The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-06
TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
LICENSE TAX
Passes Last Reading in Select
Council and Now Awaits Mayors
Signature to Become a Law--other
Matters Disposed of at an Un-
euentful Meeting of the Higher
Body

euentful Meeting of the Higher
Body.
The only incident of note at last
nights meeting of select council the
first session in over a month, was the
final reading of the ordinance Of Com
mon Councilman Thompson, which
places heavy tax on transient retail
merchants, fire sale. asgnees sale
and the like. The measure now awaits
the mayor signature to become law.
Council also concurred in the reso-
luton providing for the decorating of
the city buildings for the sem-Cnten-
NAL celebration.
The resolution was amended. how
ever by Mr.. Thompson. who provided
for the money To come from the build
ing fund. which provides for such con-
tingencics. Tho original resolution
contained an appropria tion clause,
which was not legal, an ordinance be-
ing necessary to carry an appropria-
ton.
There was also discussion as To
providing for the payment of wages
of the street commissioners force.
| The white wings" the men who toll
under the heat of the sun to keep the
streets clean. have not been paid in
over two months and 1t was to adopt
means of relief that the matter was
brought up. Nothing was done, how
ever, owing to the circumstance tina
! it would require meeting of the joint
streets committee.
The reason that the mon have not
been paid is that the city treasurer has
no funds at his disposal The liquor
license money due the city, about $1,000,
which the county treasurer is with
holding until September, is chiefly the
cause of the dearth of city funds
The frs matter brought before
! council was CommuEiCation from
Mayor Kilatrick, in which he named
John g. Walsh, of the Fourth district,
as member of the board of health, in
place of r.. II. w Burke who has
moved from the districr.
The communicate was referred to
the committee on judiciary and legis-
latiOn.
There was an echo of Mayor Kilpat-
rick's veto of the lighting ordinance
when Acting city Clerk Lotus read
the mayors communication in which
he asked that the resolution awarding
the contract for period of five years
be amended to read as for one year.
| The communication was one sent to
Joint councils by the mayor on July
Is, but of which councils as yet have
taken no CoGnizancc. Its reading
by Clerk LOTUS was evidently q mis-
take, the communication having been
found among the papers of the city
clerk. Chairman Fletcher appreciated
this and dismissed the matter by de-
claring that the communication should
come before joint councils and not Sc
lcCt council
Mr.. Thompson had something to say
about how the mayors communication
could be acted on. by calling a meet
ing of both councils, but the chairman
had expressed himself, and Mr..
Thompson's suggestion was seemingly
not heard, The following concurrent
resolutions were passed:
Repusition for supplies from Nit
chell Hose company.
Resolution directing payment of bills.
Providing that the grade on Robin
son street be established and property
owners directed 10 lay sidewalks there
on within sixty days, or the work he
done by the city engineer at property
holders expense,
Giving permission to Klotz silk
company to erect an alarm box at its
, mill.
Directing payment of eleven hun
dred dollars to Nelson Buchanan com,
pany, part payment on Racket Brook
bridge contract.
; mittee:
, tnc hn gg1n .F hn tt,rfr
crusher TO r. II. Briggs.
Providing for a surface sewer or
Archibald street.
, The ordinances that passed first
: reading were those from common coun,
, ell providing for an are light at the
D corner of Fall Brook street and Brown
7 avenue. and a street light in the ThirC
ward, and one introduced by Mr.. Man,
! Mon providing for a fire hydrant in the
Fourthn ward The last measure die
+, not meet with the approval of Mr.
= Thompson, who seemed TO think tha
4 the Fourth ward citizens were beins
7 given concessions that his CThomp
: sons) constituents were also entitled
: TO, but which were not granted them
Mr., Thompson's objections, however
> did not avail.
, Resolutions were introduced and dis
posed of as follows
Mr.. mpson-Directing advertise
ments for bids for coal for the cit!
building and the hose houses. Adopted
Asking for bids for printing city or
dinances for one year. Adopted.
: Mr.. Fletcher-Directing that tn,
! water ne turned on in the park foun
tain. Adopted,
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