The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-15
both Councils Meet
A Great Deal Of City BuStneSS Considered BY
the Bodies
WORK OF The COMMON council
Report of Auditing Committee Con-
firmed Excepting the Bill for a Law
EncYcopedia-City Must Keep the
Turnpike Road in Repair-Several
Ordinances introduced and Referred
to Comm"tees-Proceedings of Sc
lect.

Last evenings common council pro-
ceedincs opehed with the reading OF
the auditing commuters report one
Item of which was objecteal to because,
as MIR. Robsthan intimated, its unques-
toned pigment might establish O
bad precedent. The item referred to
was bill for law encyclopedia for
the city solicitor, which was finally re-
ferred to the auditing committee in
conjunction with the city solicitor.
The balance of the report was then
adopted.
A communication was received from
Street Commissioner Krst explaining
that Judge JesSup had given it as his
opinion that on account OF lis agree
inent with the Turnpike company, the
city is bound to keap in repair that
portion Of the Providence and Abing-
ton turnpike lying within the city
limits and that it would take about
81. 900 to put the road in good condi-
tion, The communication was referred
to the streets and bridges committee,
AZ was also another from the street
commissioner stating that the stone
arch bridge on West Market street is
in an unsafe condition, and requesting
council to make provision for its re.
pairing
When concurrent business was un-
der consideration Mr. Robathan OBJ
Jected to the passage OF resolution
authorizing the purchase of $500 worth
OF rubber hose Tor the fire department.,
basing bis oil j 'ction upon the claim that
cotton hose is much cheaper and lasts
from ten to fifteen years longer. His
motion to indefinitely postpone action
upon the resolution was adopted.
SOME NEW MEASURES
The following ordinances we're intro
duced and referred to committees
Providing for the purchase of steam
fire engine from the Citizens Fire As
sociation of Scranton; transferring SIS
from money appropriated for the pur
chase of chemical fire engine fo,
Phenix Engine company to the repair
Of the streets in the Third district of
the Second ward,
An ordnance authorizing the ap-
pointment Of permanent fire.
man for Century Hose company and
transferring $500 from the appropria
tion for the purchase of Il
steam fire engine for Neptune
Hose company, and $3.50 from
the appropriation for the purchase of
a chemical engine for Phpnix Hose
company, for the payment of the extra
mans salary, passed first reading, but
failed on second. on account of an Oh
lection raised by Mr. Robinson, who
thought IL advisable to defer action
unit! the Neptunss new engine ar
rives, as infdentala might eat'a hole
into the balance of the appropriation.
The other councilman saw tbs matter
In the same light and action on second
reading was deferred until next meet
ing.
New resolutions introduced are as
follows: Directing street commissioner
to notify the Scranton Traction com.
pany to comply with the provisions of
the resolution passed by councils in
reference to the laying of plank alone
the rails and filling in between the raj a
of their tracks on ScrOnton street and
Fifth avenue iu the Eighteenth ward ;
erecting the city engineer to run
soutnerly fence line OF Robinson street
from Ninth to jackson street, prepare
estimate Of cost of constructing retain.
ing walls along Robinson street be-
tween said points, so as to make sire, I
II uniform width of 5,Gl5 feet, also
of cost of grading intersections of
Robinson street and Of damages which
changs Of grade might make adjoining
property owners; authorizing and di
recting the mayor TO sign petition
for the city Of Scranton for the 'front.'
nga OF the lot purchased for the Nay
Aug Hose company on Franklin ave.
nue
A petition from, the property owners
on Franklin avenue, between Spruce
and Mulberry streets, asking that said
avenue between the points nam, d be
paved with vitrifsd brick, was re-
ferred to the paving committee.