The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01
FIRE COMPANY
MAKES A STAND
lis Quarters Were Deserted for q TEN.
porary Shelter.
CUMBERLAND S ARE IN A sHANTY
North End Firemen Build a Hundred
Dollar structure on u City Lot and
Abandon Yesterday Their Old
Quarters on West Market Street.
Mayor Winked at the Move and the
Incident Died In Councils Last
Evening.

Another incident in favor of a paid
Gre department is shown in the re-
moval Of the Cumberland Hose COM
pany from its quarters on the north
side of West Market street to a tenn
porary shelter it ha. had construct
ed on the city's lot on the opposite
side of the street.
Attention was first called TO
the matter by resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Kearney in select
council Tuesday evening directing the
chief Of the fire company to ascertain
by whose authority or permission a
building was being erected on the
city's lot referred to in the foregoing.
Last evening In select and common
council there was another chapter in
the story.
The temporary shelter was erected
under the direction of John ]. Costello,
president; Owen Collins, foreman, and
Common Councilman James Gricr, APP
pointed for that purpose by the COM
pany. 1t cost 500 and was occupied
for the first time yesterday, although
the fire alarm apparatus remains in
the building vacated. 1t is claimed
the owner NJ. j. Healey, had notified
the company TO get out
COMPANY'S STATEMENT.
The company justifes it's action in
the fact that $1,000 for a new building
on the lot in question is contained in
the 1873 appropriation ordinance and
that there was constant trouble with
Mr. Healey, the owner The cheap
temporary shelter now occupied by
the company has not been built on the
space that would be covered by per-
manent building.
Members of the company say Mayor
Bailey had been told of their intentions
and endorsed the removal with the
understanding that the expense of
building the temporary house should
be borne by the company.
serious phase of the matter was
the presence of the alarm apparatus
in the building vacated. 1t was real
lied If councils should he provoked at
the company's desertion of the old
quarters and should refuse to author
iZe the removal Of the apparatus until
a permanent building had been erect
ed under those circumstances the
company would be at a disadvantage
After last nights doings in council
1t may be reasonably inferred that the
Cumberland company will remain un-
disturbed in it's present shanty that it's
alarm apparatus will be forthwith
transferred by direction of Chief
Hickey and that the new permanent
building will go up.
THEY DON'T AGREE.
Mr.. Grier of the committee referred
to, represents the Third ward in COM
mon council. His colleague, Mr. Kear-
ney, Of the select branch has opposed
everything Cumberland" as vigorous
ly as Mr.. Grier has favored it. The
two are not on speaking terms. Their
bitterness was aired last evening when
both branches were in session.
Mr.. Kearney in the select branch in
troduced the following resolutions
which were adopted without comment,
the members being too much occupied
with more important business to debate
the measures, or, as their smiles indi-
Gated, they realized the fate awaiting
the resolutions when they were read
in the lower branch:
That the street commissioner is hereby
directed to notify the proper persons TO
remove all buildings and materials now
placed on city lot, in the Third ward, and,
If said persons refuse or neglect to take
down and remove the said building and
material within twenty-four hours, the
street commissioner is hereby directed
to have the same removed.
That the mayor is hereby directed to
execute lease with NJ. ]. Healey for the
rent of premises known as Cumberland
Hose house, rental not to exceed SIS per
month.
In common council the resolutions
met the fate expected. Action on each
was indefinitely postponed on motion
of Mr.. Grier. This disposition was
| made unanimously.