The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-06
BRIDGE BOOMERS HAPPY
Sufficient Available Money for the
Approaches.
MILL BE ENOUGH AND TO SPARE
King 4 CIcary Propose TO Construct Lin
den Street Approaches for Sis. .OAA.SA.
and Arc Awarded tho Contract.
Patrolman uitzroth's Successor.

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There was great Joy among the Lin
den street bridge boomers i'm select
council last night when the bids for
constructing the approaches were read
and it was discovered that the work
could be done for the available money
and still leave a snug margin of nearly
$1,000 for extras.
The lowest bid was that Of King 4
Cleary. of Shenandoah, Schuylkin
county who proposed to do the work
for $lS,044.54, about $4,000 less than the
engineers estimate. The other bid
ders and figures We're: Peter Stipp,
So. 1900: John 4. Fitzpatrick & Co. $2C.-
500; Dunn Brothers. sly, ,lS2.SS; V. II.
O'Horo. sl9.0SS.50.
Immediate action was taken on the
bids, and the contract was awarded
to King & Cleary.
Transferring viaduct MOncr
The ordinance transferring the via
duct appropriation Of $4,000 to the
fund for completing the approaches
was passed on first and second read
ings, and council decided to hold an
adjourned session next Thursday eve
ming to pass the ordinance on third
reading. SO that common council.
which meets on the same night. can get
II as soon as possible.
The extra $500. which was left over
from the purchase of the Swetland
street right of way. and which was
merged with the transfer, was. on mo-
tion of Mr.. Chittenden. turned over to
the fund for paying the city's share Of
the Robinson street paving.
Mr.. Durr for the fire department
committee, reported favorably reso-
luton directing the joint fire depart
ment to visit every engine house In the
city and make an inventory of the
city's property contained therein. Mr.
Roche amended the ordinance to have
1t read also that the inventory shall be
filed with the city clerk. Mr.. Chitten-
den asked If this resolution would not
bring in bills from the companies for
all the little knick-knacks they are us
ing in the service. No one seemed to
know, and the question was unan-
swered.
Abingdon Turnpike Case.
Mr. Noone. for the judiciary commit
tee, reported favorably resolution di-
recting the mayor not to appeal the
verdict in the Abingdon Turnpike case,
and council approved of 1t. The bond
of Street Commissioner Kinsley, which
was reported favorably from the judici-
airy committee. was sent to the city So
licitor, City Clerk Lavelle having dis
covered that the name Of the bonds
men, ]. j. Jermyn and W. A. May, did
not appear in the BODY of the bond.
When the adverse report Of the judici-
ary committee was received on the
resolution barring councilmen from
serving on the board Of revision and
appeals, Mr.. Roche the father of the
resolution. moved that 1t pass notwith-
standing the committees recommended
tion. He called attention to the fact
that the judiciary committee had been
asked to find out whether or not the
resolution was legal and they had made
no report regarding that. Mr.. Will
Jams stated that City Solicitor Torrey
gave his opinion that resolution could
not be made operative.
Mr.. Roche was willing to wager that
the city solicitor would not put that
opinion In writing. He further con-
tended that while the law left 1t with
councils to say whether or not the
board should be composed of council
men or citizens not councilmen, 1t does
not say that one councilmen, but the
whole body, shall decide the question,
and II the body votes that councilmen
shall not be eligible one member can
not say to the contrary.
PntrOiman David II. Vary.
The nomination Of David H. Parry
to succeed Patrolman William Hitz-
roth, removed, was received from
Mayor COnnell, and on motion Of Wade
Finn was confirmed forthwith.
Peter Slipp was awarded the contract
for removing the Platt homestead on
the line of the approach to Roaring
Brook bridge in consideration Of the
material. The other bids were as fol-
lows: Michael McLain, $50; V. Fl.
O'Horo. s277 Daniel Hays, $3.50;
Michael McHugh. $500; Thomas P.
Brown, So5; ]. T. Barber. 800.
Two bids for furnishing file cases
for the city treasurer's Office were re-
ceived: Reynolds Brothers. 1864; Fen
ton Metallic company, $270. The bids
We're referred to q committee.
Mr. Lansing introduced an ordinance
granting the Valley Passenger Rail
way company the right Of way over
Olive. Harrison and Prescott avenues
to Petersburg. which was favOrably
received and referred for printing.
The resolution calling a joint conven-
tion Of councils for next Thursday
night to elect a board of pension and
appeals was. on motion Of Mr.. Lansing,
laid on the table, until such time rs the
remuneration is fixed. Mr.. Durr in
troduced a resolution allowing $50 or
such thereof as may be necessary to
pay the expenses of the chief engineer
of the fire department to the conven-
tion of fire chiefs in Augusta. Ga. IL
was passed with the amendment that
Mr.. Durr be substituted for the chief
as junketeer, but after the farce had
proceeded for awhile. Mr.. Lansing had
the whole matter laid on the table. A
resolution was passed directing the
city engineer to prepare plans for open
ing Monsey avenue to Sanderson ave-
nue..
Report Of Chief Of Police
The report of Chief Of Police Simp-
son for July and August showed that
$38515 had been collected In fines dur
ing that period. The ordinance fixing
the salary of the members OF the board
Of pension and appeals at 81 day was
amended to read SO day. and 1t was
further amended that the limit of the
boards sitting should be seventy days.
The ambiguity of the law as regards
the terms of members induced council
to refer the matter to the city solicitor.
Mr.. Roche said he considered Mr..
Chittenden's amendment to have the
have the boards bills audited as an
aspersion on the candidates. but Mr..
Chittenden contended that 1t was only
good business policy. The amend
ment did not carry.
The following ordinances were passed
on first and second readings: Provid-
ing for paving Webster avenue; for
grading Fillmore avenue, between
Washburh and division; for sewering
Irving avenue, in the Seventeenth
ward; for improving Robinson street;