The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-06
Other Select Council Matters.

When the matter of the contirma-
tion of +. c. Colvin of the Fifth
ward, as member of the Board of
Health, came from committee, it was
learned that there were two reports
| one IA minority signed by Mr.. Man
Mon recommending the confirma ton
the other with the signatures of Mr..
| Battle and Mr.. Thompson. opposing
| the confirmation. The report Of the
| latter set forth that 4. c. Tiffany. the
me- mber whom Mr. Colvin, the mayor $
appointee, would succeed. had salts
| factorily discharged the duties of hi.
Office and that his valuable services
| We're worthy of his re-appointment.
| When the minority report was taken
| up to be voted on. Mr.. Mannion said
in behalf of his report that the mayor
| in naming Mr.. Colvin as Tiffany $
successor. considered his duty well
! be fore acting. and admitting that Mr..
| Tiffany was all that the majority OF
| the committee declared him to be.
| Mr.. Mannion could see no reason why
| the mayors action should not be con-
| Cured in
| When the vote was recorded the mi
norty report was declared lost. Mr..
| Mannion and Mr.. Davis being the only
members voting in favor of it.
Before the Inajority report was
voted on, Mr.. Thompson declared that
when a member of the board of health
discharged his duties satisfactorily,
there was no reason why the mayor
was set aside. Mcssrs Battle. Thomp-
son and Barrett sustained the report
| There was communicate re-
| Ini, 4 ,,lr Iii -,
| Andrew Carnegie. to whom the ordin-
ance providing for the acceptance of
the library gift from Mr.. Carnegie
was forwarded for his inspection, in
which he declared that the library
offer was conditioned on the city
making "A permanent annual appro-
priation of $1,000, and not ten annual
appropriations, as comprehended in
| tho ordinance.
Mr.. Franks suggested. therefore
| that this clause in the ordinance he
| changed To read a permanent ap-
preparation, instead of for term of
ten years, as the offer depended on
This provision being made.
The communication was referred to
the building committee, in whose
hands the ordinance is at the present
| time.
| The resolution in common council
| providing for supplies for the Mitchell
Hose company was concurred in.
The annual statement of the city'S
| finances, submitted by the city con.
| troller, WAS read and filed
The recommendation of the control;
Ter that the city make a temporary
loan of $1,000 to meet outstanding
| warrants held by the electric light
company, the gas company and other
persons, which could not be met be,
cause of the failure of the tax collec-
tors to return their duplicates, was
referred to the finance committee.
The municipal water plant ordi-
nance was reported favorably by the
light, fire and water committee, the
rules being suspended to allow re,
port forthwith.
The committee also presented a re,
solution, which was adopted, callinf
for detailed statement of the cos
of establishing the water system, tht
statement TO be furnished by the cit,
engineer, ana before the next meet,
ing of council,
The ordinance was now, taken III
and was passed through two read
ings, all Of the members voting il
favor of the measure.