The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-08
BUSY NIGHT IN COUNCILS
Common Branch Passed South Side
Sewer Measure on Two Readings.
FIRE AND POLICE APPOlNTEES
No Opposition to Special COnncilmanic
Election in the sixteenth Ward.
Many Bids for Sewer and Pave.
ment WOrk-procccdings.

Select and common council met last
night and transacted an amount Of
business great in variety and quantity.
Several mayors apportionments to
positions in the fire and police depart
ments We're confirmed in select coun-
Gil, which also passed a resolution pro-
Vidlng for a special councilmanic cleo
tion in the Sixteenth ward. Bids for
paving Franklin avenue We're received.
Mr.. Lansing, of the judiciary COM
mittee, reported favorably the ordi-
nance providing for the sale by the
city treasurer of real estate for taxes.
The mayors appointments of Thomas
II. Allen, engineer, and William IL.
Stine, stoker, of the Franklin Engine
company, We're reported favorably by
committee and adopted unanimously.
Upon recommendation of the police
committee the mayors appointment of
Patrick May. of the First ward, patrol
man. was adopted.
Special Election Authorized.
Mr.. Finn's resolution that the mayor
call special election in the Sixteenth
| ward Tuesday, March 26. for the elec-
tion of councilman to fill the vacancy
caused by Colonel Kellow's death, was
| adopted unanimously.
The mayors appointment of j. i.
Birtley to be assistant fire engineer
in the First district, vice A. X. Det-
| weller resigned, was confirmed.
Bids for building lateral sewers in the
| Fourth ward, Twelfth district. We're re-
| ferred to committee as follows: Stephen
Flannaghan, $l.72 per lineal foot; Fox
q Duhigg $40 per lineal foot: Dunn
| Bros, $1.9S per lineal foot, $50 for extra
manholes, $65 for extra catch; w. Dunn
x Co., $1.S9 per lineal foot, SIS, $S5 and
SO respectively for extra manholes
catch basins and lampholes; Fahey
Bros, $l,6l per lineal foot.
Bids for paving Franklin avenue be-
| tween Spruce and Mulberry streets with
vitrined brick were referred to com
mttee as follows Fox & Duhigg. SOL
| sos and sos per square yard for pay
| ing and 50 cents and 81 cents for curb
ing; Fahey Bros, $l.96 and $2.07 foi
paving, and %. As and rs cents for curb
| ing; Frederick Hendler, $2.4l, $2.42 ant
| 81 43 for paving. and II, G2 and 96 cents
for curbiug; William Dunn X Co., $3.50
$2.44 and $245 for paving, and II, 81
and 9S cents for curbing; Dunn Bros.
$l.S3 and 81. l6 for paying, and 10, 81 anG
50 cents for curbing.
Delinquent Tax Collectors.
A communication from the city treas
urer, containing a list of delinquent tan
collectors and bondsmen for 1894 taxes
was referred to committee. The ap
pointees are as follows: First an(
Third wards, w. II. Thomas; Secont
ward l.. n. Roberts; Fourth ward, b
d. Hughes; Fifth ward, ID. w. Morgan
Sixth and Eighteenth wards, w. j
Eagan; Seventh and Eighth wards
Harry Poust; Ninth ward, +. NJ. Yer
noy; Tenth ward, Jacob Shafer
Eleventh. Twelfth, Nineteenth anC
Twentieth wards, C. S. Colbert; Thr
teenth ward, B. n. Jayne; Fourteenth
| ward, Harry Greenwood: Fifteenth
ward, T. w. Davis; Sixteenth ward, F.
n. Hallstead; Seventeenth ward, George
b. Chase; Twenty-first ward, j. G.
Nicholson.
a common council resolution prohibit
ing the chief of the fire department and
the street commissioner from loaning
the city's fire and street hose, was
amended by Mr. Roche to read "eXcept
in cases Of emergency" and was passed
in that form.
A resolution calculated to determine
whether the Niagara or Liberty Hose
| company uses an undue amount of gas
and which is addicted to card playing
1t provided that separate meters be
furnished each company, and wa!
| adopted.
Mr.. Lauer's resolution directing the
city engineer to prepare plans anC
| specifications for sewer system cover
ing portions Of the Fifth, Sixth and Fif
| teenth wards was adopted and sen
| over to the common branch for con
| currence.
The common council resolution direct
ing the city clerk to advertise for bid
for lighting the city hall and fire com
pany houses was adopted. The adopt
ing of the resolution will practically re
lease the Scranton Illuminating, Hea
and Power company from it's presen
contract with the city.
An ordinance establishing grades o
streets in the First and Second districts
of the Sixth ward passed first and sec
ond reading.
Ordinances passed third reading a.
follows: Providing for fagstone side
walks on Fellows street between Nintl
and South Main avenues. An adjourn
ment was made to next Tuesday even
ing.
IN COMMON COUNCIL,