The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

owing to the fact that it was announced
in but one Sunday paper, but the spirit
of opposition to the sewer was none
the less plain and indicated that the
residents of the high ground portion
of the Twelfth and Nineteenth wards
do not view the proposed Improvement
with approval. The meeting was sug
gested by an informal gathering of
citizens Saturday evening at the home
of Thomas II. Kelly on Prospect ave-
nue.. ........ ...
Mr.. Kelly called last nights meeting
to order and suggested an organization.
Select Councilman Edwin Frable, of the
Nineteenth ward, was elected chairman.
There were present School Controller
Herman .NotZ, owen Walsh, T.. j. Cole
man, +. j. Messitt, David Clarke, Daniel
Sullivan, John Carroll, Patrick Kenne-
dy, John Barrett, John Gavin, Michael
McCahe Daniel Langhan and several
{ other residents of the district
THE ORDINANCE READ.
Mr. Frable read the sewer ordinance
| and stated his opinion that the only
| recourse against it's operation was to
petition Mayor Bailey not to sign it.
MIR. Notz ana others coincided with this
view. 10 Il SuSStSllbll llltl lle OltlI-
ance might be combatted in the courts
| on the same grounds as had been an
other Seventeenth district measure, it
was remarked that in the present case
there was not the same technical flaw.
Mr.. Notz renewed his petition plan and
! Chairman Frable suggested the ap-
| pointment of committee to arrange
for a future meeting, which, it was then
| n 81 a r11o do
| evening.
Following the chairman's suggestion
Mr.. Kelly made a motion that a COM
mittee be appointed to arrange for the
printing in German and English OF
posters announcing the meeting. The
motion prevailed and the chair APP
pointed Thomas H. Kelly, p. j. Messitt
and John Carl. After having beer
about half hour in session the meet,
ing adjourned.
In response to Tribune reporters
inquiries it was stated by many OF
those who attended the meeting thai
a sewer system was not wanted by
the residents of the high ground con,
tanned within the great area involved
in the proposed system. 1t was
| aVerred-and not denied-that no
more than one person in a hundred
favored sewers. There was no denia
that a sewer system would benefit the
properties along Prospect and Pitts
ton avenues and the low ground ant
no objection on that score was Offered
by the residents of other districts
They do, however, object to paying fol-
something which does not immediate
lY benefit them.
NOT TO BLAME FOR NATURE.
The reporters suggestion that tn
high land residents should be Willnl
to share the expense of carrying of
their own sewage, was met with thi
response: They were not to bam
for the slope of the ground, and if tn
people of the blocks below We're in
conVenienced by the sewage the.
should be willing to pay for sewer
and not expect the upper localities t.
share an expense for something tha
would do them no benefit. 1t was fur
ther argued that the citizens of tn
upper Nineteenth and Twelfth ward
were not able to meet the sewer as
sessments which would average a
least 81 per front foot and more THAI
that in most cases They say most o
the homes in that region We're built b,
building and loan associations an
are not paid for; times have been hard
most of the modest property owner
are in debt and behind in the pay
ments ON their houses and a grea
hardship would follow the provision
of the ordinance,