The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-12

dicated by the poor and good asphalt we
have In Scranton? All our bad asphalt is
not of the land variety nor is it all of the
lake.
After satisfying himself on the points |
have mentioned there's not business
man i'm Scranton that would threaten his
interests by doing other than award this
contract to the Columbia Construction
company AT the price named in their bid.
Mr.. Flanaghan made a motion to de-
fer action until the next regular meet
ing. Before ii was seconded Mr. Oliver
said Mr.. Flanagans remarks were un-
fair !n that the bone and sineW' of
the interests represented by all the bid
dcrs were outside the city.
witty speech by Captain Mor in
which he referred to Mr.. Keller as
"Statistician Keller" who had immor-
talized himself, served to enliven the
proceedings. JIe said the councimcn
has as much facility for posting them
selves as had the city engineer they
knew about both lake and land as
phalt and where they come from. evil
IDENTIFY from HI. AS to the percentage
Of difference between the two varieties
he was corrected by Mr.. Keller and
turned toward that gentleman re-
marking, "G stand corrected by you"
accenting the you" in a manner that
continued the merriment which per-
meated the room during his speech
MOTION TO DEFER
Mr.. Flanagan continued his motion
to defer action and it was seconded by
Mr. Sweeney. a motion by Mr. Nuone
to table Mr.. Flanagan's motion would
had it prevailed, prevented any def
mite consideration of the subject. The
land contingent realizing this. prompt
ed Mr.. NuUne to withdraw it before
the damage was done.
Then came the episode that resulted
in high words and threatened a violent
Kind of excitement.
Mr.. Scamans, in advocating imme-
date action and in referring to the
motion Of Mr. Flanagan ana Mr.. Swee-
ney to defer action, said "thorc are
probably good reasons known to these
gentlemen for deferring action"
The motion to defer was lost and the
original motion to adopt the commit
tees recommendation was carried, Mr.
Flanagan alone voting no"
During the lul in the proceedings
caused by the disorder attending the
retirement of spectators, Mr.. Flanagan
walked to Mr.. Seamans seat and
threateningly muttered something
about motion to make Mr. Seamans
remark a personal matter" Mr. Swee-
ney, who had seconded the motion to
defer arose from his chair at the rear
of the room and demanded an imme-
date apology.
President Grier raped vigorously for
order and Mir Scamaus remarked that
he apologiZed freely and willingly
would retract any utterances to which
exception might be taken.
Further discussion of the matter was
prevented by the receiving of the 1897
appropriation ordinance from commit
tee. The ordinance was laid aside to
come up in It's regular order.
PASSED FIRST READING.
The appropriation ordinance passed
first reading without being changed.
"A motion to adopt it on second read
ing was followed by several amend
ments. Three were offered by Mr.
Nealis and adopted: To reduce from
$4,000 to $4,G5O the appropriation for re-
pairing asphalt pavements and to APP
ply the $3.50 thus gained, $3.50 to the
appropriation of $GG2 for Fourteenth
ward street repairs ana 5000 to pay the
.tWo-year-old bill of Liveryman Nealis
for carriages used by Mrs. Duggan.
Associated Charities agent, in business
connected with the police and mayors
departments and the Associated ChaW-
ties
An amendment offered by Mr.. NOOne
to reduce the appropriation Of $4,000
for repairs Of sewers and basins to 81
700 and to devote the $500 to the build
ing Of sewer basin at the corner of
Seventh street and Railroad avenue,
was adopted. Mr.. Oliver offered an
amendment to strike out the $1,000 APP
prupriatcd for the salary of a detec-
tive. The amendment was tabled.
A resolution was adopted directing
the building inspector to prepare plans
for remodeling the old station house
in Center street and to file them with
the city clerk,
A resolution was adopted accepting
the offer to settle for $3.50 the claim Of
$25S.3O of eX-Policeman T. V. Lewis for
back salary, in case the city would not
appeal from the judgment awarded in
his favor by Alderman Millar.
The session adjourned to meet next
Thursday night.