The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-12
MUCH TALK OVER
A PAVING BILL
Councilman Grier Wanted II Taken from
the Hands OF Committee.
BILL COULD NOT BE OBTAINED
IL Was Locked in the Office of the
City Clerk. .Tanhauser Claim for
Damages Referred to the Sanitary
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Cumberland Hose House Repo rted
to Council - Contractor O'Hara
Granted an Extension of Time.


Granted an Extension of Time.
Common council met in regular ses-
sion last night, ana at the outset it
gave promise of being a long winded
session, but the only two oratoricdlly
inclined were Morgan Sweeney and
James Grier, and they spoke their
speeches in ten minutes and were done
with it.
When the motion was put that the
report of the auditing committee be
approved as read, Mr.. Grier asked why
the bill for $4,000 of the Columbia Con-
structiUn company for paving Mulber-
ry street wasn't included in the report.
he said the street is paved, the work
is well done, and the company should
not be kept waiting for it's money.
Mr.. Sweeney took the floor and in
formed Mr.. Grier that the paving COM
mittee of councils had not accepted the
work, therefore the auditing commit
tee had not passed the bill. lie said
that one day he and Mr.. Grier were
viewing the pave and the gentleman
from the Third pointed out some bad
spots in the work. This "riled" Mr..
Grier and he charged his colleague
| from the Twelfth with misrepresenting
him. He admitted that he did say
something derogatory to the work, but
that he said it just to get a select
councilman then present started talk
ing, and Mr.. Sweeney understood very
well that that was his motive.
MIR. GRIERs MOTION.
Messrs. Noone. Gordon and Flana-
I III
without delay Mr.. Grier made a mo-
! tiOn then that the bill be taken from
! the hands of tine committee and acted
upon by council. This required a sus-
pension of the rules and a two-thirds
! vote. While the debate was still going
! on. Clerk Mahon informed the meet
! ing that the bill was not in his pos
| session, but was in the city clerk 8
| office and that was locked. Whercup-
on Mr. Grier withdrew his motion and
| the next order Of business was taken
! up.
| Morgan Sweeney made another
| speech soon again, but it was brief.
A special committee reported favor
ably on settling with Mr., Tanhauser, of
! New York street, opposite the county
! Jail. for 5000 damages caused by water
| to his property. The main reason why
! the committee favored paying the
| amount was that it would be bett ar
| than to go to law. City Solicitor Nc
| Ginley's advice was for settlement Mr..
! Sweeney said he believed whatever
| damages were caused to this mans
property came about from his own fault.
| lie would not settle with him under
any consideration. The bill was re-
| ferred to the sanitary committee, in
whose care it promises to remain for a
| long period of rest.
MIR. GRIER'S COUT.
Secretary Murray of the board of
health sent in a communication setting
forth that the board had found the
Cumberland Hose house in a very un-
sanitary condition, and if something is
not done soon to improve it, the board
! will be obliged to abate it as a nuis-
ance. Mr.. Grier, in whose ward ii is
confirmed the complaint made in the
communication and urged upon coun-
ell to take immediate action or else the
horse stabbed in the building will be
dead.
Under the head of concurrent bust
ness the resolution was passed giving
the First National and Scranton Sav-
of the sergeants room in police head
quarters with the apparatus for bur-
glar alarm. An ordinance was intro
duccd for the erection of an electric
light in the Fourth ward, and an ordi-
nance for two additional lights in the
! Second ward. A resolution was intro
duced authorizing the erection of a
fire hydrant at the corner of Garfield
avenue and PettebOne streets.
Contractor Vincent O'Hara was Civ
en- an extension of time until Dec.
in which to complete the Chestnut and
Price streets sewer. And a resolution
was introduced directing the city engi-
ncer to prepare plans, profile, and an
! estimate Of cost of grading MOnsey
| avenue in the Thirteenth ward.
A resolution was passed giving the
Dunn Sprinkling company the privi-
lege of obtaining water for street
sprinkling purposes from the city hy-
drants at no cost to the Dunn company,
but the latter holds itself responsible
for any damage that may occur to the
hydrants while being used by them.
ON THIRD READING
Two ordinances passed third reading
One awards damages in the sum of $3.50
to the James May estate incident to the
paving and grading Of Ninth street
and the other provides for the appoint
lnent of viewers and the assessment of
cost Of constructing the sewer in the
! Nineteenth district, which embraces
parts of the Fifth, Sixth, Fifteenth and
I Eighteenth wards.
In recording their votes in favor of
it Messrs. Walker and oliver said they
felt inclined to vote against it be-
cause the ordinance does not provide
for that portion of the Fifth ward
between Main avenue and the creek, a
location very much in need of drain.
age. The meeting then adjourned till
next Thursday night