The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-16
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COUNCILS MEET.
Select Transacts Some Business.
Common Only Listens to Names
of Standing Committees.

The select and common councils ol
the city held meetings last evening.
The select branch heard a number or
resolutions read and did little b'isi-
ness. Chairman Fletcher named the
committees for the ensuing year. in
common council a quorum did not get
together until $50, and the members
present contented themselves with lis
tcning to Chairman Collins appoint-
nenl of committee places.
The select council was called to or
der by Chairman Fletcher at $40
o'clock. Every member was in his
scat. After the reading of the min
utes the first business done was the
reading. of the standing committees for
the next year. They are:
Finance and Observation-Disclosures
Davis and Mannion.
Streets, bridges and sewclsBattle.
Fletcher, Thompson.
Public buildings--F'letchcr Battle,
Davis.
Light, water and hre--Davis, Thomp-
son, Barrett
TrcaSurer's and collectors accounts
Mannion. Davis Barrett.
License-Thompson, Barrett. Battle.
printng-F'ietchcr Barrett. Mannion,
liules--Barrott. Mannion. Fletcher.
Estimatc-Barrett, Fletcher Battle.
judiciary and csislaton-Mannion,
Battle. Thompson.
Police Battle. Thompson, Davs
Vice and immorality--Davis. Man.
nioil, Fletcher.
Thompson maGe a motion that the
body be governed by the rules of last
Year. Carried.
Mr.. Thompson introduced the first
ordinance of the session. the approprl-
alton ordinance. After the title was
read lie moved that the rules be s,ls-
pended and that the estimate commit
tee report forthwith. Barrett intro
duced an ordinance To provide for the
levy OF taxes for the year commencing
April L. 1901. The estimate committee
held brief consultation and reported
laVorahly on the appropriation ordin-
Ance, and 1t was ordered printed
Messrs. Thompson and Davis. of the
fhance committee, reported favorably
on the tax ordinance. while Mannion
the other lnemher. suggested that the
report be deferred until the next meet
iihS. The majority report was adopted
y resolution by Thompson that the
secretary advertise for bids for light
ing the streets of The city for the next
year was adopted \ resolution by
Fletcher that the joint building COM
mitteeS be instructed to have the plat
forms enlarged in each chamber so that
they would extend To the west window
and that small window be cnt
. through the drop curtain to enable the
clerks to pass papers from one body
to the other was adopted
The re:uisitions of the hose COM
panies for the coming year were re-
ferred to the light, water anl fire com.
mittec; one from the polre 'rnartrnent
to the committee on police anu three
acquisitions from the fire companies for
the month of March was sent to the
first committee, with the exception that
the requisition for feed and shoeing of
the horses for that month was granted
on motion of Davis.
An affidavit from Frank Molinari
made before Alderman Jones' was read
1t stated that he had had $3.24 of taxes
taken from his pay 10y the city treas
urer because of his fathers delinquent
cy; that he MAS but - years of age,
that his father had gone west "A year
ago, and he prayed to be reimbursed.
The communication was referred tn
the treasurers committee.
j. j. Davis presented Il resolution
designating the following places for
the gas lamps that are to be crested
Iy the Carbunda!e Gas company in this
city, tor the purpose Of demonstrating
their product. They will bc erected
without expense to the city:
one on the northwest corner of Lin