The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-19
TWAS BADLY DlSfICURED|
MR.. CHITTENDEN DIscLAIMs IT
After Select Council Cots Through Amend.
Ing tho Measure He Moved to KIN II.
John C0nmy's Veteran Claim Fin.
ally Deult With Other Doings.

mltttt OF Ine Wt1Ole IaAt u1SnN IUr Jne
purpose of amending the board OF pub
lie works ordinance and when they
were through amending and adding to
It Mr.. Chttenden. Its father, was 30 dis
guS.ed with the misshapen offspring Of
his brain that he moved to postpone In
definitely further consideration Of It
rather than have the city put to the
expense Of prNEting NJ
Mr.. Coyne amended II so that the
board, instead of being constituted Of
the city engineer. building inspector.
street commissioner and two members
of councils. with 1.-THE mayor as an ex-
officio member should have four men,
bers Of councils and leave out the
mayor and building inspector. In bat
thing this amendment Mr.. Chittenden,
its framer, sadd me admitted It was not
what St should be. The board ought to
be composed of three citizens who
should receive 5000 or 5000 a year as
a salary. AS the city has no money for
such a purpose at present. he made the
ordinance provide for board composed
Of city officials already under salary.
"If we had had board of this kind"
said Mr.. Chlttonden, 1--WE would not
have b,nit a $l50.000 bridge that leads
no where bust to the brewery"
MutiIating tho Measure.
Mr.. Manley favored the amendment
giving as his reason that the mayor, II
.e VAS a member of the board. would
virtually control three votes, his own
aad those Of his appointees, the street
commissioner and city engineer.
Mr.. Chi,tenden said that the mayor
was Of the opinion that the ordinance
took power away from him.
The worst mutilation the ordinance
received was at the hands Of MIR. Wag-
ner. He had no less than six different
changes to make, and they were all
agreed to by a majority Of councils. 1t
was when Mr.. Roche wanted to add a
section making examinations for fore
men. public and competitive. that Mr..
Chlttenden arose in his might and
smote his own child.
He said that the amendments defeat
ed the objects of the measure and he
would vote against 1t himself. Mr.
Chlttenden intended In the ordinance
noin,, tho four ,,istr,ct foror,an h,,, ~.
tinkers bv an amendmsnt mt t,hia
power in the hands Of the board. Inas-
much as the whole objed. of the ordin-
ance was to make the heads of depart
merits. and the street commiss,oner IN
responsible for urork duno
by EMPLOYEES Of His department shss
made The ordinance ~ M
value in this re:necr
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,o.. Ca.,,,. -, - 80 "no
+h, Ia, san =, na" -. ,-,ooO "s"ims'
anen, e I'y ~ a pa,',''n uasS ~ 'sus"aiheu IN .ne
,,ps s"ns ,asn ~ sonn un ao,',, snee. a''a wh,ch
,,aors Was All, S,anao, M ". e. s "se
fbs co,,nci, 10 n9noarpod go, " 40 ia. 90
the con,,nar,or ,,.,,,H .na~s oy ~ VS.
son straat I'm, ~ oon,ra -. s,noo,e,.' W .,,n.
no was a, have ,n aas,,,on ~ s,. 10. .n...
,ha r,a.a,,., a.. ~ ,.,,', ' I'M.
on tho Hne ~ tho s.roa. rh,oh ~ ] ,,,,ns.
he form down or rsmovsd e
Tho Hazlett ,h,ocr u,,s A., .,o ,.,, a.
the street h,rt Mr. Hayls,t htn, salr 40
moved n after be bof, heon nn,ardsa
darn,a gas and while M Corr,,, ,,,os
prepa ring to have NJ transfarreJ .o a
lot on the opposlte side or the .trest
which he had punchased for sts rocon'
tion. Mr.. Conmv betieved and dosa
yet. as his suft in court ey-bdencas that
ne was entitled ITO the BUILDING In oues-
tlun, inasmuch as Mr.. Hazlett was re.
irbursed by the city for his building
Mr.. Hazletu contended that ne had
been paid damages only for his land,
ana that the building was his II he
Wouiu vloVe III from the line OF the
s'leet' In TINS me was substantiated
Dy tne opin.ohs OF ex-Cty Solicitor
burhs ana C"!y SofhcHtor Torrey.
me Juoiciary committee, TO which the
matter was referred brought In O re-
port supetantiaiy as follows:
view OF phe iact tnat ex-Ctty Solic-
itor buNhs mas twice rendered opinions
tnat Ine cHy 1s under no legal liability.
anu cHy ooiic"or 1orrey Is OF the same
opinion, your committee must report
Duverseiy on the claim.
10 this was appended suggestion
from the CITY sohcrtor that 1t would be
advisabie, merely as a matter OF ex-
ped'ency, 10 allow Conmy $500. This
the commiptee ala not favor.
M was une sense or the committee and
Inc councii tnat wniS Mr.. Conmy had
,,.'s .s ' tne lneent OF the or
,imont ND 4, % ~. Sos a a,. Nv. -, ".. on s.1
hn citv 70 hound tn ,...,,o. o,"s .sa ,... mmun
'a,i, r ~ -, dao,5" ~ p'o' 'ie 'ou'''
' " ' y
F"vor nome oontrs0tors.
Although Hart & Gibbons, OF Wilkes
Barre. offered TO take the contract for
constructing the approaches to tho
Roaring Brook bridge for $4,000. the
streets and bridges committees recon-