The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-12
COUNCILS MEET.
Select in Special, Common in Regu-
lar Session--A Message from the
Mayor-Estimates for City for the
Coming Year--Municipal Water
posses Eiyet aud Cocond Raodi,os

Passes First and Second Readings.
Select council met in special meeting
last evening with all members present
The police committee offered two re-
ports. The majority report by Messrs.
Barrett and Battle suggested that the
chief hc given $6i per month and
the ratrolmen $G2.5O per month. Mr..
Thompson offered a minority report
suggesting that the chief bc given $62.-
81 per month and the patrolmcn $50
per month. The majority report and
it's suggestions were adopted.
The bills recommended by the finance
committee were then paid.
The following message from Mayor
Fitzpatrick was received and accepted:
10 the Honorable, the Select and Commul 'om.
r,ls Of the city ot 'lrhondlc.
Gentlemen: beg 10 communicate to you
hc,with statement OF such measure, as arc
deemed 10y me necessary and conducive to the
interests and wcliarc oi the city.
DEPARTMENT Or WATER.
No suhi,c' has so much engaged th, attention.
a. yuul' honorihl. bodies and of our citizens
during the past wear a. that OF watcr lie
c4ssion Of this subject at this time will not We
, out Of place.
reservoir supplied through the ptprs belonging
TO the CRYSTAL Lake Water company, and whi.u
Ia, supplied the major portion of our city tur so
many years past appears to hc sufficient and
good for all present pupo,ys the raise IN rates
Ivy the company mas caused the greatest dis
satisfaction t. all consumers.
And second, the purity ct the water furnished
80 consumes on the West Side by the FilhroJs
and Newton. Water company is very much quss.
In AL lFi ina tf lao tft J.
rnwEoles1mc, filthy aud unit for domestic pu''
poses seems practically unanimous. The phys
clans ot our city also attrihut, much of tG,
siclucs in that section TO impure water
| would suggest in this connection that your
honorable bodies have this water anal,lcd 10y
chemists ana its quality as Affecting the health
ri the city inquired into.
Auer considerable agitation the solution 70
the water question appcars 90 be city owner
ship Of water plant, ard your honorlhl,
bodies and tln vast majority Of our citilau.
. have 50 determined that To- be- the proper course
, now take this opportunity C. publicly express
. my arprsciItiun ,t Your courageous stand f.,
municipal water and tic passing ot an orli
. nance whereby tn" question ut the city owning
1t, own water l,aut aud increasing thr in
d"ht.dn,>S ot Tine city Slij,Oud for that purpose,
wa, submitted 70 th0 vote ut the ctil,n..
O. The election, 90, You ate well aware, resulted
. In an overwhelming waioritv ia i.Nor OF mum
iCipll water the Nut" standing 100 ior and -,
against. To clIry the will If the people int,
effect rests with your houorlb. bodies and can
, o'ly suggest that y"u cause the proper and nee
"'NUE ordinance TO be prepared aLl passed tpl
tNc raising u; lh. aulLor2rI amount of none,
hv tire selling ur municipal houi+,
I'm my Judgment tb. necessary water suuul,
nan De obtained and TIM water plant put in fol
Tine lmoun, which WIN De- realized from the sal.
~ the hord-.