The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
February 0, 1899.

February o, 1899.
Gentlemen of Councils: From an actual
survey on East Market street, from the
Lackawanna river to the boulevard which
you propose to have paved. ] find the
street, or fence lines vary in width from
A to 64 feet, and ] would respectfully ask
that you request the joint committee on
pavemcnts, or street and bridges. to
meet me in order to decide on the most
feasible width of street and roadway, so
as to avoid any possible claim for dam
ages.
| would also most respectfully request
that the same committee consider the
grade on Sanderson avenue. between Del
aware street and East Market street, as
it apoars on file in this office Should
the pavement on this avenue be laid to
this grade it will leave four properties
below the said grade, the extreme being
somewhat over two feet This may also
result in damage claims unless the grade
is changed or releases received.
Very respectfully submitted
City Engineer.
The first communication was ordered
filed, and the second was referred to
the streets and bridges committee.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The annual report Of the Scranton
public library was received and filed.
The nomination of James Archibald
for a further term of five years as a
member of the board of trustees Of the
library was sent in by Mayor Bailey
and forthwith confirmed.
City Solicitor Mckinley recommend
ed that the S1S5.50 claim of Matthias
Stipp, for work and material on Column
bia avenue sewer be allowed and that
it be charged to the account Of Peter
T. MulliGan. The recommendation was
adopted
The common councils resolutions
providing for catch basin at the cor
ner Of Fourth and Emmet streets. and
for the drafting Of a new building Or
dinancc We're concurred In.
Mr. Roche introduced an ordinace
providing that all city printing bear
the Typographical union label and n
resolution permitting the Colliery En-
gineer company to place a fire alarm
box in front of their building at their
own expense and connect il with the
city system. The ordinance was refer
red to the committee on laws and or
dnances for amendment. The resolu-
tion was adopted.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr..
| O'Boyle making it a punishable offpnee
for any person to sell horses at auction
| without first procuring a city license
and limiting the granting Of licenses
to persons who have resided in the
city over a year. 1t was referred to
the committee on laws and ordinances.
The ordinance providing for the paw
/ ing Of Providence road and North
Main avenue was passed on first and
second readings. The roll was called
on each passage and the required
! three-fOurthS vote was accorded il each
time. There were just sixteen MEM
bers present ana one negative vote
would have been disastrous.
The ordinance accepting the streets
| of the FarView Land cOmpany'S plot
passed first and second reading, but
not without some comments on the
possibility of the city being called up
on in years to come to buy some of the
lots for the purpose of opening up
cross streets, i'm which the plot as at
present laid out is somewhat deficient.
The SandersOn avenue paving or
dnance was passed on one reading.
Its father. Colonel SandersOn, did not
ask council to paes it on second read
ing, saying he would wait until the
question of resultant damages from
disturbing the present grade had been
disposed of.
The ordinance providing for repair
ing the culvert on Washburn street,
near Fillmore avenue, was passed on
third reading. The ordinance provid-
ing for the appointment Of an addi-
tional permanent man for the Relief
Engine company passed final reading.
Adjournment was made until nest
Thursday night