The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-04
JERMYN AND MAYEIELD.

The borough council hcld their regular
monthly meeting last evening ana made
a rcCuIu for Tn, mSCNGs in the quick muD-
ncr they disposed of the business, council
adiUuriing IN thiT. .y-tive minutes after
OpeniEE After the reading of the min
utes ana their adoption, payment Of the
bill Of the Electric light COMPANY,
amounting TO $lll.30 U'd TIE chief OF
puhce's salary. So, was ordered. The bill
of the Jcansvilc Pump company was
then discussed. 1t wild be remembered
that the pump was purchased in cOncnc.
tion with the sinking of the artCSian we'll
two years ago. Payment has never been
made bcCau"e sDme of the citizens of the
borough obtained an injunction rcstrliE-
ing council from paying the bill The
company has repeatedly written for Il
settlement, but as councils hands are
tied they cannot settle. 1t is understood
the firm is all the while charging up
) per cent. interest and the discussion
last night was for the purpose of asCcr-
tanning if some means could not be adopt
| ed to end the matter On motion of
| Councilman Moon the borough attorney
| was instructed to apply ut court for a
| modification of the injunction so that the
| bill can be paid. Burgess Whitman in re-
| ply to n question stated he had not yet
| collected the pole tax from any of tile
companies whose poles run through the
| borough. The Electric Light company
| and the Traction company had, however,
| informed him that they would pay and
| did not desire a law suit over the matter.
| A communication was also read from As
| sistant Superintendent Maloncy, of lhe
| Central Pennsylvania Telephone COM
| pany on the same subject and stated he
| was coming here in a week : time 10
talk over the subject. BY motion the bur
! CESS was instructed to at once commence
| the collection Of the tax.
| Andrew ClarksCn, of South Main street,
while using an axe at his work yesterday
! cut bad cash in one of his hands which
| neCessitated a couple of stitches.
The industrial committee spent most
| Of yesterday in Scranton interviewing
! the Delaware and Hudson company e.
! iiCials, Joe Jermyn ana others whose
! land here appears to be desirable sites
! for the location of the silk weaving firms.
The Delaware and Hudson agent will be
up next week to submit prices. Mr.. Jcr-
mNn and several Of the othpr stockhOd-
ers of the old coffin factory intimated
! their Willingness to give their interest IN
the site of the old factory if it was
thought to be desirable location for
! either of the new industries.
| Chief of Police Mckinley disCOVer2I
Farmer Grant Nairs team of horses at
tached to a wagon load of hay outside OF
| n Main street saloon on "Wednesday
night After waiting a reasonable time
! for the drivers appearance the chief TOOK
the team to a barn, ordered them fed and
! kept there for the night. Grant came
around next morning and paid the bill,
| w. ID. Hill. of this borough, viii preach
i'm the Congregational Churcn at Wand
| ling tomorrow evening.
| Mrs. Barney Mulholland, who is wei
known in this borough, had the misfor,
tune yesterday morning to fan on the
ice at her home at Scott and fracture hel
arm. The fracture was later on reduced
by DR.. u. c. Manley, of MaYheld.
Mrs. William Graves, of Fourth street
! is suffering with grip.
The members of the Citizens banC
ana their friends We're enjOyably enter
taincd in Gilmore hall last evening by the
! wives Of the bandmCu.
The following ticket WAS nominated a
tn" citizens caucus i'm Mayield Thurs
day night. CounCilmCn, Patrick Bergen
Richard Reynolds, laCko Ahniak; SchOO
directors Patrick Mcdonald, William
Walker; poor director, -. Il. Williams
high constable Michael RUddy; low Con
stable, John Mulderig; justice of in,
peace Isaac MendlosUn, james quinn
ST.; auditor, Richard Flynn, jr; judge o
election, David Bcngough; inspector
James Hanophy.
John Walker, of Mayfeld Yard an,
Edward Roylan, two expert diamon'
drucrs, left yesterday morning for New
Mexico, where they will be engaged il
boring for the next six months in tn
interest of e. d, Simpson and othc
Scranton capitalists.
At tomorrow services in the Metho
dist church Rev G., A. BenIumin vii
urcach in the morning on - Morning
Without Clouds" and in the evening
",Fhe Greatest Revelation OF the Bible.
In the First Baptist church tomorrow
u,orning Rev. PostCn will preach on TN
Indwclling Christ In the evening evan
gelistic sel vices will be held
Rev. w. c. Halls subject in the Primi
tive Methodist church tomorrow mornin
will be THE Christian Friend In tn
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