The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25


in the committee boxes unrepOrted are:
streets and dges-Establishing the
grade of Washburn street, between
Sumner and Grant avenues; providing
for the repair Of South Main avenue;
providing for widening Lincoln avenue,
near Washhurn street; providing for
the rclaying Of Cobblp pave on Penn
avenue, between Mulberry and Vine
streets; establishing grade on Ninth
street. between oxford and Iuzernc;
providing for a retaining wall in the
First ward, near the Marvine breaker;
transferring appropriation to construct
the Bloom avenue culvert; providing for
the grading of the boulevard in Green
Ridge; providing for the repairing OF
North Main avenue and the West Noun
tain road; providing for widening jack
son street. near Main avenue; provid-
ing for nagStonc sidewalks on Eighth
street: accepting streets in Fairvicw
park; establishing grade ON Fifteenth
ward streets.
Sewers and drains--DireCting an in
VCStigatiOn to ascertain If the South
Side sewer contractors are opening a
company store: repeating the contract
for Section b. Fifth sewer district
Sanitary--Providing for the removing
and destruction Of garbage; dealing
with the soft coal nuisance.
Public buildings-ProvidinE for an
elevator in city hall passenger ele-
vatorl.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Fire artment-Supplying an addi-
tiOnal man for the Century and crystal
Hose companies; recommendations OF
Chief Hickey for the betterment of the
service.
Special-Directing an investigation
into the matter Of interest on city
funds: calling for Il report ON the SEN
ate bill amending charters Of third
class cities; limiting the time railway
employees shall work to twelve hours
per day.
Police-Transferring 500 to pay for
two additional patromen.
Parks-Permitting Jacob +. Hetzcl to
erect a Ferris wheel in Nay Aug park:
preventing the use of swings and
merry -go-round on Sunday.
Railways-ResOlution calling for n
conference with the Scranton Railway
company to secure a track to the cathe-
dral cemetery.
Rules-Fixine the time when the
board Of revision and appeals shall
work.
License-Prohibiting the sale of
horses by unlicensed auctioneers and
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who have resided here for year.
Light and water-Providing for an
electric light at the corner of Vine and
Gordon street, and two in the Second
ward proposition Of the Wellsbach
company to give the city the free use
of thirty Of their street lamps for a
month.
Laws and ordinances-Direct that
the Typographical union label be at
tached to all city printing.
Judiciary-AnneXing part Of Lacka-
wanna township; releasing the LaCka-
wanna hospital from the Mulberry
street pave assessment.
ORDINANCES ON PASSAGE.
The following ordinances were be-
| fore select council on second reading:
| Supplying an additional permanent
man for the Phoenix and Hook and
| Ladder companies; opening oxford
| street, in the Fifth ward.
On third reading are the following:
| Providing for flagstOne sidewalks on
| portions of Prospect and Washington
avenues; narrowing portions of Vine
| street; providing for sewers on Wheel
| er avenue. and in the territory be-
| tween Phelps and Poplar streets, in
| the Seventh and Thirteenth wards
providing for three electric lights in
| the First ward; fixing the plumbing
! inspectors fees; providing for lat
! eral sewer on Penn avenue, in Green
| Ridge.
These are the measures still lying in
! the common councils pigeon holes:
judiciary - Designating repositories
/
| help in the city engineers department;
| awarding $S5 damages to Williams &
| MCAnulty, for injury to a horse cause;
! by bad street; awarding $1,000 10 James
! Flynn, of Luzerne street, for gradinl
! damages.
ayements-Providing for paved gut,
terS in the Seventh, Ninth, Tenth ant
| Eleventh wards; providing for paving
certain courts and places in the centra
/ city.
Fire departmcnt-lxte the fire
! limits; providing for the purchase OF
cots for the William Connell Hose COM
pany.
Light and Watcr-Providing for ar
electric light on Theodore street.
Sewers and drains-Providing for 2
sewer basin at the corner Of OXfOrt
| street and Christ court, and another al
the corner Of North Main avenue anl
l'ullldil street,
anitary-PropOsition of American
| General Reduction company to gathel
up and dispose Of the city's garbage.
Special-Dirccting the removal of tn,
| Delaware ana Hudson switches be-
| tween Fig ana Cherry streets; REVISING
the building laws; regulating the run,
| ming Of street cars over steam road,
at grade and limiting the hours street
car men shall work.
FATE OF OTHER MEASURES.
The following measures were eithcI
laid on the table or indefinitely post,
poned: Changing the date of the fire,
mems parade; providing for an addi,
| tlonal permanent man for the Eagl,
hose company; prohibiting police ofi,
GERS from interfering in elections anC
! protecting them against dismissal ful
refusal TO participate in politics; grant,
ing franchise to the Lackawanna Tel
ephone company; distributing the elec.
trio lights more equitably; diroctinl
the city solicitor to furnish to George
Mcdonald the contract for North MAR
avenue pave; enforcing the laws
against prize-fightlng; taxing street
car rails; awarding to w. j. Burke
the contract for cleaning paved streets
directing the city clerk to keep a record
OF the proceedings of the board of re.
vision and appeal, together with tn,
number of days each is actually em.
ployed, and the Oliver bicycle ordin.