The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-11
COMMON COUNCIL MEETS
Good Deal OF Business Was Transacted.
Opinion from City Solicitor-..Re.
port OF Viewers Was Confirmed.

Common council last night distin-
suished itself by holding an eNpedi-
tious session and transacting business
without debate. The cause. however,
probably rested in the fact that but
little of the business considered was of
extreme importance although ii was of
the usual quantity.
A letter from City Solicitor McGin-
ley concerning possible action for
damages was in part, as follows: Re
plying to your request for an opinion
as to the liability of the city for in
Juries to travellers resulting from the
open excavation or deClivity at the
corner of Ninth and Linden streets
would say that. in my Judgment. an
action for damages would be against
the municipality for injuries resulting
from the aforesaid condition, If proper
preCautiOn and measures are not main
tanned to prevent accidents The opin-
ion was referred to the stree COM
missioner with instructions to act as
the opinion indicates.
City Solicitor Mckinley gave his
opinion by letter that the report of
viewers on the South Wyoming ave-
nue., Birch, Beech. Maple, Elm and
Water streets sewers was equitable il
assessing SG.O24.2O against the property
owners and $685. so against the city.
The report was approved as was the
city solicitors opinion that the report
should he confirmed by court.
Two select council sewer ordinances
were referred to committee. One pro-
vides for sewers on North Main ave-
nue.. Providence rNad and Philo street
and the other creates a new sewer dis
trict No 10. in the Fifth. Sixth, Fif-
teenth and Eighteenth wards.
Select councils award of the contract
to James Kearncy for furnish. g coal
To city departments was approved. The
prices are to be So 80 per ton for sizes
larger than pea coal and 81 30 for The
latter
Among the other concurrent resOlu-
tions adOrted We're those directing the
city engineer to confer with Scranton
Hallway officials regarding the con-
structiOn of a ViaduCt for street carS
across the railroad tracks on West
LaCkawanna aVelfue, and permitting
the Dickson Manufacturing company
to build a switch across Olive street
between Penn and Wyoming avenues.
under the direction of the city en-.
gineer.
Mr.. MOir introduced a resolution pro-
| Viding for better street railway service.
| 1t directs the appointment of a spe-
Cial committee to confer with the
Scranton Railway company officials,
and request that Illuminated signs be
| put on the cars at night, and that time
| tables be posted at certain street in
| tersectiOns. The resolution was an
| proved and Messrs. MOir. Flanagan
and Ieidler appointed on the commit
! tee
! \ resolution introduced by Mr. Jack
son was adopted directing the city en-
| gineer to prepare and submit to coun-
! ellis a profile of a grade on Sanderson
avenue, between Marion and Market
streets.
Among the new ordinances and resO-
! lutions We're two introduced by Mr..
! Reese providing for a fire alarm box
| at tn" corner of Rockwell and Gilbert
| streets, and providing for three addI-
| tionai electric lights in the First ward,
An ordinance which passed third
reading was the common council
measure, providing for flagstone side
walks on Garfield avenue. between
| Jackson and Washburn streets. Sew
! eral minor ordinances We're passed on
! first and second and third readings.