The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-17
PECKvILLE.


council was held Tuesday evening to
clear up the electric plant bills and
to find ways and means to continue
the work of lighting up that portion
of the borough not classified in the
original contract with the Scranton
Electrical Construction company. The
first order of business was the read
ing of the monthly report of S. b.
Williams, burgess, who in his message,
stated that he mad withheld the reso-
luton pertaining to the hiring Of
Robert Kiple as lineman from the last
meeting so as to be able to do a little
figuring and that he had found that
the borough could not go ahead and
supply the citizens Of Blakely with
electric light until they had placed the
matter before the people and got their
vote upon the subject and therefore
placed his veto upon the resolution.
Council sustained the veto. Resolu-
tions to engage L. NJ. Barnes and Il.
n. Jones as engineers, and for the
acceptance of Fifth street, and the
rate of wages to be paid engineers, $50
and $50 passed second reading. The
secretary did some figuring and stated
that already $l750I17 had been ex-
would take some $4,000 more to finish
the work as mapped out. Before the
people could be served with CONNER
cial lights transformers would have
to be purchased. This alone would
cost $1,000 and as they had already
spent $2,5O7.17 more than the appropri-
alton the future looked dark for the
electric light plant. Mr.. Parry stated
that the only way out would be to
place the matter before the people and
vote for bonding the borough for the
sum of $1,000, making the total bond
ed Indebtedness for the erection of the
plant and it's accessories, $4,000. Mr..
Moules stated that he thought the
plant should be closed down until the
matter was settled as the wages of the
engineers alone would amount to $l25
per month, and as there was no rev.
enue coming in until transformers
are purchased it would only run them
further in debt. Mr. Platt, Of the
Scranton Electrical company was ask
ed in regard to furnishing the neces-
sary transformers. He stated he would
only be too glad to do 50, but he could
not as there would be no security i'll
such a transaction. The matter was
left in statue quo until next meeting.
\ communication from Mrs. Mary
| Richards asking for eXoneration from
| taxes was laid upon the table. The
| electric light committee was instructed
| to take down the street lights on the
east side of Main street where the
hgnts were doubled up and place them
| elsewhere in the borough where poles
| had been placed, High Constable
| Wormouth was given permission tc
use the tool house fer the housing of
| stray animals gathered in by him
| \ resolution cutting off the services
| of Electrical Engineer Harloe on Nov.
80 passed first reading.
On Thursday evening the Building
| Trades union will hold a meeting al
| the hose house. Some fifty people
| were present at the last meeting, and
| it is expected that all the carpenters
of the borough will be present on that
| evening when q permanent organiza'
| tiOn will be perfected.
Mrs. DR.. King Vail sustained a par
alytic stroke on Monday evening. The
right side OF her body is helpless
! Dr. Sickler is in attendance and has
hopes of her recovery from the stroke
The burning of Il small shanty on the
bank of the river Tuesday night was
the cause of the fire alarm sounded al
| 10 o'clock. AS the building was of ne
account the fire company did not re-
| spond. They We're aware of the loca'
ton of the fire before the alarm sound
ed.
Mrs. w. T.. Kctcham and daughter
| Mabel, are spending few days witt
| Uniondale relatives.
President James W. Smith. of th'
borough council, is spending Il few
| days at Winchester, Va.
Gilbert Taylor, operator at the Della
ware and Hudson station, is spendint
| a weeks vacation with relatives a
Scott. Mr.. ]. Solomon. Of Wilkes
| Barre, is doing duty at the depot i,
| Mr. Taylor's absence.