The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-30

Select council met last night to con
firm the mayors appointment of Joseph
TaylCr as inspector of the Providence
pave, The appointment was not con-
firmcd
The Roche-Jennings suuabble in the
Democratic ranks is responsible for
the non-COniirmation. Mr.. Taylor is a
leader on the Jennings side.
There were present at the meeting
Messrs. Finn. Ross. Thomas, Williams,
O'Eoyle, Roche, Wagner. Schneider,
Fellows. James, Schroeder. Coyne and
McAndrew. The absentces werei
Messrs Sandcrson, Kearney Melvin,
Chittenden. Shea, Mccain and Frable.
| The last three were among the five
who signed the call for the meeting.
TO confirm an appointment forthwith
| it is necessary to suspend the rules and
to suspend the rules a two-thirds vote
| is necessary. There were just fourteen
members present last night Fourteen
is two-thirds of twenty-one. When the
mayors communication nominating Mr.
| Taylor was read Mr.. Roche promptly
moved to refer it to its proper COM
mittee.
FOURTEEN MINUS ONE.
There was no objection. The notion
Superiluous as il was. under the rules
was put and carried. Mr.. McAndrew
| had it amended with a provso that
the committee report at the next meet
| ing, Mr.. Roche accepting the amend
ment, with the remark: 1 don't object
to that; if they report at all they must
report at the next meeting The next
| meeting is the last of the present ses-
| sion.
The bond Of Controller-elect Howell
| was also held up on motion OF Mr.
Roche. He discovered that it was not
dated and that the notary before whom
| it was sworn to had not signed it, The
bond WAS referred to the city solicitor
TO be completed.
The resolution awarding to Dona-
| hoe x O'Boylc the contract for con
structing section d of the Fifth sewer
| district was approved.
The ordinance awarding 10 Mrs. Net
| tie q. Muir $231.75 for damages dong
| her property by the grading Of Myr-
| tie street was referred to the streets
| and bridges committee with inStruC-
| tons to report forthwith, that the
measure might be- passed on two read
| ings and ready for final reading at
Monday mornings final meeting. The
streets and bridges committee, how
! ever. declined 10 report forthwith,
! having been informed that the claim
ant had SIGNED a release of damages
| and that the release was ON file in
! court.
! The ordnance for flag stone side
| walks on Fig street, between Pittston
and Stone avenues. was rushed
through committee end passed on two
readings by Mr. Coyne's persistency.
The resolution instructing the street
| commissioner to construct sewer
| basin on Columbia avenue, near No. -
| school. was concurred in.
SOUTH SIDE TRAP.
\ resolution was passed directing the
| city solicitor to ascertain by what
| right. if any. the Delaware and Hud-
| son canal company maintains q switch
! ON the roadway Of Remington avenue,
/ between Fig and Cherry streets.
! Ordinances for three electric lights
| in the First ward and one in the Fifth
| ward al the corner Of Washburn and
| TNventy-second streets, passed third
| and final reading.
The following appointments Of col
! lectors Of city, school and special tax
| collectors by city Treasurer G. c. 3o-
| land were confirmed and their bonds
| approved: owen T.. O'Malley, Sixth
and Eighteenth ward: Thomas L. Gal
| laeher Eighth and Ninth; Charles $.
| Gclbert, Eleventh ana Twelfth; James
| Brown, Thirteenth and Fourteenth;
Benjamin Griflths, Fifteenth: Thomas
| SaltrY. Third.