The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-24
They Want 70 KNOW It
If There Is Any CrOOkedneSS in the Com
m0nerS They Will Find It Out.
NO CONTRACT FOR CITY PRINTING
The FrabIe Charges and the Question
of City Printing Agitate the Minds
of the City Fathers of the Lower
Branch-Equipping the Fire De-
partment--Contracts Awarded and
Many improvements Provided For.

Many improvements PROVIDED For.
Common council, as noted before in
The TRIBUNE, takes exceptions to the
charges of Mr.. Frable and at its meet.
ing last night emulated the example
OF select council by appointing COM
mittee to investigate the aspsrsions
cast against the honesty Of the South
Side members. Mr.. Battle introduced
a resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee of three to con
duct the examination. Chairman
Nealis appointed Messrs. Thomas,
Regan and Golden on this committee.
The following resolutions, favorably
reported from the streets and bridges
committee, were adopted: A resolu-
tion providing for sidewalks on certain
streets in the Thirteenth ward; reso
luton awarding to Corcoran q Dona
hoe the contract for making improve
ments on the Pittston avenue culvert
and another resolution awardiug to tht
same firm the contract for the i'm
provement of the Prospect avenue cul
vert.
BILL VETOED BY MAYOR.
The bill of the Sunday News of $14
for printing city ordinances, was vetoed
by the mayor for the reasons contained
in the following communications:
To the common council, city Of Scran-
ton.
GENTLEMEN-I herewith return to yor
without my approval the enclosed bill fo
the following reasons; Under the provi
sions of the act Of 1889, advertisement wa
made in the various newspapers Of the cit!
for the printing By contract Of the city or
dinances. A number Of bids were sent il
and the lowest one accepted by one brancl
Of the councils. The final approval of th,
measure awarding the contract to thi
lowest bidder rests with your honorable
body, pending such action as you may
see fit to take in the matter. l think tina
no bill should be passed for this purpos'
wherein the figures are in excess of thos,
stipulated for the same class of work il
the said lowest bid. am
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM L. CoNNELL, mayor.
Captain Moir moved to have the bill
and veto referred to the printing CON-
mittee and Mr.. Sweeney moved to lay
the motion ON the table. The motion
to lay on the table was lost on a tit
vote. 8 to 0, and the motion to refer
was lost by vote Of 10 to s A mo.
tion to pay the bill Notwithstanding
the veto Of the mayor then came before
the house in accordance with the rules.
This motion prevailed by vote of Il
ayes, 3 nays. The case was moi
thoroughly understood by some
Of the members, and in re
sponse to request for in
formation Clerk Mahon explained
that there are two proposals for the
city printing now in the hands of the
printing committee but as yet no con
tract had been executed. While await
ing the execution Of contract the
printing has been given to the Sunday
News which company has been doing
the city printing for many years past.
The prices on the bill in question, the
clerk thought to be considerably lower
than either Of the bids under considera.
ton.
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Mr.. Moir introduced an ordinance
providing for sidewalks on Madison
avenue. between Gibson and Myrtle
streets, and an ordinance for sidewalks
on Monroe avenua between the same
points. They were referred to the
streets and bridges committee with in.
structions to report them printed II
they report them favorably. Mr.. Bat.
tie introduced resolution directing the
city engineer to give grade on Genet
street, between Pittstou and Irving
avenues, This was adopted. Mr..
Schadts ordinance providing fol
team of horses and permanent man
for the William Connell Hose company
was referred to the fire department
committee with instructions to have
have them printed if they are favorably
considered. A resolution introduced
by Mr.. Mclean aud adopted unani-
mously extends tho time for the collee-
tion of city and city special taxes for
1894 to Jan. 1, 1895 Mr.. Howe intro.
duced an ordinance providing for the
grading of Larch street.
An ordinance providing for the pur-
chase of team Of horses for the Nep-
tune Engine company; an ordinance
providing for the paving of Pine street,
between Washington and Clay avenues
an ordinance providing for the paving
of West Lsckawanna avenue, between
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad banks and Ninth street
and an ordinance providing for the
abandonment of the old Pittston turn
pike. between Gibbons and Sanders
street past third and first reading.
A petition signed by number of
property owners on Deacon street, Mar
ket street and Columbia avenue, pray
ing that the grade be changed to con.
form with the properties, was referred
to the streets and bridges committee.
Adjournment was made until next
Thursday night.