The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-17

In common council last night the Or
dinance providing for the paving of
North Main avenue and Providence
road with vitrified brick on a concrete
base was again taken up. At the last
meeting it lacked three OF the neces-
sary sixteen votes required to pass it
and was declared lost. The first thing
council did after it assembled last night
and adopted the minutes, was to re-
consider the action on the ordinance at
the last meeting. No attempt was
made to pass it, as council had only
thirteen members present.
When the roll was called the eleven
Republican members of common coun-
Gil were the only ones present While
the minutes were being read. G. L.
Wenzel and p. j. Calpin, Democrats,
came in and remained through the
meeting. They were joined later by #.
f. Morris, who was delayed in arriv-
ing at the city hall by business affairs.
The other Democratic members did not
even put in an appearance around the
council chamber. There was a large
delegation of prominent North Scran-
ton residents present who were very
outspoken in their denunciation Of the
absent councilmen, who they said were
deliberately trying to throttle very
necessary public improvement.
REFERRED TO GRIER.
Their wrath was especially directed
against Councilman Grier, of the Third
ward, who they said should be warm
" interested in a movement Of great
advantage to the section of the city he
about the legality OF reconsidering
without having a roll call to put the
members on record, but Chairman Moir
decided that inasmuch as the desire to
reconsider was unanimous, a roll call
was not necessary.
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Luther Keller giving the MEM
bers of the fire department permission
to take out their apparatus next Thurs
day to participate in the parade in
honor of the Thirteenth regiment.
Council passed it without dissent and
the select concurred in the action.
Resolutions were also presented and
adopted permitting George Connors, of
the Crystal company, to erect a striker
in the Dickson works which will be
connected with the fire department
wire and ]. W. Long to connect his
premises with the Prescott avenue
sewer. Both ordinances went over to
select council where the action was
concurred in.
Mr.. oliver reported favorably from
committee the ordinance designating
repositories for city funds in the hands
Of the city treasurer and providing for
the verfication Of his cash accounts
| and for the realization of interest up
on uneXpended balances. Mr.. Calpin,
| a member of the committee, moved to
have it referred back for consideration.
He said the committee had never met
| to consider it and he objected strongly
to that kind Of business. The ordi-
| nance was referred back with instruc-
tions to report at the next meeting.
PASSED TWO READINGS.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of s231.75 to Mrs. Nettie G.. Moir
| for damages done to her property by
the grading of Myrtle street was re-
ported favorably from committee and
passed two readings.
A resolution from select council ad-
vancinG the time for holding the an
nual inspection Of the fire department
from September to May was voted
down. The idea of holding it in May
was to give an impetus to the firemen's
fair movement.
The ordinance permitting the Scran-
ton Railway company to extend its
tracks to the Country club came ovel
from select and was referred to com.
mittee. A select council resolution di.
recting the Scranton Railway company
to provide waiting room for passen.
gers on Lackawanna avenue was
adopted.
A resolution awarding to Donahoe
O'Boyle the contract for constructing
a sewer on North Main avenue, Provi.
dence Road and Philo street for $2l, ,70(
was, after considerable discussion, re-
ferred to committee with directions tC
| report at the next meeting.
a resolution awarding Mears & FlynI
the contract for paving East Market
street with vitrified brick was reported
favOrably from committee. The reso.
luton subsequently passed. The con-
tract price is Sl7S per square yard.
ordinances providing for the erection
of electric lights at Myrtle and James
| streets, in the Tenth ward, and al