The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-21


Both councils met last night and
passed the long delayed appropriation
ordinance; select council also confirm
ed the appointment of A. +. DunninS
to succeed c. r. Kinsley as street COM
missioner and refused to concur with
common council in its vote to let Judge
Archbald's death blow to the new as
sessment go by default.
Immediately after the meeting Of Sc
lect council was called to order Mr..
Chittenden was made chairman in the
absence of Colonel Sanderson and be-
fore the minutes were read, Mr.. Manley
suggested that the matter of the con-
ference committee be taken out of the
common council box and acted upon.
The communication of Clerk Mahon
announcing the conference COMMITTEES
of the lower branch was read and then
Chairman Chittenden appointed the
committee unoflicially named by Presi-
dent Sanderson, one week ago Wednes-
day. The two committees came to-
gethcr signed the appropriation ordin-
ance and returned to their respective
bodies
II first went to common council where
it was approved forthwith. 1t imme
diately came over to the selectmen and
they also gave it immediate approval
Mr.. Roche was the only member to
vote in the negative. The ordinance
now goes to the. mayor whose signature
will make it operative.
REMOVAL OF KINSLEY.
r'ho i,5,cior,v ,o,,,,,,i,4oo o, 80 .l,o,,
the Republican members thereof, sub
mitted through Mr. Lansing a report
approving the removal of c. r. Kins-
ley from the office of street commis-
sioner A roll call resulted in the
adoption of the report by a vote of u
ayes to I nays, Messrs. Coyne and
Manley being the only Democrats to
vote aye. The vote was:
Ayes-Mossrs. Ross, Finn, Thomas,
Williams, DuT, Chittenden, Wagner,
Manley, Fellows, Schroeder, Lansing,
Coyne--12.
Nays - Messrs. Kearney, Clarke,
Roche, Mccain. Burns, Frable, Nc
Andrew.
On the motion to confirm the ap-
polntment Of a. B. Dunning, as Mr..
kinsley's successor, the Democrats re-
versed themselves with the exception
of Mr.. Manley and the vote Tor confir-
nation was eighteen ayes, one nay.
The following fire department nomi-
nations were transmitted by Mayor
Bailey: Assistant chief engineers, Jo-
seph b. Butler, First district; Fred
Warnke, Second district: Michael Nc
Manus, Third district; Louis Schwass,
Fourth district; Jas. j. O'Malley, Fifth
district. Geo. Lutz was named as stoker
of General Phinney Engine company;
James Rlggles. stoker of Nay Aug Hose
company, and Charles Tropp, perma-
nent man of the Crystal Hose company
to succeed Joseph Schoff, deceased.
The nominations were referred to the
fire department committee.
HELP FOR ASSESSORS.
A communication was received from
| the board of city assessors asking foI
$500 for clerk hire. They explained
| that in consequence of the special city
assessment having been nullified by
court new assessment is necessary
To make the new assessment without
help would require three months OF
over. With sufficient clerical assist.
| ance it will be possible to complete the
| work in thirty days.
A resolution authorizing the assessors
| to proceed with the assessment and Sc.
| cure whatever help is necessary was
| referred to committee
| Messrs. Lansing and Wagner spoke
strongly for appeal when Mr.. Torrey's
| formal notice of Judge Archbald's de.
| cision in the new assessment mat.
ter came up and despite the protests OF
Mr.. Chittenden a motion directing the
city solicitor to take the matter to the
Supreme court was overwhelmingly IA
vored. The vote was as follows:
Ayes - Messrs. Ross, Kearney
Thomas, Williams, Clarke, Roche
Wagner, Manley, Mccain, Fellows
Schroeder, Lansing, Burns, Frable
| Coyne-15.
Nays-Messrs. Finn, Durr, Chitten
| den, McAndrew-4.
The matter must now go to the com
mon council. which took the opposit,
view of the case last week.
| The ordinance permitting the Cen.
trial Pennsylvania Telephone and Sup
| ply company to construct underground
condutts for their wires was favorably
reported and referred for printing.
| The report of the auditing committee
with It's two months accumulation o.
! bills was concurred in. These will alst
require the mayors attention today
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.
Roche permitting the Lackawanne
| Brewing company to construct a latera
sewer in Poplar street, with the under.
| standing that the city is to reimbursI
the company for all but it's share o
| the cost, at any time the city may
see fit to adopt 1t as a public sewer
There was some opposition to tht
measure and it went to committee
Samuel Gress' petition for permission
TO connect his property with the Brom
ley avenue sewer also went to com
mittee.
TO GIVE COURT LINES.
A resolution was passed instructinl
the city engineer to run the street line!
on Decker's court between. North MAR
avenue and Hyde Park avenue and oi
Sadie court between Washburn ant
Luzerne streets The street com
missioner is directed to remove any
thing which the engineer may desIg
nate an obstruction.
Mr.. Ross ordinance for a seUer 4,
section B of the Fifth district in tn
Providence part of the city passed frs
and second readings. The ordinanc
for the proposed Bellevue sewer wen
to committee on motion of Mr. Burns
Adjournment was made until mex
Thursday night.
COMMON COUNCIL.