The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-06
OFFICERS NOT NAMED
Mayor COnnell Did Not Have His List Of
AppOlnteeS Ready.
THE CITY engineers REPORT
II is a Comprehensive Document in
Which the improvements Of the
City are Set Forth in Detail-Mr.
CIemons Introduces a New Via
duct Ordinance - Several Resolu-
tions Adopted by Select.


the now select council When Chair
man Chittenden brought his gavsl
down as q notice that business opera
tions were about to begin. the gallery
was crowded with spectators most Of
whom were doubtless asplrnnts for po-
sltions on the police force. Tho mayor,
however, made no nominations for pa
trolmen, deferring that task to future
meeting, and consequently the occu
pants Of the anxious seat were no wiser
concerning their fate at the close OF
the meeting than before.
The nomination Of Richard Thomas
for food inspector was unanimously
confirmed, AS were also the mayors APP
pointments Of engineer" stokers and
permanent men for the fire department.
The list of nominees included the fol-
lowing persons:
Assistant engineer. First district, A.
X. Detwsillsr; Second district, Joseph
w. Hall; Third district, George r
Suydam; Fourth district, Louis
Schwsss Fifth district, Patrick }.
Feeney; Sixth district, Jacob Friss.
The engineers named are: General
Phinney engine. Miles H. Beiscksr;
Crystal engine, d II. Slowe; Nay Aug
engine EnOch Page; Neptune engine.
Charles Heuster. The stokers are:
General Phtnnsy engine, W. +. Thonp'
son Crystal engine. NJ. MeManus; Nay
Aug engine, Norman l.. Gregg; Nep-
tune engine, Max Rosser.
PERMANENT MEN NAMED,
The permanent men are; Nay Aug
company, E. L. Meyer Phenix Hose
company. Thomas Campbell Crystal
Hose company, Isaac Tice and John
Lilly; Hook and Ladder company,
Thomas Conliu and j. J. Martin; Nap
tune company, Charles Wirth Eagle
Hose company, Charles F. Berkert
Liberty Hose company, George W..
Myers; General PhinnVy Elgine COM
pany, Horace Altemu'.
Much of the evenings session WAS
taken up with the reading Of this an.
nuai report of City Engineer Philips.
1t was = carefully compiled document
of great length and contained much
valuable information and many excel
lent suggestions. Several Of the fea.
lures are herewith given.
A general statement of the estimated
cost of the different Improvements for
which the department prepared plans
and specifications during the year is;
Grading Of streets, $7,ll8 02; sewers,
main and lateral. $l23. 1877 IS; filling, re.
tanning wills, etc, $40 45l. so; pavements,
$40, 1854. 50; culverts and bridges. $50. &.
2S2. 80; side walks. curb and gutter. $2i, =
215 so pipe drains, 81. 300 20; opening
of streets aud avenues, $2O,6O0; total
$3.50, ,677 10
The report states that after a careful
computation the area OF the city. Is as
certained TO be /. 900 square miles. with
ia 554 liueal miles OF travelled streets
and avenues, 20. 5j5 miles OF courts
and places.
During the year the department ap'
proved bills amounting 10 Sl3O. 4O4 10.
STREETS IN BAD CONDITION.
The streets of the city. with few
exceptions, were stated to be in u de-
plorable condition 40 far as lines and
Grade are concerned. particularly lines,
For this the city itself is blamed as to
the lines, while the report places the
responsibility for the defective grade
solely upon the property owners. Coun
ellis were advised 10 compel property
owners who, in the future, may open
new thoroughfares to properly grade
and monument the same. The recon-
mendations Of the city engineer on The
subject Of streets were numerous and
valuable.
Tho city has in use 1l,5i4 miles Of
pavement, "a follows Asphalt, vary
ing in widths from 1G fsSt to 90 feet,
8.l12 miles; Belgian block. 400 miles
vitrified brick, 544 miles; wooden block,
Wyckoff, 354 miles; cobble or boulder
VARYING in widths from 10 to 90 feet,
2. 165 miles.
The report condemns tho practice OF
allowing property owners along pro-
posed improvements to tear up the
roadway in making connections with
gas. sewer and water mains and ther
neglecting to properly Gil, soak anL
tamp the ditcbes
During the year just ended the city
engineer states that over hive and one
half miles Of sewers were built, givinI
Il sewerage system that now aggre
gates thirty-fve miles. The reading o
the report was carefully listened to b.
the QOuncilmen, VINO ordered the docu
ment received and placed on file.
RESOLUTIONS THAT PASSED.
Resolutions were adopted as follows
Instructing city engineer to advertise
for bids for city printing; iustructinl
city clerk to advertise for proposals 70
furnishing steam engine for Neptun,
Hose company; instructing fire de
partment to erect six new fire alarm
boxes; instructing park commissioner
to ascertain cost of n certain strip O
land for park purposes near Tripp'
ravine; providing for purchase o
chemical engine for Phoenix Hose com
pany
The tax levy ordinance passed frs
and second readings and several reso
lutions instrucling the city engines
to prepare paving and guttering wer,