The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

council, Mayor Bailey sent a commune
cation appointing Z. ]. Mccain, Hon.
j. A. Scranton and A. =. Bedford a
board of park commissioners for
term of five years from Sept. ] to sue
ceed Col. L. H. Ripple, Thomas Moore
and =. j. Mccain. Mr.. Manley wanted
to have the appointments confirmed
forthwith but the proposition was de-
feated by the following vote:
Yeas-Chittenden, Manley, Fellows, Nc
Andrew, Sanderson, Kearney, Durr
Ross, Finn-9.
Nays-Thomas, Roche, Wagner, Burns,
Schroeder, Frable, Coyne-7.
1t required two-thirds vote to sus-
pend the rules and confirm the APP
pointments forthwith. The following
bids for the construction of the Cherry
street sewer, between Stone and Pros
pect avenues. were read and referred
to the sewers and drains committee:
Flanaghan & O'Hora, So cents per lin
cal foot; V. II. O'Hara, 80 cents per
lineal foot; Hugh Gilmore and p. j.
Mahon, $S4S; p. j. Thornton & Co.,
$40.
BAD SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
A communication was received from
the board of health calling attention
to the sewerage system Of Scranton
street and the bad sanitary condition
of that part of the Fourth warl bou nd
ed by Lafayette and Swetland streets.
The filthy condition of Forest and
Breck courts. between Linden and
Spruce streets, was also complained of.
The resolution settling the claim of
Michael Reap, of Providence, for 5000
was amended to read that the amount
should be for damages VI ~ date, and
was referred to the city solicitor.
a common council resolution extend
ing the time allowed the Columbia
Construction company for completing
the paving of Mulberry street was re-
ferred to the paving committee. A
| resolution directing that money due
Contractor Peter Mullgan be held by
the city until certain laborers employed
by him are paid was approved. 1t
came over from common council.
A common council resolution award
ing the contract for building the Far
Der court lateral sewer to y. j. Thorn
| ton & Co. was concurred in, as was a
resolution providing for the purchase
and removal of frame building on the
easterly side of Bromley avenue.
FIREMEN's FUND.
An ordinance directing the city treas
urer to deposit funds received from
the state of Pennsylvania for the re-
| lief of disabled firemen and directing
| how the fund shall be managed, was
introduced by Mr.. Schroeder and re.
ferred to a committee. The ordinance
! provides that all claims of firemer
against the fund shall be acted upon
IS other claims against the city are
by the city councils.
Before the claims are presented tC
| councils they must be passed upon by
the Firemen's Relief association. This
| fund shall be available only for the
relief of firemen, actually hurt, killed
or suffering from a sickness incurred
while actively engaged in fire duty
death from sickness so incurred to bt
included
A resolution providing for a fire
hydrant on Woodlawn street, neal
Washington avenue, was adopted.
An ordinance allowing the property
owners of Lackawanna avenue, be
tween Washington and Jefferson ave
nues, to enter into a private contrac
for the paving of that portion of the
street passed on first and second read.
ings. Ordinances passed on third read
ing: Providing for paving and curb
ing Dix court, between Linden stree
and city property, with brick pave
ment and concrete base: for construc
tion of sewer Section d, Fifth sewe
district; for construction of sewer Sec
tion c, Fifth sewer district.
FOURTH DISTRICT SEWER.
When the common council resolution
directing the city engineer and street
| commissioner to inspect the Fourth
district sewer and ascertain what car
be done to remedy the difficulty which
causes the properties along Phelps
street to be flooded at every severe
rain storm, came up for consideration
Mr.. Roche insisted that it was time
the trouble was remedied. The city
has already paid thousands of dollar:
as damages and will be compelled t
pay much more for what can be pre-
vented by the expenditure of 500 OF
$500. Mr.. Roche said
The resolution directing the city
clerk to advertise for proposals fol-
erecting part of building for the Cum
berland Hose company was on motio-
of Mr.. Chittenden referred to a com
mittee to ascertain what the entire cos
Of the building will be. He said the
present method of going about tn,
erection of the building smacket
strongly of school board methods anc
he was opposed to it,
An adjourned meeting OF the com
mon council was to have been hel,
last night but a sufficient number O
members to constitute a quorum hat
not appeared up to o'clock and thos
present adjourned.