The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-10
OLYPHANT,

A regular meeting of the borough
council was held on Tuesday night
with the following members present:
Patten, Gallagher, O'Brien, Tinsley,
Dempsey, Lewis, Burke, Gannan; alb
sent, Curran, O'Halloran, Rogan, Fad
den. The road commissioner time for
the month of May was adopted. Bills
for labor on electric plant were ordered
paid The following borough bills were
passed: Mrs. William Wheeler, jani-
tress, $12; NJ. d. Brown 6, Co., 1887;
Scranton Supply and Machinery COM
pany, 1924; Thomas Patten, $3.50;
p. ]. Collins, $11.50; Mathewson &
Shook, s4.3s; Martin Dempsey. 80;
Scranton Supply and Machinery COM
pany, $3.50; Scranton Illuminating
Heat and Power company for ten arc
lamps, $50; Atlanta Refining company,
$500. The following bills We're paid
councilmen for committee work: Will
liam Tinsley, $4 Hugh Lewis, $5; p.
Dempsey, So; Thomas Gannan. IS. A
bill from Z. II. Gibbons for police SER
vices was laid over. Lewis, of the
finance committee, reported he had
found upon investigation that the new
electric light building encroached upon
a lot of the Delaware and Hudson
for about eleven feet and recommended
that the borough purchase the lot, the
price of which is $500. A communica-
tion was read from Borough Attorney
O'Malley, stating that the borough
could not be compelled to pay for Ia
Dor which had been done at the old
electric plant, which was operated last
winter, as it was started with the
consent of only one member of the
electric committee, and therefore not
lawful, and stated that the council
could use their own discretion whether
to pay the bills or not. The matter
was referred over to the next meet
ing. The finance committee was in
structed to draw up a contract with
the Olyphant Water company for five
years. The police committee was CIV
en- power to make APPLICATION to court
for someone to fill the position of
high constable in the borough,
there being vacancy. A COM
mittee was appointed to consult with
the Delaware and Hudson officials in
regard to putting in a switch at the
power house for fuel for the plant.
T. Frank Jordan, representing the Hose
company, asked the council to appoint
a committee to act in conjunction with
a committee from the Hose company
for the purpose of increasing the COM
pany's facilities. President Patton ap-
pointed the following: Gallagher,
Burke, Lewis. The residents of Upper
Bell street presented petition asking
council to accept that portion of the
street. and put 1t in proper condition.
The petition was referred to the street
committee. Burgess McNulty submit
ted a report as follows: For legal busi-
ness done for the borough, $2l.25; col
lected from hucksters, $l5.25; balance
due, SO. The report was referred back
flr correction. The meeting then ad-
,ourned.
At a regular meeting of the subur-
ban Wheelmen held Tuesday evening
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: Il. II. Evans, presi-
dent; z. j. Barthold, vice president; j.
L. Knapp, secretary; George Watts,
treasurer; directors, Thomas Palmer,
A. w. Shaw, Frank Northup; captain,
Ernest David; William Parry, E. c.
Owens, auditors.
Messrs. ]. A. Foote, A. ]. Cawley,
]. A. Kearney and p. A. Philbin, Of