The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-22
new members OF select
j. A. Lansing and 7. j. COyne Sworn
in at Last Nights Meeting.
OPPOSED TO THE Push CARTS
Merchants Ask Councils to Have Them
Removed from the Streets Ordinance
for u Sewer ON the West Side
Passes on Third Reading.

The new members who were elected
Tuesday We're sworn in at last nights
meeting of select council. They are
James A. Lansing, who succeeds Sheriff
Frank ii. Clemens in the Seventeenth
ward, and Thomas j. Coyne. who sue
ceeds Representative Alex Il. Connell
in the Twentieth.
Mr.. Lansing has a prominent connec-
ton with the central board Of trade and
is president of the Scranton Stove
works Mr.. Coyne is principal of the
Greenwood grammar school In Lacka-
wanna township.
Councilman Durr. of the Eighth ward,
introduced petition signed by Il long
list of the merchants OF this cSy ask
ing councils TO take some action in
suppressing what the petition termed
rank nuisance. 1t referred 10 the
number of push carts and hand wagons
now tolerated on the streets to the
detriment of the merchants who pay
high rent and a license. The petition
alleged that In other cities rhis nuis-
ance does not exist.
Mr.. Manley Impaired the Information
to Mr. Durr that there is an ordinance
now in effect. but il may not be III force,
which prohibits these street merchants
from doing business. The matter was
thereupOu referred to its proper com
| mittee to act In conjunction with the
mayor.
Sewer for West Side.
Mr.. Thomas called up the ordinance
providing for the construction of Il
| al ,p "a
nue. at .he Mount Pleasant rayine,
| thence along Main avenue 10 Howell
| street, to Decker court, along Decker
court 70 Lafayette street, to Hyde Park
avenue. Also branch. thereof, COM
| mencing at the intersection of Decker
| court and Swetland street, extending
| southeasterly on Swetland street l6O
| feet. and directing that the expense of
| construction shall be paid by assess
ments on abutting property The ordi-
| nance passed third and final reading.
Two other ordinances passed third
reading. one providing for the erection
| OF an electric light at the stone arch
on Bridge street in the Eighth ward
and an ordinance providing for the
erection OF an electric light at Alder
/ street. anu lllt l-dChcN anna llNVA III tIAN
| Eleventh ward. A number of eXonera'
tions OF dog tax and abatement OF
| assessments We're read and referred L
the board OF city assessors.
To succeed patrolman Hagg.
4 communication from Mayor Con
nell recommended the name OF Patricl
F May. Of the First ward, as a regular
patrOlman in the place of Harry c
Haag, resigned The recommendation
was referred to the police committee
The names Of Thomas II. Allen anC
william II. Kline, as engineer anC
stoker respectively for the Franklin
Engine company, were submitted 10y
the mayor and the recommendation wa!
referred to the fire committee.
Another communication from Mayo
Connell was received in regard to levy
ing a tax for the purpose Of devisinl
| means to meet the expense Of paying
n the ground purchased that is in
uded in Nay Aug park. As majority
OF the qualified electors Of Scranton
voted for the parks the statutes of tn,
state confer the power uopn council!
Of cities Of the third class to make al
assessment specially for the expense o
purchasing ground for the parks thu
voted for Mayor Connell recommended
the levy Of a 1-mill tax for this pur
pose. The communication was received
and referred to the estimates commit
tee.