The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
GUTTER merchants AGAIN
Council Wants to Tax Lunch Wagons
and PuSh.Carts.
FILE CASE FIGHT DECIDED
Fcnton Company Gets the Contract Tho
Transfer TO Complete tho Bridge Has
Narrow Escape Veto and Other
Communications from Mayor.

Another onslaught on the push-cart
and night lunch wagons was started
by Mr.. Chittenden in select council last
night by the introduction of an ordin
ance taxing the former $50 and the lat
ter 500 per year and providing a pen
atty for noncompliance ranging from
% to $40. Mr.. Roche gave notice that
he will insist hereafter ON the inser-
ton of a clause in all franchise ordin,
ances specifying that the railway COM
pany's right of way must be understood
to be secondary to THAT of the people.
A person crossing street will not have
to stop for car, but the car viii have
to give way to the pedestrian.
The public building committee de-
clined to give the rival file case bidders
a formal hearing, all having been made
thoroughly acquainted with the merits
of the matter. and reported, after
short secret session, In favor OF the
Fenton Metallic company, represented
by John Gaffney, for tine sum of $40.
This bid was Sc higher than the bid of
the Rochester Office and Specially COM
pany, represented by Reynolds Bros,
whose bid was thrown out, the commit
tee said. because Vt did not comply with
the specifications.
In a lengthy communication City
u
tention to deficit of Sc, ,673.44 in tine
Judgment and incidental fund. and that
he was compelled to draw on the re-
serve surplus of 1894, amounting to
81, 900. to supply the demands on this
fund which ne advised should not suf-
fer amy further drains.
That Extension of Time.
The resolution granting an extension
of sixty days ITO Contractor Il. Ii.
Rooms for the completion of section II
of the Fourteenth ward sewer was We
toed by Mayor Conncll on the grounds
that it required an ordinance TO do this.
inasmuch as the time limit was speci-
fled by ordinance. He stated incident
ally In his communication that coun-
ellis has the power to eXonerate any
penalty that may acrrue in case the
city engineer so recommends, which he
would be justified in doing If bad
weather interfered materially with the
work.
Frank p. Henderson was appointed
to the dual position of inspector of Clay
avenue pavement and Ferber court
sewer by Mayor Connell and his APP
pointment was confirmed. John Nell
sons appointment as building inspector
for the ensuing two years was favOra-
bly, reported upon by the public build
ing committee and confirmed by coun-
Gil.
City Solicitor Torrey communicated
that he could find no expressed or i'm
piled authority to prevent the erection
of structures of less than three stories
or any other height. thus doing away
with MIR. Chitenden's crusade against
those nasty little barracks"
For constructing the lateral sewer on
Capouse avenue, Green Ridge and an
other on Irving avenue, above Mulber-
ry street. two proposals were received.
Hart & Gibbons proposed to construct
the former for sl.74 per lineal foot and
the other for s.. 90 per foot. The figures
of the second bidder, M. A. Donahce.
were $1.75 for Capouse avenue and So is
for Irving avenue.
Was Laid on the Table.
Mr.. Manley introduced a resolution
calling a joint session OF councils for
Sept. 30 to elect a board of revision and
appeals, but II was laid on the table
pending the mayors action on a SINH
lar measure now before him. A reso-
luton directing the Delaware and Hud-
son company to remove its depot plat
form from the corner of Washington
avenue and Cherry streets was adopted.
An ordinance permitting the Valley
Passenger Railway company to extend
its tracks to Petersburg passed third
reading. At this juncture 1t was dis
covered that there was no quorum
present and adjournment was neces-
sary.