The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Important Meeting of the Mayfield
Council Held Last Evening--Fu-
neral of jeremiah williams-Per-

sonals.
The Mayfeld borough council met in
regular session last evening Secre-
tary Daley called the following role.
to which all responded: Shalto, Will
lam Edmunds, James Harris, Gala
CHER, Blyth and Il. Il. Edmunds. Mr..
Bergan, who was present, asked II the
secretary refused to call his name. The
secretary read a communication front
Attorney Adwards, which stated that
the recent suit was merely an order
for an alternative mandamus and that
court must make the alternative man.
damus peremptory before council was
obliged to reseat Mr.. Bergan.
Councilmen Blyth and Harris were
appointed a committee 10 see the water
company relative to the condition Of
one of the water plugs on the hill,
which was badly out Of repair. Coun-
Gilman Harris reported an expert
bookkeeper had been engaged to inves-
tigate the borough books and was
working at the matter. f. F. Ed
munds called the name Of the expert,
but Harris refused to disclose the
name While the matter was being
was asked to make his report. f. +.
Edmunds demanded before the report
was read that council should make u
statement as to what the bookkeeper
was engaged for and what his remun-
| Grafton was TO be. Mr.. Kohnstan,
the bookkeeper, was then, by motion
of council, asked to read his report,
which he did. The report was made
Ia,
ough books from the year 1892 up to
March l. 1899. After it had been read
L. F. Edmunds engaged the book
keeper in conversation for a few min
utes in which he apparently sought TO
have the expert admit that his report
| was possibly incorrect, but in this he
| failed, the bookkeeper stating that
/ while hew as not infallible he was
/ willing to swear to the accuracy Of
the report In answer to Borough
/ Treasurer .Boundy the bUokkeeper stat
! ed that at the beginning of the present
! fiscal year there ought to have been
! S1,299.24 in the treasurer's hands. Mr..
/ Rundy volunteered the information
! that the treasury was empty at that
time, there being no funds turned over
| to him. Another interesting fact came
to light showing that seven 500 bonds
had been redeemed IN July, which
| the present treasurer knew nothing Of.
At the conclusion of the report coun.
ell, by vote, adopted it and then dis
cussed the method to be adopted 10
secure the shortage. They were talk
ing of the advisability of calling a
! special meeting for the purpose Of giv-
! ing the eX-treasurer an opportunity to
throw some light upon it when your
correspondent left the council room.
The meeting throughout the evening
was a heated one.
The High School football team is
negotiating with the StrOudsburg nor
nal school team for game on Decem-
Der 16.
Justice of the Peace Sevick, Con-
stable Hosie and others Interested III
the horse thief case were down at
court yesterday.
John T, Williams, who was taken Ia
DIR. Thcmnson's hospital at Scranton
Oh Saturday, where an X-ray investl-
! cation showed q dislocation of his
thigh, returned home yesterday after,
noon. 1t is expected he will undergo
treatment at his home.
Attorney Carey returned yesterday
from Carlisle, where he has been visit
ing the past few days.
Mrs. Charles Davies, of Second
street, was a Carbondale visitor yes.
terday
The funeral of the late j. y. Will.
Jams, who died at Mousic on Sunday
will take place tomorrow. The services
will be at his late residence and thl
remains will be brought here for in
terment on the Delaware and Hudson
train arriving at asa p. m.