The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17

cent language thereon.
We would therefore most respectfully
suggest to the officials Of the company
the following changes, which your COM
mittee believe II adopted will he to the
comfort and safety to its many patrons:
SOME CHANGES RECOMMENDED.
First. an increase in the number Of cars
on all lines. between the hours OF s and
Second. replace ali fiat wheels under
the several cars with perfect ones.
Third, instead OF running Green Ridge
and Providence cars down Mulberry ami
Spruce streets to Franklin. run them up
to Spruce. "a and down Spruce uSsI to Troh FranRiiS
and Lackawanna. AS there Is a double
track on all Of these Streets the change
to the company. and would certainly be a
great accumulation to the residents OF
the North End.
Fourth, the making and strict enforce
stances to allow drunken person on 4
car. The enactment of such rule would
entirely do away with the cause for COM
plant relative to the use of indecen,
language on the cars.
We would therefore respectfully call the
attention OF the officials of the company
to the foregoing and sincerely believe
that II the changes suggested are adopt
ed they will not only promote their own
interests. but will receive the hearty ap'
proval of their many patrons.
Respectfully submitted.
h. w. Luce, Chairman.
A. w. Dickson accompanied his mo-
tion to adopt the report by saying it was
moderate rather than severe and that
the company was bound to comply with
the recommendations. In case the re-
port, il adopted, was not needed he urged
that the board do something more
than growr'-that 1t should continue
demanding improvements to a bad sys-
TEN. Mr.. Dickson was especially ve-
hement in denOuncing the company for
permitting "maudlin, sickening. reeling,
disgusting. drunken men" on the cars.
and he was equally as ardent In refer
ring to the profanity Of some of the
employees.
Mr. Dlckson's motion that the report
be approved and that the secretary
forward a copy to the proper official OF
the company was unanimously carried.
MIR. RICHMOND'S LETTER.
In connection with the report was
read u communication from w. II.
Richmond addressed to the committee
but which was received too late for
considera tion by that body. The letter
was Il general criticism of the company
and city officials for the non compliance
with city ordinance requiring all ''T'
street rails to be paralleled by planking.
The letter and its subject matter We're
referred to the committee for considera-
tiOn.
The report Of the manufacturers COM
mittee was indefinite. in that 1t did not
reveal the nature of several important
matters now before 1t. The report was
as follows:
Your manufacturers committee beg to
report that we are in correspondence WIN
several good concerns that have eXpressei
a desire to locate here. We have nothing
them at this time. A great many applica-
tiOns are being received from all parts
of the country more especially from tne
east, and west which would seem 70 m
dicate that our city is becoming better
known and its advantages appreciated
Luther Keller. Chairman.
II was explained that for obvious rea-
sons no detailed mention could be made
of the matters now pending before the
committee.
mittee on postal affairs. reported tne
approval of the report of the 1-cent let
ter postage committee of the national
board of trade. The national commit
tee is working to secure the passage or
the Loud bill, Fl. r. 1855. which provides
for letter-postage at 1-cent per nalI
ounce, and that regular publications IS
sued as often as four times per year
shall be charged at second-class mail
rates instead Of third and fourth class
rates, which are by the pound.
TO EQUALIZE THE RATE.
President May stated that the Dunn
Mercantile Agency mail bill amounted
last year to $50, 900, of which $37. 900 was
profit to the government. but that the
postage expense of about $500 OOOO or
New York city novel publishing con-
Germ showed loss of about S125.Ooo 10
the government. The Loud bill. he
said, was drafted to equalize a bad and
unfair rate system. The committees
repOrt was adopted.
The publication committees report
disapprOved the proposition OF tne
I.ackawanna Institute OF History and
Science that the board cooperate with
the institute in the latter's present plan
to publish a pamphlet of early Scranton
and an 1910 map Of the city.
Unanimous affirmative action was
taken on the finance committees
recommendation that seven members be
expelled for nOn-payment OF dues. The
secretary was instructed to give the ac-
counts to the boards attorney for coll
lection.
For the special committee appointed
to ask the estimates committee of coun-
ellis to include compensation for fire
marshal in the 1896 appropriation ordin-
ance. President May reported that the
estimates committee would individually
endeavor to provide by ordinance that
the marshal's duties should be attached
10 tHe ofIte VI tHe Culel vi VI tIic
chief of the fire department. The spe-
cial committee was continued with in
structions to secure a realization Of the
estimates committees proposition.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS.
The membership applications of F. l..
Peck and e. II. Zehnder were received,
and. by rule, laid over for month.
a letter was read from w. II. Per-
kins, late of the Dickson Manufacturing
company. rendering his resignation as
n member and trustee of the board. Mr.
Dickson spoke of Mr. Perkins long and
faithful service, covering period of
twenty years. as a member and trustee
and moved that action on the resigna-
tiOn be deferred until the secretary
could communicate with Mr.. Perkins
and ask him to withdraw his resigna-
tion. The motion was adopted. The
resigna ton of F.. c. Whitmore. removed
from the city. was adopted.
a balance of $3.50 due Casters Maga-
zine on a bill Of 81 900 for reading ad-
vertisement Of Scranton's manufactur-
Ing advantages was ordered paid from
the boards general funds. 1t had been
intended TO raise the amount by sub
scrlption as was the first $3.50.