The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-07
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD
The Carbondale Telephone Company
Given Right of Way-Mayfeld
School Matters-Warning to own
ers of Dogs.

School Understanding to own
ers of Dogs.
The regular monthly meeting of the
borough council was held last evening,
COuncilmen Nicholson being the only
absentee. After the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting the
following bills were read and ordered
paid: Electric light company, $273.25;
hydrants, $56.25; chief Of police, SAL
ary, $45; f. Barber, So; Graves Broth
ers, 81; w. +. Moon, $3.50; Edward
Stubbs, $14.O5; Jermyn Press, s1.5O;
work on streets, $6393; machine and
supply company, $25. Councilman
Dunn complained of the uselessness
of the light on Division street and
said it only benefited the borough of
Mayfeld. He thought it an injustice
to the taxpayers of Jermyn to compel
them to pay for such lights. He
moved that the light be removed, the
motion was seconded and voted on and
defeated by vote of six to 2. After
further consideration 1t was decided to
move the light to somewhere else in
the same vicinity where it would give
better service. A motion to change
the incandescent light at the bridge
on the East Side and replace it with
an arc light was defeated by a vote
of five to five. The secretary was in
structed to notify the electric light
company to keep the light at the
brige in repair.
The quartely report of the board of
health was read, in which it was stat
| ed the recent epidemic of scarlet fever
| had abated. There had been sixteen
| cases reported and one death had re-
suited. The number of deaths from
| accidents and natural causes for the
| quarter was eleven. President Moon
| called the attention of the burgess and
| chief of police to the ordinance re-
quiring the muzzling of all dogs dur
| ing the summer. He said the time for
the enforcement of the ordinance had
| passed and several children had al
| ready been bitten. He directed the
burgess to attend to the matter. Coun-
Gilman Dunn moved that the chief of
police be required to cut off the ears
of all dogs he shoots, so as to get the
bounty.
The Carbondale Telephone company
having handed the council a. certified
| check for $400 had complied with the
councils proposition. The ordinance
giving them the right of way to con-
struct and maintain a telephone line
was finally passed without a dissent
ing vote.
At the regular meeting of the May
field school board, held on Thursday
evening, Benjamin Morgan was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy existing on
the board. The bonds of the treasurer
were read and accepted and all teach
ers elected with the exception of the
principal. and salaries fixed as follows:
James Cuff, Vice-prinCipal, room No. :,
salary, $45; Louise Walsh, room No 6,
$40; Amy G. Williams, room No. 5, $40;
Alice Quinn, room No. 3, $3.50; Anna
McCarty, room No. 4, $40; Martha
Walsh. room No. l. $50; Eva Quinn,
room No. 2, $50 The latter two sue
ceed Miss Rossanna Mulholland, of
Carbondale, and Miss May OMalley
of Green Ridge. The school term was
fixed at nine months
In accordance with the instructions
of the burgess and councilmen the
chief of police has been notified to
shoot all dogs found on the streets
unmuzzled and on Wednesday next
of dogs, therefore, who value their
animals, had better attend to the or
dinance.
Miss Bertha Russell, of Moosic, is
visiting her parents here.
Raymond Crane. of Dunmore, who
has been the guest of his uncle, T. f.
Hendricks, has returned home.
The Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
Crane, of Dunmore, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fl. Hendricks.
Miss May Henwood, Of Second street,
is visiting Dunmore friends.
Flagman Romick has relnquished
his duties at the East Side crossing
and is braking on the Ontario and
Western railroad.
William Richards and Harry Owen,
of Nanticoke, who have been spending
several days with friends here, have
returned home.