The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-22


council last night, without his approV-
AL the resolution awarding to the
Dunn Sprinkling and Street Cleaning
company the contract for cleaning the
paved styeets of the city. An effort
to pass the resolution Notwithstanding
the mayors veto, failed. The veto is
as follows:
return without my approval the reso-
luton awarding the contract for the
cleaning OF the pavements tor the baiar ce
OF the fiscal year to the Dunn Sprinkling
and Street Cleaning company. 1 have
several good and sufficient reasons tor
this veto. In the first place this resolu>
| tion empowers the Dunn company to em-
ploy as cheap labor as its managers deem
| lit. Absolutely no restrictions have been
| placed upon them. The interests of the
| city and of the taxpayers have been in
no way safegUarded.
During the prevalent hard times 1t is
| our duty to look for the employment and
| prosperity of our citizens. Scranton is
| not so large nor so rich that 1t can afford
| to pay contractors to do the work for
which our own officers are well paid.
| The effect of this resolution would be to
make the office OF street commissioner a
sinecure. The sentiment of this COM
| munity is opposed to the resolution and 1
feel that, in justice to myself and to ev-
James G. Bailey, Mayor.
r. II. Williams moved that the reso-
luton pass Notwithstanding the
mayors veto, but it was lost by the
following vote:
Yeas-Kearney, Melvin, Mccain, Fra
be-4.
Nays-Ross, Finn. Thomas, Williams,
James, Roche, Wagner, Robinson. Fell
lows, Schroeder, O'Boyle, Coyne, Mean
drew, Chittenden.-1
WORK CAN PROCEED.
information as to whether he should
take an appeal to the Supreme court
from the opinion of the court of this
county in the South Side sewer man
damus case came up Mr.. Roche moved
that an appeal be not taken and it was
carried by vote of Ia to 15 The
| common council merely filed the re-
quest.
Bids for paving North Main avenue
| and Providence Road were offered by
the following: Abbot, Gamble Con-
tracing company, of st. Louis, Mo. !;
Alcalraz Paving company, Phladel-
phia; Blair & Kennedy, Carbondale; ;
l.
| and George Mcdonald. They were re-
ferred to the paving committee The
same action was taken in common
| council.
| A protest against paving Providence
| Road from Putnam street to Bulls
Head until sewer is laid was pre-
sented by Mr.. Roche. 1t was signed
by George II. Brown, o. V. Palmer,
Peter Cerin, c. S. Lowery and John
NJ. Keisling. This protest was pre-
sented as matter of form to preserve
the rights of the complainants in case
| the matter is carried into the courts.
further reason was to give them a
hearing before the committee that will
| consider the bids or before council
| The bond of NJ. F. O'Malley, plumb
ing inspector, was approved and filed
1t is in the sum of $4,000 and the bonds
men are Thomas O'Malley and James
II. OMalley. The bond of P. J.
| OBoyle, street commissioner, was re-
ferred to tie judiciary committee. 1t
| is in the sum of $1,000 and the sureties
are John A. Mears and A. ]. Casey.
An ordinance was introduced for paw
ing that portion of Dix court, between
Linden and Mulberry street not now
paved. An ordinance passed on third
reading was: Providing for the paw
ing of Forest court with vitrified brick
between Spruce street and the south
erly end of said court in the Eighth
ward.
FOR CHEMICAL ENGINES.
The following bids for a chemical en-.
gine were read; Racine Fire Engine
company. $1,400; Charles T. Holloway
Baltimore, Nd, $1,000; Fire Extin-
guisher Manufacturing company, $1,175
This engine is for the use of the CO.
lumbia company of the West Side
The combination chemical engine and
hose wagon now used by that company
will be given to the Nay Aug COM
pany. The following bids were receiv.
ed for furnishing a combination chem.
ical engine and hose wagon for the
Relief company of Petersburg: Fire
Extinguisher Manufacturing company
s1,+0o; Racine Fire Engine company
limited, $1,000; Charles #. Holloway
$l,470. The bids were referred to the
fire department committee.
A resolution was introduced and
passed directing that when the new
combination wagon arrives for the Re.
lief company the hose wagon now USED
by it be given to the Neptune Engine
company, of South Scranton.
The American Fire Engine company
presented bids agreeing to repair the
Franklin engine for $3.50. An opinion
of Mr.. Basch, an expert, was read
1t stated that the steamer can be pu
in good condition by retubing the
boiler and repairing the engine and
pump.
New resolutions were introduced ant
approved rs follows; For an electric
light at Cemetery street and North
Main avenue: stricking off the assess
ment against Bishop O'Hara for thu
Catholic cemetery in the Twenty frs
ward. An ordinance ESTABLISHING
| grade of Delaware street from Wyom
ing to Washington avenues was in
troduced, referred to the committee
reported favorably and passed on frs
} and second readings.
An ordinance for paving Quincy ave
nue. between Pine and Gibson streets
with shell asphalt passed on thirC
reading.
CAN BE REPEALED.
The following opinions from Cit,
Solicitor Mckinley were read and filed
Regarding ordinance file OF common
council No IS. 1897, granting the right t,
the Dunn Sprinkling and Street Clean
ing company to sprinkle streets AM
5 your inquiry as to the time operation 0
! the same would say 1t is my opinion tina
the term of said grant expires with tn
current fiscal year.
IL the fence OF Mrs. McCrea, enclosing
l lot on Fig street between Pittston am
| tor al