The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-13

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work AMI money ara scarce aud IL
wopll not. In my opinion. b9 proper
now TO Increase tho burdens Of our tax
PAYERS In any section however. whegO
the property u1,iers want improve
mauts and ara willing 10 pay for thsm,
cannot see why they shoald DO denied
the right
DOES NOT APPROVE INACrlON
The policy Of iuaction pursued dur
ing the past two years by borough Of
rclals should b5 conlem5d, aud such
dCg-in- the-mauGsr contests as oc-
Cured during tue past year over the
selection OF legal adviser TO the b)r.
ough can not be approved by anyone
having the interests Of the borough at
heart.
The failure 70 elect borough 50.
/ licltor last year may DO the means Of
/ Iulurlug the borough treasury owing
to certain alleged illegal acts. which
under proper advice could have been
| avoided. | think the condition OF our
streets should bs improved, aud the
ground in front louy borough bulldiug
/ which is = disgrace put in order |
also favor all night lights in some por-
| tiOus OF the borough. We DO not used
these in ths Sixth ward, but in sons
sections look upon such as necessary.
"Our ire facilities need to be lM
/ proved greatly il Insurance. rates are to
Oe kept where they sre Insurance.
companies are increasing rates geu-r-
ally AL over the country, particularly
where fire facilities ars poor AMI AS 4
taxpayer feel tha. we cal better at.
ford 10 put uUr hands in our pockets
and establish gooi fire facilities, which
would be q permanent benefit, than
pay the amount such would cost over
10 the insurance companies in increased
rates Whether elected or not | should
ike to impress this upon ths minds OF
our people and the sooner action is
taken on the matter the better IL will
be for all
VIEWS ABOUT THE SEWER
"As to the sewer question I will say
that personally / want the benefit of a
sewer. but l would most streuuously
oppose the forcing Of sewers upon those
not wishing them This, however. /
know cannot be done. for the law does
mot allow it, and all talk to the con-
trarY Is only buncomOe aud gotten mp
70 throw dust in the peoples eyes for
political effect and the purpO3e OF OBJ
tainiulng votes under false preteusss
/ The borough cannot build sewer, as
understand the law, except N lI0rity
/ OF property holders petition for the
same. and corporation, even sh1ul
councils grant it ths right to builI a
sewer. could not compel people to con
meet with such q sewer and pay for use
Of same against their will
A 10 the much talked Of sewer cor
poratiou, e aims and oojeCts. you Cal
obtain better information from John
O. McAskio or Jamss Young than
can give. ss have no interest 10
whatever. The frat I heard OF thi
matter was about year ago when r
A. Zimmerman was trying to organic
such 2 company, but bsiisve abindone,
it for the reason that the state dill no
grant charssrs 10 sewerage companies
/ telisvs this is all have to say upol
these matters
HE rs NOT 4 FREE TRADER
"Mr Burke, ara you in favor Of frs'
coal? do you think it woqli affect thi
community asked the reporter
No. sir. am not in favor o' 'ro
coal or free trade. Takiur tUel1'l
off bitumin0u5 coal brings 81 into ii
rect competition with the smaller size
Of anthracite, which / am told ar
from 20 10 30 pir cent Of the entir
output. and Ini1res the sales Of thl
class This affects the operator, nu
what affects tls operator IS bound Il
affect the miner and tho labOrer Rnt
what affects this class OF worKmet
naturally affects all with whom tho,
have dealings. and thui the who'll
community is injured.
II have lived under frs5 trade anl
protection and know the condition 0
, laboring men and tho way they liy
under both systein' and can sa
= that there IL n great gulf fixed b.
tween Laboring men themselyc
know ii too. and / think they will sa
40 very emphaticaIiy by their vote II
Grow next Tuesday
The reporter then sought Attorne
John q MCAskie to obtain his yisw
with regard to the sewer and wnat ha
been dons in the past towards hayin
, one constructed
ME HAsRIE's STATEMENT
About four years ago we started
movement to get sewers in our distrit
n Of the Sixth ward Of Dunmore." |
= said. Ia response tO u reporters que
y tiCu.
81 The property owners subscriba
y ST, 800 which was paid to the city ,
J. Scranton for tho privilege Of sewerin
. tho district into the Ninth sewer di,
. lrict system OF Scranton. We presentC
. q petition 70 the borough council and
t sewer district WAS established nu
20 viewers appointed. The council adye
r lised for bids and that was the last
8 the effort so far as the borough ollcia
% are concerned,
It "a year ago Mr. mmerman made 9
0 effort TO get x company up TO construt
sewer system In tle district under
pipe line charter. but, fearing it wou
|. not be legal. gave It up. After I'll
Ii legislature amended the corporation a
!, and provided for granting charters
u sewerage companies. ! mentioned tl
% matter to several people in the distri
and suggested tnat we form such
company for the purpose of SEVERN
a our district, and proposed that we /
~ vite all the residents TO come in al
Subscribe for stock IN proportion to Il
property held by them ] was encou
aged by them to do so and chart
- was obtained with capital Of $40, 90