The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-26

payments to the Barber company In
ten years would be but $175,520 Mr..
Keller said that the Alcatraz proposal
involved an expenditure less than
would be the case under the Barber
proposal for only the first few years.
The city would save over 100000 by
accepting the Barber proposal.
LACK Of KNOWLEDGE.
Mr.. Jackson plead a lack of knowl-
edge as to the details of the contract
and TO a motion previously made to
concur in select councils award, Of
fered an amendment that the resolution
be referred to committee. Mr.. Jackson
started out nearly alone in his effort
for delay, as Mr.. Kelers views were
endorsed by Mr.. Zizleman, Mr.. Calpin
and Mr.. Oliver, who urged an imme-
diate award
T. +. Morris came to MIR. JaCkson's $
aid and held that the award would be
found faulty, as 1t provided for repairs
to pavements I'm bond. Mr.. Morris did
not seem to understand Mr.. Keller's
assertion that the Barber bid was a
lump sum per year, according to the
ordinance and advertisement, and that,
although the Alcatraz bids would be
the lowest during the first few years,
it was 100000 higher than the Barber
bid on ten year basis.
The vote TO adopt select councils
award was unanimous. excepting the
one negative vote of T. f. Morris.
New action was taken i'm reference to
the paving of Providence road and
North Main avenue from Court street
a fit 10 hol
the former legislation of the present
year defective. Last night NJ. V. Nor
ris. of the Second ward, introduced a
resolution providing that the thorough
fares mentioned be paved. the cost
thereof to be assessed by the foot front
rule against abutting properties, that
the resolution be advertised and that
majority of the property owners be
given sixty days to signify in writing
their preference of the material to be
used, an ordinance to be introduced at
the end of the sixty days. The reso-
luton was adopted.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
Among the ordinances which passed
third reading We're the following
(commom Providing for a permanent
company; (commom accepting streets
from John T. Richards and John A.
Mears, Fairview Land company: (se-
lecD for light on Wyoming avenue
near Grand View avenue; (selecD for
paving Breck court from Spruce street
to its southern terminus; (selecD for a
permanent man for Columbia Hose
company.
The fire department committee re-
ported faVOrably an ordinance provid-
ing for a permanent man for Phoenix
Chemical company. 1t was referred
for printing. In the general excite
ment of the meeting all but Mr.. Gil.
roy overlooked the absence OF a report
on the new fire department rules. He
asked for a report from the committee
but did not indicate which particular
report he had in mind.
Mr.. Wenzel, chairman of the COM
mittee, thereupon reported the ordi-
nance providing for a permanent man
for Phoenix company. Mr.. GilrOy OBJ
served that the rules were held back
but did not press a report upon them
The auditing committee reported
that it had rejected the claim of Johr
j. Fahey, bondsman, for 1890 for WORK
| done on the Farber court sewer. The
| committees action was approved.
A petition from property owners or
| Sanderson avenue, between Green Ridg,
| and East Market street. was read ask
| ing for "A brick pavement.
When the meeting adjourned. the ses
sion had lasted two hours and fifteel
minutes.