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

Yours rCSpcCttu!lS,
V. II. OHara, Contractor.
Nothing was done with respect to the
Providence sewer. IN the matter OF
the South Side sewer. Mr.. Roche intro
duced resolution permitting Koons
& Son to proceed with the work under
the Dunn Bros contract and directing
the city solicitor to take such steps
| as are necessary to save the city from
| damages and indemnify it against loss.
| The resolution passed both branches
| Of councils.
A resolution directing the park COM
| mite and park commissioners to con-
| fer with the officials Of the Delaware,
| Backawanna and Western company
| with view of securing the Round
| Woods for park purpose was intro
| duced by Mr.. James and approved.
Mr.. Kearney introduced an ordin-
ance for an electric light at the inter-
section of Keyser avenue with the
! ontario and Western branch road,
and another on West Market street
near the Legget's Creek culvert.
TO ABATE A NUISANCE.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Coyne
and passed. provides for an investiga-
tion by the street commissioner OF the
cause of the water collecting at the
| intersection of Irving nvenue and
Cherry street, and report on the best
means of abatng the nuisance. A let
ter from Charles du Pont BreclS
threatening a damage suit If the nuis-
anco was not abated was read in con-
nection with the resolution.
| Tn, l1
West Side board of trade attention
was directed to the citys failure to re-
place the fire hydrants that was taken
from the corner of Lackawanna and
North Main avenue for repairs. and to
the fact that the hydrants on the next
corner to the south is out of order and
useless; also that the work of paving
Hyde Park avenue is hindcred by the
failure Of the city to remove the hy-
drant at the Wymbs court interseC.
ton The communication was referred
to the chief of the fire department.
a communication was received from
Secretary r. J. Murray of the board
of health transmitting a resolution ot
the board urging the necessity of {
pipe drain to carry off water which
collects and stagnates on Brook street
between Stone and Prospect avenues
1t was referred to the sewers ant
drains committee.
FIRE HOSE CONTRACTS.
The fire department committee re
ported a resolution awarding con
} tracts for furnishing hose as follows
Fabric Fire Hose company, of New
York 500 feet of New Era brand a
) 81 per foot: Foote & Becker. Scran
ton, 400 feet of Vim brand at 81 pc
foot; the Gutta Percha and Rubbe
Manufacturing company, $500 worth o
, Crescent brand at 95 cents per foot
, to Beckwith & Company, of Scran
, ton, 800 worth of chemical hose at 5
| | cents per foot.
There was no minority report fron
Mr.. McAndrew, as threatened, and TIA
report was adopted unanimously.
; The common council resolution pr
hitting the property holders on Nc
| Kenna court to lay an asphalt pave a
their own expense was concurred in.
, The following ordinances passed fits
I and second readings Creating tn
Office of park policeman; creating tn
| Office of inspector Of electric lights
. providing for three electric lights /
q the Twenty-first ward; providing fd
two sewer basins in the Thirteent
, ward; permitting the Scranton Raj
a way company to run double trac
! from Franklin avenue along Mulberr
street to Miffiin avenue and theme
: over the proposed viaduct to Prov
CcnCc road
The ordinance permitting propert
u holders on the sixteen-foot wide POI
W tion of Price street, between BromlC
NJ and Hyde Park avenues, to pave wit
No cobble and the ordinance prOvidin
O for four new patrolmen passed 'th!I
% reading.