The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-14
OLYpHANT.

with just enough members to consti-
tute O. quorum the borough council
met on Monday evening. The street
commissioners time for the month of
October. amounting to $lO650, was or.
dered paid, as were also borough bills
amounting to S159.51; electric light ex-
penses, s2B4.80 A bill from IIiRh Con-
stable Schutock and one from Audi
tor +. j.. Williams, We're held up for
investigation. The secretary was dl.
rected to notify the borough attorney
ana have him take legal steps to se-
cure the payments Of the sewer in.
spcctor's salary, which the Sewer COM
pany has agreed to pay.
Mr.. VanSickle, of the street COM
mittee. reported that in the opinion
OF the borough attorney the borough
was not liable for damages in the
claim or Mrs. Ann Grady against the
borough, hut that 1t was optional on
the part of the council whether the
bill should be paid or not. In regard
to the amounts expended on the streets
In the various wards to date, he gave
the Following figures First ward,
S4o3.2I: Second ward, S531.91; Third
ward. S3i2.55: Fourth ward. S325. 40; q
total of 81 663.13 AS the amount ap-
proDriated for street purposes this
year is $1,000, he advised council to
he more economical for the balance
OF the year. He stated that the Moosic
Mountain Coal company had deducted
the sum Of 5000 from their bill of taxes,
claiming thot they had improved the
public roads at MarshwOod to that
extent. The claim was referred to the
borough attorney. a signed state.
nent by the street committee was then
read, in which they condemned the
work done by the Olyphant Sewer and
Drainage company In relaying the
Lackawanna street pave, stating that
the concrete and material was of an
inferior quality and not up to what
the specifications originally called for
when the pave was first laid. They
recommended that a resolution be-
passed authorizing the borough solicit
tor to take such legal steps as he
saw fit to compel the company to conf
ply with the original specifications. 4
resolution was passed to that effect.
The salary of the fireman at the
electric light plant was increased to
$40 per day. 40 as to make 1t uni
form with other firemen's wages pail
hereabouts. The secretary was in
structed to make deductions in tn,
bills of all light consumers for five
nights in which the borough was in
darkness.
Tha auditors report not having been
acted upon by the auditing COMMITTEES,
the borough auditors handed in tho
following communication:
no the Honorable Borough Council Of
Clyphant:
'Sire-It is with regret that we find
ourselves under the necessity of pre-
senting this communication to the
council. In doing so, We do 1t in jus
tice to ourselves, as the people Of
Olyphant are wondering why the re-
port OF the borouGh's finances has not
been published. We would, therefore.
suggest to your honorable body that
within the next ten days you make
some arrangement as to having the
report published. and notify the audi
tors of the same, or we shall be COM
PEELED, in self-defense, to have it print
ed ourselves. thus entailing additional
expense upon the borough. While we
do not wish it to be thought that we
are acting too ofticiously in this mat
ter, you will admit that there has been
that you might have objected to in
our report, which could only have been
done by applying to court, and unless
you comply with our request and pub
lish the whole report, we shall have
to take the matter in our own hands
and Justify ourselves in the eyes of
the people of Olyphant.
Hoping you can see your way clear
to comply with this modest request.
we are Respectfully yours
''William ScriVens,
'"r. L. Williams,
Auditors"
Treasurer Carbine notified the coun-
oil that he had received from the state
department a check for Sl9l for for
cign insurance tax. Council directed
that the amount be divided between
the two fire companies. Borough or"
ders held by Patrick Jordan were au'
tholized to become interest bearing.
On account OF the lateness OF the hour
I'll fln-