The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-09
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The item of $4,000, mentioned in the
foregoing as having been stricken out,
was for additional sewers in the Tenth
ward 1t was taken out on motion of
+. F. Wenzel, of that ward.
The ordinance passed second reading
as amended.
Mr.. Calpin had the meeting by the
| ears for a space of fifteen minutes in
| considering an amendment offered by
! him to strike out every item in the or
| dinance excepting $210 POS. .16 for paying
| the city's portion of sewer construction.
| S74, 265.S4 for parks, $l67, ,526 for the West
| Side viaduct and 100000 for opening
| Wyoming avenue. Mr.. Calpin was
! manly in his declaration that the items
| mentioned and amounting to $512 ,OO0
| were the only items of general benefit
| to the city at large; that the purely
| local amendments previously offered by
| him were no more necessary than
| amendments offered by others, and that
| he didn't approve of sacrificing the
| generally popular items by making the
| whole measure a horse on which to ride
the purely local items of expense.
If the ordinance went before the peo-
| pie, Mr. Calpin held, burdened with
| every pet ward scheme in existence.
why the people would stamp their dis
approval on the whole thing--that was
all.
Other members contended that the
very reasons Mr.. Calpin gave for his
belief were evidences that the bond
measure would prevail when the people
voted upon it. The view was taken
| that the main items would not get sup
port if the voters We're not tempted by
| something offered for their individual
| wards.
While Mr.. Keller admitted that this
| last view might prove correct, that was
no indication that councils would be
doing right in copsenting to be intlu-
| enced by it. He did not think the
measure should involve a bond issue of
more than 100000 or 100000
AMENDMENTS WILL STAND.
The debate was long and finally de-
Veloped the sentiment of large ma
| jority in favor of all the amendments
and the measure passed second read
ing by title as amended, without a
dissenting vote.
| THAT the mayor be requested to
notify councils of his reasons for not
tion directing him to enforce the pro-
visions of the ordinance requiring the
issue of transfer tickets on the Belle
Vue line" was "A resolution introduced
by Mr.. Calpin and adopted. He said
the Scranton Railway officials had eX-
pressed their Willingness to give trans
fers to the Eynon and Luzerne street
lines, but not to the South Side lines
This latter, Mr.. Calpin thinks, the com,
pany can be forced to do under the
provisions of its charter and franchise
and for the purpose of determingina
this he urged the adoption of the resol-
ution.
New measures We're introduced as fol.
lows
AIr, Reese-An ordinance providing for
three additional electric lights in the
First ward. (RefewedJ.
Mr.. Grier-An ordinance awarding $1,000
to James Flynn for damages to his prop,
erty on Luzerne street on account of The
deection of natural water courses. IRE
ferred).
Mr.. Wenzel--An ordinance providing fol
a new permanent man for Relief Engine
company. (Referredl.
Mr., Jackson-A resolution directing the
city clerk to advertise the property own
ers' petition for a brick pavement on
SanderSOn avenue between Green Ridge
and Market streets. (Adopted).
Mr.. Jackson-A resolution directing the
city clerk to have the Dickson Manutac-
turing company examine General Phin-
ney engine and furnish an estimate Oi
the cost of repair, and for the clerk tC
then invite proposal also from the
American Fire Engine company. adopt
ed.
CHARGE ENORBITANT'.
TO MIR. Jackson's resolution concern
ing the General Phinney engine, there
was quite a little attention devoted
Mr.. Jackson said the engine company's
verbal estimate through its represen-
tatiVe, who was heard in select coun-
Gil, TO DO the work for $1,000, was eX
orbitant; that the cost should not bJ
over 5000. Mr. ZiZleman supported this
statement. lie said, too that three OF
the city's fire engines would be found
unfit for use in case of fire. that II
was wrong 10 spend for repairs more
than enough TO repair crown sheets
and flues, when the other mechanism
of the engines We're in good state OF
, repair.
The sewers and drains committee re,
ported favorably the common council
ordinance providing for a system ot
sewers on portions of Kelly court
, Phelps street, Wyoming avenue, Ash
street to Delaware and Hudson rail
road. Oakford court, Poplar street
; Rreck court and Forest court in the
Seventh and Thirteenth wards, II wal
referred for Drintine