The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-24
FIREMEN'S RELIEF
ORDINANCE APPEARS
Introduced in Common Council and Re.
ferred to Committee.
DRAFTED BY THE CITY SOLICITOR.
Reading Measure-.Ordinance Ad-
justing Eiremen's Salaries Report-
cd Favorabiv - wyoming Avenue
Opening Measure Referred to COM
mittee-.Mr. Burns Resolution That
City Bills BE Paid without Sanc-
tion by Councils was Adopted.

Common council was in regular ses-
sion for an hour last evening. Most Of
the time was occupied in reading the
minutes and the passage of a large
batch of ordinances on third reading.
The firemen's relief ordinance was
introduced by Mr. Grier. who is a mem
ber of the Relief association. 1t was
referred to committee on laws and or
dinances with Instructions to have it
printed if considered favorably. Fol
lowing is the ordinance:
An ordinance. to provide for the annual
transfer of a certain fund received from
the state treasury as revenue from for
cign insurance companies agrecably to
an act Of assembly, approved June IS
1895, to the Scranton Firemcn's Relief as
sociltiun
Section l.-Bc it ordained by the select
and common council of the city of SCran-
ton: That all such sums of money as may
be received by the city treasurer i'm ac-
Cordancc with the act of assembly, ap-
proved Juhe 2S 1895 he and is hereby de-
Clared to be received for the benefit of
the Scranton Fircmcn's Relief associa-
tiOn.
Sec. 2.-That the city treasurer is here
by directed to enter such sums on the
receipt thereof, under "A special account
and to report the said amount annually
to the city clerk who Is hereby directed
to issue a warrant therefor in favor Of
the treasurer of the S"rantun's Firerucn's
Relief association Immediately after the
receipt thereof and on report To him b..
the city treasurer.
Sec. THAT any ordinance. or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions
of this ordnance hC and the same is
hereby repealed so far as the Same af-
fects this ordinance
CITY SOLICITORS OPINION.
The ordinance was drafted by city
Solicitor mckinley and is almost an
exact COUNTERPART of the Reading or
dinance, under which the Volunteer
Firemen's Relief organization of that
city has for about a year had ths dis
tribution of the Reading fund.
Throughout the state the question of
whether councils could appropriate any
funds for relief purposes has been
raised. City Solicitor Mckinley believes
such appropriation is legal. He is for
titled in this opinion by a recent docis-
ion of the supreme court on another
matter. but which involves the same
principle.
The fire department committee re-
ported favOTably on Mr.. Moir's ordin-
ance adjusting the pay of the regular
paid tiremen, and ii was referred for
printing. 1t provides beginning next
April that the salary of paid firemen
shall be $50 per month for the first
year and $50 per month thereafter. The
measure was referred for printing.
Mr.. Roche's select council ordinance
providing for the opening of Wyoming
avenue between Olive and Ash streets.
was received under the head of con-
current business and referred, without
comment, to the streets and bridges
committee.
Mr.. NoOne's common council ordin-
ance, providing for the issue Of bonds
in the sum of $2Oo, 200 for the purpose
of establishing a municipal electric
lighting nlant was among the meas
ures which passed third reading. There
was no debate upon it. The ordinance
includes a provision that the matter
shall he submitted to vote at the spring
election.