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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
NEW STREET RAIL WAY.
1t Is to Extend Along the Southern
Edge of Nay Aug Park and Out
to Elmhurst Along Mountain.

At last nights meeting Of select
council an ordinance was introduced
by Mr.. Lansing, granting a franchise
to the Nay Aug Park street railway
| company to construct and operate a
line from Lackawanna avenue to and
through Nay Aug Parl, with loops and
extensions through the territory COM
prised in the Ninth and Seventeenth
to Elmhurst
The route on which the company
wishes to lay its tracks begins at the
intersection Of Washington avenue
with Lackawanna. thence extends
northerly on Washington to Center
street and through the one block Of
Center street back of the Lackawanna
Iron and Coal company's store, to Ridge
Row; thence along Ridge Row to
Webster avenue; thence along Webster
avenue to Linden street; thence Glong
Linden street to Arthur avenue; thence
in an easterly direction along the bluf
above the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western tracks skirtinG Nay Aug
Park, thence under the near end Of the
boulevard bridge to a point 200 feet
east of the western pier OF the bridge;
thence across Roaring brook above the
falls; thence aver the tunnel. on 4 line
200 feet from its eastern end: thence
easterly to a line between the lands 0t
| the Consumers Powder company and
Reynolds Bros thence southerly over
the Erie and Wyoming road above
grade to a point between the lands Of
the Consumers Powder company and
Celia Hill. about 2OC feet from the
boulevard, thence northeasterly fol-
lowing the course of the boulevard
and skirting II on the north to the
Roaring Brook township line.
The road, of course. will extend farth-
er on but the franchise for the extern
sion beyond the city line must be Sc
cured from the property owners who's
lands will be taken.
The contemplated loops and eXten.
sions are as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of Ridge Row and Monroe
avenue, along Monroe to Linden 10
Webster; also from the intersection Of
the above route with Gibson street
along Gibson to Wyoming to Vine, to
Washington, and then on the Valley
passenger railway companys tracks 4
distance less than $500 feet to Con-
ter; also from the intersection of Lin
den street and ColfaX avenue to Gibson
also from the intersection of Wyoming
and Vine, westerly on Vine to Miflin,
to Spruce to Franklin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
ALL DAY OCCUPIED
WITH SEWER CASES
ELEPHANTS soUABBLE occU-
PIES ATTENTION OF COURT.
Sewage Company Alleges That the
Borough Had No Right to Assume
to Pass Upon the company's Char
ter Rights as This Is Reserved
Solely to the Commonwealth-val-
liable Assignment That Is Alleged
to Be Forgery--Number Of New
Suits Instituted.

The Olyphant sewer cases occupied
all Of Judge Edwards attention in
equity court yesterday.
The suit of the Sewage Drainage
company against the Borough and
Burgess McNulty was concluded with
arguments by Hon. c. =. O'Malley for
the plaintiff, and Hon. John p. Kelly
and Borough Solicitor Frank NJ. Lynch
for the defense.
The allegation Of the defendants in
support of their action in stopping the
work of constructing the sewer was
that the company's rights lapsed by
reason OF it's failure to begin the work
in two years and complete it in FIVE,
as provided in the charter.
To this Mr.. O'Malley made reply that
the commonwealth alone can pass upon
charter rights and consequently the de-
PENDANTS are without standing in court.
In the suit of c. 2. O'Malley and
others against the borough and Com
tractors Flanaghan & O'Hara, to pre-
vent the collection of the borough's
snare of the assessment on the First
district sewer, built under an ordinance
or the borough, after the Sewage COM
pany's rights are alleged to have
elapsed, was taken up at the conclusion
OF the first case and is still on.
The plaintiffs in this case allege that
the assessment is illegal, because the
borough's Indebtedness was beyond the
two per cent. limit before this debt
was contracted.
Owing to the failure Of the borough
secretary. M. P. O'Malley. TO bring
along the books showing the borough's
Indebtedness, the case had to go over
to this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Two New Grading Suits.

Attorneys r. ]. Beamish and John II.
Jordan, acting for James Flynn, of
Luzerne street, instituted a suit against
the city yesterday to recover $4,000
DANCES for injury done the plaintiff' :
property by the change of grade on
Luzerne street.
Bertha Plageman, by Attorneys
Comegys & Bevan, brought suit against
the Roaring Brook Turnpike company
and the Borough of Dunmore to re-
cover $4,000 damages, which she al
leges was done her property on Drlnker
street by the grading done jointly by
the defendants.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CoNvEN-
TON,

In pursuance of resolution Of the Re-
publican county committee passed at a
regular meeting held on Saturday, Aug.
10, 1899, the county convention will be
held on Tuesday, September 2G, at d.
m. in the court house, Scranton, for the
purpuse of computing returns and trans
acting such other business as shall be
brought before it,
Vigilance committees will hold pri-
mary elections on Saturday, September
%, 1899, between the hours of and 7 d. m.
Each election district shall elect at said
primary election three qualified persons
to serve as vigilance committee for the
next ensuing calendar year, whose names
shall be certified to on the returns TO the
county convention.
Candidates who have thus far regis
tered their names with the secretary and
those who are desirous Of registering will
observe the requirements of rule Z, which
reads as follows: Each candidate shall
pay his assessment to the county chair
man at least twenty days before the pri-
election, or his name will not be Nk,a
mary election, or his name will not be
printed on the official ballot" Satur-
day, September 2. is the last day for reg
istering and paying the assessment.
Il. n. Willard, Chairman.
J. f. Watkins, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
V0SBURG DECIDES
AGAINST THE MAYOR
RENDERS AN OPINION IN LINE
WITH ToRREY DECISION.

Police officers Are Not "Public Off
GERS" Within the Meaning of the
Constitution and Cannot Be Re-
moved Like q Street Commissioner
or Chief of the Fire Department.
Select Council Must Be Consulted
in Their Dismissal - Interesting
Thorough Discussion of the Much
Clouded Question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
EMPLOYEES RESUME WORK.
Stage Hands at the Gaiety Theater
Granted Their Demands.

The difficulty which existed between
the stage hands and Manager Walsh,
of the Gaiety, has been amicably ad-
justed and the employees have been
reinstated and the union scale of wages
signed.
Through the efforts of Matt ]. Boil
and, stage manager of the Rentz-
Santley company. a settlement was
brought about.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
FIREMEN MAY GO TO CHURCH.
Mayor Moir Believes That They, Too,
Are Incinerable.

Mayor Moir has issued an order to
Chief Walker to arrange a two hours
layvoff every Sunday for the permanent
men of the fire department that they
may have an opportunity Of attending
church. At present they are scheduled
to work twenty-three hours a day,
seven days a week.
1t is only fair the mayor doubtlessly
believes, that men who devote so much
time and labor to having others from
fire should have little time for fol-
lowing the behests Of the first law Of
nature,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

The ordinance provides that the COM
pany shall pay into the Nay Aug Park
fund two per cent of the gross receipts
of the road and that it shall grade all
streets not now graded over which it's
lines shall pass. The road must be In
operation within two years or the fran
chise become null and void.
The directors of the company are J..
l.. Crawford Major T. F. Penman, DR..
G. T.. Hill Colonel Herman Csthaus,
G. F. Reynolds an j.. Reynolds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Question of Jurisdiction.

a number Of the creditors of L. w.
Hoffecker, who recently filed a petit
tion in bankruptcy, went before Judge
Edwards yesterday morning and asked
that executions granted to other credit
ors be stayed on the ground that no
other court but the United States
bankruptcy court has jurisdiction.
Judge Edwards took the petition, but
has not yet ruled on the question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Marriage Licenses.
Court House News Notes.

David C. Phillips was yesterday ap-
pointed judge of election for the Sec
ond ward Of Blakely to succeed Gwilym
Evans, resigned.
The bond OF p. j. Hoban, tax collec-
tor of Olyphant, was approved by Jud ge
Edwards. 1t was in the sum Of S54.-
600 and has the Fidelity and Deposit
Company Of Maryland as surety.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Ideal Home Site.

The sale of West Park lots goes mer-
rily on with unprecedented rapidity.
1t is not strange that they should when
one considers the unparalleled loca-
tion and easy terms on which these
lots are being sold.
You are invited to inspect this plo.
at your earliest convenience. For
prices, terms, etc, apply at newly
erected office on the plot. ss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Election Contest.

The following witnesses were exam
ined yesterday in the Langstaft cleo
ton contest:
Fifth ward, Fourth district-Edward
Jones,
Thirteenth ward, Second district
Andrew Brandt, DR.. A. Van Cleft,
Henry Lutz, Fred Hickman, Archie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

FUNERAL TODAY-The funeral OF
James Lynch will be held this morning at
o'clock from Holy Cross church, Belle
Nue. lnterment in Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
Lehigh County Fair at Allentown.

ON Thursday, Sept, 21st, via Central
Railroad of New Jersey by special
train leaving Scranton at 7.25 a. m.
Fare for the round trip, adults, $3.50;
children, $190. =.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

PATENT GRANTED.-T. b. Howe, of
thiS city, has been granted a patent on
valuable improvements on sand driers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
West Pittston Fair.

Sept. 10 to %. Special on Friday, Sill
Yer Chimes, 20SA, to beat track rec
ord. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
West Pittston Fair,

Sept. co. 2l, 22, Japanese troupe every
day. Free. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

Baldwin, Fred Bartz, George Beaman,
Oscar Payne, George Mehue, william
$, Fine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

w. S. GOULD ELECTED. The Scran-
ton Lodge of Elks held a meeting last
evening in their rooms and elected w. S.
Gould as secretary to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of NJ p. Nc
Cam.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15


evening in their rooms and elected w. $.
Gould as secretary TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of NJ p. Nc
Cam.
WILL HOLD AN INQUEST
Roberts will hold an inquest this even
ing in the court house in the case Of Ellen
Shafter, who died from the result of IN
Juries received by being accidentally
shot By Albert White.
AN INFORMAL socialism informal
social and reception will be held to-
night in the parlors of the Penn Avenue
baptist church. A musical programme
will be given by John r. Watkins, Mrs.
H. Il. Jayne and others
MNALLY DAMAGE CLAIM-A sub
committee of the auditing committee of
councils has been appointed to pass upon
the claim of l.. j. McNally, for $3.50 for
damages done his property at the corner
OF Railroad avenue and Luzerne street by
water overfiowing from the street.
n NEW COMPANY..-A charter was is
sued by the state department on Tuesday
for the Birdscye Paint company, of this
city; capital stock, $4,000: directors, Mark
Simpson, Dan Powell, Fred d. Stevens,
OF Dunmore; Charles Morton, of Scran-
ton; Frank b. Benjamin, of Peckville.
FUNERAL OF JOHN ROLL-The fu-
neral of John Roll was held yesterday
morning at o'clock from his late resi-
uence on Jefferson avenue. Short services
wore held after which the remains were
taken to the Lackawanna station where
they wfre taken to Perm Yam, N Y, for
interment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

Smoke the Hotel Jermyn Cigar, lOc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15

RESCUE MISUNDERSTANDING w. w.
Adair Will conduct the service at the
Rescue Mission tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
CITY NOTES

POOR BOARD MEETING.-The poor
board meets in regular session this af
ternoon.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16
CHAPTER VIII.

Ordinance to compel railroads to
put in crossings across all ded-
icated streets and alleys in the
Village of Boomers Ferry.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the village
of Boomers Ferry:
SECTION 1. That every railroad
company running and operating
railroad through and within the
corporate limits OF the village of
Ronners Ferry, in Kootenai county,
state of Idaho, shall open up, across,
and over such right of-way, streets
and alleys, so that the same may
conform to, and be continuous with
the laid out streets or alleys of such
village of Bonners Ferry; said COM
pany shall maintain and keep in
repair all necessary crossings across
such right-of-way for the conven-
fence of public travel.
SEC. 2 The road overseer of the
village of Boomers Ferry must en-
force section one ~ of this act by
giving any railroad company ten
DAYS notice that is running and
operating its line of road through
the village of Bonners Ferry to put
in the crossings on all dedicated
streets and alleys, and any railroad
company violating section one ( }
of this act, after being notified as
aforesaid, forfeits Ten Dollars per
day for every day they fail and re-
fuse to comply with section one (1)
of this act, to be collected in the
name of the road overseer of the
village of Bonners Ferry. After
the expiration of the ten-day notice
aforesaid, it is the duty of the said
road overseer to put in any and all
crossings across all railroads run
ming through said village of Bon
ners Ferry, who have refused and
neglected to put in same after the
notice aforesaid; said railroad COM
pany is liable to the village of Bon
ner fer the value of all material
and labor furnished in putting in
any crossing, after notice as afore-
said, to be collected by the road
nverseer in his own name, in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Passed AM approved this oath
day of November, 1899.
Signed: WILLIAM l.. KINNEAR,
Chairman of the BoarG of rus
tees of the village of Boomers Ferry.
Attest: S. ID. TAYLOR, Clerk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16
CHAPTER XVII.

Ordinance to extend Main street in
the village of Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, according to the plat of the
old Town of Bonnerport, Idaho,
to connect with Cottage Avenue,
in the Village of Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, according to the plat of
the old Town of Eaton, Idaho.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Viii
lage of Bonners Ferry. Idaho:
SECTION |. That Main Street in
the village of Boomers Ferry, Idaho,
according to the pat of tae old vii
lage of B0nnerport, Idaho, be ex-
tended ct an angle of forty five (45)
degrees, more or less, to connect
NTH Cottage Avenue in the village
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16
VILLAGE ORDINANCES.
CHAPTER XVI.

Ordinance to vacate that portion of
Main street in the village of Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho, according to
the plat of the old town of
Eaton, Idaho, covered by the
Great Northern Railway Com
pany's right of way.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Viii
lage of Boomers Ferry, Idaho:
SEC. 1. That that portion of
Main street covered by the Great
Northern Railway Company's
right-of-way in the village Of Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho, according to the
plat of the old town of Eaton,
Idaho, on file in the Recorders
Office at Rathdrum, Idaho, be and
the same is hereby vacated.
Passed and approved this Oath
day of November, 1899.
Signed: WILLIAM l.. KINNEAR,
Chairman of the Board of Trus.
tees, of the village of Boomers Ferry
Attest: S. d. TAYLOR, Clerk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16

of Boomers Ferry, Idaho, according
to the plat of the old town of Ea-
ton, Idaho, said plats being now on
file in Recorders office at Rathdrum,
Idaho.
SEC. 2. That the extension of
said Main Street. in the village OF
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, according to
the plat of the old village of Bonner
port, Idaho, as provided for in sec
ton one of this act, be- and the
same is hereby dedicated to the Use
of the public.
Passed and approved this Oath
day of November, 1899.
Signed: WILLIAM L. KINNEAR,
Chairman of the Board of Trus-
tees, of the village of Bonners Ferry
Attest: S. d. TAYLOR, Clerk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16
EXCHANGE ECHOES.
Silver Blade:

silver BLADE:
The Northern Pacific railroad
company, through their tax agent,
Jay Sedgwick, paid to Assessor
Buckle on Monday $30,336.99, the
same being the amount of their
taxes on property owned in Koot-
enai county for the year 1899 Of
this amount $4,123.50 is special
school taxes.
Several of our citizens attended
q meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce of Spokane last evening,
when the subject of forest reserves
was being discussed by that body.
AS a result of the deliberations of
that body committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions urging the
Washington delegation in congress
to use their best efforts to prevent
the extension of the Priest River
Forest Reserve.
Republican;
The report in Sundays dispatches
from Manila that Capt. George b.
Duncan had been wounded in the
forearm, caused the gallant officers
relatives in this city no little anx-
iety. The Republican trusts the
report did not under-rate the seri-
business of the wound sustained by
Capt. Duncan.
The Spokane Valley Irrigation
Company have broken camp for the
winter. the weather being too incle-
ment to continue work by the eng
ineer corps.
Occur d. Alene Press:
d. F, Mason has been commits
stoned a representative of the
Masonic grand lodge of New Hemp
shire which will be IN session in
that state next summer. He will
be the Idaho member
VIM. Ryan has gone TO Sumpter
Oregon, where he expects to spend
the winter in mining.
The Press reports that wealthy
syndicate of Michigan lumbermer
have purchased the mill site g.
Occur d. Alene and will put il {
sawmill Of $4,000 feet capacity
with planer and shingle mill. Tn
Press thinks that the starting o
these industries will do much 70
the town and pat the place on it
feet again.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16

Capt. q. r. Gray returned
from Rathdrum on Wednesday,
having been excused from attend
ance at court as juror.
Fine winter underwear, heavy
wool sox, like your Grandmother
used to knit, and fine buckskin
and wool mitts-all suitable for
Christmas presents-at Kootenai
Trading Co.
The ladies of Bonners Ferry
and vicinity are cordially invited to
call and inspect my stock of fall
Millinery, which | am selling al
reduced prices.-MINNIE A. ROSE.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Than left
for the West last Thursday morn
ing.
Rev. John H. Hope will preach
at the Presbyterian Church in Bon
ners Ferry on the 2nd and 4th Sun
days of each month, at the usual
hours, and at Port Hill anC
Thompson on the LIST and Sd Sun.
days-at Thompson school house
at II a. M, and at Port Hill a
800 p. m.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16

Mr.. J. +. Callahan and Mr.. Nj.
C. Boyle have opened up their log
ging camp on Deep Creek, near
Naples. The present winter prom
Uses to be fine one for logging.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16

-DeWitt's Little Early Risers
purify the blood, clean the liver,
invigorate the system. Famous
little pills for constipation and
liver troubles.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

who were financially interested in It, at HrS'
created a slight prejudice against the latter
system. independent evidence however, was al
length forthcoming.
zone of the first cities to institute an invesu-
CATION was Providence. The work was con
Quoted hy Edmund B. Weston, engineer !n
charge Of the Waterworks Department He did
not carry his tests with sand filtration very
far and his experiments with mechanical fiji
tration were conducted on a small. scale Hence
the comparison was not as thorough as II might
have been. But the conclusion which be reached
was that for the water with which h. dealt
The mechanical system was satisfactory This
was in ls93-'@4
"A I,,le later more extensive inquiries We're
made elsewhere The water company Of Louis
Vile. Ky employed George W. Fuller to study
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

tried both systems at Pittsburg ana decided
that sand filtration. accompanied boy sedimenta-
tion. was preferable for that particular locality.
after the Louisville results had been pub
nshel and while the investigation at PittshurR
was i'm progress Mr Fuller was invited 10y 'IA-
ciuuat 90 make an inquiry similar to that "hI'h
T.. had conducted for Louisville. His work was
thorough. and hc tried both systems in this IN
stance His opinion was that in respect TO Ooth
sanitary advantages and economy mechanical
filtration was preferable.
AN inquiry is now pending in Washington re-
cardiug the water Of the Potomac, which IS sad
10 be contaminated with sewage. but the invesu-
CATION. which is in charge Of Lieutenant Colonel
A NJ Miller L. : A, has not advanced lar
enough to throw much light on the problem.
"PhiIadelphia's decision however, is available
for public instruction. Last spring she ap-
pointed a commission Of engineers consisting OF
Rudolph Herring. Of New-York, Samuel NJ. Gray,
OF Providence. and Joseph NJ Wilson, Of PhiIa-
dclphia These men reported in favor of sand
filtration except at few points where it was
impracticable owing % lack Of space for filter
beds For these exceptional places mcchanical
filtration was recommended
AS for the character OF New-YorKs water
supplv. IT must B., remembered that the death
rate from typhoid fever Doth in thu older New
York AID in Broohyu IS lower than that Of
most other large American cities This is strong
evidence Of the excellence OF our sources OF
supply.
ut is a somewhat notable fact however, that
Of late wears tire Brooklyn watervorks system
has been allowed to deteriorate. This nnd the
undue stress laid on the alleged limitations TO
-