The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-15
OLXPHANT.

ON Tuesday night the borough Coun-
ell met in regular session. Many bills
were passed for payment, the prin-
cipal ones being as follows: street
commissioner, work on streets during
November, $142; Atlantic Refining
company. $23; Delaware and Hudson
Canal company. $29; H. Deane, $50; w.
Patten. $4S: james b. Martin, $54; W.
Z. Lawler, $G2; y. r. Dunning, jrr
$l7i; William Adair, Sl32. Mr.. Marks,
of the light committee, made a brief
report. in which he stated the reason
the town was in darkness on sunday
night was on account of a broken wire,
and also that many Of the lamps were
without carbons, the neglect of some
one. Mr.. OBrien commented on the
poor service being gotten from the
plant, and urged that the matter he
attended to at once. The burgess in
his report showed that he had col
lected $133 from merchants in the Sec
ond ward who have agreed to con-
tribute toward maintaining paid po-
lice service, and stated that he would
make more collections in "a few days.
He also touched on the light question,
and spoke Of the poor manne" in which
Jones Streel was lighted, and that the
numerous rObbcrieS in that section
might be attributed to the lack of
light. In regard to the constableS
right to place prisoners III the lock-
up an opinion was read from the bor-
ough attorney, which stated that 1t
was for the council to decide whether
or not criminal prisoners should be
placed there, and advised that an or
dinance be drafted giving the burgess
power to decide matters of that ma
ture. A number of property owners
on Hudson street presented petition
asking council to give them permission
to have Flanagan and OHOro make
connections they desire with the new
sewer. The request was granted. Mr..
O'Brien stated that the Delaware and
Hudson company had decided to build
their new track in such a manner as
will not infringe on the borough street.
DR.. 4. F. Grams received the sad in
telligence on Tuesday of the death of
his only brother at Neonardville
Kansas.
Mrs. II. b. MattheWSon entertained
! the members of her Sunday school
| class of the congregational churcl
| Tuesday evening. For several hours
many social diversions served to en-
| tertan the guests after which delic-
! ious refreshments We're partaken or
! Those present were: Misses Maggie
| Morris, Lillian Davis, Ruth Coleman
Hannah Edwards, Amelia Coleman
| Hannah Morgan, May Evans. Mamie
! Bucklin, Lille Taylor and Edith Nor
| gan.
Mrs. NJ. f. Baumgardner is critically
| i'll at her home in Blakely.
Mrs NJ. K. Harnden and Miss Mag
gle Mcintosh have returned from {
visit to Hyde Park.
Thomas Thornton, of Blakely. vii
sail today from New York for LondoI
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Harry Buddle, or HohOken. y
j.. is visiting her parents in Blakely.
w. j. Schubmehl and Leonard Gil
dea are spending the week in New
York.
The young ladies of the Presbyterial
church will conduct a doll bazaar il
the Gibbons building on Lackawanni
street, next Tuesday afternoon ant
evening.
Miss Jennie Patten, of Delawar
street, is i'll with la grippe
Mrs. NJ. ID. Flynn and family lef
Tuesday for Montana, where MI
Flynn has obtained a lucrative posi-
ton.