The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-11
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The Lower Body Wants TO hnoW
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Do as to Certain Measures OF Be-
-, ,,, 1.,;r;a. ordered.
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Other Matters of Interest at Last
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(,onspiruo,Is among the dongs Of
common council last night was the
a,tontion which the members gave to
,ho city clerk and the concern which
they manifested as to certain meas.
urcs or select council which they in
Cheated were not cared for as this lat
,nr body directed or intended.
Tn brsin with there was a pointed
in,uiirv bv Mr.. Nealon as to "A rcsolu-
lion tha; Was passed at the last
meeting os the select directing the
purchase of a Typewriter for the city
clerk and CITY solicitors office. but
which failed to show its presence
among the other papers received from
thc city clerk. It's absence was eX-
rlained hv city Clerk Moon, though
The exclamation was not well received,
some Of the members saying something
about amy kind of excuse doing" etc.
Further along in the meeting Tenn
porary Chairman Kennedy wanted in
formation as to who authorized the
renting of one of the rooms of city
ball of Jerry O'Hearu which was
taken possession of by that gentleman
on the day succeeding Decoration day.
The members were at sea as to where
the authority came from though Jani-
"a
he asked city Solicitor Stuart if it
would be proper to give the keys over
to Mr.. O'IIcarn and that official in
formed him il would Council was far
from satisfied and it was decided by
resolution to call on city Clerk Moon
for light on this question.
Finally the members of council uues-
TONED the city clerks method of ad
vcrtisinC for bids for lighting the city
for the coming year. Mr.. Thompson
started the discussion by expressing
the, belief that the resolution of Select
Councilman THOMPSON. adopted at the
ioint meeting of councils a few weeks
. ago. at which the bids on lighting We're
all rejected, called for estimates on
hchtiug the city building beside street
illuminations and calling attention to
the fact that the bids as they appeared
in the advertisements now running
called for estimates on street lighting
only. Mr.. Thompson wanted to know
why this was so and his desire for in
. formation was shared in by the rest Of
council. for there was resolution
,Inanimouslv adopted asking city
Clerk Moon for information on this
roint.
-r,,oro ,r,s also Snn,, criticism nS T..
two ar three communications that
were received at the last meeting u,
select council. statements of the cit!
finances from the controller. which Mr.
Moon eXnlajncd were inadvertently
placed in the wrong box.
In the absence of President Collins
who is on - western trim. Mr. Ken.
nedy WAS called to the chair. on motion
or Mr. Nealcn, All of the members
warc found TO bc present except chair.
Fl. man Collins and Mr.. Murphy.
When tho reports for commit tee.
varc called for there was none pre-,
-,ntcd
Tne resolution of select council. di
rec,ipe tho raymcnt of the balance ,lu,
Giles &. I.ovrland on their surfac,
s,,,cr ,nutr,c. less eight dollars fo
.ortain unfinished ranuirs WAS con
curved in
A hon the rnsolu,ion nf select conn
I'll dractinp certain rennirs to tn,
walls nf The councils also tn rooms n
,bo tit, cIer,, an, civ solicitor cam,
NJ, ,-hnirn,,r Kennedy SUGGESTED tba
i, he. rnr,rrnd ,n ron,m,ttnn and th,
,,,o,,hor, nr ,nu,cil v.ho ,nncar min
f,,,.r,,d ,s ,n the norassi,v ,r tho ro
r,irs yn,.l f,,. IFS re.orence ,n com