The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-07

An ordinance was introduced at
special meeting of select council held
last evening awarding to the Scranton
Electric Light and Heat company the
ten years contract for furnishing the
city with electric light at 20 cents per
light of 1000 candle power. The or
dinance was introduced in place of the
resolution passed at the last meeting
and passed two readings. with only
vigorous protest from Chittenden' and
two other votes against it.
The ordinance was introduced by Mr..
Fellows, chairman of the light and
water committee, and was referred to
that committee and reported favorably
upon forthwith. After the ordinance
had passed first reading and when 1t
came up for second Mr.. Chittenden eX-
pressed himself somewhat as follows:
II suppose there Is no earthly use In
my trying to stop the passage Of this
measure or even talking about stop
ping 1t, but I'm going to just the same.
After advertising and receiving bids
this council puts itself on record as
awarding the contract to a company
which was not the lowest bidder. 1t
gives as an excuse for doing so that
the other company was not legally
organized, but no one has said that that
doesn't make the least particle of diff
ference as long as the company gives
sufficient security.
INCREASED PRICE.
"This council now proposes to pay
this company the same price for 1900
candle power lights as the city has
been paying them for 1000 candle pow
er lights; in other words, 1t is taking
from the taxpayers Of this city be Z.
tween $12500O and $150,00O and present.
ing 1t to this corporation. I don't see
how any member of this council can
conscientiously vote for such an Or
dinance; know. wouldn't for SIC. 1000"
The ordinance passed second reading
by the following vote:
Yeas-Ross, Kcarney, Thomas, Will
iams, Roche, Melvin, Wagner, Schneider.
Shea, Sanderson. Mccain, Fellows.
Schroeder. O'Boyle Frable. Coyne, Nc
Andrew-17.
Nays-Finn, James, Chittenden-3.
The appropriation ordinance was
called up and passed third and final
reading as reported by the estimates
committee. despite a hard fight made
by Mr.. O'BOyle, who wanted to take
an item of 5000 for purchase of two
dump wagons and 800 from judgments s
and incidentals in order that this 5000
be added to the Eighteenth ward ap-
preparation. Council went into COM
mittee Of the whole to consider this
amendment, but it was lost and the
ordinance passed.
An effort was made by Mr.. Fellows
| to get his ordinance. levying a tax on
| the gross receipts Of the Scranton Rail-
| way company, out of the hands of the
committee to which it was referred, but
| after considerable argument his mo.
tion was lost.
| RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following resolutions We're intro.
duced and passed:
BY Mr.. Thomas-Directing the city en-
| glneer to prepare plans, specification and
an estimate of the cost of the construc.
| ton of a main sewer in the Twelfth sew
| er district.
| BY Mr.. Melvin-Directing the city en-.
| gineer to prepare plans for the cOnstruc.
ton of an overflow sewer in the First
sewer district.
| BY Mr.. Fellows-Directing the street
| commissioner 10 notlly JOHn flaHNlSui
| to remove certain rubbish placed by him
| on Twelfth street.
The following common council reso
lutions were concurred in: Granting
permission to the Lackawanna Iror
and Coal company to connect With thu
Cherry place sewer; referring the mat
ter of a viaduct over the West Lacka
wanna avenue crossing to the join
streets and bridges committee.
Council meets again in adjourned ses
sion tomorrow evening.