The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-09

Paved streets by Contract.
A hurry-up meeting was held by
select council last night. 1t was a spe-
cial session, the occasion being sug-
gested by the scarcity of time i'm which
to clean up the 1897 business before the
beginning of the new fiscal year of
1898 on the first Monday in April. Most
of the business transacted was the con-
sideration of ordinances on third read
ing.
In the absence of President Sander
son, Mr.. Manley, Of the Twelfth ward.
was made chairman pro tenn. The ses-
sion began at 7.3O o'clock and lasted
nearly two hours. All but a half hour
was devoted the period for third read
ing.
In the midst Of the business Mr..
Kearney humorously but thoughtfully
offered motion that when the coun-
Gil adjourned it be to meet next Tues
day evening instead of next week
Thursday, the regular meeting night
He explained that Thursday would be
March II, st. L, tricks day,and guessed
that none of the boys" would care to
do any more work >san they had to
one of the most important ordinances
considered was the select council meas
ure providing for the paving Of Provi-
dence road and North Main avenue
from Court street to the city line. 1t
passed third reading.
ANOTHER MAIN SEWER.
The select council ordinance provid-
ing for the construction of the Nine
teenth district main sewer was another
| important measure that passed third
reading. 1t involves one of the larg-
| est sewer districts ever created or con-
templated in the city, its territory in
| Guiding all of the Fifteenth and Sixth
| wards and parts of the Fourth, Fifth
and Eighteenth wards.
There was one objection to the COM
mon council ordinance providing for the
| transfer of state funds from the city
| treasurer to the Scranton Volunteer
| Fireman's Relief association. Mr.. Nc
| Cam thought the benefits for relief and
sickness should be paid direct to the
beneficiary on warrants from the city
treasurer and that the state fund
should not he paid annually through
| the Cifk treasurer to the Relief asso-
ciation4 He cast the only negative
vote.
| The common council ordinance pro-
viding for an appropriation to pay for
repairs to Columbia Hose carriage
| did not pass. The ordinance provides
for the transfer of sl17 from several ac-
| counts, among which is $50 already
| transferred to Fifth ward street re-
pairs. Mr.. Finn called attention to
| this before the ordinance was voted
| upon and by the common consent ac-
| tion was postponed.
Minor ordinances passed third read
| ing as follows:
| Common counciD Providing for side
walks on Garfield avenue, between Jack
| son and Washburn streets; common
| counciD providing for sidewalks on Null
| berry street, between Irving and Arthur
| avenues; common counciD providing for
| sidewalks on both sides OF Prescott ave-
nue, between Mulberry and Vine street
(sclect counciD providing for a lateral
| sewer on Bridge street: common counCiD
providing for the settlement Of the dam
| age claim Cf 800 of the James May es-
| tate for injuries done to property in grad
| ing North Ninth street in the Fourteenth
| ward.
MORE LIGHT.
| Electric Light OrdinanceS-(S Select Coun-
| ciD Providing for one light at the cor
| ner of Dougherty court and Sumner ave-
nue.; common counciD providing for IA
| light at the corner of Irving avenue and
| River street and at the corner of Meadow
| avenue and Elm street, both in the Nine
| teenth ward; common counCiD provid-
| ing for light at the corner of Oxford and
| Ninth streets;' common counciD provid-
| ing for a light at the corner OF Moran
court and Broadway in the Eighteenth
| ward; common counCiD providing for a
| light between Twenty-third and Twenty
| fourth streets in the Twenty-first ward,
| Among the concurrent resolutions
read was the one providing that sub
| stitutes for permanent firemen absent
on vacation or on account of sickness,
shall be selected from the same COM
panies in which the vacancies exist.
The resolution was referred to commit
| tee.
Quite a little procedure ensued when
was read the common council ordin-
| ance providing for the cleaning of
| paved streets by contract. On motion
of Mr.. Burns the measure was referred
to the streets and bridges committee
to be reported forthwith. Later Mr..
| Thomas, of the committee, reported
that only one other member. Mr.. Man.
ley, was present and that he (Mr.
Thomas) was not in favor of an imme-
diate report.
Mr. Schroeder moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole to consider the or
dinance and Mr.. Thomas offered an
amendment that ii be referred to COM
mittee. The amendment was not Sec
| onded a = Mr.. Schroeder's motion pre-
| vailed. tn ordinance was amended to
read so that advertisements shall be
| made Immediately after its passage,
and annually thereafter before March
]. After being amended the measure
was favorably reported and passed first
and second readings.
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
City Treasurer Boland's financial
statements !or January and February
we're received and filed. The February
statement contained the following:
Balance on hand Feb. l ..........SlS1 4iG 4.
From delinquent taH collectors .. lS9l .,
| Registered taxes 1892 to 1895 .... - % 4.
Taxes, 1897 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 42j Il
| Penalty taxes collected .....,..... 80 p
| From the street commissioner. - q
| From the city solicitor ............ rs,
| From the board of health ....... G2 I;
| From building permits ..,........ Is o.
| From city license ............,.... 50 U
From sewer grading and paving
| assqgSnpntS | lQS s.