The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-20
finn Wants Opinion
Would Like 10 Know Ii Location Of Linden
Street Bridge eau Be Changed.
VIADUCT COMMITTEE IS NAMED
George Sanderson, James ManIey
and W. j. Thomas viii Represent
the Select Council Bids Received
for Grading Main Street and for
Spellman Court Sewer-Resolu-
tons Read and Adopted.

Last nights meeting Of the select
council was largely attended, but most
of the visitors quietly left rs soon Us
the new police appoints0s had been
confirmed. The committee on streets
and bridges reported fav0rably the fol.
lowing ordinances: Providing for i'm
proVements ut Prospect avenue culvert
over Stafford Meadow brook, letting
OF contract. and providing for the pay
ment OF the expenses OF the same; pro.
Viding for improvements on Pittston
avenue c%ulVert over Stafford Meadow
brook. letting of contract, aud payment
OF same; providing for q stOne arch
culvSrt on North Main avenue over
Leggett's creek, letting contract and
for payment of same.
The new bond OF City Engineer
Phillips was referred to the proper
committee. and thon proposals for do.
ing work were read by the clerk and
referred. The following bIds were re-
ceivsd for doing the necessary grading
on Main street: s. Sykes & Son, $5sQ;
Muldoon e. Moran, 1915.
For constructing tho Roche court
sewer: Flanagan 81 O,HOro, 81 80
per linsal foot; Howley Bros. 81 81
per linsal foot; Muldoon g. Moran,S 81 .27
per lineal foot.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Mr.. Finn introduced resolutions
directing the chief engineer of the fire
department to sell tho horse owned by
the city and used by the Phoenix Fire
company. aud turn the proceeds of the
sale over to the city treasurer; author
izing the Scranton Electric Light and
Heat company to erect three new
lights in North Park, in the Second
ward, as follows: One at the corner Of
Electric and Washington avenues, ons
on Electric avenue near Patterson's
residence and one at the corner OF
Electric and Monsey avenues. Both
resol utions were adopted.
Misunderstanding for electric
lights as follows: Corner Price street
and Rebecca avenue. corner Everett
avenue and Leggett street, corner OF.
i've street and Webster avenue, corner
of Luzerne and Meridian streets, and
on Academy street at the school house.
Adopted.
A resolution WAS adopted requesting
city engineer to furnish eonneils STATE
ment showing names of collectors Of
delinquent taxes for year prior to 1893
with amounts still remaining on their
respective duplicates.
A resolution by Mr.. Finn, asking for |
the opinion of the city solicitor as to
whether it would be legal to change
the location Of the proposed river bridge
from Linden street to Mulberry street,
was adopted.
THE vIADUCT COMMITTEE.
A petition from property owners in
OF narrowing Maple street to
thirty feet between Cedar and Stone
avenues, was referred to committee, as
was also a petition 10 pave West Lack
awanna avenue.
Chairman ChittSnden appointed as
members Of the joint yiaduct com.
mittee, George Ssndsrson, James Man.
ley and W. j. Thomas.
THE NEW A%PPoINTEEs.
Alonzo B. Day lives in the Ninth
ward. and is by trade a cabinet maker.
SOuihu AleLuHeE nus DSOu lot some |
time a special policeman; he has been
employed by the Armour Meat com.
Dsny and lives in the Eighth ward.
James W, Coleman is the only Demo.
crat among the appointees; he resides
the Twelfth ward and has bsen work
ing in the upper steel mill.
Joseph Block some time ago was en-
by the Scranton Packing COM
pany, but lately he has been working
the night cafe wagon at the corner
Of Wyoming and Lackawanna avenues;
lives in the Sixteenth ward,
Thomas B, Lewis ia from the Fiji
Ieenth ward and is an ex-policeman.
THE TRIBUNE is able TO state upon
what is considered reliable information
that in the near future at least four
and possibly five officers will be dis
missed from service. 1t is also prob
able that at least one Of the serGssuts
will be reduced TO the ranks.