The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-03
At Conference Of City officials and
Leaders Of Both Parties. Yesterday.
1t Was Agreed That the Reor-
ganization Ordinance Should Be
Amended to Meet the Recorders
Views, and Recorder Withdrew W
Veto--Rumor That Chief zizel-
mann Will Not Be Re-appointed.

me main lnlilS tlat tnr recorder IN
| sisted upon is that the collector of de-
| linGuent taxes should be II separate
| official
This Will be allowed
1t was also agreed to increase the
number OF patrolnen by five.
Much confusion will be saved by This
| action. The Democrats We're disposed
TO claim the recorders veto was in
effective. because of the fact that the
new charter does not expressly give
the recorder power of veto. and for the
further fact that it was not messaaed
back to the council from which the
measure originated. a legal contest
over this matter. as can be readily
seen. would cause no end of delay. and
as long as the adoption of the ordi-
| nance is delayed the operation of the
! Muehlbronner act is prevented
\ SIMPLE NATTER
The withdrawal OF the veto message
is n simple matter.
II is addressed to the city clerk. and
has not yet been presented to councils
At the joint session on Monday. city
Clerk Lavelle offered to read it. but
Chairman Chittenden ruled that it had
no place at that session. and back it
went into its envelope. The veto be-
ing withdrawn. it will be possible to
put the new charter into effect AT once.
There was another conference dur
ing the day. attended by Recorder
MOir. Directors ClemonS and Roche
and City Solicitor Watson, at which
the duties of the respective heads ot
departments and the details necessary
for getting the new government into
running order were discussed.
Director of Safety Clemons will have
his office in the room now occupied by
the assessors. The latter will move to
the large room on the third floor now
occupied by the board of health and
plumbing inspector. The bureau OF
health will be domiciled in the COM
mittee room at the rear of the common
council chamber, and the plumbing in
spector will probably be provided with
quarters in the building inspectors
office.
Director of Public Works Roche will
have the office on the ground floor now
used as a file room by the city con-
troller. The latter will have to content
himself with the two other rooms of
this suite
There is some talk of having the
board Of control move it's quarters to
the High school. If this is done. there
will be- a general Encouragement of the
city offices.
APPOINTMENT or CLERKS.
Section ,, Article VII. of the new
charter provides that all appointments
of subordinate officers, clerks and en-
poyes in the several departments shalt
be made by the head of the depart
ment. but no appointment or promo
tion shall be lawful except when made
under and in pursuance of rules and
regulations providing for the aScer-
tainment of the comparative fitness of
all applicants, by systematic, open
and competitive examination, which
rules and regulations it shall be the
duty of the city recorder 10 make and
promulSate as speedy AS possible, and
one of the said rules shall provide that
any personal solicitation by the appli-
cant or any one in his interest shall
disqualify him from competing at the
examination for one year.
AS far as can be learned these rules
and regulations have not as yet been
prepared. The ripper schedule does
not operate against this clause, and tn
make any appointments legally it will
he necessary to have the applicants
Undergo competitive examinations.
Owing TO the urgency of filling these
offices Immediately. it may be possible
that this clause will be winked at for
the present.
AS yet there has been no change in
the makeup of the list of appoint
ments which The Tribune on Monday.
and the recorder yesterday, announced
would be made by the directors of de-
nartments.
FERBER TALKED ABOUT.
EN-chief of the Fire Department II.
f. Ferbsr's friends We're claiming, yes
teiday afternoon, that he was 10 be
appointed to succeed Chief Lizelmann
but Director Clemons refused to con-
firm the story, and Recorder Mor de-
clared it to be false. Chief Iizelmann
was told on Monday to present himself
TO the recorder at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon to be sworn in. He was there
at that hour, but came away without
having taken the oath. The recorders
secretary was absent and the recorder
had no oath blanks handy, so he told
Chief Zizelmann To wait until this
morning. Chief OF Police Roblins has
not been sworn in as yet,
Nearly all the other officials have
taken the oath and all the importan,
ones, excepting Director Clemons have
filed their bonds.
The sinking fund commissioners have
as yet taken no steps to organize, and
two OF them, Colonel George Sander
son and j. a. Lansing, have not de-
clared their Willingness to accept. COL
onel Sanderson said yesterday they
propose to lind out just vhaI the duties
of the position are before assuming It's
responsibilities.
The city assessors met aud ursdn-
lied by electins Philip Rinsland, chair
man, and j. q. Seamans. clerk. When
they get into their new office they will
announce "a list OF days ON which an
peals viii be heard from the assess
ment just completed. CITY Clerk La
velle will give over the books that have
come to his possession as clerk of the
now extinct board of revision and ap-
pealS. All he requires Is a note from
the city solicitor assuring him that
such action ON his part would be resu-