The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-13

Ordinance, but Did Report One In
creaslng the Number Of Permanent
Men by Eighteen-New Ordinances
and Resolutions That Were Intro
duced-The Action Take on Them.
That a very considerable number of
the members OF select council are op-
posed to a reorganization of the fire
department was evidenced last night
when, at a meeting Of that branch,
motion to take the Chittenden-Va Vaughan
ordinance out of the hands of the fire
committee, which ignored it, was lost
by vote of eight to seven.
Under the third order of business,
Chairman Finn, of the fire committee,
presented the ordinance drafted by that
body and mentioned last week in these
columns, providing for eighteen addi-
tional permanent men and nothing
else. Mr.. Chittenden Immediately
moved that his measure be taken out
of the hands of the committee.
That's right" chimed in Mr..
Vaughan. I'VE spent days, yes, weeks,
preparing this ordinance and these
people dispose Of it in ten minutes.
Bring it before this council and let the
members vote on it, either negatively
or aftirmatively."
Mr.. Finn said that the members OF
the committee thought that the dis
banding of the volunteer companies
would be a very bad thing to do just
at present. Mr.. Lidstone, OF the COM
mi Too n - sv. ,gAN
practicable. Mr.. Chittenden asked that
the motion be put, and it was lost by
the following vote:
Yeas-James, Roche, Chittenden, Clemens,
o'Boyle, Vaughan, Wagner
Nays-Ross, Finn, Thomas Costello Melvin,
Schneider, Lidstore, divers.
CHANGED HIS VOTE.
Mr.. Costello changed his vote to yes
after Mr.. Wagner who votes last, had
voted, but as Clerk Lavelle contended
that he did not change it until after
the result was announced. the chair
man decided that it should remain un-
changed. There were several members
who claimed that Mr.. Costello changed
his vote before the result was an
nouncsd.
ed to secure enough votes for a recon-
sideration, but it was given up on Mr..
Finn's promising to report on the Chit
tenden-Vaughan ordinance next Thurs
day night, when council again meets
in regular session.
TWO other communications from the
mayor announced the following ap-
pointments: Edward Goodwin as en-
gineer of the Genera Phinney Engine
company, vice Hodson Altemus, re-
signed; Fred Lang as stoker of the
General Phinney company, vice An
drews resigned; William Martin as en-
gineer OF the crystal Engine company,
vice George A. Connor, resigned, and
Harry Hines as stoker of the Crystal
Engine company, vice William Martin,
promoted All of these appointments
were unanimously confirmed.
Under the head of new business. Mr..
Costello of the Third ward, introduced
a most important resolution. 1t au-
thorizes the city solicitor to assist as
an attorney for the petitioners to con-
denim the Abingdon turnpike and ap-
propriating 5000 to defray the expense.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
WAS EXONERATED.
The fire committee reported that the
| charges preferred against District
Chief Slowe had been Investigated and
| Mr.. Schneider moved that he be exon
Grated, the committee having decided
| that he meant no harm when he eject
ed Mr. Levy from the building and
that he was merely a little excited
| Mr.. Slowe was accordingly eXonerated
| by council.
A proposal for the construction OF
| the Nineteenth district main sewer
| was received from j. II. Fleming, who
| offers to construct it for $2.72 per linea
| foot extra manholes, $40, and extrs
catch basins, $50 This bid Is consider.
| ably higher than the engineers esti.
mate and was referred to the sewers
and drains committee.
The resolution introduced by Mr.
| Grier in common council directing the
| controller to transfer a balance of s52
| from last years electric light appro
| priation to pay for eight new lights
| was ruled out of order by Chairman
| Wagner on point of order raised by
| Mr.. Chittenden that there was no bal
ance, the controller having already
been directed by ordinance to merg,
all balances into the judgments anC
incidCntals appropriation.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
The following new ordinances wer,
introduced:
BY Mr.. Lidstone-providing for /;
| sewer on Dickson avenue, betweel
| Glen and Marion street
BY Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
park receipts for park purposes.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and adopted:
BY Mr.. demonstrating the fir
committee TO draw up a new ordinance
forbidding the sale of fireworks.
BY Mr.. Vaughan-PrOviding for tw,
fire hydrants in the Nineteenth ward.
BY Mr.. Vaughan-Directing the cit.
engineer to prepare an estimate of tn
cost of both a stone and an irol
bridge over the Roaring Brook, jus
above Nay Aug falls.
The following ordinances passe,
third reading: Providing for the re
pair of Jackson street from the Yves
mountain road to the Lackawann
tracks, providing for a sewer system
in the Tenth sewer district; providln
for sewer system in Grove and othe
streets in the Second and Twenty
| first wards, prOyiding for an elect ri