The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-17

AT last nights meeting Of select
council, Z. j. McCann, A. =. Bedford
and Hon. j. A. Scranton were con-
firmed as board of Park commission
ers. Some weeks ago the appointments
were made by Mayor Bailey and pre-
sented to councils and after being read
an unavailing attempt was made to
have them confirmed forthwith. AT the
last meeting the appointments were
laid on the table. Early at last nights
meeting James Manley, of the Twelfth
ward, moved that the appointments be
taken from the table. This was done
and he then moved that the nomina-
tions be confirmed. There was no OBJ
lection and the motion passed unani-
mously.
An important item of business trans
acted last night was the passage of a
resolution introduced by NJ J. Burns,
of the Eighteenth ward, extending the
time for paying city taxes before a
penalty is imposed until Nov. l. At
present the time limit expires Oct. l.
The judiciary committee reported IA
vorably on a resolution permitting
Samuel Gress to connect his property
with the Bromley avenue sewer The
report was adopted and the resolution
passed. The same committee reported
adversely on the claim of owen Col
lins for 800 as damages for injuries
sustained by falling into culvert on
Depot street, North Scranton The
committee based it's report on the fact
that the street had never been accepted
by the city. After some debate the re-
port was adopted. 1t was vigorously
opposed by p. f. NcCann, who said the
council should be positive the street
had never been accepted by any of its
acts before adopting such a report.
OPENING PRICE sTRLTT.
Fred Brauer was awarded the con-
tcrat for removing the frame dwelling
house at 119 Bromley avenue, together
with the foundation, retaining wall and
sidewalk for the sum of $Sl. rms
building is being removed to allow
Price street to be opened. The Column
bia Construction company was award
ed the contract for laying tile drain
on Mulberry street at fifteen cents per
lineal foot, the cost to be collected with
paving assessment.
The following bids for paving DIN
court with vitrified brick We're read
and referred to paving committee. M.
]. Ruddy, $1.75 per square yard,stralght
curb 40 cents and circular curb SO cents
per lineal foot; Keystone Paving COM
pany, $1.77 per square yard: curping
5S cents per lineal foot; circular curb 81.
Communications We're received from
the board of health calling attention to
the bad sanitary condition of Railroad
avenue and Seventh street; Brick ave-
nd ir1 Ct
The communications were referred to
committees.
A letter was received from City So
licitor mckinley notifying them that
he had taken an appeal from the action
of the viewers in assessing over $4,000
as the amount the city must pay for the
proposed South Side sewer. John Il.
Roche said that councils must prepare
to maet this matter now for the su-
preme court has so interpreted the law
that if sewers are to be built in the
future the city must be prepared to pay
a large share of the cost of construction.
Providence will soon be clamoring for
two large sewers and there the sape
conditions will exist that now have to
be contended with on the South Side.
MR.. ROCKIES MOTION.
He moved that the city solicitors let
ter be referred to the judiciary COM
mittee with instructions to look into
the matter and If necessary report on
the advisability of borrowing money
to build the sewers in question. The
committee is also to report on the ad-
visibility of prosecuting the appeal
taken by the city solicitor in the South
Side case. If it is considered best not
to fight the matter in the courts Mr..
Mckinley will be instructed to with
draw the appeal.
The report of the auditing committee
was approved and the bills ordered
paid. Harry Fisher, foreman of the
Dickson Manufacturing company, re-
ported that he has examined the boiler
Of the Franklin engine and found 1t in
bad condition. He did not think it safe
to carry more than fifty pounds of
steam in it. The report was referred
to the fire department committee.
The contract for remodelling the Gen.
tire street station house was awarded
to Edwin S. Williams for $1,9I5. A res
olutiOn directing the park superintend-
ent and park policeman at Nay Aug
park to prevent the use of the swings
and merry-go rounds on Sunday was
referred to a committee for considera-
ton.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Williams granting permission to the
Columbia Chemical company to take it's
new hose and chemical wagon to
Wilkes-Barre to participate in the par
ade there on Oct. z. The resolution
was adopted.
NEW ORDINANCES.
Mr.. McCann introduced an ordinance
providing for laying fiagstone side
walks on both sides on West Linden
street from Ninth avenue to North
Main avenue. Mr. ManleY introduced
an ordinance providing for the erection
of gates by the Delaware and Hudson
corlrany where North Main avenue
crosses the Leggett's creek branch of
that railroad Both were referred to
committees.
An ordinance providing for an iron
fence on the Railroad avenue culvert
in the Sixth ward passed OH third read
ing 1t has also passed the common
! council and now goes to the mayor for
his approval. The measure has been
bufeted about in the councils for
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