The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
FERBER NOT CONFIRMED
All the Fire Department Appointees
Turned Down.
VOTE on CONFIRMATION 4 TIE
Ross. Finn and westpfahl Go Over
TO the Democrats common Council
Amends the Appropriation Or
dinance--1wO Lively Meetings.


dinaucc 1.-Two Lively Meetings.
Chief Ferber and all the other fire de-
partment appOintees of Mayor Conneii
were turned down by select council last
night, the motion, to confirm being lost
in every case on tie Vote. ten to ten
Mr.. Mccain was the absent member.
The FIRE department committee or
rather four Of the members. Messrs.
Durr, Thomas, Burns and Sandersoi'
brought in IA favorable report on each
nomination. Mr.. Schwenk the other
member of the committee. refused To
attach his name To the report.
The first nomination read Was that
of Adam Steinhouser as permanent
man for the Hook and ladder com
.pany, vice Robert Armstrong. removed.
The vote on confirmation was:
Aves-Thomas. Williams. Durr. chit
tenden. Wagner. Sanderson, Fellows
Schroeder, Lansing. Burns.-lo..
Nays-Ross. Finn. Kelly. Clask, Roche
Schwenk, Manloy, toyne, l.aner. NeS'-
pfahl.-lo.
The next vote was on the appointment
of Lincoln :. Tillman as additional
permanent man for the Phoenix Chemi-
cal Engine company:
be-. Ayes-Thomas, Williams. Durr, Chit-
tcnden, Wagner, Sanderson, Schroeder,
Lansing. burns. Westpfahl.-IO.
Nays-Ross, Finn. Kelly. Clark. Roche
Schwenk, Manley, Fellows, Coyne, l.a"cr
:" g
MessrS. Fellows and sWestpiahi each
changed sides on this vote. ,Then came
the vote ON Chief F'erher and the dis
trict engineers Joseph b. Birtley. j. W.
Han. George r., Suydam, Louis
Schwass j g. Vaughn and Lewis
"NSrs' N.
Aycs-Thomas. Williams, Durr. Chit
tenden, Wagner Sanierson. Fellows,
Schroeder, Lansing Burns.---lO.
NayS-ROSs. Finn Kelly Clark, Roche,
Schwenk. Manley, Coyne. Lauer, Vest
pfahl-lO
DECLARED MOTION LOST.
,,b,;;n,, wastnf,bI wjtbout any de-
,oy n,nnn,,ncsd tbn motinn tn confirm
,., ,,,i H., ,,,,,,,, v,hicb tbropyed the
,..',,. nf ,,'.. ,h.,m,har and Gallery hogan
,,,, 49,, .rha 5i,missoi Of patrol
w " M, ,i;,,s, L., ,,rin,, Tho n,vor
'''" @ ,,', " Ii, ,,ar,n,;tto.
@ Mas p,,.' "pi,, ,a nnnrn,,ai
was Su.ii'i''c" ~ toun,l "nu "Pi
"i without ulSseht'hs voice pell.s
h"afu. me committee Iiaue ho 'ePoi'
on the appointment Oh Harry I'"'"'
il, 10 succeed MN.
Mr. Chlttenden resolution reSaruihS
'ne ihsur'hs D, .e c'ts lumus, ,,iei,.'T,, -,
m. Tr;huna was iptrnd,,red last night
,nd of,ar ,nn. aiscusSion apreed 10
,rh., ,a.,l,r,,n, I'D.
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htit"s. J. I'VE ivy ,,a,,io' - Wv, isis
NJ, rnt ~. ~, 'IS ,h. o;t,, ~ ,.nl,ncii and
Wh.r,.,s Tb.rs anuears tn he an uncer-
tainty regarding the liability of the said
treasurer and his securities in the case
s...l, e p.il I.at.n ~ n A.
therefore, be II 49,
Resolved, by me select coun,,, ~ @ ome
ei.y y, S',aa''i, ,, Wv .,,v '.inrE he J;r.cted
W LIS, ,,im , "a, as for which monthlv hal
.nras nf The citv funds could he insured
In the several repositories of the city
Nr ,,h,t,.,d.r exn,,ined for the
,,amat, ne Nr Mon,ev and several Others
,,hn 80 n,sss,.d i~norance Of the full i'm
,'nrt - H. n,sas,,ra thar the CITY solic-
itor besjtated i'm giving assurance that
~" ,ha ,it,,'s sunds arc ,,no,Iestionnbly Sc
c,,red now thai the ordinance designat-
ina the I.nnsitories has been killed.
M. i,u raouiros tbat the city shall
81 .ti. vi, 49, ~ danositoties and If This
law 10 NOT comnIjed with there is a
Jo,,bt .xist;nr as to whether the treas
rrer's hondsmen could he held i'm case
Of tho loss nf, money through the failure
nf any of the banks.
va pO1 IrICs IN TT
Mr.. Manley tnousht IL was 'us'ouS
move To make Just AT EnunSe VI au-
ministration put MI .n'tie'uei as
sureu nun tnat Sie "oi,l. III ~ '
mad never neeu uhear.ntu u,''t, la ivm Nv
anu iurthe ,..a. LA. Wy Nu n,,a,. sn,i,o
j., "a vnr nf the measure saving that it
was "a help rather than hindrance to
the treasurer inaSmuch as II obViated
the possible necessity OF eXactlng
larger bond from the treasurer. III DelnS
a move to provide nothing more or less
than additional bonds iOf Whlcn tne cll!
would have to pay. Mr.. Mahlty couiu
not be Wholly placated Dut 'eaSeu HIS
opposition when MI. Lansing caiieu az
tention To the laci tiat the rtso'u'n'h ~,
merely called ior uata reSar"'nS w,
matter me reso'u'ioH 'Heh P"'''"
unaninousi!
A resolution uispensins Nun NV 'm "I
of incandescent iishts III .he ivy nan,
except In the Iauits anu oiits.,,lS , he""n ,'.,,
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