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

The borough council held their reg
ular meeting last evening. Council
men Davis and Swick were the only
absentees. After the adoption of the
mirutes permission was given the Ar
tesian Hose company to have a water
tap put into their rooms on the East
Side. Lightning arresters were also
ordered to be placed on the fire alarm
system. Borough Treasurer Sampson
was notified to have new bonds pre-
pared 4 number of bills were read
and ordered paid. among them being
one of $llS.92, costs in the suit in equity
brought by the borough against Nath-
aniel Depew some years ago, and
which was decided in defendent's fav-
or. The bill was rather surprise
to council who apparently had forgot
ten the costs had not been paid. A
communication from the secretary of
the board of health. DR.. ). ID. Davis.
was read which stated the appoint
ments recently made by tho president
of the council to fill vacancies on the
board was illegal because the act Of
the legislature stipulated that the bor-
ough should be equally represented by
districts and the appointment by the
chairman would give the First ward
three representatives and the other
two wards only one each. The matter
was discussed. The appointment was
not, however, confirmed by council,
and was therefore laid over The chair
man announced the appointment of
Charles +. Cannon in place of NJ. F.
MCDermott. who had declined to serve
on the board of health. The appoint
ment was confirmed. In reply To a
question from Councilman Moon re-
garding the decision of court prevent
ing the borough going ahead with the
water works some time ago, Mr.. Carey
said he had examined the records. and
| as the matter now stands the borough
had no right to pay the interest on
the bonds issued for the construction
of the water works. and he recon-
/ mended that council petition court ask
| ing the injunction be dissolved or 50
modified that the interest on the bonds
! could be paid and the bill of the Jeans
! vile Water company also paid. He
| was instructed to obtain the services
! of Attorney A. j. Coborn to assist
! him i'm the matter. The burgess drew
| attention to the need of the stone mon-
! uments being erected to mark the
/ boundary line between Archibald and
! Jermyn. and Councilmen Kurdish
Moon and Nicholson were instructed
to attend the matter II. a. whitman
and w s. Badger asking permission
! to open the streets for the purpose OF
running "A sewer from Cemetery street
| down Main street to the river. The re.
quest was granted. Chairman Burdisr
announced his committees as follows
Streets and bridges Davis, Edmunds
and Kurdish; water and light, Moon
Badger and Nicholson; fire an police
stanton, Nicholson and Swick; borough
building and printing, Edmunds, Moor
and Dunn; law and ordinance. Swick
Badger and Davis; appropriations
! Dunn, stanton and Kurdish.
At the meeting of Rushbrook lodge
No. $50. |. q. O. F., held on Thursda!
| evening. District Deputy Grand Maste
George w Wyland and staff, of Price
burg. installed the following officers
y. O.. Thomas H. Solomon; V. c., l.,
B. Nicholson; secretary. w. G. NiChol
son: assistant secretary, II. ID. Carey
treasurer, John Mason; r. S. y. G..
j. j. Miller: l.. :. n. q. c. F. Baker
warden. Joseph Timby: conductor
Price Davis; r. :. A., Henry Smalla
combe: l.. 5. s.. Richard owens; chap
lain Walter Baker: outside guard. w
Smallacombe; inside guard, Georg
Bennett; Il. $ V. c.. j. G. Avery; l.
:. c.. Nicholas Bennett After tn
close of the lodge and just as the mem
berS were about To leave several q
the sisters of the Rebecka lodS
agreeably surprised the members b,
furnishing and serving an elaborat
luncheon. At the conclusion of the re
past an informal social was held, a
which speeches were made and severa
vocal numbers given. The ladies wer
highly Complimented ON their pleasan
surprise and they deserved all tn
good things said Of them.
Blacksmith Tommy Davis, while en
gagged shoeing mule yesterday after
noon was kicked by the animal an
received painful cut on his fac
which bled prOfusely.
4 little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Samut
Wasley fell down yesterday, her hea
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