The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-17
REMEMBERED HIS Friends
But He Did Not Altogether Ignore
His Enemies.
GRIER NAMES HIS COMMITTEES
Noone. MeGran and GiirOy Are Par
tieuiariy Well Cared For-New Ordi-
nance Dealing with distinctions.
ittcuden's Big Park Scheme.

At the adjourned meeting of common
council last night President Grier an
nounced the following as his commit
tees for the ensuing year:
Estimates-E. +. Wenzel, Z. r. Gordon,
S. Thomas, James Moir. James +. Noone.
Finance--P. J. Nealis, J. f. Regan, 5.
Thomas, James Moir, Thomas Norton.
Fire observation-disclosures +. Noone,
James Moir, r. +. Gordon. Edward +.
Wenzel. $. Thomas.
Judiciary-James Moir. Philip Wirth,
I.orenz Zeidler, Z. }. Hickey, John Fam
agan.
Light and water-M. +, Gilroy. James +.
Noone, Thomas McGrail, +. +. Gordon.
Luther Keller.
Laws and Ordinances-P. j.. Hickey.
Morgan Sweeney, u. j. Nealis. Edward +.
Wenzel, Joseph Oliver.
Railways-Simon Thomas, John J: Lof-
tus, Edward +. Wenzel, James r. Noone.
Thomas McGrail.
Rules-LorenZ Zeidler. Charles 5. Sea-
mans, Richard f. Thomas John f. Regain
=. J. Hickey.
Streets and Bridges-John ]. Lotus,
James +. Noone. Richard +. Thomas. NJ.
+. Gilroy, p. +. Gordon.
Sewers and Drains-Charles 3. Seamans'
NJ. r. Gilroy. John J. LOTUS. Philip Wirth.
Thomas McGrail.
Senitary-Thomas Norton. NJ. ]. Swee-
ney, p. J. Hickey, James Moir. Charles 5.
Seamans.
Taxes-Philip wirth. John +. Regan. J.
]. Flanagan. Lorenz Zeidler. Luther kei-
Ter.
Treasurers Account-John f. Regan, r.
j. Nealis. Thomas Norton, Luther Keller
Joseph Oliver.
Manufactured. ]. Flanagan. John p.
Regan. Z. J. Nealis. Joseph Oliver Ph'-
ip Wirth.
Police-Thomas McGrail, J. ]; Flana-
gan. Lorenz Zeidler, Richard +. Thomas
| Simon Thomas.
printinr-.Joseph Oliver John f.. Regan.
L. J. Nealis, p j. Hickey, NJ. J. Sweeney.
Public Buildings-Rchard L. Thomas.
Charles s. Seamans NJ. +. Gilroy, Thomas
| McGrail John J. LOTUS.
Parks-P. +. Gordon. Edward +. Wen
zel, John j. Lotus. Charles Seamans, Jc-
| seph Oliver. ,
Observation-Disclosures Keller. Thomas Nc
Grail, James F.. Noone. +. F. GORDON, Eu-
Collectors Accounts-M. ]. Sweeney, j.
| ]. Flanagan, Lorenz Zeidler, Thomas Nor
| ton, Richard T.. Thomas.
| Auditing-James Moir, X. r. Ihomas'
John j. LOTUS, Thomas Mcurn''' ons ~,
| Gilroy. Joseph Oliver, James +. Noohe'
| e. $. Seamans.
SWEENEY NOT PLEASED.
A derisiye laugh from Mr.. Sweeney
greeted the reading of the name as
| chairman Of the committee on coliec-
| tors accounts. out of the twenty cnalr-
manships the Republicans were given
seven. The Nealis faction got nine OF
the chairmanships, such as they were.
Mr.. Neafis, as 1t was announced he
would. resurrected the viaduct move
ment by introducing u resolution call
ing on the city engineer for plans and
estimates for viaduct to extend from
Seventh stree. to Nealis court. The
resolution passed without discussion,
The same member also introduced the
necessary legislation looking to the I'M
! prove ment of Robinson street. and the
paving of Jackson, Robinson and Ninth
streets with Belgian block. These
measures were referred to the streets
and bridges committees.
An ordinance to purchase the land
of Il. j. Mccormick, necessary for the
opening of Wyoming avenue; an ordin-
ance for paving Mahon court; an ordin-
ance for three electric lights In the
Nineteenth ward and a resolution call
ing for plans for opening Seventh. In
the Eighteenth ward, to Meridian
street, in the Fifth ward We're intro
| duced.
A resolution granting to William
Eder the privilege of using certain
hydrants for the purpose of supplying
his street sprinkling carts passed COM
mon council but was held uD in select
| council where Mr. Roche had 1t refer
red to a committee for investigation.
Mr. Zeidler in common with his col.
league, Mr.. Schroeder. in select, sue
ceeded in getting a resolution passed
directing the street commissioner to re-
pave with cObble stone portions of Oak
ford and Raymond courts, the expense
of the same to come out of the gen.
eral appropriation for repairs of stone
wood and block pavements. The meas
ure met with some opposition from
members who believed that the money
should come out of the ward appropria.
tion.
a resolution requesting the chair tC
reappOint a special committee on Alb
ington turnpike came over from select
council and was cOncurred in. A COM
munication from City Solicitor TorreS
recommending the settlement of the
claim of A. c. Cooley on the basis OF
$500 damages resulting from the grad
ing of Tenth street, was referred tC
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