The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-28
TO RECALL
The CONTRACTS
SELECT COUNCIL DIRECTS RE-
coRDER TO DO 80.
A Resolution Also Adopted Provid.
ing for the Re-Advertising of Bids
for All the Fire Apparatus Al.
ready Purchased-License Com
mittee Recommend Dividing Ii.
cense Tax ordinance-List of Tax.
ables in Each Ward Received by
the Common Council.

Another snarl In the tangle anent
the recent awarding of the contracts
for fire apparatus was produced by
select council last night, when two
resolutions were passed directing the
recorder to recall the contracts already
signed and directing that new bids
be advertised for.
These resolutions were offered by
Mr.. Clemons. "by request" he said.
The first directs the recorder to recall
the contracts and to cancel them, and
also directs both him and the con-
troller to refuse to sign any warrants
made payable to any of the companies
to whom the contracts were awarded.
The second resolution directs that
new bids for a steamer, a hook and
ladder truck and 1900 feet of hose be
advertised for and that council shall
open the same and award the con-
tracts. Mr.. Clemons said that this
last part of the resolution was a
proviso intended to take effect only
in case the chaser" bill is not signed.
Mr. Melvin was the only member
who openly opposed the passage OF the
resolutions. He said something about
the agent of the company which bid
the lowest on the steamer not ap-
pearing before the board of city OFF,
cals which awarded the contracts, but
nobody paid much attention to what
he had to say.
PURCHASE OF STEAMER.
Mr. oliver said that in the purchase
of the steamer alone the city had
been done out of $780, Mr.. Melvin had
referred to Mr.. Bausch, the agent Of
1,0 {rn ,rvin a
ontract had been awarded, and Mr..
Oliver said it would be "a good thing
if the city was rid of Bausch,"
whereat everybody smiled, as If men,
ories of the past were flooding in upon
them. The resolutions were both
passed.
The license committee. through
Chairman Cosgrove, reported the Ii
cense tax ordinance with the recon-
mendation that it be split into two
ordinances, one including th;A part
providing for a tax upon the gross re-
Ceipts of corporations and the other
including the rest of the ordinance.
Several of the members of the COM
mittee spoke in favor Of appointing
joint committee of councils to con-
slider the license question on account
of the fact that two measures, one
originating in each branch, are now
under consideration. There seemed to
be general sentiment in favor OF TINS
idea and a resolution introduced later
in the evening providing for the ap-
pointment of such a committee was
passed unanimously. The following
resolutions were introduced and
adopted:
BY MIR. Wagncr-Prohibitng the exploding of
fire crackers or fireworks in Nay Aug park.
BY Mr.. Ovcr-Dirccting the director of public
safety to furnish councils with full information
regarding the cost OF maintaining the fire alarm
system now in Use.
b, Mr.. Misunderstanding the director OF
public works and the director OF public safety
to take steps to have the merry. .go-rounds out.
side of Nay Aug park removed and the gambling
alleged to be prevalent near them suppressed
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding the director Of
public works to request the companies owning
property in Trip park to connect the sewers
now sewcring portions OF the park.
DECLARED A NUISANCE.
One of these sewers has been empty
ing into "a lot behind the old Tripp
homestead and got to be such a nuis-
ance that the board of health yester-
day notified all property owners to
discontinue using the sewer. If it can
be connected with the other sewer
which drains into an old mine work.
ing, the difficulty will be obviated.
Director Wormser sent in Il COM
munication regarding the telephones
in the several hose houses, many of
which must be soon taken up. 1t was
referred to the fire department COM
mittee.
An attempt was made to secure the
passage on third reading of the or
dinance providing for a sewer on Rail-
road avenue to relieve the I.ackawan-
ma avenue sewer, but action was in
definitely postponed.