The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

with tho ordinance imposing license
TAX on the gross receipts of public SER
vice companies he made the statement
mat II" believed 1t defective, in that IL
sought to tax revenues derived outside
the city limits, as for instance fares
collected by the railway company in
CarDondale. Pittston and in all inter-
Nening borOushs and townships. The or
dlhancc was. nevertheless, signed. and.
as anticipated. the companies affected
set about an attack on it's validity.
At last nights meeting of common
council Chairman calpin introduced n
Substitute ordinance correcting this al
legged defect and repeating the original
ordinance. The substitute is similar in
every respect to the original except
that it confines the levy of tax to
revenues collected for service performed
by the companies within the city linn
its.
In presenting the ordinance Mr. Cal
pin stated that he had consulted City
Solicitor Watson in drafting it. and be-
lieNcd it fully meets the objections
raised by the recorder. If the substi-
tutc does not pass, Mr.. calpin said. the
original will be allowed to stand and
an effort made to enforce it despite its
alleged weakness.
on the suggestion of Mr.. Alworth the
ordinance went to the license committee
with instructions to secure an opinion
from the city solicitor as to its validity.
The opinion of City Solicitor Watson
in the matter of street railway fran
chses WAS received and filed without
being read or commented upon. 1t was
published in all the newspapers.
CONQUERED WITH SELECT
Concurrence was given the select
council resolutions looking to the open-
ing of Monsey avenue; extending by
eight months the time for the compile
tion of the South Side sewer: directing
the light aud water committee to pre-
pare II list of lights that will be needed
next year; calling for an opinion from
the city solicitor on whether or not
the Scranton Gas and Water company
is required to furnish all The water used
by the city.
The following new resolutions were
adopted: Providing for !, sewer basin
OH the southeast corner Of Market
street ana Brick avenue: for securing
options on property needed for the
opening of Vine street and Irving ave-
nue; providing for u sewer basin OppO-
site No. ID Railroad avenue.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.. |
sykes providing for TWO electric lights |
in the Thirteenth ward.
The following ordinances passed first |
and second readings: EXoneratinG |
Lackawanna hospital from city taxes: |
for IN electric light on Co
lumbia avenue between Washington |
avenue and the boulevard: appropriate
ing funds for the department of public
safety: providing for Il sewer basin on
the corner of jackson street and Re- |
becca avenue.
The following ordinances passed third |
Providing for paving Penn
avenue. in front of the Coar property. |
by private contract; apprOpriatinS ST. |
ui29S to purchase supplies from the |
volunteer fire companies: providing for |
two electric LIGHTS on Front street two |
on Ridge Row and three in the Fourth |
ward: appropriating $1l0l2 to pay the |
claim of Joseph .\nsley for he cX-riil- |
ing that was in cX-RecorCler MOir'S Of |
flee.
THE HUCKSTER LICENSE.
The Coleman ordinance. taxing huck- |
pa ssed on first reading and laid over
for further consideration. Messrs. Cur
rcll. Keller and Joseph T.. Evans at
tackled it on the ground that fees We're |
too high. Mr.. Gurrell pointed out that
the tax on a huckSter would be So more
than the average mercantile tax. Mr..
Keller thought the fees too high, and |
also found fault with it because it in
ri Oh fD -I, S.yn hai
luce ana should not be subjected TO a
tax. Mr.. Evans favored cutting the fees
in half.
Mr.. Coleman, in defense of The ordi-
nance. said it was aimed, particularly.
at peddlcrs who buy berries on some
other such goods and sell them from
crate carried on their shoulders, often
times establishing themselves in front
Of the store Of some merchant dealing
IN the same line Of goods. The groccrs'
association ana many of the permanent
hucksters, he said, We're asking for the
passage of the ordinance.
The resolution for opening Vine street
ma Irving avenue was introduced by
Nh, Keller, and as originally offered did
lot include Irving avenue. Messrs.
NaeGli and Stipp asked to have the lat-
er thoroughfare included. and Mr.. ke-
er consented. He said he would have
Included Irving avenue originally, but
'elt that the LaCkaWanna IRON and
'oal company ought 10 open up this |
street at its own expense. in consider
alton Of the benefit 1t viii derive from
he increased value 10 its property
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