The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02


the appropriation amendments that
be as invalid as though 1t had never
been introduced. The city would be
without finances until the new councils
could provide a new ordinance.
Select council last night through its
Republican majority of one nullified
each amendment that had been made
to the ordinance by the Democrats in
the common branch, restored the meas
ure to nearly its original state and
then added $39i.2j for electric lights in
the Third and Tenth wards and 800
for sewer basin at the corner of Main
avenue and Jackson street.
This action reduced the salary of the
mayors clerk from 81 600 to 5000; struck
out $500 for two sewer basins at the
corner of Seventh street and Railroad
avenue: reduced the amount for Four
teenth ward street repairs from $Sl2
to $662: struck out $500 for a fire de-
partment clerk; reduced the annual
pay of six district fire chiefs from 500
to $50: struck out 800 for an iron fence
on the Railroad avenue CulVert in the
Sixth ward, and struck out 5000 for
carriage hire, due Liveryman Nealis
from the Associated Charities. In all
these changes a total reduction of ST.
745 was made and this amount was dis
tributed as follows: 1925 added to re-
pairs of bridges and CulVerts; $500
added to repairs of sewers and drains
$3.50 added to repairs of asphalt pave;
$lOS75 added to Fifteenth ward street
repairs; % for an additional cleo
trio light in the Third ward, and $500
for four additional lights in the Tenth
ward: 800 for a sewer basin at the
corner of Main avenue and Jackson
street.
BY A PARTY VOTE
The amendments were made by u
strictly Republican vote as a conse-
uuence of the caucus held Tuesday
night When the result was made
known, common council had finished its
session and according to precon-
ceived plan its Democratic majority
supported Mr.. Gilroy's motion for a
sine die adjournment. After the Dem
ocratic members had left the room a
number of the Republicans signed the
following call for Il special meeting
and it was served by Mr.. Seamans on
Scranton, Pa, April !, 1897.
To James j. Grer, Chairman of the com
mon Council of the city of scranton:
We, the undersigned members OF tn
common council of the city of Scranton
! Pa, do hereby respectfully request yo'
| to call a special meeting of common coun
| eli for general business on Monday
| April ). 1897, at 9 o'clock a. m.
| - $. SGamans,
James Moir,
Joseph Oliver,
| Edward f. Wenzel
| Simon Thomas,
Luther Keller
Philip Wirth.
II is held by the Republicans that {
| sine die adjournment is Illegal. The!
submitted the question to city Solicit
| or Iorrey late last night and his dect
! sion may suggest recourse to the court
| Anyhow ii may be proved that til,
| adjournment is a Democratic boomer
! ang for If President Grier, the nin
| Republican members and one DemOcra
| respond to the special call there vii
| be a quorum present and it will con
tain "A Republican majority. In tina
case the meeting would concur in selec
councils amendments.
AMENDING THE ORDINANCE.
Select council last night did littl
| business aside from that involved in tn
amending of the appropriation ordin
auce. IT was reported without recon
| mendaticn from committee and passe,
! first reading on 4 viva VoCe vote Ol
motion Of Nc Chittcnden. He then of
fered the amendments mentioned in tn
foregoing, suggesting that they be con
sidercd collectively.
The division of the meeting wa
brought out by Mr.. Roches motion I
| consider the amendments Seriatum
| The motion was lost by the following
party vote of 9 to II, Mr. Robinson
Democrat, being the only absent mem
ber:
Ayes--Mcssrs. Kearney Clarke, Roche
Manley. McCann Burns, Frablc, coyn,
| McAndrew-9.
Nays-Presidont Sanderson and Mcssm
Ross, Finn, Thomas. Williams. Dun
Ch!ttenden, Wagner, Fellows, Schroede
| Lansing-ll.
by the same vote the amendment
were adopted and Mr., Chittenlen mov
ed the passage Of the ordinance ON sec
und reading as amended.
Mr.. Roche cOntended that the ordi
nance would be illegal as it provide
for 50 persons in the police department
! which according TO city urdinanc
could only contain 50. He therefor
moved to further amend by strik
ms out tho line providing for
detectives salary, $1,000; making an
ether line moVide for one instead q
two desk serge ants and At a salary q
$500, ana changing a third Tine so tina
il should provide salaries for one les
pdtrolman. Mr.. Eoche's opinion di
not meet the views of the Republican
nor of Mr., Manley, Den ocrat, and In
amendments We're lost
MIR. KEARNEY'S SUGGESTION.
Mr. Kearney then wanted to amen
by striking out the 1000 set aside for
new building for Cumberland Hos
company and devoting $500 Of the SUI
to opening Bloom avenue ana the Othe
$500 toward a new location for III
Cumberland company. lie and NJ
Finn tilted with each other durin
the brief debate which ended i'm a vot
, that negatiyed Mr., Kearney's propos
ton.
An aye and nay vote Of II to 8 passe
the amended ordinance ON second read
ing, Ma. Manley voting with the Repul
: licans.
Mr.. Roche took occasion to proClail
before the vote was recorded that ti
ordinance would be a strictly Repul
lican measure containing amendment
which showed on the face of them thS
certain Republican members had to
placated before they would support
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