The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
Will NOT Get A Raise.
Ordinance Increasing fireman's l'ay
Is Killed.
THE MONEY IS NOT IN SIGHT
OWN. to the City's Financial StrinEcnsy
Two Firo Department Ordinances
We're Indefinitely POstpoucd-.Dc.
linquent Tax Collectors bonds.

The city's financial stringency made
itself felt i'm the meeting of select coun-
ell last night. Owing. as Mr. Chitten-
cen put 1t, to the city's inability to
raise sufficient money for its present
needs. the ordinance increasing from
80" to $50 per month the pay of perma-
nent firemen who have been in the ser
vice two years, and the ordinance for
"a permanent man for the Niagara
Hose company We're indefinitely post
poned.
In moving to kill the first mentioned
measure Mr., Chittenden said that no
one was more sorry than he to be COM
PEELED Ia make such motion but no
other course was left Omen The city's
finances are in such shape that instead
of making Increases some very deep
cutting will have to be done. Colonel
Sanderson, in explaining his vote. also
expressed regret that the firemen could
not be better taken care of. but he was
firmly convinced that it was impossible
to make any increases in the city's eX
penditures Just now. He had, he
stated, snent two days trying to figure
out an appropriation ordinance but
failed to make ends meet and did not
hesitate to say that he did not see how
1t was possible for the estimates COM
INittee to provide for the city's needs
WIN tne revenue Nnltn the tOntIblleI
estimates to be available.
Vote on the Measure.
Notwithstanding all this. Messrs.
Finn and Durr wanted to grant the
increase and on an aye and nay vote it
was found there were six others who
felt as they did. The vote was:
Ayes-Ross. Kelly, Thomas, Roche,
Chittenden, Manley. Sanderson, Schroe-
der, Burns. Lauer.-lO.
Nays-Finn. Clarke, Durr. Schwenk,
Mccain, Fellows, Coyne, Westpfahl.-S.
An ordinance repeating the ordinance
providing for the construction of the
Seventeenth distric. sewer was passed
on third reading. This is a precaution
to prevent the collection of the dam
u gcs which were awarded by the view
ers before the courts knocked out the
sewer. An ordinance establishing
grade on Eighteenth ward streets also
passed third and final reading.
Frank Shiffer's claim of S4O2.5 for
extra supplies and labor on the Thir-
teenth district sewer was approved for
$40 on the recommendation of City
Solicitor Torrey and City Engineer
Phillips. who weie consulted in the
matter by the sewers and drains COM
mittee.
A complaint from s. Tanhauser about
"a blocked culvert on New York street,
which was transmitted to councils
through Mayor Connell was referred to
the streets and bridges committee.
Bonds Of Tax Collectors.
The bonds of a number of delinquent
tax collectors were submitted and APP
proved. +. Y. Jayne. collector for the
Thirteenth ward, gave bonds i'm the
sum of S2.410.50; Frank \. iallstead.
of the Sixteenth ward, in the sum of
81 900; Harry c. POust. of the Eighth
ward i'm the sum of $3.0OS 10: G. b. Ter
willeger. of the Second ward, in the
sum of S., So: William j. Egan, of the
Sixth and Eighteenth wards in the
sum of 81 .6i2: Thomas w. Davies, of the
Fifteenth ward. in the sum of $l,2il.l4.
Fred i. Warren. of the Ninth ward,
i'm the sum of S3is22 Il; Robert Penman.
of the Seventeenth ward. In the sum of
$I.1il.i4; Edward Fidler of the First
and Third wards. in the sum Of $2,6OlSS,
and William Franey, of the Fourth
ward. in the sum of 81, OS9 80.
An ordinance establishing the width
of North Main avenue, where lines are
not already fixed, was passed on sec
Ond reading. The purpose of the or
dinance, as was explained by Mr..
Lauer. who fathered it, is to prevent
encioachments by property holders.