The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-07
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BUSINESS DONE QUICKLY.
Select and Common Councils Hold
Separate Meetings.

separate piectihSo'
Both councils met last evening III
their rooms in the city building Two
ordinances and several resolutions We're
disposed of in select council and inuch
new business was done in the common
council
Select Council.
The select council was called to order
~ o'clock by President Fletcher. All
We're then present but Mannion, VINO
came in igter.
several resolutions were received
from common council. These were
unncuITel in: Empowering the city
clerk ~ have city list printed for the
use of h members; to have city engi-
necr 70 allow Mr.. Cox to rent the
city stoun uruSher for SIS week. the
machine To he returned in good ccndi-
,iun, when lis contract expires.
\ resolution from the common coun-
81 providing that the city engineer be
instructed TO lr"pare a map at once
- tne ct st,ceta. in order to install
man nipri wafer plant. stirred UP
quit, littlr fuss. President Fletcher
referred 'ro rcaoliticn to the commit
tra on .truets. bridges and sewers,
wheuAir. Mnuninn made his entrance,
Me inquired tha nature of the last
business done and then, on being i'll
formed. moved to have the rules sus-
I"n1lei and the committee report forth
with. alr Thompson wanted Ia know
TtHt hir. Maunion's object was in
wanting 10 suspend the rules Mr..
1hnnip.un pointed out that it would
,,.. hptweeu 81 200 and 5000 to survey
tr' streets and prepare map III ac-
rrrilIrc with the resolution. and he
lid no; thirk ther" should he Il hurry
about his matter. I've don't want TO
80 1T this and hay, no money t. pay
tor IT," he concluded.
MI MannioG called attention to the
'rc,nt demand of the Central Labor
Zion that the councils take imniedi-
ate action cn the wate! question and
also to the fact that the poor people
~ the city demanded cheaper water
He was reminded by President Fletch
"'' that HE water question was not un-
der consid ration. a vote was then
taken on Mr.. Mannion's motion TO sus-
PEND the rules and it was lost.
File No. .. an ordinance providing
for the fixing of the salaries of the
members Of the police department,
PASSED second reading, and on motion
reading and adopted.
File No. 4. providing for a license
tax on all poles and wires maintained
by any firm or corporation in the
public streets, fixing a license of 30
cents a year on each pole and pro
vding penalty of 81 OH each pole If
not paid by July Of each year, took
the same course. being carried unan-
mously.
y communication from Mayor Kill
patrick was then read. Ills honor pre-
rented the names of Michael Glrny
for inspector of Sewer on Hospital
street. and J. j. McAndrew for chief
of the fire department. Ar. Mannion
moved that the COMMITTEES report forth
with. The motion prevailed and the
committee reported favorably on the
nomination of Mr.. Gilroy and recon-
nended confirmation. Mr.. Mannion
insisted on report in regard to the
Other name, but the committee decided
80 allow it to take the regular course.
An ordinance was introduced by
President Fletcher, providing for site
for tn" new library. Its provisions
We're that the building be called the
Andrew Carnegie Memorial library;
providing for an appropriation to
maintain it, the library to be ON the
Municipal building lot, fronting ON
Sixth avenue. and between the Lack.
awanna river and the city building.
This was referred to the building COM
llittc,.
y resolution by Mr. Thompson that
10 city clerk be authorized to en-
"'"T assistants TO compile the tax du-
rllcateS q, cost not to exceed $a5.
"n9 adopted
y Petition WAS received from citi-
%tns on Seventh avenue, praying for
tn" construction Of ii sewer on High
street to Seventh avenue. This was
referred to the proper committee. \
communication from j. w. Jones, pati.
tioning for cXoneration of taxes levied
"n sewer improvement on Terrace
street. took the same course. 4 rc-
Gulsition from Columbia Hose company
for stahl' supplies was granted.
Al " o'clock the council was adj
iuuVuyl.