The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
BOLAND'S INTEREST
MAY BE FIGURED
Resolution by Mr.. Lansing Requiring q
Monthly Statement Of City Fusds.
AFTER THE STREET COMMISSIONER
Resolution Dire citing the Mayor to In.
vestigate kinsley's Department
Taken Up and COncurred In..A
Number Of Ordina nces and Resolu.
tiOns Rushed Through. NJ embers in
u Hurry to Get to the Rally.

Select council met in regular session
last night and got through with good
deal of business In quick order. the
members We're in a hurry to get to the
Republican mass meeting at the Froth-
ingham. Mr.. Lansing introduced the
! following resolution:
Resolved. by the select council of the
city of Scranton, the common council
concurring, that the city treasurer be
required to furnish to city councils on
the first day of each month full
statement of all moneys received and
paid out during the previous month.
| with the amount of money on hand and
the amount deposited in each bank or
| financial institution"
The resolution introduced a week ago
in common council by Mr.. Zeid-
Ter, directing the mayor to in
vestigate the way business is clr-
ried on in the street commission
er's department and report his finding
to councils. was brought up and
passed. Other resolutions from the
lower branch, which We're passed by
select We're as follows: Providing for
the erection of fire hydrant at the
intersection of Robinson and Ninth
streets: providing for the removal OF
the light pole at Meridian and Second
streets: providing for the erection Of a
fire hydrant at" Hudson apd Seneca
streets; providing for settling the claim
of Mathew Hayes against the city for
$1,000; generating so per cent. of city
tax on st. Mary's parochial hall, South
Side.
RESOLUTIONS REPORTED.
Resolutions reported favorably from
committees and taken up and passed
We're: Awarding the contract of q sew
er on MOnsey avenue to Peter Mull!gan
! for SlS2; awarding also to Mr.. Multi
gan the contract for grading Prescott
avenue between Mulberry and Vine
streets for $l,3l3: and resolution pro-
viding that all volunteer tiremen to the
number not exceeding 40 members of
each company be exempt from the pay
ment of occupation tax. and the secre-
tary of each company Is directed to fur
nish list of the members to the city
treasurer on or before the first of Sep
temher of each year.
Ordinances that passed first and Sec
ohd readings We're: Providing for the
heating of Nay Aug engine house: pro-
vidins for two street lights in the Four
teenth ward, one at Brown place, mid
way between Main avenue and Chest
nut street, the other at Schnell court.
and Wright place; providing for the
| transfer of an appropriation of $50 to
pay the salaries of the board of revision
and appeals; providing for laying
1aEStOne sidewalks ana q gutter pave
ment on certain streets in the sixth
ward: providing for two additional
electric lights in the First ward: and
an ordinance providing for funds to-
ward the construction of Iron street.
PLACED ON FILE.
The communication from Mayor
COnnell relative to the final payment
of money derived from the police de-
partment, read at the last meeting of
common council, was read by City Clerk
Lavelle and was ordered filed.
On motion of Mr.. Durr council ad-
journed to meet next Thursday night.
We give away dinner seats, hand
sOmely decorated, with So lis. of tea;
decorated tea sets with 16 lbs: printed
toilet sets with II lbs. Special atten-
tion given to club orders. Scranton
Tea store, 525 Lackawanna avenue ~