The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-11
WILKES-BARRE.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Business Transacted at tho Dessmber
Pow Wow OF tho Municipal Fathers.

Business Transacted at tho December
Pow Wow Of tho Municipal Fathers.
At the regular December meeting OF
the city council last evening business
was transacted as follows:
Petitions Of G. A. Baur. Dominick
Chanse and A. A. Jones for appointment
to the police force were referred to the
police committee. as were the applica-
tions of w. 8. Thomas for pay for time
lost, and the request of Condy Nc
Groarty that his fines be remitted. The
statement of 8. van Ronkel that he has
been twice arrested and fined $3.50 with
out cause. for maintaining a nuisance,
was referred to the sanitary and police
committee. Van Runkel claims that
the nuisances complained of are neces-
sary to his trade i'm chair Gaming, var
nishing, etc.
The petition of various property own
ers for q change of grade on Fell street
was referred to the street committee,
and the resignation of Anthony Del
trick as driver of steamer No. was ac-
cepted. Certificates of deposit aggre-
eating sG2, ,6S5.65 were received and filed.
as was proofs of service of notices upon
]. c. Paine to remove obstruction from
Dana street, and to property owners to
lay sidewalks on all city streets not
properly provided in this line The
chief Of police reported that the electric
lights burned short 227 hours, the nap
tha lamps 577 hours. and gas lamps 22S
hours, the amount of which was de-
Quoted from the bill.
The accounts and fire department
committee reported $595.50 received
from the Crystal Spring Water COM
pany and distributed among the city
firemen according to the number of
hours each worked. The accounts and
finance committee requested the various
standing cOmittees of council to report
at the next meeting the amount neces-
sary to run their departments for the
fiscal year beginning April l. 1896. The
exoneration committee reported eXoner-
ating certain parties from city and
sinking fund taxes. The fire depart
ment committee granted the request of
Alexander Mitchell for a frame ice
the L. V. r. r. and c. r. r. tracks.
The fire department committee trans
ferred Joseph Kilgallon to the driver
ship of steamer No. /, in place of An
thony Dietrich, resigned, and Barney
Connell was promoted to Kilgallon's
place.
The law and ordinance committee
presented an ordinance requiring the
employment Of taxpayers of the city
including the payment Of taxes as
sessed for city purposes. for doing city
work. The ordinance. which was passed
on first reading in November now
passed second and third readings. The
police committee reported generating
Sergeant Schmitt from the charges
preferred against him by Andrew Kei-
per, and found Officer Piercy guilty
of being asleep on duty and suspended
him for three days with loss of pay.
and fined Officer Drake five days pay
for being asleep in the Gas company's
bNiler house.
The public property committee re-
ported in favor Of purchasing strip
of land from John Neuer at the Inter
section of Ross and Lincoln streets,
Neuer to draft his proposition and sub
NIT it to the proper city authorities.
The public property committee were
authorized to advertise for bids for
with gas. the city building and