The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

was filed with the commissioners yes
terday. 1t contains the following
words: shall the debt of the city of
Scranton be increased by the issue of
Sl5O,O0O in bonds for the purpose of
building a viaduct" This question will
be printed at the bottom of the oallots
and space left for writing yes or
no"
Up to last night the certificates of
nomination filed with the county COM
missioners showed the following to be
candidates for city and ward officers In
this city:
Republican Candidates.
Mayor, Ezra II. Ripple.
Treasurer. Daniel IL. Williams.
Controller, Frederick, j. Widmayer.
City assessors, Charles 5. Fowler, jr..
William Dawson, Christian Fickus.
First ward--Select council, Finlay Ross;
constable, Seth Smith; assessor, ID. IL.
Watkins, William n. Cole is an independ-
ent candidate for constable.
Second ward-Common council, Morris
V. Morris; school controller, G. II. Won
Storch; constable, Bernard Davis; asses
sor, Thomas Shotten.
Fourth ward-Common council, Simon
Thomas; school controller, James a. Ev-
Morris r. Watkins.
FIFTH ward-Select council, II. II. Will
Jams; constable, Timothy Jones; assessor,
Thomas Williams. Edward II. jenkins is
an Independent candidate for constable.
Sixth ward-School controller, Evan j.
Evans; common council, Michael f..
O'Malley.
Eighth ward-School controller, Freder-
elk l.. Wormser; common council. William
j. Shiffer: cons table, Charles .. Carman;
assessor John NJ. Rose.
Ninth ward-Select council, Charles T..
Chittendcn; constable, George C. Wilson;
assessor, John ID. Hine.
Tenth ward-Sch0ol controller, Jacob
Schaffer; common council, Edward T..
WenZel: assessor, John Christ; constable,
Charles Farber.
Eleventh ward-Select council. Charles
Stone; alderman, Fred Schuman; consta-
BILE, Leopold Yearing; assessor, Jacob
KunZ.
Twelfth ward-Common cOuncilA Henry
w. Coyle; school controller, Anthony
Walsh; assessor. James Cullen The same
gentlemen are candidates on the independ-
ent Democratic ticket.
Thirteenth ward-Select council George
Sanderson; assessor, George Bugden; con-
stable, William s. Black.
Fourteenth ward-Alderman, George T..
Kellow; school controller. W. NJ. Darling;
common council, David w. Thomas; con-
stable; OlimanZo Porter; assessor, David
James.
Fifteenth ward-Select council, Horatio
7. Fellows: assessor Eben u. Davies, con-
stable, Henry Burschell.
Sixteenth ward-School controller. A. b.
Schreifer; common council, Il. NJ. Strong;
alderman, Frederick Fuller; assessor, W.
Halstead; constable. +. A. Bates.
Seventeenth ward-Select council, James
A. Lansing: alderman, John T. Howe; AS
SCISSOR, William Il. Hackett; constable,
James A. Penman.
Nineteenth ward-Assessor, Oscar
Strauch; constable, John h. Chase.
Twenty-first ward-Select council, Martin
Joyce; constable, Joseph Dean; assessor,
John G. Nicholson.
Democratic Candidates.
Mayor, James G. Bailey.
Treasurer, Christopher q. Boland.
Controller, Edmund j. Robinson.
City assessors, Charles A. Yoos, Daniel
7. Battle, James r. White
Second ward-Common council, Patrick
+. Gordon; school controller A. l.. Fran
co.'s; assessor. Il. S. Boland
Third ward-Select council, John j. Kear-
ney; constable, Patrick Cavanaugh; asses
sor, Richard Walsh. Another set of nomi-
nation papers was also filed as the nomi-
nees of the Democratic party. The follow
ing are the candidates: Select council.
John j. Costello: assessor, Thomas Con-
nor; constable, Patrick McNulty, sr.
Fourth ward-School controller. Benson
Davis; common council, John Malta: con-
stable. Charles Tuggend; assessor, Edward
Walsh.
Fifth ward-+Select council, r. II. Will
Jams; assessor. Thomas Howe.
Sixth ward-School controller, John. NJ.
Carey; common council, John L.. Regan:
constable, Thomas j. Walsh; assessor, d.
p Mannix
Seventh ward-Select council, John IL.
Roche; assessor, James Lotus; constable,
Patrick Roche. :.
Eighth ward--School controller. John j.
Gorpan: common. council, John J. Flana-
CHAN: constable, II. p. Gilgallon; assessor,
c. +. Ziedler.
Tenth ward-Constable. Frederick Har-
ins: assessor. William +. Houer.
Eleventh ward-Select council, Robert
RObinson; alderman, Peter Robling: as
SCISSOR: Jacob Kunz; constable, Joseph +.
Woelkers. Frederick Mink is an inde-
pendent Democratic candidate for asses
sor.
Twelfth ward-COmmon council, Morgan
Sweeney; school controller, James
" bDyIt. dSseSSOf. hCNdnH,
BILE, John G. Moran.
Thirteenth ward-Select council, II. B.
Reynolds; constable, William OHara; as
SCISSOR. James Tompkins.
Fourteenth ward-Alderman,P Philip Dur
kin; shOol controller, Thomas j.. Jenkins:
common council, Patrick J. Nealis; con-
stable. Lawrence Rooney; assessor John
Cawley.
Fifteenth ward-Select council, NJ J.
Gilbride: constable. Frank $. Shannon;
assessor, Patrick Shea. Papers We're also
filed, proclaiming John Wagner. ST., the
Democratic candidate for assessor David
Rowlands is an independent candidate for
constable.
Sixteenth ward-Common council, Lor-
enz p. Xeidler.
Eighteenth ward-Common council.
James +. Noon; school controller. Patrick
j. Langan; constable, James w. Clark
assessors. Patrick b. Duffy.
Nineteenth ward-Select council, Edwin
Frable; assessor. II. j. Spruks.
Twentieth ward has two regular Demo-
cratic certificates of nomination flied. On
one are the following candidates: School
controller John Gibbons; common council
Thomas McGrail; alderman, John ]. Rud-
dy; assessor. Mark T. Cahilin: constable,
Michael McMurray. On the other ticket
are: Alderman, John T.. OMalley: school
controller. Joseph l.. Hannick; common
council. Michael G. Langan: constable
Michael Thornton; assessor. Thomas Hef-
from The following are Independent can
didates: Alderman, Patrick Roach: as
SCISSOR, Martin J. Lovern: alderman
Michael McGarry; constable, Joseph II.
Moore.
Twenty-first ward-Select council, John
]. McAndrew; constable. Thomas Murphy;
assessor. Michael Roach.
Prohibition Candidates.
Mayor. J. w. Guernsey. r.