The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-16

est in the ordinance. 1t was unfair,
he thought, to consider it when they
were absent.
Mr. Clcmons spoke against the mo-
tion to postpone. saying that It was
| made for the sole purpose Of delaying
the ordinance. Mr.. Vaughan spoke in
similar strain, but the motion was
carried by the following vote:
Ycas-rnn. Costello. Rcgan, Maloncy. Wagner.
| schneider, Schroeder, O'Boylc, OMlllcy and Nc.
| Andrew TO-
Nays-Eyans, Morgan. Mcrriman, Oliver, Glen.
| ons, Chittcndcn and NaughaT-1
RECORDERS SUGGESTION.
Recorder Conncll sent in commu-
nication accompanying the ordinance
providing for the pavement of WASH
| burn street between North Sumner and
Van Buren, avenues. which was pre-
sented to him some few days ago.
| While he did not veto the ordinance
| he announced that he would not sign
| 1T until the clauses requiring the con-
| tractor to give bond of 81 600 com
| ditionei upon the keeping of the pave
| in repair for ten years, have been
stricken out. He based this sugges-
| II,
down by Judge Carpenter on Monday
| in the case Of the city against T.. II.
| Sturges Court decided in this case
| that the property owners could not be
required to pay FOR the repair of a
| pave in edition TO the original cost of
| laying II.
Inasmuch as to strike out these por-
tions of the ordinance would be a re-
| consideration of a former action and as
| no action can he rcConsdercd after
two weeks had elapsed, the Communi-
| cation was sent over to the common
| council where the ordinance was passed
| last Thursday evening.
| The following resolutions were intro
duced and adopted last night:
Bv Mr. rinn- -Exoucatng the First Christian
| and Providence Pre,hytcran churches from the
| payment OF their paving assessments for the
| North Main avenue pavement; directing Michael
| Rock to Immediately begin the work of grading
! Providence road and declaring his contract null
| and void II he fails 10 do 50 within ten DAYS.
| Bv Mr. Notwithstanding the time Tor the
| collection Of taxes without penalty to Nov. |.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
| The following ordinances were intro
duced and referred to their proper COM
mittees:
Bv Mr. Clcmons-provdrg for tho narrowing
| of tho roadway and the widening ~ the sidewalks
on Ridge Row between Harrison and Arthur ave.
| nuoS
| BY MI O'Mallcy Establishing the grade of
certain streets in the Twentieth ward
The following common council reso-
lutions were concurrcd in: Approving
the action of Recorder Connell in re-
tanning II. c. Reynolds to act in be-
| half of the city i'm the suit brought by
Delinquent Tax collector jenkins; pro-
| vdinG for ratification of the con-
tracts with the American Fire Engine
| and LaFrance Engine companies.
The following ORDINANCES were passed
| on third and final reading, without de-
bate: Providing for the appointment
| Of delinquent tax collectors to collect
| the delinquent city tax for the fiscal
year 100000; providing for the enlarge
ment Of the Crcmatory; providing for
the eXoncratiOn of the Lackawanna
| hospital from its assessment for the
paving of Mulberry street; providing
for the payment Of the Judgment Sc
cured against Park Policeman Nc
| Manama by George Rarck providing
for the painting and repairing of the
exterior and interior of the city hall.
| Controller Howell sent in "A Com-
muniCation announcing that deficiency
| bills to the amount of S2,26790 have
| been sent to his office since the be-
ginning Of the present fiscal year, and
requesting that the ordinance trans
ferring funds for the payment of de-
ficiencies be so amended as to make
provision for the payment of these.
Much interest was manifested during
the meeting by a number of persons
who heard the report that a new ordi-
nance granting a franchise to the
Central Rapid Transit Street Railway
was to be introduced. None was in.
troduced. however, and Select COun.
lehman ID. w. Vaughan, who intro
duced the original ordinance, said he
had no knowledge of any new attemp,
to secure a franchise.