The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

ment under the provisions of the rip
per" bill, signed yesterday by Cover
| nor stone. was introduced last night
in select council. 1t had been pre-
pared by city Solicitor Vosburg and
a number OF councllmen, including j.
| Il. Roche, Frank Clemons. G.. Il. Chit
tenden and n. w. Vaughan.
The ordinance follows closely the
general provisions of the ripper" bill
but goes into details which that meas
urc does not. IT fixes the SAL
AIRY of the recorder al $4,000 year and
| the salaries of the heads of the de-
partment OF public safety and public
works at $500 each. The controller
! city treasurer and city solicitor are
also to receive that sum per annum
| The recorders bond Is fixed at $4,000
and the bonds of the other heads Of
departments mentioned above at slo,-
| GOO each.
Tho I'VE members OF the sinking fund
commission are to receive a salary
ot $50 each per year and the fvc as
SCISSORS $1,000 each The bonds of these
ton officials are to be In the sum of
! $1,000 each. The city treasurer is made
delinquent tax collector. and his com
| taxes is fixed at three per cent.
The bureau of police is created and
II is provided that It shall consist OF
n superintendent, captain. four lieu
| tenants, three sergcants and forty-four
patrolmen, salaries to he the same as
at present.
MATTER OF RAIDS.
An entirely new provision regarding
the raiding of gambling houses and
diSorderly resorts is included II Is
provided that If any one member of
| the police force. or any two citizens.
shall complain to the superintendent
that IN their belief any certain place
| is being conducted as "a gambling or
other disorderly resort. he shall have
| fun power and authority. without war;
rant II raid IT.; to arrest all persons
found about the premises and seize
all gambling devices.
All property or money found by po-
| licemen is TO be kept for six months
and If at the end of that time no
owner turns up, "A sale is to he con-
Quoted. at which the property is to he
sold. The money realized and the
money found, If any. are to be turned
| over to the city treasurer. The ordi-
nance provides for the detailing, in the
i discretion of the chief. of certain police
officers to act as detectives. The pres
ent ordinances covering nthc board Of
health and building inspectors de-
partmcnt are TO be retained in force.
The portion of the ordinance cover
| ing the hureau of fire. conforms to the
main features of Mr. chittcndens reor-
Sanization ordnance. recently defeated
| in common council II provides for the
disbandment within thirty days after
| the passage of the ordinance of the
present volunteer force. except those
companies having lcss than two per-
mancnt mon.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The force Of permanent men Is 10
remain as at present and is to he in.
| creased as the finances of the city
warrant. The chief is to appoint the
following number of call men: Chcnu-
Gals, four; hose companies. eight:
steamer companies. eleven. ana hook
and ladder companies seven. These
are to respond to all alarms end are
to be paid forty cents IN hour. 4
foreman is to he appointed for every
company from among the permanent
men ana is To be- held directly re-
Sponsibln FOR discipline and the care of
property. All sales of horses and CON
dcmned material arc to be by auc-
tl0n.
The bureaus of civil engineering and
highways and sewers are created un-
der the department. Of public works.
They arc to embrace the same things
as are now embraced in the engineers
and street commissioners depart
ments, and are to he presided ever By
superintcndo
The office Of clerk Of the common
council Is abolished ana ii Is provided
that the duties pertaining to that
office shall he filled by the assistant
city clerk.
The ordinance, after its Introduction
last night. was referred to it's proper
committee, with instructions TO have
it printed and be ready to report upon
II next Tuesday night, upon which Oc-
casion an adjourned meeting will BE-
held.