The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-14

Director of Public Safety +. T..
Wormser. in a communication sent to
select council last night placed the
responsibility for the recent awarding
OF fire apparatus contracts to the
highest bidder upon Chief Engineer
F.. w. Tinclmann and Battalion Chief
d. J. Slowe.
The director was directed by coun-
Gil last week to furnish his reasons
for the awarding of these contracts
to the highest bidders. In his COM
munication he pointed out that he had
just barely assumed office when the
bids were opcred and that he did not
feel capable ci relying upon his own
Judgment in the matter for this rea
son.
He set forth that he permitted him
self to DC guided entirely in the mat
ter by Chief Iizelmann and Battalion
Chief Slowc. whom he considered to
he experts. The responsibility for the
awarding of the contracts he placed
upon those two officials.
Chairman chittenden reinqished
the chair long enough to remark that
while the councils. under the ripper
bill. were practically resolved into
mere debating societies. that never
theless he felt 81; Il that the response
bilty for the awarding of the con-
tracts to the highest bidders had been
at last located. He referred to the
recent revelations in New York city,
where it has been proven that the
brother in-law Of the fire commits
sioner got Il twenty-five per cent.
rake-off from all contracts. and limited
that something in the line OF rake
off was received by somebody in this
last deal.
CLIGMONS' RESOLUTIONS.
Under the head of new business. Mr..
ClemOns offered two resolutions at the
request of Recorder Connell. provd-
ing for councilmanic ratification Of
the director of public safety in award
ing the contract for the hook and lad
der truck to the La France Engine
company, and in awarding the con-
tract for 800 feet of hose to the Gutta
Percha and Rubber manufacturing
company.
1t must be understood that all these
contracts We're awarded before Re-
cCrder COnnell assumed office. and
that these two contracts mentioned
in Mr.. Clemons resolution were the
only ones not signed by Former Re-
ccrder Moir. Recorder Connell has
decided not to sign them until such
time as councils ratify the action Of
Director Wormser for the reason that
he is not altogether sure that the
ripper bill gives councils no saw what
ever regarding the awarding of con-
tracts.
These two resolutions were referred
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