The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-13
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Assaulting a man-of-war with a pop
gun is easy compared to the task of
getting things from the office of the
alderman of the Eighth ward when the
magistrate thereof says nay; but here
are the facts of case heard this week,
although names are not at hand. A
young man of good social standing
went out on a moonlight bicycle trip
about three weeks ago. With him was
a fair damsel, also awheel. AS the
couple were returning along a noun
tain road, and were over six miles
from the central city, the young man
suddenly changed his seat from the
bicycle to the road.
1t was so sudden that the young man
sat still for a minute or two, figuring
out Just what it was he struck. He
discovC"-d near him a nice big stone.
SatiSI - this score, the young man
thOv Il get his wheel The young
lac meanwhile had dismounted
and tending sympathy, thought
it ", a a good idea, too.
young man couldn't find that wheel.
1t had rolled away somewhere, and the
moon having disappeared, too, the
wheel could not be found in the dark
They returned home, the young man
walking the six miles and the young
lady awheel. The next day the young
man went to the scene of his nocturnal
experience, and after spending a half
day searching about he learned that a
teamster living near by had found the
wheel, and at that time the machine
was in the teamster's house. The
young man went to the teamster, but
was coldly turned down. The finder
wanted a reward.
The young man returned to the city
and secured a search warrant from AL
derman Millar's office. With this he
recovered his wheel.
Where did you find the wheel?" the
teamster was asked.
His answer indicated that the bike
stopped at point fifty yards from the
nice big stone.
Councilman Luther Keller of the
Seventeenth ward, who is one of the
largest dealers in lime, plaster, cement.
etc, in this part Of the state, made the
assertion yesterday that the coming
winter will be the poorest in the build
ing line that the city has had in ten
years.
He did not wish to be understood,
however, that there will be a great de-
preston. There are many small struc-
lures now in process of construction
and many more will be begun from time
to time. Mr. Keller's remarks were
brought out particularly on account of
the fact that this will be the first win
ter and spring season in ten years that
some large building which requires vast
labor and material has not been in
progress.
No such buildings as Hotel Jermyn,
the Mears building, the Connell build
ing, the Traders National bank, or the
Board of Trade are in prospect. And
it was commenting on the fact that
thia is the first time in a decade that
some mammoth building will not be
under way that led him TO talk upon
the subject. That Scranton has had
ten years of continuous activity in the
building line, speaks very eloquently
of the amount of confidence men with
That there are no big buildings in
prospect means nothing more than that
the building trade is about to take
breathing spell after a long period of
great and continuous exertion.
Wilkes Barre is about to engage in
red hot campaign the object of which
is to decide whether the provisions of
the state constitution with reference
to cities Of the third class shall be
adopted. The city is now operating
under special charter, The Wilkes
Barre Record said editorially on the
subject:
Councilman Boyle has compelled a
showing of hands in the city council on
the third class city charter question.
That body, on Mr.. Boyle's ordinance pro-
Yiding for the adoption of the third class
city act, stood to lS in the negative.
Tho author OF the ordinance probably did
not expect its passage and was not dis
appointed when II was defeated. The de-
clsive battle on this important municipal
question will be fought next February in
the election OF new councllmen,
Whether or not the proposed change in
our municipal government takes place in
the near future II ever, Will depend en-
tirely on the result of the election. Agita-
ting the matter In the present council by
petition or otherwise, Is only waste OF
time and energy, II is apparent that both
sides will place candidates for council in
the fled in every ward in which council
men are to be elected, AS a rule the cti-
zens will vote as their views on this
question dictete. II, when the new coun-
ell is organized, majority favor the pro-
posed change 1t will be made; II a major
ity shall be against the change then we
will go on as at present
The following anonymous communi-
cation, evidently from an architect, has
been received, and although II is con-
trary TO rules to publish such letters,
an eXception Is made in this case be-