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

Work on the supplement to the reor-
ganizatiOn ordinance was completed
yesterday and 1t was sent to the prin-
ter, that IL may be reported in shape
for passage without delay.
AS stated in yesterdays Tribune, It
provides that the collector of delin-
quent taxes shall be a separate official,
to be appointed by the mayor. and that
five additional pairolmen shall be al
lowed. Further than this. 1t creates
the Office of city detective and does
away with the permanent man for the
Keyser Valley Hose company. Some
minor changes are made in the mat
ter of the bonds Of the superintendent
of health and other bureaus in the two
big departments. Under the old ordi-
nance it was stipulated that these
bonds should be given to the director.
The supplementary ordinance directs
that they shall be given to the re-
corder.
Common Councilman Norton. Of the
Twenty-frst ward. declares that lie
will fight the supplementary ordinance
if 1t provides for doing away with the
permanent man for the Keyser Valley
Hose company. He claims to have six
teen votes pledged in common council
to defeat the ordinance If the Ieyser
Valley company is not taken care Of.
No action was taken in the matter
Of providing for the regulation Of the
department of charities and correction.
This will be attended to later. 1t is
the Judgment of the recorder and his
cabinet that until Auch time as the
a l,f tar
the duties of his Office. it is not expe-
dent 10 rrvide him with q salary.
More appropriate would it be, they
feel. to apply this money to paying the
expenses of proving that the depart
ment Of charities and corrections and
not the Scranton poor board should
manage the charities of the second
class city of Scranton.
The fact that Chief OF the Fire De-
partment Zizlemann and Chief OF
Police Robling have not vet been sworn
in as the heads of the bureaus of fire
and police. respectively. as Recorder
Mor has declared they would be.
gives some color to the stories to the
effect that the fire and police forces
are to be managed by other hands.
Director of Public Safety Clemens.
when questioned on this matter. will
only say that he has not as yet made
any appointments.
CONFERENCE HELD.
L. Il. Robathan and Fl. r.. Paine. two
of the seventeen rejected common
councilmen conferred yesterday rela-
tive to taking steps to secure their
seats. They. however. arrived at no
conclusion further than that they are
still determined to test the matter.
How important it is that these extra
members should be seated is apparent
when it is remembered that the Su-
preme court may declare the Muehl-
bronner act unconstitutional. Recorder
Aloir Ivy omitting to perform the du-
ties of mayor and taking on the du-
ties OF recorder. practically resigned
the office Of mayor AT any rate the
Democrats will 80 contend and should
the Muehlbronner act be knocked out
they will proceed to elect a mayor
The old second class city laws pre-
scribe that a vacancy in the office OF
mayor shall be filled by councils until
the next annual municipal election.
The Democrats are at present in the
majority i'll councils, and in case of
the defeat of the Muehlbronner act
the city government would be turned
completely over to them.
1t is also contended that as the city
of Scranton is entitled to thirty-nine
common counclmen. any legislation
that does not receive ut least twenty
votes in the lower branch will not be
valid. III view of the fact that much
important legislation is now about to
be passed to put the new charter into
effect, this matter is made moment
Gus.
City Clerk Iavelle sent a communi-
cation to City Solicitor Watson yes
terday relative to the matter of turn
ing over the assessment books to the
new board of city assessors.
ANOTHER COMPLICATION.
Under the third class city laws the
board of tax revision and appeals made
all the alterations in assessments.
Under the second class charter the
board of revision and appeals goes out
Of existence and the board OF asses
sors attends to the hearins of appeals
and making of alterations as well as
making the assessment.
The board of revision and appeals
went out of existence March I. They
We're not aware of this until March
26, and in the interim they heard ap-
peals and made alterations in sixteen
of the twenty-one wards, city Clerk
Lavelle. who as clerk of the board
made the alterations, now wants to
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