The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD

The borough council met in regular
session last evening. The chief of po-
lice was authorized to procure a re-
N"lNcr and pair of twistCrs. Bills
paid: JeTmyn Light company, $1,000
Frank lIcnribright, $3.50: J. J. Clark,
$3.50: William Bray, $l.75; +. II. Gill,
$500; street work. $27I3 p. Tmln.
so MI. BlOomcr moved that a light
be placed at the Delaware and Hudson
depot. The light will be placed there.
The secretary was instructed to notify
the Traction company that they must
pair their road at once. The build
ing committee was instructed to adver-
tise for bids to put the lookup in poo
per shape. George Edmonds, Thomas
/ Davis and Il. d. Swick were appointed
to visit Mayneld council and see If
, there can be lights placed in town II.
y. Carey and J.. r. Timlm were aprli-
cants for borough attorney for the en-
suing year. Ballot resulted Carey, !;
Ttmlin, 4. Salary was fixed at $l5 per
year. Auditors report for year Of 1891
was read
Jcrmyn can boast of a policeman
I as fine" as the finest" and since he
| began to make his rounds" a very
/ the streets But the borough lookup is
| not in fit condition to put any human
/ being into and the council should lose
! no time in having it put in proper con-
/ dition.
! Annually there are hundreds of
/ dollars wasted trying to put Main
street in good condition. All expert
/ ments. SO far have not been successful.
/ ty,. .
/ least one block Of good street by re-
moving the surplus mud and ill in
with crushed stone? Let the council
! try this experiment and they will find
that it will be a success.
The school board will meet next
Monday evening. The newly elected
! members Will take their seats and the
board organized for the ensuing year
! We understand that there are three
vacancies to be filled in the corps of
teachers. During the past year we
have had the best school that we have
| had for many years. We had a good
| principal and a corps of teachers who
gave him good support, and the three
teachers who are not going to apDly
this year were among the best. 1t Is
to be hoped that the board will be in
that when they are filed. it will he
| with teachers who are fully as good
and better if possible. than those whose
| places they are to take Political and
| personal pull" nor any other pull
| should not enter into the hiring of
teachers for our public schools. Take
the papers. of the applicants, investi-
gate thoroughly, and hire the very best
| that can be had.
| No. $50, ]. q. O. F.. will celebrate
their twtnty-ffth anniversary They
propose to unite the six sister lodges
of this district to join them in a parade
and picnic. The picnic will be held in
| New Maple grove. There will be ad-
| dresses by eminent members of the
| order from abroad an abundance of
| music, both instrumental and vocal
and a line Of amusementG entirely new
to this section, Refreshments will bt
served on the grounds. A committee
of two from Rush Brook lodge vii
| visit each of the sister lodges in the
| district next week and extend to then
| 4 verbal invitation to participate in
the celebration.
Every public building in the country
has Old Glory floating over it and Oul
borough building is no exception. but
the flag is old and torn and a borrowed
flag at that, and we trust that our
council will provide a new one soon.
Walter Baker and John Friend visit.
ed PeCkville last evening.