The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23

''opt ol passing inc le-Or2anlHa tlOn
ordinance before April Is now so dim
that II is almost safe to say that 1t
will not he passed
The measure Is still in the hands of
the special committee, of common coun-
Gil and cannot be reported upon until
next Thursday nights regular meet
ing. unless a special meeting Is called
in the meantime.
Should special meeting be called
before Thursday the Democrats
threaten to remain away. They be-
lieve that a motion would he made TO
take the credentials of the additional
members out of the hands of the spe-
cial committee. with the view OF plac-
ing them on record as opposed to this
and as being IN favor OF refusing them
seats. As leading Democratic member
said yesterday to a Tribune man. with
smile:
Il don't think that there is any
business of importance to demand the
attendance of the Democratic members
before next Thursday night"
II meeting is held on Thursday
night and the amendments suggested
by the committee adopted on second
reading, meeting would have to he
called on Friday night to pass IT final
ly. II would then have to go over TO
select council to have the amendments
concurred In. and to do this u meeting
would have to he held on saturday
night.
WOULD NOT CONCUR.
Select council. il is feared, would re-
fuse 10 concur in thA amendments. at
least in the ones providing for the cre-
alton Of the office Of delinquent tax
collector and clerk Of the common
council. A conference committee would
then have to be appointed and before
such committee could meet and agree
on anything and then report back to
each branch April ! would have gone
by.
If the ordinance falls of passage it
viii not Interfere with the appointment
OF the heads of departments and the
immediate assumption by them of the
duties of their offices. though there
would be no salaries fixed for them.
except as fixed by the Muehlbronner
act, Some of the councilmen are fear
ful that If the ordinance does not pass
tho recorder and heads or danartments
wut drau. rho mnximur sa,aries of
s,o ooo and S5 ooo ,esnectiv.,,. nc nro-
yidod IN ~. .,r;nnor,' hiu ,ntu , n.,,.
meosure is ;ntroduced and naesed
This roar o,ovv. ,or, Of tho readiro O,
togetbar of tho r,I,ow;ng two axcernts
from the Iav, ,r Tho land.
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Wis ,',a,',ll, - l,'nu "PPo,"''" "''u,
tre,s,,y ANNA, sa,,,,os ay to,Iors. ,rro ,i,r
recorder. slo.OtM. thc head n, c,cb Jeputncnt
5000 But councils MAY reduce the said sal.
aries as follows: That OF the city recorder to
Loc less than 5000. ard the heads Of depart.
nen'S TO not less than $500
FROM THE STATE CONSTITUTION
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form q, apv ,,h,ic ,,ocer M, ir,ro,.o ',. d;,n
inisb his salary or ,,noI,rprnis ,rcr nj, clo,.
tinn or appointment
Those vbn .so t,,i, d,ro,,, ,n,. l.,
in.ctiop Of con,r,n,, ,,a,,,,at, i,,,,,,,,,
.eo aIsn - ,,ossihI, ,,,',,o,,,N er -
ocrats IN hring dis,redit, on pon,,,Ii
canisn, win n, nn,onsnionahis 1ian,
card of eos,
If Il sbouId emma ro n,s. th.,, tho
naw ot,icioIs would ra,ai,,a ,,,n r,,',
ma xin,un, ,.,,,ia. ,ro,.idoa ,,n -,
the panuhi;cSr ,I,ahIhrnnna, go
uro ard 10 durirs tI,o nnv, tn,,, 90,
tho. shall hs .nec;oI Ia,,;a, - ,,o,. 90,
the outst,ndino i,dsn,en,s as ,,;s an.
furtber nro,.iaas ,ho non,oou,,s s'," rSou,a
ba rurnisho5 rr,,h a ,,a,,. ror,i,,i,, an,',,
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