The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
CITY SOLICITORS
IN CONVENTION
Framing Amendments to the Municipal
Act Of 1889.
ELEVEN CITIES ARE REPRESENTED
The Need Of Changes and Additions
to the Present Law Clearly shown
by the Many That Are Suggested.
Mr.. TOrrcy's Act ApprOved..SOlici.
tors Who Are in Attendance.

Solicitors from eleven third class
cities of Pennsylvania, composing q
committee appointed to revise ana
amend the act of 1859, met yesterday In
the select council chamber at the city
hall and began their arduous task
which will probably keep them IN ses-
sion two days.
This committee was evolved out of the
March convention of city officials IN
Reading. All matters brought up be-
fore that convention We're referred to the
solicitors, who constituted themselves
into a committee and arranged to meet
in this city, consider the various sug-
gestions oaered, embOdy them. or such
of them as were approved of, in sup
Elemental act and present the same 10
a convention to be held in Williamsport
in the fall, to which all city officials Will
be invited.
The solicitors who came yesterday
were c. Frank Bohan, Pittston; Aaron
Goldsmith. EaSton: a. a. Cochran,
Chester, w. w. Brown. Bradford; Il. u.
Stuart. Carbondale; William d. Crock
er, Williamsnort; r. +. McNeer Ha-
z!eton; II. &. Jones, Mckeesport; W. n.
stevens. Reading; Frank NJ Trexier,
Allentown, and James H. Torrey, OF TINS
city. MIR. Torrey is chairman or the
committees; Mr.. Cochran, recording
secretary. and Mr.. stuart, correspond
ing secretary.
MIR. TORREY CHAIRMAN.
The meeting, was convened at Z
o'clock by Mr.. Torrey. the chairman:
CORRESPONDING Secretary stuart, OF
Carbondale, read kilograms from
number of city solicitors some statlng
their inability to be present and others
sending word that they could not come
Yesterday but would he on mana touay.
| Telegrams were sent to these latter
urging them to attend. Recording sec
| retary Cochran. of Chester, read the
minutes of the Reading meetihs aiio
| then business was proceeded Will
| The first matter presented 1of CON-
sideration was MIR Torreys act pro-
| yiding for a receiver of taxes in thiru-
| class cities This act proposes 10 es-
| tablish an office in third-class cities
| where all taxes, city, school, county
| state and poor. can be paid TO one COL
| lcctor and further allow repate Oh
per cent. on all taxes paid on or before
a certain date. Mr. Torrey explained
| the purpose OF the act In detail, anu IL
was then discussed at length ny tnr
solicitors. After due consideration, the
committee expressed itself as being IN
hearty accord with the purpose Of the
measure and characterized 1t rs
| valuable act. carefully drawn.
a motion py Nr. stuart vi Sa,uU. ,,
dale. to nave Mr. Iorrey ac, supn,,.
te to the city of1iciais convention ~ .ne
fall for presentation 10 the ieSlslatu.e
brought up the question as 10 the 'hetn
od to be adopted III securing .he ~.
sired anlenomehtS. MI; ntochel' VI
Nil'iainsport. suggested three wa!
AmeEoments. supplementary acts @ anu
an entire revision oi the acl Vi 'sS'
which means Ni1tuahy !eW ac.. W.
cochran, o' CheSter'' au''seu asa'i,s
the last part of TINS suggestion. as oiu
also M broWh. Oh i'rauioru' "iio au-
Vised that thS proposeu. uhisiiulnen.' =
De Gohgfegateu III supplementary Az
rms met WIN Sene,ai apIfoNai anu 'ht