The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-23


of the ordinance. He started to speak
but said he would wait until his name
was reached.
ALLEGATION REPEATED.
When his name was called Mr.. Roche
repeated his allegation against Mr.
Torrey "who put the money in his
pocket" Mr.. Roche specified his
charge by saying Mr. Torrey drew s2,-
900 salary when he was legally entitled
to only $1,500, the former amount hav-
ing been provided in the appropriations
and not by special ordinance. Mr..
Roche said the Republican members
knew it was illegal and were party to
1t.
Democrats and Republicans alike had
many individual measures to consider
under the various heads of business
but they seemed anxious to prevent
any further outburst and adjourned, O.
few voting negatively.
On tie vote early in the session Mr.
kearney's motion was lost to take
from committee the ordinance award
ing damages to Peter Lynett for prop
erty injured by water on West Market
street.
City Engineer Phillips estimate of
$4,000 for paving Lackawanna avenue
from the bridge to Washington avenue
and the latter to New York street was
received and filed.
The following letter from the city
engineer was referred to the city SOL
ictor for action:
The contractors CThornton G. Coz for
the construction of the Farber court lat
eral sewer is unnecessarily delaying the
work on said contract, and in fact they
nave done no work since the 26th day of
February On March [ addressed a let
ter. to the contractors, notifying them
that the work was being unnecessa rily
delayed and to proceed with the said
work within ten days or l would be COM
PEELED to notify councils of the delay. as
per specifications
Up to date no move has been made TO
proceed with the work and / desire in
structions from your honorable bodies as
to how should proceed to have this work
completed.
DRIVING PARK BRIDGE.
An important communication from
Street Commissioner Dunning was re-
ceived in reference to the Driving Park
bridge. He wrote that of the 81, 900 ap-
propriated in 1897 for new wooden
bridge only 1896 remained, the balance
having been re-appropriated for other
purposes. He had spent $50 for repairs,
but $500 would be required for a new
wooden structure. An iron bridge was
needed, however, and if funds were not
Forthcoming the present unsafe struc-
ture would be closed.
A concurrent resolution was received
| from the lower branch directing the
| city controller not to sign any war
rants in favor of Thornton & Co. for
| work on the Farber court sewer until
labor claims had been paid. Mr.. Finn
thought the resolution should not pass
| as assignments to the amount of $500
had been made as long ago as last De-
| cember in favor of a Scranton bank
| for money loaned. Mr.. Roche's motion
| prevailed that the 'matter be referred
to the city solicitor for disposition, nc
action to take place meanwhile preju.
dicial to labor claims.
Mr.. Sanderson introduced a resolu.
tion directing the city clerk to notify
the board of control that after April
the city will cease to pay for light and
heat in the rooms occupied by the
board, and providing that the present
facilities of light and heat shall be
stopped if the board does not provide
for their payment.
The annual ordinance levying general
and special taxes was received and re-
| ferred for printing. 1t provides that
the 1898 tax is hereby levied on all
| persons, occupations, real, personal anG
mixed property" as follows: For gen.
eral expenses 10 mills; for interest or
1
sinking fund for their liquidation, IS;
mills; for interest on $4,000, per cent.
1880 bonds and sinking fund for theii
| liquidation, SO mills; for interest or
| 100000, Az per cent, 1891 bonds and a
sinking fund for their liquidation, 81
mills; for interest on $144, 900, Az pei
cent, 1893 bonds and a sinking fund
for their liquidation, SO mills: for in.
terest on S25OOO0 Az per cent, 1894 bonds
and sinking fund for their liquida.
ton, 1.02 mills.
| STREET CLEANING ORDINANCE.
To the ordinance providing for clean.
| ing paved streets by contract, Mr.. San.
derson offered two amendments, one OF
| which was defeated. One amendment
| provided that the street commissioner
may except streets or avenues thai
property owners may desire to keer
clean under arrangements similar tc
the present method whereby the cit,
bears part of the expense. Mr.. Fellows
motion to table the amendment was
carried by vote of Is to 5, Messrs
Thomas, Williams, Chittenden, Lam
sing and Sanderson voting negatively
Mr.. Sandersons amendment that the
successful bidder furnish bond OF
$4,000 was adopted.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Wagner and adopted providing that the
award of cleaning contracts by the
street commissioner be with the ap
proval of select and common council.
Common council also met in specia
session and was occupied for a Ions
period in listening to the minutes o.
two previous meetings and passing or
dinances on third reading.
1t was expected that the Viaduc
resolution would be reported, but it.
friends were disappointed. At recen
meeting of the committee convened a.