The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-14
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
More Elcttrie Lights for the TeuderlOin.
Northamtou Street to DO Finished with
Asphalt.

NOTc EiettIiS h-iSnsS AoA INV AS"~~''S','
Northamtou Street to DO Finished with
Asphalt.
At the regular August meeting of the
city council last night there Were pres
ent Messrs. Kirkendall. Rentlehuber,
Catlin. Carpenter. McGourty, French,
Smith. Morgan. X. w. Williams,
Welles, Reilley. Flaherty, Boyle. Baur,
Grifiiths and Harvey, president. Busi-
ness was transacted as follows:
The Ancient Order Knights OF Mystic
Chain asked permission to erect stand
on the river common for the judges of
the prize drill on Sept. 10. Granted.
NJ F. Comstock resigned from the re-
serve force of police. and Il. M. Nc
Gourty applied for his place. Referred
to the police committee. and certificates
of deposit for 81, ,527.A We're received and
filed.
Tha fire department committee recon-
mended that George Bierwith and Will
lam WeitZel be appointed members of
Steamer company No. =, and Benjamin
Dinsmore of Hose company No. Z; that
fire hydrant be located on Barney
street between Wood and Lockhart,
and that the committee purchase new
team for No. engine. The report was
adopted.
The gas lamp committee recommend
ed that electric lights be placed as fol-
lows: Canal, between Northampton
and South: Grove and Moyallen: Frank
lin. between Sullivan and Wood: Canal,
between Market and Union; Carey ave-
nue. and Elizabeth street; Fell street,
between Market and Northampton;
Fell street, between Market and Union.
and Park avenue and Le.high streets.
Gas lamps were also ordered located
ON Lucoln. River, Barney. and Frank
lin streets, and naptha lamps in
Hancock alley, Welles, Beaumont,
Meade. Dymond Patch alley; Stanton,
Hickory. Kidder. Ruby lane and one in
the rear of the city building.
The police committee reported that
the following fines be imposed on police
men: T.. s Zoeller, S.; Peter Helm, S.;
John Jones, $40: all for sleeping on
beats. Joseph Nesbitt was dismissed
from the force for intoxication while on
duty, and Oscar Wolf was appointed
additional driver of the patrol wagon at
S4J per month. An extra sergeant and
three more patrolmen are needed, and
Officer John Schmidt was appointed SER
geant. and w. H. Schuler Michael
Brown and George NJ. Hutter We're ap-
pointed extra patrolmen from the re-
serve force, and william Jeffrey, Will
Js
appointed on the reserve force.
The street committee reported in
favor Of compelling property owners on
Hancock street, between South and Le-
high, to lay t1agstone sidewalks: that
the Traction company be notified to
place iron gutter boxes at street inter-
sections, plank the outside Of their rails
and pave between the tracks of the
Wilkes+Barre and East Side Railway
company; that the committee be direct
ed to advertise for bids for paving But
Ter alley with asphalt.
The street committee submitted an
amendment to the nuisance ordinance,
imposing penalty for throwing paper
or refuse on the streets, and in other
ways keeping the streets clean. The
amendment imposes fine of 81 on any
one convicted of the offense. The same
committee also presented an ordinance
for the asphalting of Northampton
street, between Main and the Lehigh
Valley tracks.
Resolutions were then offered by
members as follows: Mr.. Baur. that
an additional street crossing be laid on
Lincoln street, near South and near
Hickory. Mr.. Catlin, that safety gates
be erected by the Delaware and Hudson
company on the river road; that fire
hydrant be located on 'Mallery Place, at
the corner OF Terrace street. Mr..
kirkendall, that terra Gotta drain pipe
be laid on Canal street, from VOLTS
saloon to East Market. Mr.. Reutlehu-
ber. that fiagstOne sidewalks be laid
on Dana street. from tracks Of Central
railroad to Halle. Mr.. Smith, that city
attorney report to council the legality
Of an ordinance making gas, water and
other corporations responsible for all
damages resulting from defective SER
vice pipes on streets from the curbing
to the main pipe. Mr.. Meyer, that Gil
dersleeve street. between South and
Ross, be graded. Mr.. French, that fire
alarm boxes be located at the corner Of
Hazle and Nicholson streets and interr-
section of Grove and Prospect; that an
electric light be placed on Lincoln
street near South; that Hancock street,
between Metcalf and Lehigh. be grad
ed. Mr.. Reilley, that sidewalks be laid
on Hazle street, from Stanton to city
line.