The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
COUNCIL MEETS.


At the regular July meeting OF the
city council last evening there were
present Messrs. 'McGourty. Catlin'
Wright. Carpenter. Boyle. French.
Wirkendall. Rentlehuoer, Myers
Smith. Baur. Welles. r. W. Williams
and Harvey. president. After calling
to order by Mr.. Harvey. the minutes
OF the previous meeting were adopted
as read. and business was transacted as
follows:
The finance committee submitted an
ordinance reducing the city and sink
ing fund taxes from twenty mills 10
eighteen mills. providing for the pay
ment OF $1e,595. portion OF one years
interest on the city bonds and paying
s7.125 toward the interest on the funded
debt Of the city. The ordinance passe i
on first reading.
The fire department committee o.
fered the following resolutions: That
Henry Shepp be appointed driver os
No. hose cart. vice Jacob Fritz, re-
signed: that the department be au-
thorized to purchase hose wagon for
sum not to exceed $3.50: that Martin
Gotthold be appointed member Of
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resolutions were adopted as read.
The law and ordinance committee
submitted an ordinance granting Fam
ME L. Marks permission to erect the
building at the corner Of the square
and South Main street. The ordinance
was passed on first reading. The police
committee recommended that Officer
Edward Fallon be fined $50 for being
found asleep on his beat; that officer
James Nesbitt be find $50 for three
charges. not being on beat, intoxicated
while on duty and not answering roll
call. The resolutions were adopted as
read.
The printing committee reported bids
from the Record and Times, and ac-
cepted the bid OF the Record. The
Newsdealer was designated as the pa
per in which the additional advertising
Is to be done. The report was adopted.
The public property committee re-
ported that new lookup would cost
$4,000. and the financial condition of
the city would not warrant the ex-
penditure of such sum. The commit
tee therefore reported that Lawrence
Myers. who had purchased the old
1eae bn 4 -eAered the city the use of
Il on th,tttoIlowing conditions; First,
thst the !. ~ postpone its claims against
him for. the balance OF purchase money.
urtil April /. 1905; that the city pay all
taxes. pay him s25 for repairs. make all
necessary repairs TO the property, de-
liverjto him April I. 1888, free from all
liens and charges; pay him interest on
31.443.75 from May 5. 1895, to April /,
1888. The committee recommended
that the proposition be accepted, to
which council agreeG.
The street committee submitted an
ordinance closing up Dana place from
the present ternirus to the tracks Of
the New Jersey Central Rl!lroad COM
pany. The ordinance passed three read
ings. the rules being suspended at the
request Of Mr.. Kirkendall and Mr..
Reutlehuber.
The street committee also submitted
an ordinance directing the paving with
vitrified brick and curbing of Cinder-
ella street to Ash street, and Ash street
from Cinderella street to Main and fix
ing the grade. The ordinance passed
three readings.
The same committee submitted the
following report: On petition Of l..
Gibbons for damages to property on
Prospect street, in the negative; on
resolution instructing the Lehigh VAL
Icy Railroad company to repair bridge
over Scott street. The company is in
structed to erect safety or, Conyn CHAM
avenue, where the railroad crosses the
street; that the street committee to ad-
vertise for proposals for paving with
sheet asphalt Northampton street from
Main street to Lehigh Valley railroad
tracks; that the property owners on
Scott street, between Laurel and
Conyngham, be directed to lay flag
stone Sidewalks; that the street COM
n.ttee be directed to have the house OF
Mrs. Mary McCarty. on an alley in the
Sixth ward, raised to the street grade:
on accepting Hillard street as a. public
highway of the city. in the negative.
Resolutions were offered as follows:
Afr. Bauer: That a surface drain be
constructed on Stanton street; between
North Empire andlRazle; that a public
sswer be constructed ON Halle street.
bstween Dana and Stanton; that pub
lie DSwer be constructed on Grant
street between South and Lehlgh. Mr..
Flaherty: That public sewers be con-
etructed on Maple street, between
Fram3sl5n ana Main; and on Kulp ave-
nue., between Franklin and Main. Mr..
Trencn: That sidewalks be laid on
High street. between Stanton and
Blachman streets; that a naptha lamp
be placed on Blackman street. near the
city line. Nfr. Smith: That the pro-
prsety Of amending section 2 OF the city
ordinance entitled Police, 30 as to pro-
vide for the appointment Of chief.
se-rsamt and the pakrolmen, be referred
to tlse law and ordinance and police
commiftses and city attorney. Mr..
Rtmtlehuber: That a gas lamp be To-