The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-24
Councils Want Crystal COmpanys Bills
Reduced One Half.
THERE WAS A HEATED ARGUMENT
II All Wound Up in Harmony When
Chief Hickey Explained the Exact
Condition. Contractor Williams
BiIl.-New Resolutions Adopted.
Good Deal OF Routine Business
Transacted by Common Council.

of the fire department TO rearranSe the
lights in the building in some way
that would cut down the cost of lighting
one-half.
When this resolution came before the
common council last night for action
Mr.. Zeidler of the Sixteenth ward.
moved TO lay it on the table. This
motion was strongly objected to and
drew forth a spirited debate. Mr..
Zeidler again took the floor and de-
clared that there was too great ten
dency to antagOnize the fire department
all of which was very bad policy. He
believed in giving the flremen plenty
OF light and did not think the Crystals
were wilfully burning light when there
was no need of II.
Mr.. Flanaghan, the member from the
Eighth, spoke in the same vein. He felt
that the city can afford to be liberal
with the tiremen. Captain Moir sought
to pour oil on the troubled waters by
stating that he understood there was a
leakage of electricity in the building
and it was To do away with this that the
resolution was aimed.
ME. OLIVER'S REMARKS.
In the meantime Mr. Oliver Of the
Fifteenth, had delivered himself of sew
eral speeches. He was opposed to the
large bills for lighting the Crystals
house and said very emphatically that
there was no good reason why they
should pay from so to $25 IA month for
lighting that building when the bills
for the other houses were only SO an ST..
viz fg
the case. At this point In the interest
Of harmony ii was suggested that
Chief Hickey. who was present. make Il
statement OF the situation at the Crys-
tai house.
The chief said that thirty lights We're
being used in the building and as they
are not controlled by separate switches
they burn all night. BY taking out
some Of the lights and properly controll-
ing others he thought the bills could
be reduced to $40 or ST. month which
is enough TO properly light the building
in mis- estimation.
"lr that's the case. I'm in favor of the
resolution" said Mr.. Zeidler as soon as
the chief had concluded. The other OBJ
jectors We're of the same opinion and
the resolution passed and quiet was
restored.
BILL OF MR.. WILLIAMS.
The bill of Contractor L. $. Williams
for work done on Nay Aug Engine
house to date. $4,000, approved by the
architects, Brown Il Morris, drew forth
another kick. 1t had been presented to
the auditing committee and Mr.. Will
liams asked permission to suspend the
rules and have it passed. There was
some lively objections to the irregular
ity of the proceedings but eventually
the bill was ordered paid
Resolutions were passed authorizin.
the city solicitor TO settle the claim ~
Thomas Jordan for damages caused by
the grading of Twelfth street for $50:
requesting the sewers and drains com
mittee TO visit the court south of Pros
pect avenue, between Beech and Mapl,
streets. ana report TO councils on the
necessity of constructing a pipe drain
from rear of lot owned by Patrick Don
nelly to Maple street 10 connect with
the pipe drain now laid to said point
directing the city engineer TO give
grade. stakes in Schimpff court. be-
tween Birch and Willow streets, the
said court being in an unsanitary con-
dition and dangerous to the health OF
the community.
WEST SIDE SEWER.
An ordinance for construction of d
sewer system on the West Side in the
vicinity of Robinson street was intro
duced and referred to committee
A select council ordinance for paw
ing Wyoming avenue, between Lin
den and Mulberry street. was referred
10 committee and reported favorably
forthwith.
The following ordinances were report
ed favorabiy from committees: Estab-
fishing grade on Third avenue: for c.
trio light at Gibson street and Taylor
avenue; narrowing the roadway and
widening the sidewalk on Wyoming
avenue, between Linden and Mulberry
streets; narrowing Of Irving avenue
from Mulberry to Vine streets: for an
electric light on the corner of Cumber-
land avenue and Hollow street.
The public building committee re-
ported resolutions awarding the con-
tract for the two cages for women III
the police station TO Fred Mursch FOR
$3.50. The contract for the plumbing
work for the same was awarded to -.
p. Connell & Son for $99.
BIDS FOR A PIPE DRAIN.
The following bids for the Hampton
street pipe drain were received: Hart
* Gibbons, $ll5 per llneal foot; Peter
F. Mulligan. S4l5; Nicholas q Co. s474
Dunn Construction company. Si15: T. J.
McNulty, Sl.10 per lineal foot.
a communication addressed by the
street commissioner to the mayor was
read. II called attention to the fact
that Roger Quinnan, while employed
by the city, sustained broken leg. and
while the commissioner did not think
he had legal claim against the city
for damages, still he thought 1t would
be well to furnish him with some finan-
clal relief and devise some means of
relief for himself and family The
communication was referred to the sew
ers and drains committee in conjunc.
ton with the street commissioner.
Action of select council in adopting
resolution inviting the national con-
vention of letter carriers to meet in this
city In 1891 was concurred in.
A resolution appropriate 500 to pay
Scranton's share of the cost Of the mu-
nicipal convention was passed. and an
| ordinance introduced by Mr.. Fianaghan
apr opriating $409 to pay for paving
of Spruce street were referred to a COM
mittee. Mr.. Noone's motion to meet
next Thursday night was defeated and
n few minutes Ia ter the meeting broke
up rather unceremoniously to witness
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