The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14

nlSnt.
One, lone solitary voice, that of Mr..
Wagner was raised against the kill
ing. He didn't raise it so high though
that it became dizzy but be that as il
may he went on record for move
through consideration of the matter.
In common council where a similar
measure was fairly slaughtered only
two months ago, the ordinace passed
unanimously. When it came over to
select council at the last meeting
Chairman Williams referred it to the
committee on sewers and drains, COM
posed of Messrs. Roche, Sanderson,
Shea, Schroeder and O'Boyle.
Last night the committee presented
an adverse report, neatly typewriter,
and reading as follows:
COMMITTEES REPORT.
This committee reports adversely on
"An ordinance authorizing the Lacka-
wanna Telephone company to construct
and operate lines of telephone in tho
city of Scranton, state of Pennsylvania.
file of common council No. a." for the
following reasons:
First-We are opposed to the cutting
| up of the asphalt pavement which is now
penSc to the taxpayers ana we are fur
| ther opposed to an addition to tho un-
| slightly and dangerous poles, overhead
| wires and cables, which now crowd our
| thOrouGhfarCs.
Sccoud-Whercver competing lines exist,
| experience shows that one telephone SYs-
| tenn properly conducted serves the pub
| lie far better than two, because, in order
| to secure a complete service, business
men were compelled to have two tele-
| phones in their business places. Bust
ness reasons compel even those finan-
| Cially interested i'm the new company to
! retain the old company's telephones, and
! they have never been able to dispense
| with them Anyone can readily see that
| this increase in expense and annoyance
| to the public ia very great.
| Your committee, therefore, recommend
| the adoption of the following resolution:
| Resolved, BY the select council, that
| further action on this ordinance be in
! definitely postponed
| John ]. Shea, John T.. Roche, Thomas
| OBoylc, Adam Schroeder.
MCANN's MOTION.
Mr.. Mccain moved to receive the re-
| port of the committee and adopt it's
! recommendation.
Mr.. Wagner offered an amendment
|
| ordinance on the calendar for future
| consideration, saying that the matter
was of vast Importance and deserved
| thorough discussion.
Mr.. Roche said he believed no
| amount of discussion would have the
| least effect. The matter had been
! before councils for a year and every
Feature Of it thoroughly discussed
both in the councils and the news
| papers. He hoped the amendment
would be voted down.
| 1t was. Mr.. Wagner was the only
| one to distnctively vote in its favor
! No aye" and may" vote was taken
The Mccain motion to adopt the
| committees report was then passed
! and when the chair had declared it
| adopted n motion to reconsider action
was made by Mr.. Mccain and voted
! down, it being offered for the sole pur-
! pose of being voted down. which ac-
tion precludes the possibility of resur-
recting it at this session.
A communication from Joseph Oil
| ver secretary of the West Side board
| of trade, conveying the information
that that body favored the passage
of the LackaWanna telephone ordin-
ance, was read later on in the meeting.
1t was received and filed.
SOUTH SIDE SEWER.
Section of the Fifth sewer dis
! triCt and the Seventeenth district, or
! South Side sewer, again occupied no
small portion of councils attention.
City Solicitor NOsburg brought the
matter up in two communications. one
Of the them, referring to the South
| Side sewer, read as follows:
In the matter Of the main sewer Of the
| Seventeenth sewer district, / would say,
| that | am Informed that nearly all of
| the property owners against whom ass
| easements have been made, have signed
an agreement to waive the failure to file
liens within the statutory period, and
that several responsible parties will fur
nish bOad TO indemnify the city against
any loss by reason OF the failure Of those
parties who have not signed this agree
mont to pay their respective assess-
ments.
1t is stated that the assessments of
those who have not signed the agree
ment will amount to from Sl,3O) TO $500
and 1 have therefore prepared a bond i'm
the sum Of $1,000 conditioned for the pay
ment of these assessments.
4. IL. Koons d Son have signed a pa
per, agreeing to hold the city responsible
Cnly for the assessments actually cot
locted; and they request that the time
for the completion of this contract bC
extended for twelve months from this
date If it is deemed advisable under
tho present condition of affairs, to allow
this contract to be carried out by \. H.
Rooms & Son, il will be necessary tC
make an appropriate amendment to tho
concurrent resolution adopted by tho
select council at the last meeting with
| reference TO this matter.
Very truly yours,
A. A. Vosburg, City Solicitor.
A TEST CASE.