The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-10
MOVEMENT AGAINST
THE STREET CAFES
Common COuncilmsn Want to Lesislate
Them Out Of the City.
THE EQUALIZATION OF TAXATION
MIR. Regan Introduces q Resolution
for the Purpose of Voicing the Sen.
timents Of Councils with Reference
to the Matter. Bids for Erecting
Cells for WOm en- in Police Station.
Compromising Damage Claims.

mo more night lunch wagons" was
the rallying cry of the members of
common council last night and they
took the first step to legfslate them
out of existence with a coolness that
was exquisitely refreshing. There was
no oratory, spread eagle or otherwise
over the passing of the street cafe"
Council sat in Judgment on this mo-
mentous question as quietly as If II was
petition to eXonerate a dog tax.
1t was Mr.. Flanaghan, the member
from the Eighth. who made the move
against the night lunch wagons by
introducing a resolution which de-
clared that from and after the passage
of this resolution it shall be unlawful
to place a lunch wagon on any of the
public streets or thoroughfares of the
city and no license shall hereafter be
issued to any person to conduct such
business. Immediately upon the pas
sage of this resolution the mayor of
the city shall enforce the law pro-
hibiting the occupation Of the city
streets with such vehicles or obstruc-
tions."
Not a single vote was cast against
the resolution, the councilmen appar-
emily having arrived at the unanimous
conclusion that the street cafe" is not
a desirable institution in this commu-
nifty. In explaining his reason for in
troducing the resolution Mr. Flan-
aghan said to a Tribune reporter that
the lunch wagons were playing sad
havoc with the trade of restaurant
keepers. who are compelled to pay a
heavy tax and heavy rent. Further
more there was no good reason why
these wagons should have the right to
occupy the streets when the humble
| banana merchant will not be allowed
| to let his push cart stand on any of
the thoroughfares of the city.
EQUALIZING TAXATION.
Mr.. Regan, of the Sixth ward, in
| troduced resolution which was
adopted that has IN view a more equal
distribution of taxation. The resolu-
| ton Is as follows:
Whereas, The necessity of making a
new assessment for the purpose of equal
2ing taxation for the year of 1897 il un-
der discussion and
Whereas. The board of revision of taxes
and appeals might desire some expression
of city councils regarding the matter be-
| fore deciding what course to pursue, there
| fore be 1t
Resolved, BY tho common council Of the
city of Scranton, the select council con-
| curing, that it is the sense of these cOun-
! ellis that a new city assessment be made
for the year 1897 for the purpose of equal
izing the assessment and for the purpose
of assessing land and improvements on
| the same basis.
Captain Moir introduced a resolution
| allowing the contractors an extension
of sixty days time on the work of grad
| ing Myrtle street between Washington
and Monroe avenues. New ordinances
were introduced and referred to COM
| mittees establishing grade Of Third ave-
nue. from Bellevue place to Fellows
| street; providing for laying hagstone
| sidewalks and paved cutters on Brom-
| ley avenue and Lafayette street in the
Fourth ward; for erection of an arc
| light in front of the Municipal building.
An ordinance was passed on third
reading appropriatinS the sum of SILL
500. the surplus fund of 1895, to the in
cidentals and judgments account 1896.
The action of select council in adopt
| ing the following resolutions was con-
Cured in: authorizing the city solici-
tor to settle the claim of Mrs Maurer
for damages arising from the grading of
Tenth street for 500: authorizing the
settlement of the claim of Mrs. Mar