The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-20
MIR FOSTERS RESOLUTION,

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MIR FOSTERS RESOLUTION,
The report was adopted, and resO
lutiou, presented by h. j. Foster
to request the legislation COM
mites 10 recommend some means by
which the 'intsrfsrence of corpora
tions in city business may hereafter be
prevented, frustrated or reduced to
minimum" was lost
In accordance with resolution
passed 1T the previous IN citing, Sacre-
tsry Atherton presented II report on
the cost Of steam production, which
was in substance as follows:
Improved plants with 5, $50 horse power
for six months used an average OF 1874 tons
Of culm per day; unimprovrd plants with
:, S62 horse power for six months used an
average OF 225 tons Of culm per day. Tax
ing ~ cents per ton for culm delivered al
boilers. With improved plants tao CO st
wo uld be $40 Of cent per horse power
per day: with unim9roved plants the cost
would l2-lO cents per horse power per
day.
The report of the manufacturers
committee, presented by Luther Kel-
Ter. showed that three meetings had
been held during the month past, at
which was considered the proposition
Of the Honesdsle Iron works to locate
in Scranton Thomas Moore. Mr.
Dscker, of the Scranton Iron works
aud Mr. Spruks visited Honesdnle III
conjunction with the committee and
the South Side board Of trade and re-
turned report showing the value OF
the plant and the business to be great
er, even. than represented The com
mittee recommended that everything
be done to induce the Honesdale firm
to locate here.
S. L lgar Trout, Of Wilkes Barre
wishes TO establish in Scranton wall
paper manufacturing plant, for which
$lO 0J0 cash capital will bs required to
start. This matter had bean referred
to J. S McAnulty for investigation,
but he has not submitted his report.
The manufacturers committee also
recommended attention to the sliding
blind patent Of Mr. Wilson, who was
present with a model IL was an-
nounced that large profits could be 90
tanned from its manufacture.
MORE ROOM NEEDED.
John NJ. Kemmerer presented the re-
port OF the committee appointed to
consider the question OF additional
board OF trade rooms. Ths committee
recommended that the space next the
present apartments be rented AMI n
co meeting doorway made The poin
WAS taken by R. J. Foster that the ad
ditional 5000 necessary for renta
might better be apple to the sinking
fund, but after considerable discussion
it was ordered that the same room com
mittee be empowered to rent the pro
posed space In connection with Presi-
dent Mays concurrence and upol
further investigation.
NJ. Troutfslt, Il Moses, r NJ Scran
ton, George Phillips, F. 8. Barker, G.
N. Littlo and Samuel McEachen were
elected new members. The followin.
designations were accepted: @ W
freeman, George Jessup, E. p Kings
bury, +. II. Gilgallon and NJ. j, Kelly
Since the board refu,od to submit
its statistics to the Scranton Rspubli
can for use In = contemplated spscla
industrial edition, the publication com
mittee has been requested by Mr.
Scrautou's representatives. TO submi
the figureS. That committee in its re-.
port said that the board as body re
fused To endorse tho enterprise or RnJ
other which is not under its officers
supervision. 1t recommended that tine
secretary give out only suob infOrmt
tion as would be consistent with du,
privacy and to only answer necessar
questions.
An important matter, but one whic
created much amusement was tina
brought up by Alderman Dickson rela
tive to the unrestrained wanderings O
cattle about the lawns of private prop
critics. The mayor will be asked b
letter from tho board to have the co,
ordinance enforced.
Numerous other minor matters wor
also acted upon and IN adjournmeu
made after one Of tbS busiest meeting
Of tho board this season.
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