The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16
ARCHIBALD.

A regular meeting of the borough
council was held on Tuesday evening.
All the members, except Wagner and
Blake. were present. The following
bills We're ordered paid: Henry Revels,
$l76.72; f.. j. O'Boyle. $2l.20; Mark
Somers. $3S; Petor WALSH 81; John
Lane. $5: James O'Rourke, interest. 81;
Crescent Electric company. sls7,50. and
c. Klembauer $S. The latter bill was
objected to by Mr.. Jones. ON the ground
that the council could not legally pay
for the committee work of a council
man. The majority of the council
thought otherwise, and the bill was
ordered paid. Mr.. Carroll, of the Arch
bald Water company, presented Il bin
of $225 for water rent which was laid
over because the records of the council.
do not show that such nn amount Is
due The resignation of Auditor Y. T..
O'Horo, was accepted and Mr.. O'IIoro
will serve on the school board for the
ensuing term. Mr.. Berghauser, OF South
Main street, complained that the Trac-
tion company has takep the sidewalk
in front of his house and otherwise
damaged the road. The matter was
G!lmartin called attention to the un-
safe condition of Main street. because
of the recent eXcavating by the Water
company. which the street commission
er said was done without his permits
sion. The road committee was dire ted
to confer with the borough attorney
with reference to the matter The
bond OF High Constable Kinney, In the
sum of $500. was approved. The road
committee was directed to advertise
for bids for laying crosswalks. a mo-
ton to have four electric lights placed
ON the Ridge was lost, pending the
action of the light committee
An adjourned meeting of the board
of trade will he held in the council
rooms at 8 O'Clock on Friday evening,
when, 1t Is hoped, all members will be
present.
Captain and Mrs. C. C. Battenberg
are mourning the loss Of their 2-year-old
son Willis, who died on Saturday. after
n short Illness. The child was bright
beyond his years, and was the JOY of
his afflicted parents. The funeral
which was held on Monday. was large
ly attended.
An enjoyable party was held at the
home of Miss Laura McHale on Tues
day evening. a large number of young
people were present and enjoyed the
good things that had been provided for
them.
Young man. consult Scranton's great
est specialist DR.. Reeves 4l2 Spruce
street. He will cure you quickly.
Mrs. James Mack, Of Monroe street,
continues to be very sick. and it Is
now feared that she cannot recover
Whatever justice there may be in the
strike of the employees of the Transit
company there can be no question as
to the sentiments of the people here
concerning 1t. 1t is pretty safe to say
that 80 per cent. of the people sympa-
thize with the strikers, and are giving
them moral support, at least. Since
Saturday the cars have been very poor
ly patronized, and it Is not an uncom-
mon thing to see car after car pass
through without an occupant, except
a deputy sheriff and a motorman. For
the last two evenings a crowd of boys
surrounded Scanlon's branch and make
the few minutes the cars are obliged to
wait there very unpleasant for the
employees. They have not attempted
to do any violence, and the men on the
cars seem to take the taunts and jeers
good-naturedly. Everyone hopes that
the trouble will soon be settled with
satisfaction to all concerned.