The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-05
Tales OF TWO PITTST0NS
News Of Interest to Readers Up and
Down the Valley.
STREET CARS RUNNING AGAIN
Efforts Of the City Councils Are Com
mended-Social of tho Wako Robin
Club-Dccisions in License Court.
Personal Notes.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, March Ave again have
street railway transportation. Visitors
desiring to come within the bounds OF
our hospitality need not now hesitate
for fear of being obliged to wend their
way through our streets on foot the
cars are running regular this afternoon
The people of Pittston should be very
grateful to the members of the present
council for their efforts and success IN
forcing running of the Traction com
panys cars to the Lackawanna anu
Bloomsburg junction. The first car
was run to that point at about noon to-
day for the first in nearly month.
License Decisions.
Among the license decisions handed
down by the court on Saturday were
the following of interest in this vicin-
ity:
Pittston borough, First ward-John Ech-
holzer +. ]. Gilroy, Jeremiah Mooney,
Maria Flanagan, hotel; George b. Reap,
Il. Granagan. John Ormsby, kozmer
Zelmsky. restaurant.
Second ward-Thomas w. OBrien, Mi
chael Kane hotel: John McAndrew, Lewis
Ninavage. A. ]. Clifford. restaurant; Pat
rick +. Joyce, wholesale.
Third ward-John Connell, Anthony
Cdin. hotel; Patrick Barnes, Paul Trylszo,
restaurant.
Fourth ward-George Koons, hotel; Mi
chael Grablic, Matthias Klemis. Joseph
Mutasavage, Joseph Tepluczwicz. j. II.
Tigue, restaurant; Joseph J. Kern, bot
tier.
Fifth ward-Charles w. ST. John, whole
sale.
Sixth ward--John McAIonagle, Amelia
Webber. hotel; John Boos. Martin Keat-
ing, Frederick Renter, jr., Albert Suffer,
restaurant.
Seventh ward-William Curley, Joseph
A. Curt, Howard Haub. Gehred Snyder,
Edmund Uffalussy, hotel: Anthony Cog
gins, NJ. j. Manley, George Perluki,
George Smith, Charles Wintle, restau-
rant; A. Freeman, Howell & King, whole
sale.
Ninth ward-Oilver Burke, John Barrett,
Thomas Corcoran, +. B. McCanna, An
thony Fosulo, Patrick Mulcahey, hotel;
NJ. J. Buckley, Edward J. Burke, Wini-
fred Carabine, John p Coggins, Dominic
Corcoran, Martin Holleran Michael Muir
ry. Thomas L. Negan, Michael z. Neary,
David Powers, Charles Reilly, restaurant:
Paul Bohan, Hughes & Streng, Evans &
OMAHA, wholesale.
Tenth ward-Charles Arvidson, Peter
Mcdonald. 5. A. Hunt, William F. Jen-
kins, Bernard Mckeon, Peter Thompson,
restaurant; William Nash, bother
Eleventh ward-John +. Regan, hotel.
Pittston township - Martin Bromak,
John Fabian, hotel; Paul Bromak.
Thomas Bothwick, Patrick J. Barrett,
Dennis Creadon, Patrick Granahan, Isaac
j. Gritfiths, James Keating. John ]. Reap.
John Lock, Anthony Wllkick, restaurant;
William Keating, wholesale.
Refused - plttStOn bnrnupb Cbarlac
Giles.
Withdrawn = Thomas McHale, hotel,
Pittston.
Council Meeting.
All members were present at the regu-
lar meeting Of the councils held this
evening. An invitation to the council
to participate in the Ancient Order of
Hibernians parade on st. Patrick's Day
was read and accepted.
A permit was granted S. It. Davis
allowing the erection of a winged frame
dwelling on Parsons street. The quar-
terly report of the burgess was read
and approved. Three borough tax ex-
onerations We're allowed as follows:
Patrick Munley, Mrs. Gillespie and
Peter Donnelly.. Articles Of agreement
between the borough and the Barber
Asphalt company We're considered, and
1t was agreed that the articles should
be adopted, and the secretary was in
structed to return the certified check of
the Asphalt company. The treasurer's
report was approved and filed. A reso-
luton was adopted calling for the re-
demption of $1,000 worth of the s24, 900
borough bond issue of July 23, 1883. The
report of the finance committee was Of
fered, but 1t struck an ice gorge and
motion for its approval met with de-
feat. On motion of Mr.. Kearney the fl
nance committee was instructed to un-
tangle the skein of complications in con-
nection with tax generations and close
accounts with EX-Tax Collector Young.
The council adjourned to meet on Mon
day evening next.
Miscellaneous Items.
The Wake Robin club of the West
Side did not hold their anniversary ban
quet that usually occurs at this season
of the year, but instead were enter
tained at the home Of the president of
the club, /. f. Harris, this evening. A
very pleasing literary and musical pro-
gramme was rendered by members of
the club. after which collation. was
served.
At the congregational meeting of the
Presbyterian church this evening Rev.
N. @. Parke presided. The church will
listen to candidates for the pulpit until
April /. The committee appointed to