes, 4 catchers, 4 bottoms ou lanterns, 1 speaking trumpet ordered; Diligence Hose, 600 feet hose, 8 spanners, 2 reducers, 4 plain lanterns, 1 trumpet; Re'iance, 1 new suction, 12 spanners, 2 ianterns, 2 new bottoms, 2 reducers, 1 ax for kindii >g wood, fire box, hooks on axle of hose carriage; Perseverance, tires on wheels, 1 re- ducer, coupling, 1 doz. spanners, 4 lanterns, 1 fire grate, waste to clean engine, 1 suction, ordered bought 218 Fire department, $1,500 bonds ordered sold, for the use of 219 Proceeds of sale of condemned hose appropriate to use of fire department 220 Report of E. F. Bleck, with suggestions on the finance adopted 225 minutes 1873. Committee of conference appointed to discuss a plan to consolidate the Water Works of Bethlehem and South Bethlehem 225 Prohibiting the payment of any coal whatever delivered to fire department unless the seller produce a writ- ten order signed by the Burgess 226 Two engineers and street committee directed to examine contested bill of John Lucas, in accordance with their books 226 Inquiry ordered as to the proper parties to rent away the well of the Water Works 227 136 Vol. IV- Pm go Legal opinion showing the Borough Council, with the Water Board, to be the proper parties to rent Water Works mill 228 Lessee of the mill required to give security in the sum of $2000 229 Mill awarded to Gilbert Bishop for next year, commenc- ing April 1, 1873 229 Reduction of 10 cents per 1000 brick made on behalf of Grace Lutheran Church for use of water 230 Street committee ordered to meet attorney of John Lu- cas for an amicable settlement 231 Report of Street Committee appointed to meet John Lucas showing that Lucas' claims for 2,900 yards and balance of $633 02. The borough admits owing him $24, balance on 1,563 yards 232 Crossing on Linden street from northeast to northwest corner of Market street granted 235 Perseverance engine house, repairs ordered 235 Warrants of survey, 500 copies of, ordered printed 238 Borough Engineer and his successors required to give bond in $1,000 for faithful performance of their duties, and to pay for all errors in surveys 238 Warrants of survey ordered to be issued by the clerk to any person requiring the correct grade of streets for building or curbing, on a description of proper- ty to be surveyed being filed with the clerk, the clerk to receive $2 50 for first 60 feet or less, and 2 cts. per foot for every additional foot. The Borough Engineer required to attend to same in 5 days, and indorse same on completion of the work, such warrants to exempt holder thereof from dam- 236 ages arising from changes of grade by Council 249 Loan of $7,000 at 7 per cent, authorized to pay off interest falling due and amount due First National Bank 250 Beats for police officers directed to be laid out 250 Committee of conference to consider the probable cost of pebbling Main street, between Broad and Market, appointed 252 Conference ordered with different fire companies for purpose of procuring a room suitable for police station 7 253 R 137 Vel IV. Page, Solicitor ordered to compile and have printed in one book or pamphlet form, 1st, general borough law, 2d, all acts of assembly pertaining to the borough, 3d, the ordinances and resolutions of the borough to date, also that 500 copies be printed in above mentioned form., 253 Nuisance in shape of hole corner of Lehigh street and School alley referred to Street Committee with power to act 254 Street Committee ordered to ascertain price of an alarm bell and procure suitable building for the same 250 Police headquarters fixed at Bishop’s shoe store, Broad street, so that an officer may always be found be- tween 7 and 12 P. M 257 Tax rate fixed, borough l per cent., bounty 1 per cent., Street Supervisor directed to build a shed on the bo- rough lot for storing old engine, borough tools, &c. 260 Treasurer authorized to buy necessary books, and re- quested to bring up borough accounts to date, and that he receive extra compensation 261 Steers & Nephew granted privilege of laying a pipe over borough property into Manocacy Creek, for use in tneir dyeing establishment, waste water to be re- turned to the creek 261 Canal street laid out and opened as a street of the bo- rough at a width 33 feet and at right angles with New, as far as western side of Gas alley, thence 83J deg. southwest to Manocacy bridge 262 Canal street, filling up making of same passable, and settlement of damages with Gas Company undar- taken by A. T. Doster ; his plans and profile adopt- ed 262 Loan of steamer granted Weston Dodson 263 Main street, second survey of Eugene Rauch adopted to Mill Road 264 Crossings ; all directed to be made by contract under supervision of the Street Committee, who shall be the judges of material used 266 Fairview street, from Main street to old Mill Road or- dered to be graded according to second survey 268 138 Vol IV. Page Young Men’s Missionary Society of Bethlehem , their petition to have the old Perseverance fire engine placed in their museum in trust for safe keeping until otherwise ordered, granted 270 Chief of Police, with his entire force directed, in con- junction with Council, to remove the old Perse- verance fire engine to Young Men’s Missionary So- ciety’s Museum forthwith 270 Chief Engineer Instructed to call a meeting of Persever- ance Fire Company and examine into the difficulty concerning the removal of the old engine, and other misconduct reported, and Burgess instructed to place one or more policemen on the premises day and night, until the present difficulty is arranged, Chief Engineer to report to Burgess as soon as possible 270 Police ordered to meet Council at Perseverance engine house forthwith, and remove said engine, if not peacably then by force 270 Engine removed and placed in museum 271 Report of Chief Engineer that Perseverance Fire Com- pany had disbanded 271 Citizens invited to give their opinion in a free discussion in the matter of organizing a new company 271 History of old Perseverance engine stated by citizens... 272 Committee of three directed, in conjunction with the Chief Engineer, to take charge of all the property and apparatus of Perseverance Company, No. 1, and hold same subject to order of Council, or until another organization is effected, when committee shall deliver said property to such new organization 273 Committee on Fire Apparatus directed to procure horses forthwith. 273 Appeal to original members of Perseverance Fire Com- pany, and all good citizens and property owners to unite in effecting a new organization 273 All property heretofore^held by Perseverance Company, No. 1, turned over in trust to new organization with 274 key to engine house 275 Crossing in Main across Fairview street granted 27<> Curbs of Mr. Brendle ordered reset at borough expense 277 Health Committee appointed 277 189 Vol. IV. Page* Pave wash in front of emh engine house granted 279 Perseverance Fire Company’s house ordered repaired and frame stable for horses ordered to be built 281 Crossing in Fairview street, opposite G. J. Desh, granted 282 Resignation of Chief Engineer accepted and new elec- tion ordered 288 A. Wolle invited to meet Council concerning borough tax in connection with the water pipes 285 Specified bill of items required hereafter before any bill against the borough will be signed or approved 289 Crossing at intersection of Market and Linden streets 289 north side granted of slate 290 Methodist Episcopal Church, the sum of $259 48 with interest from August, 1809, ordered to be paid them for their actual damages in stopping work and re- moving the foundation of their church, also that Wall street remain unopened as a street of this borough, and by agreement w r ith a committee of said church, ordered that proceedings of Quarter Sessions in reference to opening Wall street and damages for same be null and void, and that the land included in the opening of said street remain the property of said church 298 Chief Engineer ordered to procure Jones’ coupling 800 Half-dozen buckets for Nisky Hook & Ladder Company, 1 stove for Perseverance, oil and waste for different companies 800 3fist of Jfftembcrs of Jorough Council, AS ELECTED. MARCH. 1st Year of Organization. 1845. BURGESS, Chas. A. Lnckenbach. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, Philip H. Goepp, Benjamin Eggert, E. F. Bleck, Christian Lnckenbach, Henry G. Guetter, Lewis Doster, William Lnckenbach, Chas. L. Knanss. 1846. BURGESS, Chas. A. Lnckenbach. COUNCIL, Henry G. Guetter, John M. Miksch, Lewis Doster, William Lnckenbach, C. L. Knauss, Christian Lnckenbach. Benjamin Eggert, Philip H. Goepp, E. F. Bleck. Street Committee, Christian Lnckenbach, Benjamin Eggert, Lewis Doster. Finance Committee, Philip H. Goepp, J. M. Miksch, E. F. Bleck. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. 2d YEAR. Street Committee, J. M. Miksch, Lewis Doster, Henry G. Guetter. Finance Committee, Christian Lnckenbach, Benjamin Eggert, Chas. L. Knanss, Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. 1847. BURGESS, John M Miksch. COUNCIL, Lewis Doster, William Luckenbach, Chas. L. Knauss, Uenj. Eggert, Philip H. Goepp, Joseph H. Taylor, Chas. A. Luckenbach, E. F. Bleck, Matthew Krause. 1848. 4th BURGESS, John M. Miksch. COUNCIL, Benj. Eggert, Philip H. Goepp, E. F. Bleck, Joseph H. Taylor, Matthew Krause, Chas. A. Luckenbach, Wm, K. Huffnagle, John F. Rauch, Jacob C. Luckenbach, 1849. 5th BURGESS, E. F. Bleck. COUNCIL, Joseph H. Taylor, Resigned March 1, 1849. M itthew Brown, M. Krause. C. B. Luckenbach, J. F. Rauch, Jacob C. Luckenbach, W. K. Huffnagle, J. T. Borhek, Philip H. Goepp, Aaron George. 141 3d YEAR. Street Committee, C. A . Luckenbach, B. Eggert, C. L. Knauss. Finance Committee, Philip H. Goepp, Joseph H. Taylor. E. F. Bleck. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. YEAR. Street Committee, C. A. Luckenbach, Benj. Eggert, Wm. K. Huffnagle, Finance Committee, Philip H. Goepp, Joseph H. Taylor, John F. Rauch. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. YEAR. Street Committee, Wm. K. Huffnagle, Matthew Brown, Jacob C. Luckenbach. Finance Committee, Philip H. Goepp, J. F. Rauch, C. A. Luckenbach. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. 142 1850. BURGESS, E. F. Bleck. COUNCIL, J. F. Rauch, W. K. Huffnagle. Jacob Luckenbach, J. T. Borhek, Philip H. Goepp, Aaron George, A. H. Rauch, Matthew Brown, C, A. Luckenbach. C>th YEAR. Street Committee, W. K. Huffnagle, Matthew Brown, Jacob Luckenbach. Finance Committee, Philip H. Goepp, J. F. Rauch, C. A. Luckenbach, Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, 1851. 7th YEAR. hilip El. Goepp, J- T. Borhek, A. II. Rauch and C. A. Luckenbach resigned their seats in Council, March 17, 1851. Street Committee, BURGESS, Jacob Wolle. COUNCIL, Aaron George, John Krause, Christian F. Luch, John C. Malthaner, Matthew Brown, Chas. F. Kremser, Abraham L. Huebener, William Bush, Christian Lange. Matthew’ Brown, John Krause, Aaron George. Finance Committee, Abr. L. Huebener, William Bush, JohnC. Malthaner. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. August 18. 1851, Jacob Wolle resigned as Burgess. August 30, 1851, Jedidiah Weiss was elected Burgess. 1852. BURGESS. Jedidiah Weiss. COUNCIL, John Krause, M. Brown, Chas. F. Kremser, Wm. Bush, Christian Lange, Dr. A. L. Huebener, John Berger, Simon Rau, Edw. Weinland. 8th YEAR. Street Committee, M. Brown, John Krause, C. B. Daniel in place of C. Kremser. Finance Committee. S. Rau, Wm. Bush, John Berger. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, John C. Weber. 143 Chas. Kremser resigned August 18,1852. Chas. B. Daniel elected August r 0, 1852. Dr. A. L. Huebener resigned August 18, 185 J- Wm. F. Ritter elected August 80, 1852. 1853. BURGESS, E. F. Bieck. COUNCIL, Wm. F. Ritter, Wm. Bush, Christian Lange, John Berger, Simon Rau, Edw. Weinland, J. M. Miksch, A. W. Radley, C. A. Luckenbach. John Berger died April 4, 1858, Weinland resigned May 4, 1853. 1854. BURGESS. Philip H. Goepp. COUNCIL, Peter Kleekner, Simon Rau, C. B. Daniel, J. M. Miksch, A. W. Radley, C. A. Luckenbach, Chas. F. Beckel, Wm. F. Ritter, John Walp. Peter Kleekner resigned June 10, D54. 1855. lit BURGESS, Benjamin Van Kirk. COUNCIL, A. W. Radley, C. A. Luckenbach, C. F. Beckel. VV. F. Ritter, John Walp, Reuben O. Luckenbach, Nathan Bartlett, Chas. W. Rauch, 9th YEAR Street Committee. C. A. Luckenbach, J. Miksch, John Berger. Finance Committee, A. W. Radley, P. Kleekner, Wm. F. Ritter. Clerk, Samuel Brunner, Treasurer, William Luckenbach. C. B. Daniel elected April 30, 1853. Edw. J eter Kleekner electee June 2, 1853. 10th YEAR. Street Committee, C. A. Luckenbach, John Walp, C. B. Daniel. Finance Committee, C, F. Beckel, Simon Rau, J. M. Miksch. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, Louis F. Beckel. O. E. Peisert elected June 25, 1854. i YEAR. Street Committee, C. F. Beckel, John Walp, C. W. Rauch. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, R. O. Luckenbach, A. W. Hadley. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, Louis F. Beckel. 144 1856. BURGESS, Benjamin Van Kirk. COUNCIL, John Walp, C. F. Beckel, R, O. Luckenbach, N. Bartlett, C. W. Rauch, J. M. Miksch, A. W. Radley, C. A. Luckenbach, Wm. F. Ritter. (Jha,s. F. Beckel resigned May 4, 1856 1856, Benjamin Van Kirk, Burgess, resigned July 1, 1856. elected Burgess July 12, 1856. 1857. BURGESS, Jacob Wolle. * COUNCIL, R. O. Luckenbach, N. Bartlett, C. W. Rauch, J. M. Miksch, A. W. Radley, C. A. Luckenbach, George Steinman, Henry Milchsack, John Walp. C. A. Luckenbach resigned July 3, 1857 12th YEAR. Street Committee, J. M. Miksch, R. O. Luckenbach. W. F. Ritter. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, John Walp, C. A. Luckenbach. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. Louis F. Beckel elected May 24, ", 1856. Rdw. H. Rauch 13th YEAR. Street Committee, A. W. Radley, John Walp, C. A- Luckenbach. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, R. O. Luckenbach, George Steinman. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. S. A. Steckel elected July 25, 1857, 1858. 14th YEAR. BURGESS, Jacob Wolle. COUNCIL, J. M. Miksch, A. W. Radley, S. A. Steckel, George Steinman, H. Milchsack, John Walp, Jacob H. Lilly, C. E. Peisert, N. Bartlett. Street Committee, A. W. Radley, S. A. Steckel, J. H. Lilly. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, Edward Peisert, J ohn Walp. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 14o 1851). 15 th YEAR. BURGESS, Jacob Wolle. COUNCIL, George Steiniuan, H. Milchsack, John Walp, Jacob Lilly, C. E. Peisert, N. Bartlett, J. M. Miksch, Jonas Snyder, Merrit Abbott. Street Committee, Jonas Snyder, Merrit Abbott, J. H. Lilly. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, J. M. Miksch, C. E. Peisert. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 1860. BURGESS, Ira Cortright. COUNCIL, Jacob M. Lilly, C. E. Peisert, N. Bartlett. J. M. Miksch, Jonas Snyder, M. Abbott, William Leibert, John Walp, Josiah George. lath YEAR. Street Committee, Jonas Snyder, M. Abbott, Josiah George. Finance Committee, N. Bartlett, C. Edward Peisert, J. M. Mikseh. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 1861. BURGESS. Ira Cortright, COUNCIL, J. M. Miksch, Jonas Snyder, Merrit Abbott, Wm. Leibert, J osiah George, Ambrose J. Erwin. Chas. Bodder, H. S. Sellers, John Walp. John Walp resigned August 14, 1861. 17th YEAR. Street Committee, Josiah George, M. Abbott, Chas. Bodder. Finance Committee. Jonas Snyder, J. M. Miksch, A. J. Erwin. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. Charles Blank elected Sept. 1, 1861 146 1862. 18th YEAR. BURGESS, Nathan Bartlett. COUNCIL, Lewis Doster, Jr., D. O. Luckenbach, F. E. Huber, H. S. Sellers, Chas. Bodder, A. J. Erwm, Josiah George, Chas. Blank, Wm. Leibert. Street Committee, Josiah George, Chas. Bodder, Win. Leibert. Finance Committee, A. J. Erwin, Chas. Blank, D. O. Luckenbach. Clerk. Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 1863. BURGESS, John M. Miksch. COUNCIL, A. J. Erwin, Chas. Bodder, H. S. Sellers, F. E. Huber, Lewis Doster, Jr., D. O. Luckenbach, Isaac Walp, D. H. Bishop, John K. Dech. 19th YEAR. Street Committee. Chas. Bodder, F. E. Huber, A. J. Erwin. Finance Committee, L. Doster, Jr., H. S. Sellers, D. O. Luckenbach. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 1864. 20th YEAR. BURGESS, Charles F. Beckel. COUNCIL, Isaac Walp, D. H. Bishop. J. K. Dech, A. J. Erwin, Chas. Bodder, H, S. Sellers, F. E. Huber, Lewis Doster, Jr., D. O. Luckenbach. Street Committee, Chas. Bodder, A. J. Erwin, D. O. Luckenbach. Finance Committee, Lewis Doster, Jr., H. S. Sellers, F. E. Huber. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, W. L. Brown. 147 1805. 21st YEAR. BURGESS, Chas. F. Beckel, COUNCIL, Isaac Walp, D. H. Bishop, J. K. Dech, A. J. Erwin, Chas. Bodder, H. S. Sellers, R. W. Leibert, C. F. Eberliu, Win. Frankenlield. Henry S. Sellers resigned Sept. 1866. Street Committee, Chas. Bodder, Wm. Frankenfield. J. K. Dech. Finance Committee, A. J. Erwin, D. H. Bishop, R. W Leibert. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, Samuel Brunner. 1. 1^65. John Opp elected Sept.’ 25, 1865. 22d YEAR. BURGESS, Charles F. Beckel. COUNCIL, A. J. Erwin, Chas. Bodder, John Opp, R. W. Leibert, C. F. Eberlin, Win. Frankenfield, H. T. Milchsack, Isaac Walp, Jacob J. Hoffman. Street Committee, Chas. Bodder, J. J. Hoffman, Wm. Frankenfield, Finance Committee, A. J. Erwin, R. W. Leibert, H. T. Milchsack. Clerk, Samuel Brunner, Treasurer, Samuel Brunner. (J. F, Eberlin died before tie* expiration of hie term. Samuel Snyder elected fcr the unexpirod term, March, 1867. 1867. 23d YEAR. BURGESS, C. F. Beckel. COUNCIL, R. W. Leibert, Wm. Frankenfield, Samuel Snyder, H. T. Milchsack, Isaac Walp, J. J. Hoffman, A. J. Erwin, R. A. Grider, John H. Yost. Street Committee, Wm. Frankenfield, J. J. Hoffman, Isaac Walp. Finance Committee, R. W. Leibert, H. T. Milchsack, R. A. Grider. Clerk, Samuel Brunner, Treasurer, Samuel Brunner. 148 1868. BURGESS, C. F. Beckel. COUNCIL, H. T. Milchsack, Isaac Walp, J. J. Hoffipan, A. J. Erwin, R. A, Grider, John H . Yost, Charles E. Shoemaker, Wm. Frankenfield, R. W. Leibert. 24th YEAR. Street Committee, A. J. Erwin, H. T. Milchsack, Isaac Walp. Finance Committee, R. W. Leibert, J. J. Hoffman, R. A. Grider. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, B. F. Schneller. 1869. 25th YEAR. BURGESS, C. F. Beckel. COUNCIL, A. J. Erwin, R. A. Grider, J. H. Yost, C. E. Shoemaker, Wm. Frankenfield, R. W. Leibert, J . B. Zimmele, Erwin Mushlitz, Simon Kemmerer. Street Committee, * Wm. Frankenfield, E. Mushlitz, J. H. Yost. Finance Committee, R W. Leibert, A. J. Erwin, R. A. Grider. Clerk. Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, B. F, Schneller. R. W. Leibert resigned Oct. 4, 1869. Simon Rau elected Oct. 20, 1869. J. Erwin resigned Nov. 10, 1869. Louis Gerlach elected Nov. 21, 1869. 1870. 26th YEAR. BURGESS, C. E. Peisert. COUNCIL, C. E. Shoemaker, Wm. Frankenfield, S, Rau, J. B. Zimmele, E. Mushlitz, S. Kemmerer, D. H. Taylor, Jos. Wendel, J. W. Beaber. Street Committee, Wm. Frankenfield, D. H. Taylor, S. Kemmerer, Finance Committee, S. Rau, J. B. Zimmele, C. E. Shoemaker. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, C. A. Luckenbach. A 149 27th YEAR. 1871. BURGESS, Ambrose J. Erwin, COUNCIL, J. B. Zimmele, E. Mushlitz, S. Kemmerer, D. H. Taylor, Joseph Wendel, J. W. Beaber, S. Rau. W. B. Rice. Jacob Fries. Street Committee, D. H. Taylor, Jacob Fries, E. Mushlitz. Finance Committee, Simon Rau, Joseph Wendel, J. B. Zimmele. Clerk, Samuel Brunner Treasurer, C. A. Luckenbach. I). H. Taylor resigned in February, 1871, on account of moving away. DaDiel Desh elected at Spring election, 1871. 1872. 28th YEAR. BURGESS, A. J. Erwin. COUNCIL,, Daniel Desh, Joseph Wendel, ,1. W. Beaber* Simon Rau, W. B. Rice, Jacob Fries, A. T. Doster, George F. Herman, Josiah Schweitzer. Jacob Fries resigned Sept. 15, 1872, Street Committee, Daniel Desh, George F. Herman, Jacob Fries. Finance Committee, Simon Rau. J. W. Beaber, Joseph Wendel. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, C. A. Luckenbach. Gaorge J. Desh eleeted Oct. 2, 1872 1873. 29th YEAR. BURGESS, A. J. Erwin. COUNCIL. Simon Rau, W. B. Rice, George J. Desh, Albert Doster, George F. Herman, Josiah Sclrweitzer, Daniel Desh, J. H. Yost, J. W. Beaber. Street Committee, Daniel Desh, Josiah Schweitzer, J. H. Yost. Finance Committee, J. W. Beaber, G. F. Herman, G. J. Desh. Clerk, Samuel Brunner. Treasurer, William V. Knauss. General 31 ml ex. Acts of Assembly relating to the Bcrough of Bethlehem. Page. Act Regulating Boroughs 3-7 Powers of corporate officers 3-7 Duties “ “ “ 7-8 Borough officers 8-9 Elections 10-11 New boroughs 11-12 General provisions 12-15 Act of incorporation 16-25 Rules for governing business in Town Council 26-30 Act regulating election districts 31 Supplement (1847) to Act of incorporation... 31-32 “ (1856) “ “ 32-33 Further “ (1864) “ “ 33-34 An Act authorizing the Borough to purchase Water Works, borrow money and appoint Water Com- missioners 34 Act to authorize an increase of taxes for borough purposes 38 Supplement (1868) to Aet of incorporation 38 Act authorizing Burgess and Council to borrow money 41 Supplement (1871) to the Act authorizing the pur- chase of the Water Works, &c., to make neces- sary improvement and extensions, borrow money, and appoint commissioners, &c 41 Further Supplement (1872) “ 43 “ “ (1873) “ “ 44 INDEX. Ordinances enacted by the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Bethlehem. Page. Concerning the Treasurer 47 Town Clerk 48-50 High Constable 50-52 Fire ladders, hooks, &c 52-53 Directing the manner of conducting actions before the Burgess 53-56 Keeping the streets, pavements and alleys clear of vehicles, &c., and concerning building materials 57 50 Supplement to same 59-60 Concerning firing of guns and beating of drums in the streets 60-61 Concerning chimneys 61-63 To regulate streets and alleys 63-65 Concerning Fire Inspectors 65-66 To preserve public buildings, footways and other property 67-68 Concerning taxing dogs 68-69 To prevent assembling of disorderly persons 69-70 For regulating shows 71-72 Concerning Fire Marshals 73 For numbering houses, naming streets, alleys, lanes, &e 74 To prevent dogs unmuzzled running at large 75 Supplement to same 76 Concerning riding horses and driving carriages, and to prevent horses, &c\, running at large, to 76 prevent burning of shavings, hay, straw, stubble, vines, or depositing same, &c 78 Concerning nuisances 80 duties of Street Supervisor 82 horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine, &c... 86 To establish a Board of Health 87 INDEX. Page Prevent disorderly con duet and provide for summary arrests . 91 For regulating distribution of water, assessing and collecting taxes, rents thereof, and other purposes 92 Relating to Thief Engineer, Assistants and fire ap- paratus 103 Authorizing a uniform badge for Fire Department 100 Regulating distribution of water, assessing and col- lecting taxes and rents thereof, &c 107-117 Water rates 117-118 Abstract of Principal Resolutions of Town Council 119-139 List of members of Council since organization, March, 1845 140-149 -.T* i.'