The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-08
PECKvILLE.

Mr.. George Clark was Il visitor at
the Electric city yesterday.
The ladies who have in charge the
coming Hose company fair met last
evening and several committees were
appointed Everything points to Il
very successful fair for the Wilson's.
Mr.. Columbus Hartman has recov-
cr. d from his recent illness.
ON account of the non-arrival of
the press. the Consumers' Powder COM
pany mills did not start up Monday.
The press is expected to arrive this
week. SO that work may be resumed
next Monday.
Three Italians with two dancing
bears created excitement on Main
street yesterday afternoon. The bears
were quite adept i'm performing. and
large crowds collected to witness the
unusual scenes.
Amelia, the little daughter of Mrs.
Lizzie Kingsley, of South Main street.
is very ill.,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Koup have had
their household goods removed to
Jackson. Susquehanna county, where
they expect to take up their residence
in the near future.
moved into the house recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Koup.
Mr.. l.. B. Thompson is convalescent
after p severe illness.
Schools at the central building have
been closed two and one-half days this
week, while the heating apparatus was
undergoing extensive repairs.
We give below Burgess A. ID.
II,;, 10 iS.
logic is good and should be followed
by our councilmen:
To the Council of the Borough Of
Slakelv:
Gentlemen: At the beginning Of this
my first year as burgess and in accord
ance with the usual custom, | give to
you my best wishes. and trust that we
may have IA pleasant. prosperous year,
and jointly benefit the borough by our
labors. | thank you in advance for
the courtesy and help that / know
YOU will give me in performing my
duties as burgess. My knowledge of
the borough, financial and otherwise,
is at present limited; as conse-
quence my recommendations will at
this time be few. | have no doubt
we shall work together tremendously.
for the general good of the borough
and all it's interests. AS ! understand
it, your work will not be easy. 1t is
hard to make one dollar do the work
of two, and that Is, as ! understand.
about the position you are in. Rigid
economy i'm expenditures. good judg-
ment in planning and laying out street
repairing, and other work that must
be DONE would seem to be the only
way, in the present state of the bOr-
ough finances, to get along success
fully. Making the electric light plant
pay its expenses is Il problem for you
to solve. If in your wise judgment
it can be. ] am not positively sure
that it can be. but hope so.
There are some leaks that might be
stopped. At several different times, |
have noticed in the Second ward on
Main and First and Second streets.
all the lamps burned out i'm night,
because lew single lamps had been
destroyed; and not having been re-
placed. the increased voltage would
naturally burn out the rest. Such
leaks. while not large, count up in
the year. The profits of any business
are largely the result of savings in lit
tie things.
Gentlemen, give the electric light
plant careful study, and your best
attention, and see if it cannot be made
to pay. If you can do this. you will
have done WELL and more than well,
and the people Of the borough will saw
to you; We'll done good and faith
full servants"
A. d. Haines. Burgess.