The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-26


member OF the committee, arose and
stated that a meeting OF the commit
tee had been called, but for some rea-
| son or other it did not take place. He
| and Nc Schneider thought the COM
mittee had had the matter in hand
long enough and were disposed to have
council wrestle with il awhile. With
| this end in view they prepared min
ority report and would submit II with
| councils permission. Mr.. Chittenden
| approved the idea. Let council vote
| on it, he said, and If they don't want
| Mr. Walker the mayor should send In
| some one else.
The report was in favor of confirm
| ing Mr.. Walker. AS soon as it was
| read Mr.. Roche moved to lay it over
| till next meeting. This was lost on II
| tie vote:
Ayes - Messrs. Ross, Chittenden,
| wagner, Schneider. Fellows, Lansing.
O'Boyle. McAndrew, Williams--9.
| Nays - Messrs. Finn, Kearney,
| Thomas, Roche. Melvin, Shea, Schneld-
| er, Frable, Coyne-9
Absent-Messrs. James, Sanderson,
McCann.
Mr.. Lansing then moved to confirm
the nomination. The motion was put
| same tie vote as above.
A report of progress" was received
from the railway committee, which has
in hand the ordinance granting the On
| tario and Western Railroad company
| right of way over certain Providence
| streets, with its Keyser Valley branch
| Accompanying the report was a recon-
| mendation that the mayor keep police
men on West Market street day and
night to prevent the company from lay
ing tracks over that thoroughfare. A
motion to lay the report on the table
was lost by a vote of II to 6. Messrs.
Ross, Finn, Roche, Chittenden, Lans-
ing and Coyne voting in the aflirma-
| tive. Later, Mr.. Fellows introduced a
| resolution embodying the committees
recommendation regarding the assign
ment of policemen to prevent the lay
ing of tracks on West Market street.
1t passed with an amendment, offered
by Mr.. Roche that the police were to
be stationed there only in case an at
tempt was made to lay the track. The
assurance from the company that the
track would not be laid till the ordi-
nance passed, and the scarcity of police
officers were the arguments advanced
in favor of the amendment.
Mr.. OBoyle explained that the COM
mittee wanted time to visit the ground
and see il an underground or overhead
crossing was feasible.
REPORT WAS WITHHELD.
The sanitary committee has a favor
able report prepared on the appoint
, ment of Mr.. Widmayer as food inspec-
tor but concluded to hold it over till
next meeting.
New measures were introduced as fol-
lows:
Mr.. O'Boyle-An ordinance taxing
street car companies $50 for each car
run on lines wholly within the city, and
$50 for cars on lines that are only in
part within the city. Referred to COM
mittee.
Mr.. Melvin--A resolution for new
fire hydrant in front of the Crystal
hose house.
Mr.. Wagner-An ordinance for as
phalting Clay avenue, between Pine
and Myrtle streets. Referred to COM
mittee.
A resolution directing the chief en-
gineer to have the Relief Hose COM
pany flush the cutters in the Tenth
ward. Referred.
The paving committee reported favor
ably upon awarding the contract for
paving Sanderson avenue to Mears &
Flynn.
The Scranton Telephone company's s
ordinance met with no opposition what
ever in common council, much to the
surprise of everybody. Before the meet
ing was over however it was evidenced
that there We're some members not al
together in favor of it.
.,,g;,, ,;t,.
t Tewksbury. reported it favoraby and
when it was on second reading had it
amended as printed heretofore in The
Tribune, adding on clauses taxing the
wires as well as poles, increasing the
, number of free phones from twenty
seven to thirty and making a stringent
{ rule regarding the care of pavements
which it might tear up, besides several
? | minor changes.
After the ordinance had passed Sec
| ond reading as amended, a number OF
. the cOuncilmen who favored il retired
leaving only thirteen members pres
? ent. Mr.. Grier counted noses and see
| ing, possibly, that the antis were in
; | the majority, moved to reconsider ac-
| | ton. Mr.. Tewkesbury was in a great
| quandary and appealed to Chairman
| | Keller to rule the motion out of order
} | because it could not be shown that Mr.
t | Grier and his second, Mr.. Monaghan
, | voted in the affirmative. AS no record
5 | of the vote was made, the chair de-
. cided the word of Mr.. Grier and Mr.
Monaghan would have to be taken as
I | TO how they voted. Messrs. Grier anC
/ | Monaghan avowed that they had voted
D in the affirmative. VERY well, then,
said Mr.. Keller, I'VE will have to pu,
your motion"
4 BROKE A QUORUM.
! At this juncture Mr.. Tewksbury
woke up and seZing his hat hurried
from the room. Mr.. Harvey and Mr.
Zizelman followed suit and this broke
the quorum and made adjournment
| necessary.
: Mr. Gricr said afterwards that the
whole thing was a joke. The Scran
ton Telephone people were holding Z
jubilee in the rear of the room and hC
: only thought to have some fun with
ther~
Mr.. Melvin's ordinance to establish
an electric light plant. the expense o
which is to be met by an issue o
Sl4O 900 worth of bonds was favorably
reported from committee.
\ communication from Mayor Moi
urging the immediate repair of In,
Franklin and General Phinney engines