The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-30

The Joint estimates committee of
councils met last night and completed
the final draft cf the appropriation or
dinanCc which IL to be introduced just
as soon after the reorganization of
councils as Is possible.
At the last meeting of the committee,
held ON Monday night, the estimates
furnished by the several heads of de-
partments were pared down to $327-
! 060.55 or just 81 O60.59 above the 1923, 900
| estimated revenue. Last night Con-
troller Howell sent in u supplementary
estimate Of revenue amounting to $780,
600, and the committee spent two hours
and a half in adding this amount on
IN separate items.
Accompanying tho controllers csti-
mate was a statement giving the de-
ficiency bills contracted during the last
year and sent to his Office since he
sent in the original list of DEFICIENCIES.
These amount to $5,63S. .65-and were in
cludcd In the appropriation ordinance
at the start This makes the total ap-
preparation for deficiencies 9,6S565, or
twice as large as il has ever been be-
fore in the history of the city.
OTHER BILLS.
An old bill of s364.S5 of Fitzpatrick &.
Lavelle, sewer contractors, due them
since 1888, was incorporated. as well as
$40 for the payment of a claim of Mrs.
Mary Jones.
Mr. Roche moved that an item of So. =
621.26. for the paving of Carbon street,
between Penn avenue and the Lacka-
wanna river be included. This was
one-half Of the total cost, he said, the
property owners having signed an
agreement to pay the other half. The
item was included after 81 900 had been
added for the paving of Lackawanna
avenue on the northerly side between
Washington and Adams avenue.
The $4,000 necessary for the pay
ment of the additional permanent men
provided for in the reorganization or
dinance was inserted, as well as $4,000
Tor the payment of call men. The item
OF $4,000 for the purchase of II new
hook and ladder truck. which was
stricken out at the last meeting, was
re-inserted. Mr.. Keller then sprung a
little surprise by moving that the sum
OF S6,OOO be appropriated for the pur-
chase OF first-class fire engine.
rms, he said, was a necessity and
would have nearly twice the power of
the present engines. The motion to in
corporate this item was unanimously
adopted, ana To prevent any trouble or
friction IN the future it was decided to
have II go to the Nay Aug Engine
company.
The salary of the city engineer.
winch had been reduced at the last
meeting from $1,000 TO 81 800 was nut
Dack at the old figure, and the salary
OF the assistant city solicitor was
raised from $1,000 to LOO. The sum
OF 900 was appropriated for the repair
OF the West mountain road and a
similar sum for the East mountain
road. The sum of $500 was added 10
the appropriation for Connell park.
MONEY FOR CLERKS.
1t was decided 10 provide the sum
OF $40 for an additional clerk for the
department of public works, the sum
OF $3.50 having already been provided
for clerk for this department. The
salary of the clerk Of the department
OF public safety was raised from S4gO
to $3.50.
1t was decided to provide $500 for
the additional electric lights provided
by ordinances during the past wear,
Before the committee got any further
Mr.. Keller moved that the sum of sl5,-
600 be appropriated for judgments and
incidentals. This item had been
knocked out in its entirety at the last
meeting.
Mr. Keller moved that a provision
be inserted providing that only the
nIT ifr,,,n ia, H. Il,
and this was adopted after the item
of $4,000 had been passed.
City Engineer Phillips appeared be-
fore the committee and asked that an
item of Sl,liO for the salary of an
assistant city engineer be allowed. He
said that there would be more work
for the engineers department during
the coming year than for any year in
the history of the city and that if
this work was to he pushed to a rapid
completion it was absolutely and essen
TALLY necessary to employ an assist
ant. The salary was allowed.
The item of Sl,50O for printing and
stationery was increased from 81, 500
to 500, and on motion of Mr.. Chit
tenden the sum Of 81 500 was incor-
porated to pay for the services of an
expert book-keeper to open the new
books Of all the departments for the
coming fiscal year.
The sum of $3.50 was included for the
payment of witnesses in city suits and
on motion of Mr., Oliver $500 was in
corporated for a fifth permanent man
for the Columbia Hose ana Chemical
company
\ LIVELY DEBATE.
The only lively debate at all was pre-.