The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-10
Specidlto the Scranton Tribune.

IlTTSTON, oepG. y.
m EFORE the dawn of tomorrow's
w SUI the latest reformer of Pitts
IDO ton politics will receive another
~ black eye. The blow will be in
filcted at the meeting of the council
which occurs this evening and the
Knockout, it is said, will be the most
humiliating received since Tom COrcor.
an defeated him at the recent delegate
election. Since the organization of the
present council. this councilmanic
leader has felt that while being able to
handle the FIVE councilmen who here
tofore had made a working COM
bination, he had nothing to fear.
But things have taken change aud
the recent junket is in great measure
responsible for it. The fact that the
combination of six, including himself,
would be subservient for all time to his
wishes was apparently all that this
gentleman stopped to consider. Alas
the many arguments advanced to tho
combination while on the recent junket
by the several pave promoters were, it
is said, more than they could rebut
This evening the bids for paving will
be announced and while breathless
silence may prevail The TRIBUNE cor.
respondent has information that the
Mack Brick company. of Canton, O.,
will be awarded the contract. 1t is
this fact that has caused the breach in
the com bination. A minority of the
council, chief of which ia the reformer
already alluded to, favors asphalt,
while u majority favors the brick pave.
The reformer has been strenuous,y su-
deavoring to win over q sufficient num-
Der of the majority members. even 60
ing so far as to approach by the aid of
an intermediary those members whom
he has been abusing and ordered ar
rested on several occasions, but with
out success.
DOES 1T MEAN BRIBERY
From source that THE TRIBUNE
correspondent knows to be Trustworthy
and one that is in position TO know.
information is received that "there is
money going, but not large amount.
What the amount is our informant
would not state, but rulnor on the
street hints that fund of between
"a, 600 and So, 900 is among the possibil-
tiles Five hundred dollars is the
amount certain member is said to
have stated to the bartender of prom
inent hotel some two months ago h.
was to receive in case the paving ques-
tion carried.
AS is well known dnring the past
five or six weeks, two, and. during the
past week, as many as five, paving
agents have been stopping at the best
hotels Of the town in order that they
might be within reach when their
presence was needed either on business
or pleasure.
BILLY LEsLIE's ADVICE.
Billy Leslie, the intrepid correspond
ent OF Emira Telegram, in yesterdays
issue OF that paper, warns the council
men. whose welfare he has at heart, as
follows: "Do not allow yourselves to
be made the tools of these paving men.
Before you vote in favor of any brick,
be sure you have the dust first slowed
away in your inside pockets, Rely on
their promises, and you can 60 whistle
for the long green. Be business men
for once in your lives, and give
these. fellows to understand that
your terms are cash in advance
Never mind the Main street prop
srty owners or the Browutown,
Hughestown and Oregon taxpayers.
What right have they to meddle in
your business transaction2 Pay no
attention whatever to the SCRANTON
TRIBUNE affidavits. What right has
The TRIBUNE or any other reputable
paper to poke its nose in your business?
Affidavits be hanged. Who ever heard
OF an affidavit crawling on its back into
the councilmanic chamber of Pittston?
Kick them out, kick the citizens out.
kick Ben Harding out-honest men
have no business whatever listening to
honest business transactions. Away
with them, away with everybody and
everything, and let us give three
cheerp for King Doodle. the glistening
rascal which makes MS all happy"