The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-06
THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM
Action on the Mayors Appointments
Is Deferred.
VOTE on CHIEF ENGINEER TIE
Effort to Prevent tho Mayor from Exer.
cisiue the Prerogative Is Aided By
Republican Members - Robinson
Resigns -Delegates to Residing.

| deep interest IN tnlnSS tuey Cdult uh-
derstand and sometimes even conde-
| scend to nod and smile approval OF
something which they apparently as
| sumo has been done out of considera-
ton for their likes or dislikes. Then,
when some particular thing or another
| has been passed upon, they put on
| their overcoats, whisper in each others
ears and leave the poor city legislators
| to get along as best they can without
them These recently acquired silent
partners in the city government formed
a goodly part of the immense crowd
which thronged select council last
night. They came to see that the ap-
! pointments which II was announced
| Mayor Connell would submit would be
attended to according to their ideas.
! The first one OF the appointments to
be presented was that of Lincoln :.
| Tillman, who was named as permanent
man for the Phoenix Chemical Engine
company Mr.. Clarke moved to have 1t
referred to its proper comnittee. Mr..
Chittenden moved for immediate con-
sideratiOn. This amendment was lost
by vote Of eleven nays to nine ayes.
The removal of PatrOlman Thomas
Mills and the nomination of Harry w.
Lutz, jr.. to succeed him, were also re-
ferred to committee. The nomination
of Adam Steinhauser to succeed Robert
HIulStTOIS dS iiuH VI
Hook and Ladder company received
like treatment. Then came up the
nominations Of II. +. Ferber for chief
engineer and James Il. Birtley. ]. w.
Hall, George X. Suydam. Louis
Schwass. J. &. Nauhan and Louis My
ers as district engineers. Mr.. Burns
moved to have the nominations referred
to the committee with instructions to
report forthwith. This motion was
l.. 10,
went to the committee, to he reported
upon next Thursday night, when an
adjourned session will be held. The
vote was as follows.
10 report with-Thomas, Williams,
Durr, Chittenden, Wagner, Sanderson,
Against Ross. Finn. Kelly, Clarke.
Schwenk, Manley, McCann, Coyne, Lauer,
Westphal-lO. ...
MIR. BURNS RESOLUTION.
Before the routine business was COM
menced Mr.. Burns asked unanimous
consent to introduce resolution. The
privilege being granted he presented
the following:
Whereas, Hon. w. l.. Connell, mayor of
the city OF Scranton. Pennsylvania. Is
about to retire from Office by reason Of the
expiration Of his term; be 1t
Resolved, by the select council, the
common council concurring, that the
members of these bodies. representing
the legislative branch of the municipal
government of the city. OF scranton take
occasion TO express their appreciation and
approval of the administration of public
affairs during the three years in which he
has been chief executive officer Of this
city.
Resolved, That the administrator OF
municipal affairs under the direction Of
Mayor Connell has been dignifed, able,
and conducive to the present and future
Of Thnt hnx.
ogniZed, through his performance of the
many responsible and arduous duties of
the mayoralty, u public official who was
a conservator of the city's laws. q pro-
tector of the peoples interests, and d safe
and wise guardian Of the credit and honor
Of the municipal corporation
Resolved, That this resolution be writ
ten upon the minutes of both bodies OF
city councils; that they be engrossed in
an appropriate manner, signed by the
presidents Of either branch. duly attested
by the clerks, and presented by the hon
Orable mayor. as Indicative of the cordial
feeling existing now and during his term
of office between himself and these cOun-
ellis.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, seconded
by Mr.. Thomas. the resolution was
adopted. 1t then went over to common
council and was there also unanimous
ly adopted
Then the estimates committee,
through Chairman Wagner, introduced
the annual appropriation ordinance.
The fOrmality of referring 1t to Its COM
mittee and having II reported forthwith
was gone through with and the ordin-
ance next came IN on first and second
reading later. and was passed with
only one amendment. This was an
amendment transferring $4OO from
duplicate appropriations for electric
lights to the Albright library.
ROBINSON STREET DEED
The deed Of the Traction company for
their Robinson street strip of land was
transmitted by City Solicitor Torrey
and approved by council. BY resolu-
ton afterwards passed 1t was directed
that the newly acquired strip be in
corporated in Robinson street on the
city maps
The bond of Edmund j. Robinson.
cOntroller-elect in the sum of $4,000,
was read and approved. His surities
were: Philip Robinson and Nina Rob-
insOn. The bond Of Treasurer -elect c.
G. Boland in the sum of 1000 was also
presented and approved. His bonds
men were: James Jordan. r. G. Brooks,
p. j. Ruane, Charles Du Pont Breck,
A. j. Casey, Franklin Howell, Robert
c. Wills. =. ]. Horan, f. J. Lynett, w.
j. Lewis.
The proposition Of William Bright
and William Love to accept 81 500
apiece in settlement of their claim for
damages, resulting from the construc-
ton of a sewer through the private
alley, belonging to those parties, which
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee, was sent back with the recon-
mendatiOn that the matter be referred
to the mayor, solicitor and engineer.
with power to effect a settlement. This
committee also recommended that
nothing be done in the contemplated
opening of Cherry street across the
Delaware and Hudson tracks until the
property rights can be adjusted. Mr.
Coyne thought something ought to be
done and succeeded in having the mat
ter referred back to the committee.
Bids for the construction of Monsey
avenue sewer were received as follows:
Jennings. & Grier. $1.O7 per lineal foot:
John T. Fitzpatrick. $1.69; Hart 4 Glib
bons. $1.94; Bolton 6. Coon, S1.67; b. NJ.
Fox. s1.9O: V. II. O'Hara. sl.69. Peter
r. Mulligan offered to do the work i'm
brick for 1919. The bids were referred
to the sewers and drains committee.
The following ordinances passed
third reading: Providing for gates at
the Dodgetown crossing: providing for
an electric light on Stone avenue and an
other on Olive street; fixing the width
and center line of North Main avenue:
the grade of Larch street,
and providing for the construction of a
lateral sewer on Capouse avenue, in
Green Ridge.
ROBERT ROBINSON RESIGNS.