The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18


Plumbing Inspector Measure, Ex-
tending the Period of Service.
Route Tor the 10Th District sewer.
In select council last night the or
dinance for paving North Main ave-
nue. and part of Providence road, IN
volving an expenditure of nearly SloO,-
600 was introduced; the ordinance ad-
justing the pay of permanent hremen
was passed finally: the ordinance CIV
ing gratis a valuable franchise to the
Dunn Sprinkling and Street Cleaning
company got serious setback
number of important concurrent meas
ures were considered. and big batch
of ordinances passed third reading.
Mr. Manley who has often been
agreed upon for chairman pro tenn,
was selected for that position last
night in the absence of President San
derson. As Mr.. Manley has penchant
for guiding the deliberat tions of coun-
ellis in way calculated to expedite
matters, the business last night occu-
pied but comparatively brief space
of time.
The North End paving ordinance was
introduced by Mr.. Finn and along with
ii a petition from nearly every prop
erty owner along the proposed route
which is on Providence road north from
Court street and on North Main ave-
rue. from Providence road to the city
line. Tho petition and ordinance pro-
vides for a brick pave excepting for
9G9 feet for which asphalt is stipulated.
ESTIMATED COST.
The city engineers estimate Of 1.-The
cost was about $4,000 but $l00,0 900 is
appropriated by the ordinance cor as
much thereof as may he necessary"
the city being indemnified by assess
ments to be made against the proper
ties according to the foot-front rule.
The ordinance was referred to COM
mlttee.
over dozen permanent firemen were
in the gallery anticipating action on
the common council ordinance adjust
ing the pay of regular paid fircmen.
The measure provides that after April
l regular paid firemen shall be paid at
the rate of $500 per year for the first
years service and $72O per year there
after. The measure passed third and
final reading and now awaits only the
At least a temporary black eye was
given the Dunn Sprnkling and Street
Cleaning company ordinance which has
passed the lower branch and was call
ed up for third and final reading. 1t
gives the company the exclusive right
to sprinkle the streets, permission to
use city fire hydrants at it's own ex-
perse and liability for damages and
nf hN-dp
replacement where deemed necessary
by the chief of the fire department.
TWO MEMBERS OBJECTED.
Mr.. Fellows moved that the ordi-
nance be tabled until the next meet
ing and Mr. Chittenden offered an
| amendment that action be definitely
postponed, giving as his reason that,
aside from his opposition to giving
away valuable franchise, he was OPP
posed TO sprinkling asphalt pavements.
He had contended at a previous meet
ing that water and dust combined to
form grinding powder which serious
ly wore the surface of asphalt and
shortened it's period of usefulness 10
per cent At that meeting his amend
ment excluding asphalt from the ordi-
| nance met with defeat.
Mr.. Chittendens amendment last
night to indefinitely postpone action
on the ordinance was defeated by the
following vote of to Z:
Ayes-Ross, Thomas, Chittenden. Fra
BILE McAndrews, Wlliams-6 votes.
Nays - Finn, Roche, Durr, Manley,
Schroeder, Burns votes.
Mr.. Fellows motion to postpone ac-
tion until the next meeting was then
adopted.
When the select council ordinance
| creating the office OF plumbing inspec-
tor was called up on second reading
Mr.. Chittenden offered an objection to
| one of its provisions limiting the per-
| iod of service to one term of three
years. He put his objection in the
form of an amendment making the
term of service unlimited, explaining
| that the city should have no obstacle
to keeping good appOintive official
| in office.
MR.. MANLEY'S HUMOR.
"Oh, that's all right, Charlie" ex-
| claimed Chairman Manley, to the
| amusement of all the members they
| want to keep such fellows as you and
| me from plotting TO be too long in Of
flee" The humor of the comment ap-
| pears in the fact that Mr. Manley, af-
ter serving eleven years in the coun-
| ellis was on Tuesday defeated in the
| Twelfth ward for reelection.
Mr.. Roche presented the argument
that inasmuch as representative plum
berS had drafted the ordinance that
il be considered according TO their
wishes. He did not think any men,
ber should advocate any change and
thus possibly destroy some reform the
designers of the measure had in mind.
The amendment proposed by Mr..
Chittenden TO extend the term of the
Office was adopted by the following
vote of s to 3:
Ayes-Ross, Finn, Thomas Williams
Durr, Chitterden, McAndrews Fellows
8 votes.
Nays - Kearney, Roche Schroeder,
Burns, Frable-5 votes.
The ordinance passed second reading
as amended.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT SEWER.
The ordinance providing for a sewer
system in District No. 10 ON the West
Side was introduced by Mr.. Fellows.