The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-21
MEETING OF SELECT COUNCIL
Large Amount of Routine Business
Transacted.

For the first time in many, many
moons, every member of select coun-
| Gil was present at a meeting. This
| happened last night. A large amount
of minor business was transacted, the
greater part of which was of a rou-
| tine nature.
| Among the new measures which
| came up was a resolution by Coun-
| Gilman Roche, providing for the draw
| ing up of an order of $1SS for Stephen
| Dyer and James Saul, each to be paid
| them in consideration of their with
| drawing all claims against the city.
| This is the sum of money each of the
| ex-police officers claims as due him,
| it representing the time which elapsed
between their Dismissal by the mayor
| and councils concurrence. The reso-
| luton was carried, without dissent
| ing voice.
| Councilman Costello introduced a
| resolution regarding the strike, de-
ploring the depression OF trade and
| general misery which follow in the
wake of all such agitations, and ad-
vising that all parties be urged to
make an effort to settle the trouble as
soon as possible. The measure was
| adopted.
| Chairman Chittendcn, of the streets
and Bridges committee. reported IA
vorably on the appointment by Mayor
Moir of Harry w. Peters, inspector Of
| the Shultz court sewer.
THE MABEY CLAIM.
| Clerk Morris read a communication
from City Solicitor Vosburg relating
| to the claim against the city by
! George Mabey, of North Scranton, for
5000 damages to his buggy two weeks
ago. He claims that failure to put
warning lights on the trenches where
the North Main avenue sewer is be-
| ing built was the cause of his rig be-
| ing overturned and damaged. The
| city solicitor in his report says that
the contractor in charge of the sewer
| claims that the accident was due only
to negligence on the pare pf the
| driver. The report was accepted and
the claim rejected.
| A communication drawing councils
| attention to the necessity of the re-
| tanning wall on Ninth street being eX-
| tended to prevent the road being un-
| dermned, was referred to the streets
and bridges committee.
| The proposals. of V. II. O'Hara, NJ.
|
on the easterly side of Washington
| avenue. between New York and Mar
ion streets, were referred to the prop
er committee, with instructions to
award the contract to the lowest bid
| der.
| Armor & Quinn's bid on the con-
struction of the sewer in the Nine
teenth district was referred to the
| nd ni,,-
also the offer of Peter Reilly, of
Wilkes Barre.
| CLAIM TOO HIGH.
| A resolution passed by council, was
| then presented, authorizing the city
| solicitor to settle the claim of Philip
| CARRIER against the city. No amount
| was mentioned in the resolution as q
| reasonable settlement. and Mr.. Chit
| tenden moved that the resolution be
referred back to a committee to in
| VeStigate and then report to councils.
| Mr.. Melvin remarked that the amount
asked for is about $3.50, damages to a
barber shop, and that in his opinion
| this is too much. The resolution was
referred to a committee. and it was
| later discovered that at the last meet
ing of common council, Mayor Moir
sent the measure back, on account of
| the ambiguous statements made on 1t,
and the slip shod manner in which It
| was attended to by councils.
New ordinances and resolutions, be-
sides the ones already given, We're
introduced as follows:
| BY Mr.. Finn-Providing for the paw
| ing of East Market street, from the
| bridge over the LackaWanna to North
| Main avenue.
| Mr.. Thomas-Provlding for claims
against the city to be adjusted by
court, instead of being presented to
council. This was referred to the
proper committee.
| Mr.. Roche-Providing for a fire alarm
box to be erected at the corner of
| Poplar street and Monsey avenue.
| This was introduced as the result Of
u petition sent the councilman and
signed by the Scranton Bolt and Nut
| Works company, the Lackawanna
| Brewing company, and the Klotz
Throwing Mill company.
PARALLEL ROAD.
Mr.. Roche--Appointing of a special
| committee of three TO consider the
constructing Of a road from No. %
school to run parallel with the Abing-
ton turnpike.
Mr.. Roche-Payment on repair con-
tract of Barber Asphalt company to
be stopped until the pave on jefferson
avenue near Olive street is put in
proper condition.
Mr.. Lidstone-GVing permission to
the Scranton Lace works to fill with
ashes a piece of sunken ground near
| their establishment,
A resolution was introduced earlier
in the evening to award the contract
for building Section A of the Tenth
sewer district to V. II. O'Hara, but
on motion of Mr.. Roche it was held
over until the proper time, and the
gentleman from the Seventh then
moved that a conference committee
| be appointed to award the contract
| This was done as common had all
| ready awarded the contract to Fahey
Bros. Chairman Wagner appointed as
members of this committee, Messrs.
| Chittenden, Roche and Finn.
Mr.. Chittenden called up the ordi-
nance providing for a paid fire depart
| ment. Mr.. Oliver was on his feet at
| once with several minor amendments,
| which were read to the members. On
motion of Mr.. Schroeder these latter
were tabled.
| Chairman Wagner then announced as
a special committee to view work on
| the Arlington turnpike, Messrs. Clem-
ons, Ross and Costello, and the meet
ing was adjourned until next Thurs
day night
MAN INSTANTLY KILLED.