The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-03
.JERT1YN N
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MAYFlELD

Council met in regular session Mon,
day evening. There were four mem-
bers present, McGarry, McGuinness,
Williams and John McCarty The
meeting was of an extremely quiet or
der. The finance committee, that
had been instructed at the previous
meeting to see ex-TaX Collector Brady
about his collections and about how
much hc would be able to give the
treasurer, reported. The committee
saw Mr.. Brady and that gentleman
inipim them that he had no money.
Tie report was accepted, and on mo-
tion it was decided that the council
meet IN special session on next Mon
day evening and that Brady be pres
ent. 50 that arrangements can he made
for the collection of the taxes due on
the '95 duplicate
The Scranton Electrical Construc-
tion company viii have their contract
for constructing the addition to the
lighting system finished i'm about one
week, and their contract calls for pay
ment two weeks after acceptance of
the work. The amount is something
over 5000, ana If the collector cannot
obliged to borrow the money. Street
committee recommended that Breaker
street from Second to Third. ON the
West Side. be accepted and that coun-
ell let the grading of it out ON pro-
pusals. Council approved the report.
The secretary was instructed to notify
Tia" water company to repair leak
in the main pipe on Hin street. The
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proceed at once and collect the sew
eyai amounts due from the property
owners on Lackawanna avenue. who
failed to conform to the fence line
given some time ago. The annual re-
| port of the board of health was read
and ordered filed. 1t showed the
number of deaths for the year to have
| been 40, of which were from con-
| tagious diseases. There We're As cases
of contagious diseases reported, as fol-
| lows: Scarlet fever, >; diphtheria, %;
membraneous Group. =; typhoid fever,
! /; measles 9; number of births, not in
| Guiding Hungarian Hill, males, %; fe-
| males, -. There were "a nuisanceS re-
| ported to the board and all We're abat-
ed without resorting to legal means.
| The board asked council to assist
them in enforcing the sanitary laws
and they Immediately passed a reso-
| luton to the effect that they would
| stand by them i'm all cases where they
We're enforcing the observance of the
sanitary laws. The following bills
! were ordered paid: Fireman at pumr
| shaft. for taking care Of lookup. ST. 80,
| Constable Muderigs services, $&75
| Hunt & Connell, shoyels. 81; Gcoree
| Buckingham. for services as sanitary
| officer. S3G: DR.. Manlcv. health officer
salary for nine months, $3.50.
The Iungarians who took part in
the atabhing ARRAY i'm Mayheld some
time ago were given hearing Ly
Squire AIcCanerty ON Monday evening,
| Paul Pawlock. who. it is alleged, was
the cause of all the trouble. vas placed
under 81 600 bail. All the others were
pat under $500 bail. The men showed
a disuositiun to settle the case. Those
who were stabbed have fully recov.
cred
The following persons attended tn,
funeral of Henry Collins of Carbon-
dale. which took place Yesterday. AIR
and Mrs. =, NJ, collins ana daughter
Annie: Mr.. and Mrs Robert Feene,
and son. Joseph; Mr.. and Mrs, NTicbae
| Haggerty and daughters. Gertie .anc
| Madeline. Mr., and Mrs lanes Mar
tin and son. Josaph
Mr.. William Flaniaan and Miss Mar.
celia Maxwell. of CarbondaIa. sp4ut
Sunday with the formers parpnts on
the East Side.
David S9,.grs rorron,.Iv Of NTavnnIl
who recently moved into resideuc,
ON Hickory. street. Scrantnn uas o,.
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