The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-05

Select council held regular meeting
last night. the first business session
of council in second class Scranton.
The appropriation ordinance. as
drafted by the last estimates commit
tee: the Chaser to the re-organiza-
tion ordinance and an ordinance tax
ing trolley companies were the impor-
tant measures introduced.
Accompanying the appropriation or
dinance was communication from
Controller Howell showing that the
available revenue has been increased
by additional liquor licenses $lS000.
making the total estimated revenues
from all sources S413,20o. The deficen-
cies. he reported. are ST., 1851
Chairman Chittenden did not an
nounce his committees. He gave a
memorandum of his estimates COM
mittee to City Clerk Lavelle. with in
structions to make it public when the
common council committee is appoint
ed.
The appropriation ordinance as it
now stands calls for an expenditure OF
1897 7.12623. This. with the deficiency
bills. will eat up the estimated rev.
cnues.
CHASER" INTRODUCED.
The chaser" to the organization
ordinance was tampered with after 1t
went out of the conference at which
it was drafted. according to the state
ment of Mr.. Clemons, who introduced
it. and who was one of the parties To
the conference. The "chaser," as agreed
upon. provided for doing away with
the Keyser Valley permanent fireman
and did not molest the provision for
n clerk of common council. AS the or
dnancc appeared last night in printed
form it. let's the Eeyscr Valley man
stand. but does away with the clerk of
common council.
The oiher provisions of the measure
are as previously announced. The dee
lneuent tax collector is made an ap-
nointive official at a salary of se.500:
a city detective and four additional pa
trolmen are allowed: the salary OF the
assistant city solicitor is fixed at $1,000,
and some changes are made in the mat
ter of bonds. the city being required
to pay Tor ell bonds of subordinates
as we'll az those OF higher officials.
The trolley tax ordinance was In
trotluced by Mr.. O'Boy1e. 1t imposes
cars regularly operated wholly within
the city limits and s7J OH ears operated
within and beyond the city limits. 1t
is estimated this would net the city Il
revenue OF $4,000. Being in lieu of all
other taxes. it would mean an increase
of rot more than $4,000 IN the trolley
conpany's tax. Mr.. C'Boyle earnestly
requested that no amendments should
be MADE to the measure.
The Central Rapid Transit companys
franchise ordinance was introduced by
MIR. Vaughan. IT is practically the
same as the original enc that was
amended to death in the last council,
The principal difference being that Cen
ter street is excluded and West Mar
kct street, to Cumberland avenue, in
cludcd in the proposed route.
MI. O'Malley introduced an ordin-
ance Cor sidewalks on various Twen-
tieth ward streets. Mr.. Merriman pre-
scented an ordinance for a sewer Oh
portions OF Penn avenue and Larch
street in the Thirteenth ward.
MEASURES INTRODUCED.
Resolutions We're introduced asking
the city solicitor to give an opinion
as TO tHe legality VI Tue CoHiL StIeeL
paving ordinance: directing the direc-
tor OF Public works to recommend i'm
rrovemcnts OH Third street: provid-
ing for leasing the West Scranton po-
lice station, and permitting A. w. Mus
grave and the Robert Peck estate to
connect their premises with city sew
ers.
At the suggestion of MI. Oliver.
Chairman Chittenden established the
precedent of referring resolutions as
well as ordinances to committee. I'm
der the old charter. ordinances only
had to go TO committee. Mr.. Oliver
also had motion adopted that a spe.
cal committee be appointed to report
on the question as to whether or not
the recorder has the right to veto any
measure other than the nppropriat tiOn