The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-23

The select council met in special ses-
sion at "71O o'clock, with President
Fletcher, Thompson. Barrett and Davis
on hand. The ordinance providing for
the annual appropriation for the fiscal
year from April /, 1901, to April ., 1907,
carrying $i1 900, was passed on third
reading.
The ordinance providing for the levy
Of taxes for the coming year also passed
third reading. The pole tax ordinance,
taxing all poles and wires in the public
streets of Carbondale, and the bill pro-
riding for an increase in the salaries
of the local police force passed first
reading. AT $50 o'clock select council
adjourned.
Common council was called to order
ut S.15. with President Collins, Nealon,
Whitfield. Murphy, w. Masters, Stone,
Evans. j. Masters and Pugliano pres
ent The first business to come up was
a resolution from select council giving
permission to the Carbondale Gas COM
pany to erect six street lamps in vari-
Gus sections of the city. On motion of
Mr.. Nealon the resolution was con-
CURED in. \ resolution, also from ST.
lect, in regard to extending the plat
forms in each council chamber, was
c"ncurred in by motion of Mr.. Stone.
Chairman Collins, however, thought 1t
should so to the building committee,
and it was sent there.
resolution from select council in
regard to lighting the streets of the
city for one year or more provoked a
little discussion. MIR. Nealon called at
tention to the ambiguity of the reso-
luton in stating 'for one year or
more The resolution finally passed.
it being decided that the exact term
could be fixed when the contract was
let. A resolution by Mr. Fletcher. of
select, that the joint building commit
tees of councils confer in regard to a
suitable site for the Carnegie library
building was concurred in. The same
course was taken on a resolution di
recting the city treasurer to refund
taxes paid by Frank Mollinaro he be-
ing minor.
The water question then came up. 1t
was introduced by Mr.. Nealon of the
Third ward, and is entitled IAN ordi-
nance providing for the issuing of
bonds of the city of Carbondale in the
sum of $145O0O for he purpose of pay
ing for the erection and construction
of a public municipal water plant to
be owned and operated by the said city
of Carbondale. together with the p,lr-
chase of land and such water rights as
may be necessary thereto, and provid-
ing for the redemption thereof"
After reciting the facts of the sub
mission of the question to the voters
of the city and an increase in the in
dcbtedness of the city being voted for
by the vote of 1870 votes to 32S against
the ordinance is divided itno eight sec
tions.
Section | authorizes the issue of ne
gotiablc bonds to the amount of $l45.-
900, the bonds to be of the denomina-
ton Of $1,000, with interest coupons at
tached. The bonds shall be numbered
from / to 145 inclusive and shall he
signed by the mayor. seal of city af-
fixed and duly attested by the city
clerk The date of the bonds shall be
.'ulr !, 1901, shall be redeemable as
hereinafter specified and shall bear in
ierest at the rate of four per cent, free
from all taxes, which the city assumes
to pay. The interest coupons shall be
executed by the engraved or litho-
graphed signature of the MAJOR. and
shall be payable semi-annually on the
first days of January and July, at the
office of the city treasurer of the city
of Carbondale,
Section >. Said bonds shall he re-
deemable in the order of their numbers,
as follows, viz:
Nos. I to - inclusive, July list. 1906.
Nos u to 80 inclusive, July 1st, 1911.
Nos. II TO 100, inclusive July list,
1916.
Nos. 1Ol to l45, inclusive, July 1st,
1921.
Section g. Said bonds shall be issued
in accordance with the provisions of
the act of April 10th, 1874, the pro-
visions of the act of May 23rd, 1889,
and the several supplements and
amendments of said acts.
Section L. Said bonds SHALL be desis-
mated and known aa Municipal Water
Plant Bonds" and shall be prepared
for Issue BY the city clerk. and duly
signed and sealed as provided in sec
ion ! Of this ordinance.
. Section 5. The city clerk shall ad-
,Neriisc for bids upon said bonds to the
amount Of Slij. .Qn0.0O al four per cent,
(which bonds shall be sold 10 the high
lest and hest bidder by action of The
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