The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18
OBJECTIONS OF
Mr.. VAUGHAN
HE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED THE
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Wanted Select Council to Discharge
the Second Glass City Committee
Because They Had Said That Coun-
ellis Were Not Fit to Elect officials.
His Resolution Referred by a
Close Vote-Councilman Evans
Disputes with Councilman Finn.
Other Business Transacted.

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Democratic members of the common
uranch VINO apsehteu themselves from
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ms actlon regarding the second class
ivy eolhiiiIttee caHie as ols surprise
e,eiy ohe pIeseii'' ne piousht the
ia.ter , up oorf''s 'he reports oI CONF
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.n's seconu Glass CITY colninittee' saiu
""i1n 'n'hhs ,'se't 'ne "io'e
.n'ns' uiuerstanu ~ mas uecideu
upoh an a'nenuihent siNnis the mayor
poNel " appoiht ,ne hedus oi uepart-
,nen's anu that /, mas sent represent
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peopi. uoMn mere 'hat .he couhciis Vi
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uon 'niilh ,nes uo' anu 1 pehe'e ina.
oaeh " counoIis peiore 'hey oecioeu Oh
"ns stn,ns uehin,.e'
Chairihai, Snittehaen, OF the COM
in.'v, repieu ,hat an actor. was nee
essarIy hurried put tnat the idea OF
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poMer was one Wnicn lnet WIN tne
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| CHARGED MTSREPRESE SENTATION.
Mr.. Vaughan said i'm reply that the
| committee was misrepresenting coun-
| ellis and that it should be discharged.
He then introduced n resolution pro-
vidlng for the discharge of the COM
| mittee and setting forth that it "was
| not the wish of councils to have the
second class city act changed"
This brought Mr.. Chittenden TO his
| feet on the jump and he entered into
| quite an argument to show 1t has been
the history of the past that where
legislative bodies assumed executive
functions they have always made
mess OF IT, III TINS amendment Is not
put through the legislature, ne sald, II
| meant that TINS city Woula faii under
| tne RUE Oh poss ana Oh poiitical
ring he thought tnat the counciimen
| shouiu iay asiue 'heir persoiiai leeilIss
anu put io,.n ehe's eior. " secure
soou anu u"r"oie eo'e'iiii'eh' ior the
1.-The gentleman must remember" re-
| sDonded Mr.. Vaughan, that he has
advertised in the papers that II the
| present act is not amended the city
VIII fall into Democratic hands and
! that everybody might Just as well go
out of business. He points to Pitts
| burg and tells us TO look at the nor
riDle conditions there. Are the men In
power there Democrats, l ask him?
He knows they are not.
| Il claim that the departments In
this city, the heads of which are ap-
pointed by councils. are the best man.
| aged. Take the fire department. for
| instance. Mr.. Chittenden has investi'
| gated that and he knows about 1t. He
knows that 1t eats up every cent of a
| big appropriation every year, and that
| money has to be transferred from
| other accounts to meet its expenses.
who appoints the chief of that de-
partment? The gentleman knows that
| It's the mayor Take on the other hand
the city engineers department, the
head of which Is elected by councils,
1t Is, to my mind, the best and most
| economically managed department in
the city,
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