The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-28
FRANKLIN COMPANY
ENGINE PROSPECTS
We're Gone Over Again ia Common
Council Last Night.
TABLED THE REPAIR RESOLUTION
Appointment of Messrs. Giiroy and
Keller to the Joint Committee to
Confer in Reference to Carbon
street Improvem ents-- Com m oners
Go on Record Against Fruit Stands
on the Lackawanna Avenue Bridge
Abutment-- Ordinance Passed on
First, second and Third Readings.

Common council last night declined
to concur in the select body's Mean
drew resolution providing for the re-
pair of the Franklin company's engine
at cost not to exceed $780, Neither
the engine nor the amount involved in
the resolution are of enough Signif-
canoe TO merit special reference but
the matter has been bully-ragged about
In councils to such a startling extent
and the fire department committee of
the lower branch has so recently had a
fight in the unsuccessful attempt to
award the contract for a new engine
that the company and Interested citi-
Zens are becoming sick of it.
When the resolution was read last
night Mr.. Oliver and Mr.. Jackson NOV
ed for concurrence. Mr.. Flanagan was
the whole of the debate, which con-
sumed ten minutes of his time, in ar
gning against the resolution. When
he had finished a motion to table the
resolution prevailed. Only a few of
the members voted.
Messrs. GilrOy and Keller were ap-
pointed by President Nealis, according
to the provisions of concurrent reso-
luton that u special joint committee
confer with the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western and Lackawanna Iron
and Coal companies in reference to the
removal of the piers in Carbon street,
and to consider the city engineers rec
concentrations concerning the paving
and widening of that thoroughfare
Other concurrent resolutions were
adopted directing the city engineer to
estimate the cost of relayine and re-
pairing main and lateral sewers and
to establish grade on Union street.
THAT PEANUT STAND.
A resolution, introduced by Mr.. Flan-
agan, was adopted directing the street
commissioner to recall the building per-
init issued TO John l.. Hull for the
erection Of q fruit stand on the para
pet wall at the eastern end of the
1.ackawanna avenue bridge, inasmuch
as the wall was city property and per-
mission for the erection of a fruit stand
there had not been granted by coun-
cils.
Common council ordinances passed
third reading as follows: Providing for
| ilagstOne sidewalks on both sides Of
| Prescott avenue, between Mulberry and
| Vine streets; providing for flagstone
sidewalks and curbing on both sides
| OF mulberry street between irving ana
Arthur avenues. The final approval of
the latter will provide an unbroken line
| of sidewalk to the entrance of Nay
Aug park. Other common councils or
| dinances which passed third readings
! provide for two new electric lights
| in the Nineteenth ward and one at the
corner of Moran court and Broadway
| in the Eighteenth ward.
| The common council ordinances pro-
vidng for the cleaning OF paved streets
! by contract was reported favorably
and passed two readings. The same
action was taken on the common coun-
ell ordinance providing for flagstone
| sidewalks on Garfield avenue between
Jackson and Washburn streets. The
common council ordinance providing
! for an electric light at the corner of
! Oxford and Ninth streets passed two
readings.
REPAIRS OF STREETS.
! A select council ordinance regulat-
| ing the repairing of streets and the
relayng of curhstones and sidewalks
was reported faVOrably by committee.