The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
NO JOINT SESSION
COULD BE CONVENED
REPUBLICAN sELECTMEN ABB
SENT THEMSELVES.
Are waiting for Messrs. Naegh and
Schneider to Qualify Before Enter
ing Upon the Election to Fill the
Vacancy in the Board of Revision
and Appeal - Common Council
Receives an Interesting Petition.
Ordinances for Additional Per-
manent Men Passed in Bunch.

A regular meeting of common coun-
Gil, an adjourned of select council and
a joint session to elect successor
to Edward Wenzel, deceased. on the
board of tax revision and appeals, were
scheduled for last night, but the low-
er branch session was the only one TO
take place.
The Republicans do not desire 20 go
into the election of board of revision
man until the Republican successors
of Mr.. Wenzel of common council, and
Mr.. Robinson of select, qualify and
take their seats. The select branch
had nothing on hand that could not
go over for week so the Republi-
cans of that branch absented them
selves and prevented a quorum, thus
causing postponement Of both the
select and joint sessions.
The feature of the common council
session was the reading of petition
containing three thousand signatures
asking councils to remove the Della
ware and Hudson switch on ReminS-
ton avenue between Cherry and Fig
streets, and open that thoroughfare to
it's full width. The fact that cars are
almost constantly standing on this
switch blocking the view of the Del
aware and Hudson tracks is alleged
in the preamble to the petition to have
been the direct cause of the deaths Of
the three Sauquoit silk mill girls who
were run down at this crossing with
in the last few years.
is A GIRLS MOVEMENT.
A majority Of the signers of the petit
;rle ,v1A In ha mill c
and factories abounding in that por-
tion of the city. The petition was
started by the girls of the Sauquoit
mill. The girls Of the other mills read
! lily Joined them when the movement
was called to their attention The petit
tion is a very interesting document and
attracted much attention from the city
fathers.
The matter was referred to a special
committee composed Of Messrs. Gilroy,
Coleman and Cusick.
/ Mr. Keller made an Intellectual pro-
test against rairoadng the raft of
ordinances now under way for addi-
tional permanent men in the fire de-
partment. He favored improving the
/ fire department, he said, and was ready
to do anything reasonable to that end
but to provide new positions when
there was no visible means of provid-
ing for their maintenance was, to his
mind. rather reckless legislating, and
he told his fellow members so.
When he had concluded, council
passed on first and second reading or
dinances providing for additional per-
manent men for the Cumberland, Crys'
tal Excelsior, Niagara and Liberty
Hose companies.
Other ordinances passed on first and
second readings provide for an electric
light at the corner of Twenty third ant
Hampton streets; four electric lights il
the Fifteenth ward, and two in the
Second ward.
An ordinance providing for sewe'
basin at the corner of Railroad avenue
and Luzerne streets was introduced b,
Mr.. Calpin.
AN INVITATION.
An invitation to the city TO becom
affiliated with the American Municipa
league, an organization for the dissem
ination of knowledge along municipa
Improvement lines, was laid on tn
table during the early part of the meet
ing on motion of Mr.. Gilroy. Later OF
Mr. Keller called it up, explained it
plan and scope and succeeded in hav
ing it reconsidered and passed.
The city controllers estimate of eX
penses and revenues for the comin
fiscal year was read and referred l
the appropriation committee.