The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-04

and among other things which the pun
lie expect from the session is disposi-
tiun of the Kinsley case. 1t can be as
good as authoritatiVelY stated that u
disposition of this much talked of case
will not be among the matters spread
upon the minutes tonight
In all likelihood the effort now afoot
to smother tire whole matter will sue
coed: the present councils will die and
two months later the present street
commissioner viii quietly vacatr the
office, by reason of the expiration of his
term.
When the mayors investigating com
mittee concluded its first session there
was such small doubt in the minds of
the members as to the charges prefer
red that it was agreed to ask Mr. Kins-
ley to forth with discharge his assist
ant, George Perigo, and place his
own resignation in the hands of the
mayor with it's date made month or so
ahead. The mayer put the proposition
to Mr.. Kinsley and the latter agreed to
the removal Cf Perigo but demurred
at his own resignation. But Mr.. PerigO
evidently refused to be removed. At all
events Mr. KnsleY returned in the
course of day or two to the mayor
and point blank refused to either dis
miss PeligO or resign himself.
When this matter came to the ears OF
the committee it said: every we'll if
Mr.. Knsley does not desire to avoid
scandal and inevitable dismissal in
the long run. let the disclosures pro-
ceed." The disclosure did proceed
and the public is well acquainted with
their nature. Mr.. KinsleY failed in the
eyes of majority of the committee to
| dispruVe the serious accusations made.
THE QUESTIONS ASKED.
With view to ascnrtaining just how
| the investigation was to proceed The
| Tribune, through its Representatives.
| pIcpCunded to the mayor, in the pres
euce of the commimttee, just as it was
| proceeding to discuss in secret what
their finding should be, these questions:
'Whl you be guided in your action
| by the advice Of the committee you
nave called in to assist you in the de-
termination of this mutter?'
II certainly will"
"Wil you abide by the finding of a
majority of the committee, or do you
| propose to merely avail yourself OF
their opinions in arriving at your own
! conclusions
| =
| that he proposed to have the entire
committee pass upon the matter and
| to be guided in his finding by their
votes as we'll as voices.
He followed this policy even so far
as to secure the vote of the committee,
but when that vote directed him to re-
move Knsley he did not act. Select
council which had instigated the in
vestigation waited for some official word
| from the mayor as to what had been
done about the investigation, but none
| came.
Finally Mr.. Chittenden who was
| dragged into the investigation by rea-
| son of his being chairman of the streets
| and bridges committee, came into COun-
ell last Thursday night and to free
himself from any Censure which might
| De attached to him by reason of his
| being a member of the investigating
| commission, introduced a resolution
calling on the mayor to remove the
street commissioner and his assistant.
The resolution with the councils aC-
tion is given as reported in The Tri-
bune the following day:
Resolved, BY the select council of the
city of Scranton, the common council
| conCurring, that it is the opinion of the
| councils that the interests of the city
| would be best served by the removal of
the present street commissioner and his
| assistant, and the city clerk is requested
| to convey notice of this action to the
mayor.
After the reading of the resolution Mr..
Chittenden's motion that i. be adopted
was seconded by Mr.. Manley. Mr.. Dur
| off OF Il yrh oh
onded by Mr. Schroeder, that the resolu-
tion be referred to committee. No par
ticular committee was designated.
Mr.. Chittenden explained ms position
in the matter during the brief debate on
the amendment. AS a party to the in
vestigaton and in view of the mayor :
failure to make definite report to coun-
ellis, he wished TO indicate his view OF
the matter
He felt, he said much like the man
who had consented while in a railway
station to hold baby a moment, but
who later found that the mother had
disappeared and that he had been left
with an undesirable obligation. He
served notice that he should decline to
again serve in any similar capacity
without assurance that select council
would back him uD."
Mr.. DUR who offered the amendment
to refer, made brief and simple state,
properly belonged to committee. The
vote ON the amendment to refer was as
| follows:
Ayes--Kearney Thomas, Durr. Wag,
ner, Robinson, Mccain Fellows Schroe
der, Burns-9
Nays - Williams, Chittenden, Manley
Lansing, Frable, Coyne--G.
There sat with Mayor Bailey during the
investigation Presidents Sanderson anC
Grier, of select and common councils, re
spectiVely, and Chairmen Chittenden anC
LOTUS of the select and common streets
and bridges committees, respectively The
investigation was in pursuance of a con
current resolution directing the MAYOR tC
investigate the charges preferred agains
Street Commissioner Kinsey by the Sun
day World
IMessrs. Chittenden, Lotus anC
Grier We're the members of the commits
sion who voted to oust Knsleyl
COMMITTEE DESIGNATED.
President Sanderson designated tn
committee on laws and ordinances a
the body to deal with the resolution
This committee Is composed of John j
Kearney, chairman Wade NJ, Finn, II
Y. Fellows, r. II. Williams and j.
MCAndrews.
That this committee will not repor
ON the matter tonight as Is conjecture
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