The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-01
THAT south Side Sewer
Passed First and Second Reading in
Common Council.
RAP AGAINST ALIEN LABOR
Foreigners Must Make Declarations Be.
fore Being Allowed to Work on City
Contracts -- Trying to Prod tho
Railways Committee Along.

Common councils met last evening
and acted upon several measures of inn
portance. The proceedings were wit
messed by the following new members:
Mr.. Gilroy, of the Seventh; Mr. LOTUS,
of the First; Mr.. Seamans, of the Thir-
teenth, and Mr. Oliver, of the Fifteenth.
Loren2 +. Ieidlcr, the newly-elccted
Democratic member from the Sixteenth
ward vice Charles Schadt, Democrat,
resigned, took the oath of office after
the certificate of his election had been
read. He will occupy the desk and
chair of his predecessor. .
The streets and bridges committee
reported adversely on an ordinance for
narrowing Mulberry street, between
Arthur ana Clay avenues, and report
ed faVOrably on a resolution proVid-
ing for the widening of Linden street
between Monroe and Clay avenues.
The report was adopted unanimously.
The committee decided not to favor the
narrowing of Mulberry street because
that thoroughfare win be a prominent
approach to Nay Aug park and the
Elmhurst boulevard.
Is II u Kid Glove Measure?
The sewers and drains committee re-
ported fav0rably on the ordinance
creating sewer district No. II, involv-
ing "a district on the South Side. The
ordinance involves an estimated eXpen-
diture of $4,000, and was opposed by
Mr., Hickey, Of the Nineteenth ward, a
large portion of which is affected
Mr.. Hickey argued that many poor
property owners would find it difficult
to meet the assessment and said that
the ordinance owed its existence chiefly
to kid glove" residents of the ward.
The presence of S. S. Spruks and Philip
Robinson, coupled with Mr.. HiclSey's
remark, created some amusement. Only
Mr.. Hickey and Mr.. Sweeney voted
against the ordinance. Assessments Of
$65 payable In five years, will be made
along the main sewers, and an aver
age of $l5 will be assessed property
owners who can at any time make
lateral connections.
on tie vote Mr. Robathan's motion
to have the Scranton and North End
railway ordinance taken from commit
tee was lost
Mayor Connelrs veto of the resolu-
tion directing the city clerk to advertise
for bids to light the city hall and engine
houses was sustained by an unanimous
vote. The measure conflicted with a
similar resolution now on its passage
and mentioned below.
An unsuccessful effort was made by
Mr. Robathan to have the public mar
ket ordinance referred to committee
with instructions to report forthwith,
and the ordinance took the usual com
mittee course.
Aimed Against FOrci gncrs.
The common councils alien labor
ordinance aimed against the employ
ment of foreigners by city contractors,
but amended in select council not to APP
ply to persons who have taken out their
first naturalization papers, was sus-
tanned in its amended form.
The select council ordinance placing
q tax on street cars was referred to
committee. .. ... .....-
Mr.. Howe's resolution generating
the German Cemetery association from
a sewer assessment of $103.62 against
Its property on Washington avenue
near the Jail, was adopted. although
an effort was made to have the matter
referred to committee.
Only after a lengthy and ardent dis
cussion was action taken favorably on
resolution particularly concerning
the Scranton Illuminating Heat and
Power company. The company was in
1886 granted its street franchise and
obligated itself to supply the city with
seventy-two lights. Since that date
the city hall was built and new fire
quarters We're engaged and the number
of electric lights increased to the pres
ent number of 600.
The company complains of the burden
in view of the fact that two competing
companies have been granted privileges
without eXactions and that the pole tax
should of itself release the Scranton
Illuminating Heat and Power company
from its agreement. These facts were
contained in a letter from the company
accompanied by a resolution, which
has passed select council, that the city
clerk be directed to advertise for bids
for lighting the city buildings. The
resolution was adopted.
If the street railways committee is
not ready to report on the Scranton and
North End railway ordinance by next
Thursday night to which time an ad-
journment was made. another effort
will be made to bring it before the body,
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