The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

evening, select council in adjourned
and the lower body in regular session.
While the volume of business was not
large, most of it was of some import.
In select council the 1898 appropria-
ton ordinance passed third and final
reading. 1t is now ready for the
mayors signature, which will make the
measure operative.
Mayor Baileys nominations of John
McColligan to be patrolman during the
absence of Iona Day, and w. $. Ward
to be janitor of the city hall, were con-
firmed Favorable action was also
taken on City Treasurer Boland's nomi-
nations of Morris Welch and Thomas
w. Davis to be collectors of delin-
quent taxes in the Fourth and Twenty
first wards respectively.
The report of the police committee on
the removal of Patrolman Hawkes. is
reported in another column.
President Chittenden directed the
clerk to read a letter the former had
received from Attorney II. NJ. Hannah
calling attention to injuries received
by horses owned by A. ID. Spencer from
falling on the Wyoming avenue asphalt
pavement, which had been made Slip
perry by sprinkling. a resolution pre-
pared by President Chttenden was
read and approved that the city solic-
itor inform the council if under the
street sprinkling contract the city is
liable for damages to persons or horses
caused by sprinkling the asphalt pave.
LETTER FROM CONTROLLER.
From City Controller Robinson a let
ter was received stating that on COM
pletion of the annual report on finances
for the year ending April, the surplus
revenues for the year exceeded the es-
innate of Jan. 10 by 81, 1854; also, that
a balance to the credit of the city
license fund amounts to 50, ,41S30. From
the former sum appropriations may be
made for general city purposes before
the final passage Of the tax levy ordi-
nance for 1898. The license. balance
| may be appropriated for special pur-
| poses any time during the year.
Ordinances reported favorably by
| committees passed first and second
| readings as follows:
Providing for the paving of Providence
| road and North Main avenue from Court
! street to the city line.
Providing for a sys TEN of sewers i'll the
| Ipper section of the Seventeenth ward,
| from Mulberry street to the Delaware
I
! from Schultz court to Arthur avenue.
| Providing for a lateral sewer on the
| east side of Washington avenue, from
New York to Marion street.
Among the new ordinances and reso-
| lutions were the following:
| Mr.. Williams-Ordinance. for widening
| Lincoln avenue at its junction with Wash
| burn street
| NJ pooLo poeoIr+ion diractipc ,ba
city engineer to prepare plans, specifica-
| tions and estimates of cost for grading
| Ash street, between Washington and Ca
pouse avenues. Adopted.
| Mr.. Finn-Resolution, directing the city
clerk to advertise for proposals for light
ing the city's fire, police and other build
ings Adopted.
The mayors nomination of Thomas
| Langan for inspector of the lateral
sewer on Wyoming avenue, between
| Green Ridge and Marion streets, was
reported favorably by committee and
confirmed.
On recommendation of the sewers
and drains committee Donohoe &
| O'Boyle were awarded the contract for
| building the Monsey avenue and Green
place sewer. The proposal was $1.5s
per lineal foot, 1923 for extra man.
holes and $75 for extra basins.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The lower branch went select coun.
Gil one better in approving the lat
ter's Chittenden resolution permitting
police officers to enlist and retaining
their places on the force. Common
| council tackled on an amendment, OF
motion of Mr.. Keller, that the resolu'
| oil f.it