The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-20

relates 10 lUt kliIu "a dSpu'll " NC uS~t
he SO modified and amended to restore
them to the original printed words with
out any additions or crasures.
Tbird-That after the specifications
shall have been SO amended and modified
as above mentioned. the city clerk be
Instructed TO re-advertise for the paw
ing of said Mulberry street.
Charles l.. Wagner,
Chairman;
James Manlcy,
W. j. Thomas,
j. a. Lansing,
John +. Roche.
BASIS OF REPORT.
The report was based upon four
things: The property owners petitiored
for sheet asphalt pavement on a
concrete base" the ordinance reads
standard asphalt" the words stand
ard asphalt or asphalt equally as good"
which have usually appeared in as
phalt specifications wera erased in the
Mulberry street specifications and the
words Trinidad Lake or Rermudez
asphalt" substituted, and finally the
city solicitors opinion in the whole
matter guided the committee in MAX
ing its report as it appears above.
Mr.. Chittenden moved the adoption
of the report, but an amendment by
Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr.. Frable,
was offered that the contract be award
ed to the lowest bidder. In the discus
sion which followed those who favored
awarding the contract were actuated
by the belief that the work would have
to be performed according to the sup
ervision of the city engineer. and. in
consequence, the proper kind of asphalt
would have to be used.
Mr.. Lansing, Mr.. Roche, Mr.. Wagner
and others who debated in favor of
adopting the report admitted the claims
of those who wished to award the con-
tract but argued that the city would
be liable to the property owners for
any excess in cost. The lowest bid
could not be accepted without violating
the specifications. they claimed the re-
port was according to the city sOlici-
tors advice: If the bid next to the
lowest was accepted the property own
ers' petition would be violated.
Mr.. Robinson and Mr. Frable with
drew their amendment and Mr.. Coyne
moved the adoption of the report 1t
was adopted unanimously after about
twenty minutes of debate.
CASE OF MIR. SPROATS.
The friends of Permanent Fireman
SprOats almost succeeded In having
him returned to his position with the
Franklin Engine company, pending
the appointment Of his successor. The
following resolution was presented by
Mr. Durr:
Resolved by the select council that
William r. Sproats is hereby directed to
resume his duties as permanent man of
the Franklin Engine company and to per-
form such duties until such time as the
select council shall have confirmed the
appointment OF his successor.
The resolution was not debatable and
1,,, do lx,-
Durr, Mr. Fellows moved that it be
tabled. The amendment was lost by an
to 10 vote. but the adoption of the
resolution failed to prevail, the vote be-
ing to 8, as follows:
Nays-Ross, Clarke. Roche, Robinson,
Manley. Fellows, Lansing, Frable, Coyne
Ayes-Thomas, Williams, Durr. Chit
tenden. Wagner. Schroeder, Burns, Nc
Andrew, Sanierson.
The sewers and drains committee at
tempted rap at Mayor Bailey in its
report on the appointment of Joseph
Brill to he inspector of the MOnsey
avenue sewer. The report was as fol-
lows:
Your committee is informed that the
work on this sewer has been completed
for some time and We think that the de-
lay in sending In the nomination is reprS
hensible and should not be tolerated in
the future. We have no official knowl-
edge that the within named Joseph Brill
acted as inspector of said work and we
recommend that action be postponed un-
ellis. '' '-'' '''' '''' - i'' '''S"sD u 'o'''-
Mr.. Thomas and Mir. Williams were
most active in urging the adoption of
the report. They alone voted aye"
however, after it had been explained
10y Mr.. Manley and others that the
mayor had made the nomination at as
early a date as possible The report
was not adopted but the nomination
was approved.
OPPOSITION BY MR.. CLARKE
Mr.. Clarke started a prolonged dis
cuss!On, and recourse to figures early
in the meeting by fighting the recon-
mcndation of the fire department COM
mittee that Conrad Piel be awarded
the contract for building a new SER
vice wagon for the chief Of the fire
department. The Piel bid was $i75, it
including 2-ycar repair guarantee,
and the furnishing of all equipments.
MIR. Clarke contended that the award
should be made to William T.. Glilool,
VINO offered to build the vehicle for
Sl6O. 1t was explained by Mr.. Durr
that the Gilhool bid did not include
repair guarantee. which the commit
tee believed involved more than the
ulHerence between the bids.
Mr.. Clarke asked that all the bids
be read, and in the reading it developed
that j. F. McCawley & Brothers bid
was S!f5, but that the price did not
include complete furnishings. Mr..
Clarke's motion that the bids be re-
ferred back to committee wGs lost by
Il vote of IL to Z, and the award was
made to Piei.
a resolution which indicated a sus-
picion that some aldermen are hypOthe-
eating some of the fines collected in
their courts was presented by Mr.. Chit
tenden and adopted. 1t directs the city
controller to furnish report of monies
paid to the city treasurer on account
of fines and penalties collected by al
dermen during the present fiscal year,
and If any alderman have failed to
make returns the controller is directed
to demand reports from them forth
with.
Common councils amendment to the
ordinance providing for parallel turn
pike to Chinchilla was concurred in
The amendment provides that the city
engineer shall approve the work and
the city solicitor shall approve the war
rants dedicating the land to the city
before the road is accepted.
ANOTHER SEWER DISTRICT.
A resolution was adopted directing