The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-16

Select council took chances on being
contemptuous to the Supreme court
and approved the bond of A. A. Vos-
burg as city solicitor.
1t was a surprise party to the anti
Vosburg men. Under the head of new
business, Mr.. Finn introduced and Sc
cured the passage of resolution de-
claring that the select council did not
wish to further prosecute the appeal
to the Supreme court from the man
damus directing the members to ap-
prove the Vosburg bond, and direct
ing that Attorney James II. Torrey be
empowered to enter an appearance for
the select council and discontinue the
appeal. Then the motion to approve
the bond was put and carried by a vote
of eleven to nothing.
When the resolution was introduced
Mr.. Melvin Indignantly protested
against the "trickery" that he alleged
was behind the measure, and Mr.. Nc
Cam, with a show of indignation
somewhat milder than Mr.. Melvin's,
spoke against summary action in such
an important matter, and demanded
that it be referred to committee for
consideration. Their protests were,
however, unavailing. Mr.. McCann's
motion to refer was defeated by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Kearney, Melvin,
Wagner, Mccain, O'Boyle-5
Nays-Messrs. Finn, Ross, Thomas,
Williams, James, Chittenden, Schneid-
er, Sanderson, Fellows, Lansing
Coyne-11.
The bond was then taken up for ap-
proval and adopted. Mr.. Kearney tried
to break a quorum and was confident
Of success when Mr.. Coyne was pre-
vailed upon to leave, but the move
was defeated by the refusal of Mr..
Wagner to resort to this extremity in
opposing the approval of the bond.
Messrs. Coyne and O'Boyle later re-
turned, but Messrs. Kearney, Mccain
and Melvin, after lettering in the corri-
| dor for a while left the building in
! disgust.
Mr.. Vosburg will move at once to
| secure possession of the office, it was
| stated, after the meeting.
NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS.
| Mayor Moir nominated Professor
| George w. Phillips as trustee of the
Scranton Public library to succeed w
]. Welsh, resigned, and the nomination
was unanimously confirmed forthwith
The removal of George Connors from
the position of engineer of the Crysta
steamer was communicated to counci
in letter from Mayor Moir. The rea.
son assigned for the dismissal was thai
Engineer Connor was responsible fol
the disabling of the engine by leavine
water in its flues while it was stored
in temporary quarters, last winter
causing them to freeze UP and burst
The matter was referred to the fire de
partment committee.
Confirmation was given the mayor
nominations of Dr. Thomas b. Rod
| ham to succeed Dr. ]. X. Bentley, anC
DR.. George b. Reynolds to succeed Dr
W. A. Paine on the board of health
DIR. Bentley, whose term expires in 1902
has resigned. DIR. Paines term has eX
pired.
The nomination of Thomas II. Jonp
as inspector of Hyde Park avenue paw
was referred to committee. Mr.. Mel
vim called attention to the fact tha
Joseph Taylor was appointed to thi
position by Mayor Bailey last year, an,
that to confirm the Jones appointment
would make the city liable for the sal
aries of two inspectors. Chairman VIII
Jams volunteered the information tho
Mr.. Taylor's resignation was in tn
mayors hands. Council thought It wis
to wait till the resignation was in eVi
dence. Later in the evening. while tn
Democrats were absent in the attemp
to break a quorum, as detailed above
action was reconsidered and the ar
pointment confirmed, the Taylor resig
nation having been presented by tn
mayor in the interim.
The appointment of Robert NJ. Wal
ker as inspector of the Philo street an
Providence road pave was confirmed
despite a protest from Mr.. Melvin tina
no certificate of competency accom-
panied the communication.
DECLINED TO COMPLY.
Controller Howell sent in a commun
cation declining to comply with u
, resolution requesting him to certify tn
contract for Section b, Fifth sewer dis
trict, reiterating his previous objectio
, based on the clause of the Act of 1SS
, | reading: And no aOpronr
alton shall be made for any purpose I
excess of the estimated receipts for I'll
t current fiscal year"
= The controller says in his commun
Q cation: while I am fully aware
the necessity of completing the above
named sewer, before commencing Il
! pave, might, for reasons fully as CT
gent, certify all other contracts of tn
class for which no actual pecunial
provision have been made out of Il