The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09

order, s14 (the original one having been
losD. The following bills were re-
turned for correction: S. Smith, po-
lice services, $13; S. and o. Speciality
company, oil, etc, $70.39; r. and S. Oil
company, oil. $1,000. Considerable de-
bate resulted over the bill of 81 for
feeding prisoners presented by Janitor
A. w. Pentecost. 1t seems a Second
ward officer brought to the Jail four
wandering Willies who had applied to
the officer for lodging. The officer in
structed Janitor Pentecost to allow the
tramps to occupy the Jail cots and to
feed them. This was done. Council
authorized the bill to be paid and the
sum deducted from the officers salary.
The bills of Auditors G. b. Reed and
II. c. Lintern were tabled upon motion.
Three hundred feet of T. C. Pipe and
flag stone for the construction of four
crosswalks were ordered purchased.
The secretary was instructed to COM
municate with the Scranton Traction
company in regard to having that com
pany lower their road at Lillibridge's
hill to conform with the roadway,
which has been cut down to lessen the
grade. Appointment of fire police as
follows: Henry Purdy, w. II. John
son, Stanley Newton, G. j. GanZemul-
Ter, Benjamin Prosser and w. j. Broad.
communication from the Merritt
Electric company was read. They Of
fered to pay the borough one cent for
each burned out lamp. There being
some three hundred burned out lamps
on hand council instructed the engi-
neers to forward the lamps to the
above company. Mr.. F. L. Northrup,
resident of Blakely, was present, and
offered to purchase a meter at his own
expense If council would allow him to
use the same in the electric light SER
vice. Council would not grant the
privilege and Mr. Northrup requested
that the lights be cut out. To bring
the lights down to a more reasonable
basis council will allow consumers to
use eight-candle-p power lamps in bed
rooms and cellars at rate of 10 cents
each, providing that the number of
eight-candle- power lamps does not ex-
ceed the number of sixteen-candle-
powe~ lamps on the premises, also that
the table showing the candle-power
must be left on the lamps, if not six
een-candle-power or higher will be
charged. 1t was stated that several
of the consumers who are threatening
TO cut out their lights on account of
the 20 cents per lamp uniform rate
now in force, were willing to contract
at 20 cents per lamp rate when the
plant first started. The collector was
authorized to collect for all sockets
connected up, the same as though they
were in use. that consumers if they
wish to reduce their number of lights
must disconnect the sockets. The un-
lighted portion of Main street leading
to the Olyphant bridge was ordered TO
be lit up with incandescent lights. The
Mount Jessup Coal company offered
fuel at 40 cents per ton. The Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western COM
pany offered to transport the fuel for
25 cents per ton, making a total Of 70
cents per ton, as council is paying 81
per net ton. This would be a saving
of 30 cents per ton. Before the offer
will be accepted the committee will in
terview the Lackawanna Coal COM
pany. a lamp was ordered placed on
Grassy avenue: the electric light COM
mittee was instructed to wait upon the
Crescent Electric Light company in re-
gard TO purchasing their services wires
running through the borough. Secre-
retary Benjamin :rported electric light
collections for month vt March as fol-
lows: Collected, S21i.66; uncollected,
S3S.1l. Several gentlemen were present
representing the new telephone COM
pants asking for franchises and were
not allowed to address council. An ad-
journed meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening, May 8,