The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
PASSED Third Reading
Common Council Is Now Through with
Annexation Ordinance.
LIVELY PARLIAMENTARY TILT
MIR. RObathan Raised Nice Point and
President Nealis Gave q Unique Rul.
ing-Defining the Status Of
Street Railway Company.

Common council Is through with the
Minooka annexation ordinance, unless
the select body adds amendments to
it. At last nights adjourned session Of
the common council the ordinance was
passed on third reading and will now
go to the higher body for consideration,
where it will no doubt meet its doom.
Councilman Battle called up the or
d!nance on third reading and Mr.. Roba-
than objected, claiming that the ordi-
nance had not been legally passed on
first and second readings. On Thurs
day evening of last week the body met
| and Mr.. Battle, toward the close Of the
meeting, moved that an adjournment
be taken until the next evening, when
the ordinance passed on two readings
Mr.. Robathan maintained that this
was Illegal. One motion should have
been made to adjourn to a stated time
| to be followed by motion adjourning
the body. President Nealis ruled that
| one motion was sufficient for both pur-
poses.
President Ncalis Badly Mixed.
Mr.. Sweeney, at this point, arose in
his place and declared that Mr.. Battle
made the motion to adjourn to the
following evening fully fifteen minutes
before the final adjournment. Mr..
Robathan appealed to the minutes and
asked that the portion referring to the
motion be read.
"As for myself, personally, l have
no objection to complying with your re-
quest" said President Neals with some
hesitation" but leave it to the council
| to decide. If you want the minutes
read you must put 1t In the form of a
motion and l will let the council pass
on it."
Il am not making a motion; ! am
asking for information" said Mr..
Robathan warmly.
Then l refuse to recognize you,"
said the president. "Call the roll"
| 1t was done and the annexation
passed third reading by the following
vote:
Yeas-Golden, Grier, Regan, Mclean,
Wenzel, Robinson, Sweeney. Davies,
Schadt, Noone, Hickey, Battle, Norton,
Nealis-14
Nays-Thomas, Robathan, Moir,
| Howe-4
After the vote was counted Mr.
Robathan turned to Mr.. Nealis and
said, I'm through with you. I'm
through with any man that would
make ruling like that"
On Third Reading.
Other ordinances that passed on third
reading were for grading of Delaware
street between Washington and San.
derson avenues: establishing grade or
Lafayette street from Main to Fillmore
avenues; for two electric lights in the
Nineteenth ward and one in the Twen.
ty-first; for paving Franklin avenue
from Spruce to Mulberry street witt!
vitrified brick.
Chairman Davies, of the parks com.
mittee. presented with favorable re.
port resolution instructing the park
commissioners to report to the councils
the result of their labors in regard tc
securing the Round woods as a public
park. The resolution was adopted
A resolution reported favorable by
the police committee directing that two
additional policemen be appointed fol
duty in Nay Aug park was, on motor
of Mr.. Mclean, laid on the table. TIL.
ordinance introduced by Mr.. Regar
providing for scale of wages to bt
paid workmen employed by city con
tractors passed first and second read
ings.
Difference Of Opinion.
Mr.. Robinson, chairman of the rail
ways committee, presented q favora bl,
report on an ordinapce allowing tn,
Valley Passenger Railway company t,
extend it's tracks along certain street.
on the South Side, central city anc
| West Side and over the Spruce stree
bridge. Later it was called up on frs
reading by Mr.. Sweeney and Mr.. Noon,
asked for information as to what tn,
status of the Valley Passenger Rail
way company is.
why" said Mr.. Sweeney. 81 dom
know much about this myself, but Mr.
Hallstead, Mr.. Maloney, Mr.. Fahey an,
some other city gentlemen are in /
and have charter"
Then Mr.. Battle took a turn at defln
ing He said the company was the sam,
as the Peoples or Suburban companies
and Mr.. Howe was of the opinion tina
there was no such company, for II ha,
sold out. The ordinance, however
passed two readings without opposi
ton.
Mr.. Mclean introduced a resolution
which passed directing the city of
ficials to pay the wages claims due tn
workmen of Contractor John Ferguson
on city contracts and deduct the SAM
from the amount coming to him.
Want to Put Up Street Signs.
The Scranton Street and Sign Direc
tory company asked permission to pu
up street names on an advertising de
vice and city directory at each stree
corner. The matter was referred to
committee.