The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-04

An ordinance providing for increas-
ing the police force of the city by the
appointment of four additional patrol
men was killed on third reading at last
nights meeting of the select council.
1t received only eight votes and eleven
were cast against It. The members
agreed that it would be desirable to
increase the police force If possible,
but the financial condition of the city
at this time does not warrant such
an increase, many of the members
thought. Arguments against the ordi-
nance were made by c. Il. Chittenden
and j. A. Lansing. The vote was as
follows:
Ayes-Ross. Thomas, James, Melvin,
Schneider, Coync, MCAndrew, Williams.
s
Nays - Kearney. Roche. Chittenden,
Wagner, Shea, Mccain, Fellows Schroe-
der. Lansing, O'Boyle, Frable.-1L
When the finance committee was
reached under the head of reports of
committees Mr.. Chittenden moved
that the ordinance anpropriating $780,
OvJ for the improvement of Nay Aug
park be taken from the hands of COM
The motion was defeated by a vote of
to 10.
PARK MATTERS.
When the park committee was reach
ed Mr.. Roche said the committee had
endeavored to have a meeting during
the afternoon, but a quorum was not
present. Two of the park commits
sioners We're present and they present
ed a report concerning the renting of
privileges and expenditures for 1898,
which Mr.. Roche handed to Clerk La
velle to read. They appear in another
column in an article on the meeting
of the committees and commissioners.
The reports were referred to the park
committee.
AS soon as the reports of commit
tees were disposed of council, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Mccain, went into the
seventh and eight orders of business
and passed on second and third read
ing the ordinance establishing the
grade of Bridge alley between Bridge
street and Mechanic street and Me-
chanic street between Bridge alley
and cliff street and providing for the
grading thereof at the expense of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company and the Dickson Manufacture
ing company.
y communication was received from
Mayor Moir suggesting that a special
committee be appointed to confer with
the city treasurer and poor tax col
lectOr about settling the dispute with
reference to whether or not the poor
tax collector shall have quarters in
the city treasurer's office as hereto
fore. The communication was re-
terred to it's proper committee.
An ordinance for the paving of Lin
dcl street from Monroe to Webster
avenue came over from the common
council and was reported favorably
forthwith.
An invitation from the League of
American municipalities was read. 1t
requests council to send a committee
to the meeting of the league in SYRIA
| cuse, September 10 to 90. The invita-
tion was referred to the committee on
laws and ordinances.
MEASURES FROM COMMON.
The following common council resO-
| lutiOns were approved of: Directing
| the repair of sidewalk at the corner OF
| Madison avenue and Pine street front
| ing the property of James r. Kearney
| the said sidewalk having been washed
| out by an overflow of water from Pine
| street and at present unfit for travel
striking off penalty on the taxes as,
| sessed against the German Prcsby
terian parsonage on Chestnut street
granting permission to +. w. O'Mal
| tn
avenue with the COlfax avenue sewer
granting Mrs. John Moran permission
to connect her property with the New
street sewer; requesting the Scranton
| Railway company to place mOtOrmaI
and conductor on Vine street car
| directing that the pavement assess
ment of the Presbyterian church a
| Hyde Park avenue and Washburl
street be eXOnerated and that the cit,
assume and pay the same; directing
the city clerk to re-advertise for bid
| to construct sewer system to sewe
| portions of Schultz court, Harrison
avenue; Stipp court, Wheeler avenue
| Sherwood court, ColfaX avenue; Okel
court in the Seventeenth ward, no bid
having been received in response to tn
other advertisement.
Ordinances providing for additiona
| permanent men for the Eagle Engin
company and Crystal Hose compan,
and providing for a fire alarm box il
the Tenth ward came over from tn
common council and were referred t
committee.
The following new resolutions wer
introduced and adopted:
| Requesting the street and bridg
committee to visit George street an
ascertain and devise the best possibl
mode of repairing the same fror
Keyser avenue to Abingdon townshi
line.
ASSESSMENT EXONERATED.
Directing that the pavement as
sessment of the Tabernacle Congrega
tional church of South Hyde Park a\
enue be eXOnerated and that the cit
assume and pay the same
Directing the Delaware and Hudso
company to place night hagmen {
their crossings on South Washingtu
avenue, Maple street and Elm stree
in the Eleventh ward.
An ordinance was introduced pre-
viGing for laying flagstone sidewal
and gutter on both sides of the follow
ing named avenues: Pittston avenu
from the Roaring Brook bridge
River street; River street from Pitt
ton avenue to Stone avenue; OrchaI
sreet to River street; Stone avenl
from Hemlock street to River sire,
in the Twelfth ward. 1t was referre
to committee:
The following ordinances passed {
third readings: For two electr
lights in the Third ward; proydir
payment of deficiency in the salary