The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-04

This morning will witness the annual
reorganization Of councils Immediately
following the final meeting of each
branch for the year 1897.
a greater change in the personnel of
the two bodies has probably never oC-
CURED and in connection with that fact
there Is reason for satisfaction to the
Republicans. Up to now the DEM
ocrats have had a joint majority
and a majority in the lower branch.
The reorgan zation will show q Repub-
liCan majority of one in each branch
and consequently a joint majority OF
two votes.
Following are the names Of the re-
firing members:
Select council-W. ]. Thomas CR), Fourth
ward, NJ. E. Clark ID. sixth ward; Fred
burr (I), Eighth ward; James j. Manlcy
/ 90. Twelfth ward; Nj. j. Burns %,
Eighteenth ward. In common council: l..
! f.. Gordon Cd, Second ward; Simon
| Thomas (R), Fourth ward; John f.. Rcgan
| 90, Sixth ward; John }. t'lanaghan 90,
! Eighth ward; Morgan J. Sweeney (D),
| Twelfth ward; Z. j. Nealis Cd, Four.
| teenth ward; Lorenz T.. Ze.dler Cd, Six
/ tCcnth ward; James +. NOone %, Eight
! ccnth ward, and Thomas McGrail (D),
! Twentieth ward
The new members are:
Selectmen-Simon Thomas Q), Fourth
/ ward; Edward James CHO, Sixth ward;
! Thomas c. Melvin Cd. Eighth ward;
John j. Shea Cd, Twelfth ward; Il.
! O Boyle Cd, Eighteenth ward. In COM
mon council: NJ. " Morris (R) Second
/ ward; William V. Grifiths (R). Fourth
ward; p. Il. Calpin CD, Sixth ward; Fred
Zlzlemann CR), Eighth ward; j. Mona
han Cd, Twelfth ward; C. +. Wenzel (R),
Fourteenth ward: e. ]. Coleman CDD, Six
tcenth ward Thomas Morris (R) Eight
! aonthward; Michael j. Cusick Cd, Twen-
tieth ward.
THE FINAL SESSION.
Select council will not begin ita final
1897 session until $50 o'clock, although
the commoners will meet a half hour
earlier. The only business of any con-
| sequence in the upper branch will be
the consideration of the viaduct reso-
luton which does not, however, seem
likely to pass. For reasons to be ex-
planned in what is appended it is not
probable that common council will be
able to muster a quorum.
Immediately following the sine die
adjournment of the old councils, the
new bodies will organize. c. f. Chit
tenden and James Moir, both Republi-
can residents of the Ninth ward, will
be elected presidents, respectively, of
the select and common branchs. Harry
Hatton, the Republican eX-clerk, will
succeed John Mahon, the present clerk
of the lower branch. The councils will
then go into joint session and re-elect
Martin 7. Lavelle city clerk in which
office he will serve his nineteenth sue
cessive year.
Mayor Baileys annual message will
be read. In addition to the usual rec
concentrations and suggestions the
mayor Wi. have some views to offer in
relation to the proposed bond ordi-
nance.
The probability that common council
will not be able to muster a quorum for
its meeting at . o'clock this morning
is based upon the failure of that Demo
cratic body to get a quorum together
for an adjourned meeting Saturday
evening. The quorum failure Saturday
and it's probable repetition this morn
ing can be laid at the doors Of the Re-
publlcans who claim the 1898 appro-
priation ordinance illegally passed two
readings Thursday night, that it was
passed with only nine members in the
room or within hearing when the ques.
tion of quorum was raised.
DID THEY PASS.
AS related in Fridays Tribune Presi.
dent Nealis declared the appropriation
and the tax levy ordinances passed two
readings. This was done wnue the
question Of quorum was raised by Mr.
Wenzel. There We're then present al
the Democratic members, excep
. Messrs. Norton and McGrail, who hat
not been present, and Mr.. Sheridan
, another Democrat, who left the room
, before the appropriation ordinance wa!
read.
/ The adjournment to Saturday even
| ing was for the purpose of re-passinl
the ordinances and legalizing the TIVE
| readings. The measure could then b.
passed on third and tInal reading thi
: morning and be signed by the mayor
p ! Legal or illegal, the Democrats failed
( to get a quorum Saturday night. The!
/ | waited late and finally adjourned t
2 meet at o'clock this morning
All the ordinances, resolutions, etc
: awaiting his approval or disapprova
were, with one exception, signed b,
| - L
was the ordinance providing for
pavement on Providence Road an
! North Main avenue from Court stree
to the city line,
c CLEANING PAVED STREETS.
The ordinance providing for tn
cleaning Of paved streets by contraC
G was probablythe most important meas
ure considered and signed. The ordi
o nance provides that the street com
- missioner shall advertise for proposal
2 according to plans and schedules 10 b
5 prepared by him and to submit to coun
q ellis the bids from which a ContraC
+ shall be awarded before May /.
Another ordinance of general impol
h signed gives the Dunn Sprinkling con
) pany the exclusive franchise fC
sprinlling the streets. George NJ. Hal
stead, i. S. Page, T. a. Dunn and Ca
W. Mckinney are the directors Of III
company. The company will sprink
the streets under individual contract
with abutting property owners.
Other measures signed by the mayo
We're: Providing for the constructio
Of the North Main avenue, ProvidenC
road and Philo street sewer; for fiji
alarm box on corner OF Rockwell an
Gilbert streets; for two electric ligh
I'm the Thirteenth ward, corner of Wye
ming avenue and Delaware street, an
l. corner of Capouse avenue and Deli
II ware street; providing for repairs
g Columbia company's hose carriage fl
5, sidewalks on Washburn street, fro
4, Main avenue to Tenth street; permit
r ting property owners on Pittston av,
Is nue. to construct pipe drain from Add