The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-05
CITY NOTES.
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Bauer's band will run an excursion to
Mountain park on Saturday, Aug. Is.
The public hearing Of the charges against
Patrolman Block will take place this even-
ing.
Mounted Officer Dyer is acting captain
Of police during the vacation Of Captain
Edwards.
The high school and building commit
tees Of the board Of control will meet to-
morrow evening.
The Scranton Clerks association will
hold very important meeting this eveii-
Ing at their hall on Spruce street, AMI
every member is urged to be present.
DR.. Ernest l.. Peet registered as a prac-
ticing physician at the prothonotary's Of
fice yesterday He is from Bradford and
graduated from Hahnemann Medical COL
lege In May.
A verdict of accidental death was rem
dered by a cOroner's jury yesterday
morning In the case Of Frank Duggan. of
1921 Cedar avenue. who was killed Sunday
night at the Steel works station.
The three lads. John Barrett, Harry
Siegel and Abraham Steinberg, who stole
Huckster Posner's outfit Monday after
noon. were fined $3.50 each in yesterday
mornings police court.
1hc ANauieS <hlu sOCitty vi tHo az
Place Methodist Episcopal church will
hold another of their pleasant socials on
Thursday evening and wish all Of their
friends to come and enjoy ice cream etc..
with them.
A letter deploring the assignment OF so
few police patrolmen on the West Side was
received yesterday by Mayor Bailey from
Michael Toohill. of Jackson street, who
states that his store has been robbed
three times within recent period.
Mayor Bailey has approved the resolu-
tons awarding the CONTRACT for the
plumbing work on the prisoners cages In
the woman's ward in the city hall to W.
p. Connell & Sons, and awarding the
contract for building the cages to Fred
Mursch.
The bond Of Frank Coggins, treasurer
Of the Mayiield school district, was yester.
day filed in the Office of Prothonotary
Pryor in the sum Of $4,000. The sureties
are P. J. Mullen. Thomas Brennan. Mrs.
Mary Coggins, c. d. Winters, II. A. Will
man, X. H. Cole and Z. F. Edmunds.
The ordinance providing for the paw
Ing OF West Lackawanna avenue was
approved by Mayor Bailey yesterday af-
ternoon. Stone block OF tho West moun-
tain quality Is the material that will be
used. The ordinance provides that the
stretcn 10 De paved Is between Ninth and
North Main avenues.
Marriage licenses were granted yester.
day by Clerk Of the Courts John H.
Thomas to James d. Grifiiths and Sarah
T. Davis. Of Taylor: George Jenkins of
Lackawana township. and Rachel Ed.
wards Of Taylor: Joseph Rafter and An
ME Redden, of Scranton: Arthur L. Lun-
ney and Nellie v. Kenney. Of Scranton;
William Jones and Julia Brown, of scran-
ton.
conference in relation to the differ
ences between the city and the Providence
and Arlington Turnpike company was held
yesterday in the office Of w. w. Watson,
attorney for the company. Mayor Bailey
and Street Commissioner Kinsley and II.
E. Paine, Of the company, were present.
Yesterday the company had arranged to
pegin repairing the road. The expense
was to have been charged to the city and
the collection made through the courts.
The purpose Of the conference was to get
the company to defer its repair work un.
I'll the return home of City Solicitor Tor.
rey ana Attorney 8. B. Price. the city's
consulting attorney on the matter. That
was the result Of the meeting. Mayor
Bailey desires an amicable settlement Of
the difficulty out Of court