The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-19

Possession of Town Hall and Has It
Guarded by Police.
Burgess T. J. Duggan has taken
charge of tho DunmOre Jail and council
halls, with all they contain.
Police officers were put on guard
Saturday night after the meeting OF
council. and have remSined there with
instructions to allow no one to
enter. The troubls arose over the fail
urs Of council to elect u permanent
secretary
The late election gave the Democrats
majority in council. but thu efficient
manner in which tho secretary of the
last council. Mr.. Charles p, Savage.
performed the clerical work of the
borough, induced several councilmsn
to favor his retention. The result was
q deadlock that is impossible to break.
II is to keep Mr.. Savage from entering
tna building that the burgess has taken
such aggressive steps.
The law states that the borough
clerk shall deliver his books and docu
meuts to his successor, and, rs the lat
ter ia not vet elected Mr. SIvag9 re,
,ains the Office ana refuses to relinquish
it
The burgess is tho proner custodian
of the buruugh documents and has
taken charge of the buildinp in which
they are kspt. bnt Mr. Savage is The
only man who knows the combination
of the safe. which he securely locked
after MIR. Duggan made known his in
;entions at Saturday nights council
meeting.
A special meeting was called Satur-
day evening for completing the rsor-
canization of the council aud continu-
iny discussion of the sewer question
There being no permanent secretary
the first order of business was the elac.
tion of a secretary. c p. Savage A.
4 Irwin and p. S. Malta were nomi-
mated
The ballot resulted in a tie between
Mr. Savage and Mr.. Irwin. the dead
lock formsd ae last meeting not being
broken
CorrD NOT AGREE.
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tha property holders. He would not
build it on such n contract as Burgess
! Duggan had drawn up neither would
any other contractor. Mr.. jerks ex-
planned the councils position, an
said that the OH .ctionable CLAUSE could
not and would not be withdrawn.
! Mr. Henler refused to sign aud the
sewer question was dropped, the con.
tractors certified check being re
/ turned.
Returning 10 the order Of reorganiz
alton another ballot was taken for sec.
rssary, but tho deadlock remained IN
broken.
Mr. Payton, for the sake Of har
mony, proposed that two new candi.
dates be nominated Mr.. jerks in re-
! ply to the proposal said that Mr.. say
age had served tho borough faithfully
and that no councilman could Say
ought against him or his methods, aud
| he thought a known quantity was bet
ter than an unknown, therefore h
could not see the necessity Of remov
! ing Mr. Savage.
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German or American Thsrs bein0 n,
possibility OF electing secretary, OIL
Mr.. Burke's motion the board proceed
cd 10 elect n borough engineer and higl