The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-06
ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF MAYOR BAILEY
[Conriudcd from Page 81

too late in the season to commence work
on same
Bids have been received and contract
signed for paving Providence road ana
North Main avenue HpDrONimatc cStl-
mate 1913 square yards, at cost of
SlO0 9q2 so, but some Of tie property own
ers claimed that the ordinance was IL
legal and took the matter into court ana
the court sustained them.
The contract with Dunn Brothers for
the construction of the Seventeenth dis
trict main sewor approximate estimate
made no attempt Except the delivery of
1900 lneal feet, at a cost of S36,OOO) was
executed on April G. but the contractors
some few ppepsD to proceed with the
work until November 2i. and this | be-
lieve was done for the purpose Of blind
folding the people of this city uhose On
the line of the proposed Improvement cS-
pecially) by throwing the responsibility
for the delay on this department, for they
well knew that the specifications say
that "all sewer work must stop on the
first day of December" Clll sewer spcci-
iicatons ever printed for the use of the
city contained the same cladseD.
Bids have been received for construct
ing sewers in the sixteenth district ana
section &C." Fifth district approximate
estimate S,352 lincal feet at a cost of 500 =
$50. but | have received no notice of the
contract having been signed.
Bids were received for construct ing
sewers in section 'E. Fifth district tap
proXlmate estimate 1850 lineal feet at a
cost of 1924. .S62.jO). but councils rejected all
bids and ordered same to be rcadVertised
Bids have been received and contract
signed for constructing lateral sewer
i'm Stipp court, from Mulberry street to a
point near Olive street approximate Cs-
innate $40 lineal feet at Il cost of $4,000
but it was too late in the season to com
mcno work on same.
Yours respectfully.
Joseph p. Phillips. City Engineer.
THE CITYS STREETS.
The work of street Commissioner =. j
OBoyle since assuming office six months
ago has been emincntlY satisfactory. i
must be remembered that, when he tool
mp the work almost the entire appro
priation for the department had beel
expended for the repair of the asphalte,
streets in the central city. He has there
fore been obliged to tCOnCmiZe in ever!
direction since then and the results nc
complished by him have. under the con
ditiOns. been really remarkable. 1t !
worthy Of remark that but One of tn
appropriations FOR this department will j.
overdrawn this year and that this, tia
for the rcpdi" Of bridges and CulVerts
viii be OVcrdrawll only small amount
With Il fun years appropriation to draw
from, | feel sure that Mr.. O'Boyle Wi
make an enviablc record in hsi depart
mental work.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Too much cannot be said in praise o
the work of the Scranton police depart
mcnt during the year Just passed. Chic
Martin Gurrell has adhered to the line
laid down by eE-Chief Frank RObling. II
who is an officer in the service of tn
United States. With Il smaller force /
proportion To population and area tina
any city in the country. we have bee
1reer from doDredatiorS of criminals c
all classes than any other city of like siz
As ! have pointed out in previous mo'
sages this fortunate condition is unique:
Iionaby largely due To the excellent
lighted streets in this city. This abunC
anCe of light serves the same purpose
Il number of policemen and is especial
Il deterrent to such petty offenders {
chicken, clothes lire and rcfrigerat t,
thieves. ! herewith submit a brief sun
mary of the work OF the department du
ing the year just ended:
Hon, James q. Bailey, Mayor, Scral
ton. Pa.
Sir; Herewith / beg to submit a sun
mary of the work of the police dcpar
ment for the year beginning Jan. |, 1AI
The total number of arrests made WI
lccted was &,57S,J0.
Besides the work of making arrests /
patrOman have been engaged i'm 9th
duties Of various kinds.
over 1000 poles belonging to the sever
telephone, telegraph, electric light al
railroad companies were counted and a
portOned by the officers during the yea
In snow storms the patrolmen ha'
made hOusc-tO- house calls directing te
ants TO clean off their sidewalks.
One hundred and fifty dogs and ca
were disposed of, OF these animals
were shot by tho officers
4 number of fires were discovered
the patrOlmen and eXtinEuished witho
the aid of the fire department. The of
GERS also sent i'm several alarms of fire
Many lost children were found and
stored to their parents.
The police also reported over 10000 hou
of shortage of light I'm the street lam
The officers on night duty discovered
number Of buildings flooded by the bur,
ing of water pipes and had the defeC
remediCd.
The patrol wagon was i'm use over
times during the year.
One hundred and forty doors were fou
open in the night time and the tenar
or owners of the property notified.
Many hundred complaints of one XII
or another were made to the dCpartmt
and referred 10 the detective bureau
investigation.
Over 1900 letters, circulars, postal car
and kilograms were received ana {
swered. I would particularly CONNIE
the bravery Of Patrolmen James SCI
land, John II, Thomas. the former
whom was shot and the latter 'stabt
while performing their duties.
nthe detective bureau under the dir
tion Of John w. Mor many importf
arrests were nlGdo. Eight prisoners w
apprehended In other cities and broui
back to Scranton for trial, while scN
prisoners We're returned to the rla
where they had committed depredatio
Stolen goods OF tho value OF $500 w
recovered and restored to Tightful Owne
The Bertillor system for the identih
tion OF criminals is of great assistance
the department. Eight measureme
and photographs OF prison ers were m;
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