The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15


STREET CLEANING CONTRACT TO
DUNN BROS. WAS LOST.
Tn common, council last night there
deveoped sentiment in favor of OBJ
tanning special tax from the Scran-
ton Railway company, but 1t was de-
cided to make haste slowly in the mat
ter.
When the ordinance was called up on
first reading providing for an annual
license tax Of $500 per year on each
nile of two parallel rails in the public
streets, Mr.. oliver, Mr.. Gilroy, Mr..
| Crier and others insisted that 1t be
read and IL raised at all that 1t not
| be passed by title. A motion prevailed
| to have the ordinance read.
Mr.. Wenzel who called the ordinance
up for first reading said the street
| railways committee had received legal
| advice that the tax would be legal. Mr..
| Grier took exception to the opinion of
| anyone except the city solicitor be-
| cause of Justice Williams opinion that
q corporation paying certain state tax
| or taxes could not be made to pay n
| special tax by municipality. Mr..
| jackson and others remarked upon the
exemption of car and repair shops and
| other steam and electric plants. The
tax per mile proposed. Mr.. Jackson
said, would be about $4,000 per year,
the same as would be a tax of 21a per
cent. on the gross receipts. He pre-.
ferred the latter but would approve the
| tax proposed if no other means of de-
| irving revenue from the steam and
electric railway companies presented
| itself.
ADVISED CAUTION.
Mr.. Grier agreed with Mr.. Jackson's
| general argument but cautioned coun-
| ellis against action that might be vast
| ed on account of it's illegality.
President Noir relinuushed the chair
to Mr.. Oliver and made brief address
| favoring a tax of some kind. He was
| certain councils could tax the street
railway company and other companies.
The Scranton Railway company's gross
| receipts per year amounted to $780, ,000
| For such privilege only $500 in taxes
are paid. In Philadelphia IA per cent
| dividend is paid by the street railways
The Scranton company may not earn
as much proportions tely but it is near
" that much. In Toronto the street
| ro;,wa, tax ;e IN nov cont oe tha orros,
| receipts.
| president Mo;r soNoraa rofor.,oo 60
| tho oit,, so,;o,tor f[r his ,,,ri,tan o,,;nD
| ion ,nd 10 at, 1t, ,,,., t,a .,i,,-
ion nas recoi,,od az Tho na,t ,,,ao,ine.
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| meeting on third reading of the sup
| nlement to the ordinance creating the
| office of MINIMIZING insnector
| raou,ot,no ~, ooI,,,,io,, 90 Goo. 30
IT., n,s,n,, sa,,,oi, .s,
| v:ding for the repeal of the ordinance
for cleaning paved streets by contract
passed third reading by the following
| vote of IL to Z.
| Avas-cri1,bs ca,nir c.urov yive,-
man, Il. Wenzel, Monahon, jackson,
Oliver Cusick, Grier, Moir, Walker.
| Nays-Reese NJ. Morris, c. Wenzel,
Coleman, T. Morris, Norton.
MR. cAIPYN,S MOTION
|
MI. Caipln oHered q motion to re-
consider common councils action at
the last meeting In adopting resolu-
loh a"aruihs 10 Dunn brothers the
contract lor cleahlng paved streets.
PRESIDENT Moir from the moor declared
nimseii IN 1aVor OF the motion, but
tnought IL out or order lnasmuch as
tne resolution was before select coun-
Gil.
Inc rlotioh was ruled IN order by
| MI oiNer' president pro TEN, but
was iost ny the ioiioWlng vote or
u io'
| Ayes--Grier, Griftiths, Calpin. Zizeln,an
Monohan. jackson, Oliver, Cusick.
Nays-Retse. NJ. Morris, Walker. Gill
roy, r. WeIzei' ~ NehZel' coleman, T.
"'''''' o''o''' -"''''
Some of those who voted "nav" said
| they did so because the resolution had
passed out cf common counci, or bc.
| cause they were not certain that Nayo,
bailey had not signed it, Several of
| those who voted aftirmativelv had de.
clared the MAJOR would not sign the
resolution awarding the contract
TIE Lackawanna Telephone franchise
| was received back from select counci
with notification that the INNER brsncr
had failed 70 concLr in the amend
ments proposed by common council a nd
that Messrs. Mccain, Melvin and Eel.
lows had been appointed as seIan,
councils representatives on a confer.
ence committee. According to ru,e
President Noir appointed Messrs. lack.
! son. Zizleman and Keller as tho lowe,
branch conference members from
among the majority who voted for IN,
amendments on which select counci
refused to concur
Mr. C;rier y,antad IN l,nou, ,.bo+ O.,