The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-08


North End paving ordinance was pre-
sented; several nominations by the
mayor were received, and other new
business of interest developed. The
only absentee was Mr.. Melvin, of the
Eighth ward, who is i'll, but his alb
sence was immaterial, as no political
division occurred.
The Hawkes. case came before the
meeting in terse communication from
Mayor Bailey, as follows: II hereby
remove John j. Hawkes. as patrolman
of the city of Scranton for cause"
without debate the matter was re-
ferred to the police committee. AS
President Chittenden has not appointed
his committees the removal cannot be
considered at once. Pending a report,
Hawkes. will be under suspension.
Meanwhile the police committee, when
appointed will obtain from the mayor
the particulars Of the charges and re-
port at the next meeting.
The mayors nominations Of the fol-
lowing district fire chiefs were referred
to committee: j. j. Birtley, First dis
trict; A. l.. Lewis, Second district; NJ.
McManus, Third district; Charles Wirth,
Fourth district; J. ]. O'Malley, Fifth
district: Charles Raynor. Sixth district.
Mr.. Wagner first moved for a consid-
GRAFTON of the nominations, but they
were referred by a non-partisan divls-
ion of to y. The mayors nomination
Of Thomas j. Langan for inspector OF
the lateral sewer on Wyoming avenue,
between Green Ridge and Marion
streets was also referred.
THE MAYORS VETO.
1t required action under several heads
of business to finally dispose of the
North End paving project. A COM
municatlon from Mayor Bailey convey
ing his veto of the old ordinance was
read together with an enclosed advis-
ory opinion from the city solicitor. The
veto was unanimously approved.
Later, Mr.. Finn introduced the new
paving ordinance. 1t was identical to
the old one, but with the following pre-
amble added:
Whereas, Councils by concurrent res
olution have directed the paving OF GER
tain portion or Providence road and North
Main avenue at the expense of the abut-
ting property and a majority of said
property owners have agreed that said
streets shall be paved with vitrihed brick
upon concrete base, said agreement hav-
ing been approved by the mayor, and no.
tice thereof sent to councils III accord
ance with the act of assembly, approved
May 49, 1889.
On motion of Mr.. Finn the ordinance
was referred to a special committe Of
three which President Chittenden ap-
pointed as follows: AIessrs. Ross, Finn
and Mccain. A resolution bearing on
the project was adopted as follows:
That the city clerk be, and is hereby di-
rected to have the ordinance providing
for the paving of, North Main aVen,le
and Providence road with brick pave
ment published in accordance with law,
the said ordinance having been intro
duced in select council April = iSgS, by
| Wade NJ. Finn.
Disposition of the matter was fur
ther clinched by q communication lack
| ing in the former movement for the
pave, letter from the mayor indicat-
ing his approval Of petition "for
| brick"
DELINQUENT COLLECTORS.
City Treasurer Boland submitted the
| following list of delinquent tax col
! lectors whose bonds had been approved
! by the city solicitor and which were
| approved by select council; John ].
Costello, First and Third wards; C. V.
Terwilliger, Second ward; Thomas d.
| Davies, Fifth and Fifteenth wards
O. f. O'Malley, Sixth and Eighteenth
wards; Anthony Scanlon, ST., Seventh
ward; Thomas p. Gilgallon, Eighth
ward; Michael +. Reilly. Ninth ward
| Charles S. Colbert, Tenth, Eleventh and
| Twelfth wards; Thomas Cosgrove
| Fourteenth ward; r. II. Castles, Six
teenth ward; NJ. F.. Donahoe. Twenti-
eth ward. The resignation of r. p
Penman as 1897 collector for the Six
teenth ward was accepted and the Sc.
lection of Thomas W. Davis for the
vacancy confirmed.
Mr. Roche introduced a resolution
| providing that the board of sinking
fund commissioners, the mayor, con.
troller and treasurer, report the condi.
tion of the fund as required by law
Mr., Roche explained that the report
was long overdue. He had been told
that certain part of the fund was
lying uninvested. The resolution was
adopted.
Another resolution presented by Mr.
Roche and adopted provides for the
appointment of a special committee o.
three selectmen and two commoners t
endeavor to cause the removal of tn,
bridge piers in Carbon street.
Mr.. Lansing's resolution proVidin.
for the appointment of a special com
mittee Of three members from eacl
branch of the councils to prepare ;
bond ordinance for necessary improve
ments was adopted.
Two companion ordinances, one es
tablishing garbage regulations and tn
other granting a garbage collectin,
franchise, were introduced by Nh
Roche and referred for printing. TIL
first measure regulates the manner IL
which garbage shall be kept by house
holders and storekeepers; it's disposi
tion, etc, and imposes a penalty of s
for each infraction of the measure.
The franchise ordinance gives tn
Dunn Sprinkling and Street Cleaning
company the exclusive right to remov
and dispose of ashes, garbage and al
house refuse. 1t requires the use o
certain cans, pals, enclosed and mum
bered wagons, etc, collections six time
a week, and a bond of $4,000 The tw
measures are the outcome of the exper
imentinp which has been made fOlSDVe
six months by r. s Page, one Of tn
directors of the recently organizes
Iunu company.
The common council resolution di
recting the city engineer to report a
estimate Of the miles Of paved an
unpavcd streets in each ward was con
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