The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-28

Again Gathering Move to I'm
prove Nav Aug Park.
James ]. Quinnan, Thomas watkins
and John ]. Peuster are the men Sc
lected by Mayor Bailey for the three
positions on the police force, created
by the appropriation ordinance.
Their names were sent in at last
nights adjourned meeting OF select
council. owing to the opposition of
the Democrats they were not con-
hrmed, but sent to comrnittee to be
reported upon at the next meeting. All
the Republicans voted to suspend the
rules and proceed to immediate con-
firmation. Mr.. Manley and Mr.. Coyne,
who are backing Quinnan, voted with
them, but as this made only thirteen
votes and two-thirds vote or four
teen is necessary, the appointments
could not be acted upon forthwith. The
vote was:
Ayes-Messrs. Ross Finn, Thomas, Will
Jams, Durr, Chttenden, Wagner, Manley,
Fellows, Schroeder, Lansing, Coyne, SAN
derson-l3.
Nays-Messrs. Kearney, Clarke, Roche,
Robinson, McCann, Burns, Frable, Nc
Andrews
During the proceedings leading up to
the vote Mr.. Roche, the leader of the
anti-administration people, interjected
such remarks as Democratic mayor
two Republicans and one Democrat"
The mayors bargain counter seems to
be in running order"
Immediately afterwards the appoint
ment of j. M. Tompkins as inspector
of the Sanderson avenue sewer was
read Mr.. Roche with a derisive ha
ha! cried out Another Republican"
The TompkinS nomination also went
to committee.
Six of the Democrats, Messrs. Kear-
ney, Clarke, Roche, McCann, Frable
| and McAndrey also voted against the
| recommendation of the fire department
| committee confirming the mayors ap-
| pointments of district engineers and
perment men at several of the engine
houses. They were nevertheless con-
| firmed, all the other members voting
| for the report
II RAIL ALLOWED.
BY an eleven to ten vote the resolu-
| ton WAS passed permitting the Trac-
ton company to lay rail on Null
| that thoroughfare between Clay and
| Prescott avenues. The measure as in
| troduced by the company provided for
a switch extending from Madison to
| Prescott, but the railway committee
cut it down from seven to four blocks.
Mr.. Chittenden raised the point of
order that fiat rail are provided for by
| ordinance and Il rails cannot be sub
| a m
| Sanderson declined to rule on the point
| saying it was clearly a legal and not
| a parliamentary question and should
go TO the city solicitor.
Mr.. Mccain called attention to the
| fact that councils had changed by pow
er of a resolution the location of cleo
| trio lights which had been established
| by ordinance. This precedent, he
| thought, was sufficient to guide the
| council in the case, at hand.
Mr.. Chittenden didn't think so and
| moved to refer the matter to the city
| solicitor The 7 rail people, however,
| did not desire any law on the point
and defeated the motion to refer by the
following vote:
| Ayes-Messrs. Ross, Thomas, Chitten-
| den, Wagner Robinson, Schroeder Lam
sing, Finn, Durr, Sanderson.
Nays-Messrs. Kearney, Williams Eel
lows, Clarke, Roche, Manley, Mccain,
McAndrew, Burns, Frable, Coyne-ll.
The T rail majority, however, per-
mitted the adoption of the amendment
cutting down the length of the switch,
and also the following amendment sub
mitted by Mr.. Lansing:
SOME CONDITIONS.
This permi. is granted upon the condi-
tion that the Scranton Traction company
| agree in writing to pave outside of rails
and between the tracks with sheet as
phalt or vitrifed brick upon 6-inch con-
| crete base the same as is laid on the street
said work to be performed to tho entire
| satisfaction and approval of the city en-
| gineer, and further agree to pave around
and between the tracks in the same
manner as described above on Linden
street, from Adams avenue to Jefferson
| avenue and on jefferson avenue, from
Linden street to Mulberry street, and also
on Jefferson avenue, from Lackawanna
avenue to Spruce street, and to keep the
same in repair.
The resolution with fits amendments
then passed on a vive voce vote City
Engineer Phillips in a communication
set forth that wherever the street car
| company ldhSS advantage Oh the alter
native TO lay vitrified brick instead OF
asphalt it invariably omits to lay a
concrete base. This is an injustice he
thought as the water gets through the
bricks and settles under the concrete
on either side of the tracks, freezing in
cold weather and damaging the pave
ment which the property holders pay
their good money for. He had con-
suited City Solicitor ToTey, he said,
and that official agreed with him that
1t was not only unjust but illegal. He
wanted councils to instruct him as TO
how he should proceed in the matter
on Mulberry street.
Council thought that Mr.. Lansing's
amendment covered the point raised by
the city engineer and simply ordered
the communication received and filed
Mr.. Lansing tried to attach two amend
ments to the ordinance granting the
Central Pennsylvania Telephone and
Supply company permission TO con-
struct underground conducts and such
appurtenances as are necessary to put
their wires underground.
WIRES UNDERGROUND.
One amendment provided that The
contemplated improvements should be
subject to permission from the street
commissioner. The other was TO com.
pei the company to put at least ono
hundred feet of their wires under
ground each year.