The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-09
Estimates FOR THE YEAR
They Were Presented by the City Con-
trOlIer to Select Council.
WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ASK
Action Taken Against Laying Cement
Sidcwalk-Wagner's Protest Against
Passing Railway Franchise Ordi.
nancc-North End Struck Snag.

Select council met last night but did
not take any action on the ordinance
creating a paid fire department Mr.
Finn who has the ordinance in charge
was not present until the meeting had
gone through with most of its business.
City Controller Widmayer's summary
of the estimates for the coming fiscal
year was received and referred to its
proper committee with instructions to
have the same printed. The statement
shows that the total valuation of the
| city's property amounts to $19,2S9,990.
1t Is proposed to levy a 10 mill tax on
that amount, which will make the reve-
| nues from taxes, $l92, 1899. From liquor
| licenses it is expected there will be a
| revenue of $75,S75; from mayors fines,
$4,000; from building inspectors fees,
Sl,50O; from street commissioner, $500;
from board of health, $25; from city
solicitor, $500; miscellaneous, $4,000.
This will make total of $275,S99.
Estimates of Departments.
The estimates of the different heads
of departments were as follows:
| Mayors department, s4,59O; city treas
| urer, $3.50; city controller, $3,40O; city
solicitor, $500; city clerks, $780, main
tenance of municipal buildings and
highways. $4,14O; city engineers depart
ment, $10,67O; street commissioners de-
partment, $51,9S7; city assessors de-
| partment, 1850; police department, $751;
$50; fire department, $56341 go; inspector
of buildings, $1,575; board of health,
| $3.50; Scranton Public library, $lO,SOO;
park commissioners, $16,250; Providence
Abingdon Turnpike company, $5,46l IA ;
water rent, So, 300; electric lighting, SAL
| 5lS.75; incidentals and judgments, $780,
| 600; insurance, 81 900; state tax on loans,
S3,00S; deficiency in rent for Nay Aug
| Falls, $3.50; deficiency in police depart
ment, SITS; deficiency in fire depart
ment, $2451S; deficiency in street COM
missioner's department sS1 .O4; deficiency
| in Howley and Gordon street sewer in
| Breck and Forest courts, Sl62.99; de-
| ficiency in Corcoran & Donahoe's extra
| work on Parker street bridge, $25l.1O;
| deficiency in Lincoln avenue sewer as
sessment, s242.7S. Total, 1881, ,373.7j.
To make up the deficiency special
! levy for sinking fund purposes of S67,-
800 is provided.
Against Cement Sidewalks.
An ordinance forbiddng the laying
| of cement sidewalks passed first and
| second readings and Chairman emit
tenden urged it's speedy passage be-
| cause the city is laying itself open to
damage suits arising from the use of
| this material. In this kind of weather
these walks are particularly danger
| Gus.
Mr.. Williams, of the railway commit
tee, reported favorably on the ordin-
ance granting franchises to the Valley
Passenger Street Railway company
| over certain streets of the city. The
| ordinance passed first reading with a
protest from Mr. Wagner. who took the
floor in opposition to the passage of
| the ordinance. He declared that coun-
ellis ought to move slowly and weigh de-
| liberately every step before voting
| away the most valuable franchises the
| city can bestow. When the ordinance
| was called on second reading Mr. Clark
moved to postpone further action until
the next meeting so that members who
so desired would have opportunity to
offer any amendments they saw fit.
The motion prevailed and it was fol-
lowed by another motion by Mr. Man
| ley fixing the next meeting of the
branch on Thursday night. This mo-
tion was lost. The next meeting will
therefore be on Thursday, Jan. II.
Laucr Raised Point.
| When the ordinance granting the
right of way to the Scranton North
End Street Railway company was
called up on first reading Mr.. Lauer
raised the point that the construction
of the ordinance was faulty, as it virtu-
ally bestowed the entire street to the
company On his motion the matter
was postponed for consideration.
| An ordinance passed third reading
providing for the repair of North Main
| avenue in the Second ward.
Chairman Chittenden made the fol-
lowing appointments to replace on the
different committees Sheriff Frank II
Clemons and Representative Alex. T.
Connell: Estimates, Mr.. Thomas; ju-
dietary, Mr.. Finn license, Mr.. Wagner;
police, Mr.. Durr; parks, Messrs. Kel-
low and Sanderson; sewers and drains
Mr.. Ross; sanitary, Mr.. Durr; treasur-
| ers' accounts, Mr.. Wagner; rules, Mr.