The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-22
They prayed IN Vain
Property Owners Petition to Com
mon Council of No Avail.
TRACTION COMPANY'S, ClNCH
1t Was Allowed u Double Track on Frank.
lin Avcnue-City Solicitors Increased
Salary killcd-Each Branch of
Councils Meets.

Last night each branch of councils
was in session. The select branch held
regular meeting and transacted a
greater volume of new and old business
than for many weeks, while the COM
mon branch was content to pass,
against the will of property owners,
the ordinance permitting the Scranton
Traction company to double-track
Franklin avenue, between Spruce street
and l.ackawanna avenue. and to act
upon small number of minor matters.
In the select branch upon motion of
Mr. Roche the rules We're suspended and
the session went into the eighth order of
business and passed the 1895 appro-
priation ordinance on third reading.
1t was sent over to the common branch
for concurrence.
Under the same order Mr.. Lansing
called up for third reading the ordin-
ance increasing the salary of the city
solicitor from $1,000 to $1,000. Messrs.
Roche and Lauer opposed its passage,
and its adoption was lost ON tie vote,
the following voting in the negative:
Members Kelly, Clarke, Roche.
Schwenk, Fellows, Burns, Coyne and
Lauer.
Mayors Appointments Confirmed.
The following appointments by the
mayor Were confirmed: Miles II. Bee
seeker, engineer, and Edward Good
man. Stroker for General Phinney En-
ginc company: Peter Ross inspector of
paving work on West Lackawanna ave-
nue..
Ia al ~ WOO - n AifNtr Mt 1f
delinquent tax collectors and their
securities We're confirmed.
A common council resolution, accom-
panied by petition of taxpayers, that
a portion of the Fifth ward be added
to the Eighteenth ward was referred
to committee
The streets and bridges committees
recommendation that $22S.65 be award
ed Mrs. Elizabeth Bevan for damages
caused her property by thes bursting of
hydrant at the corner of Grant ave-
nue. and Jackson street, was adopted.
Bridge Contractors Helped.
n resolution was adopted granting to
Contractors Muldoon 4 Bowie six weeks
extension on their contracts for build
ing the substructures of the Linden
and Spruce street bridges. The con-
tracts originally contained the dates Of
March IS and May 2S respectively as
the time for the completion of the Lin
den street and Spruce street contracts.
The tax levy ordinance for total of
l3 Clio mills for general and special city
taxes for 1895 passed two readings.
Mr.. Roche's two resolutions We're
adopted directing the city engineer TO
prepare plans, specifications and esti-
mated cost of grading and building
the approaches TO the two proposed
bridges. This is preparatory to adver-
tising for bids for performing the work.
The ordinance providing for treas
| urers sale of real estate for unpaid
city taxes was defeated on third read
ing by a vote of 8 to 6. Later the ses-
/ sion went into committee of the whole.
and Mr.. Roche offered as an amend
ment a new section providing that
sales be postponed until June |, 1896, in
case of persons too poor to pay the tax.
The amendment was adopted.
To Light City Buildings.
Bids for lighting the city hall, fire
and police stations were referred to
committee as follows: Scranton 1llumi-
mating Heat and Power company, 121s
cents per thousand watts, by meter, or
q of a cent per 16-candle power, 10 per
cent off If paid within twenty days;
Scranton Gas and Water company,
$1.12ls per thousand feet by meter with
the usual discount. Later the light and
water committee reported, recommend
ing the awarding Of the contract to the
| former company, except in the cases of
certain police stations and fire COM
pany quarters, which can be more
cheaply and conveniently connected
with the gas company's main.
The select branch amendment to the
building ordinance and providing for
the laying of temporary floorings on al
ternate floors for the protection of work
men passed third reading.
An adjournment was made to next
| Thursday night.