The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-27
OLYpHANT

In view of the reorganization on Mon
day night, council met last night and
| wound up it's business for the year.
The absentees were Messrs. Reap and
Robinson. In the absence of the presi-
dent Mr.. Brown was chosen to preside.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Olyphant Gazette, s25.25: Olyphant
Record, $4.75; police service. 500: NJ.
p. OMalley. $3.50; Mrs William Wheel
er, $2.25; T. J. Gavin, So: Excelsior
Hose company, $780, street work for
January, s57.25: Priceburg Light COM
pany, SIG.
The finance committee submitted q
report on the exoneration list of ex-
Tax Collector Hoban for the year 1898
In which they took exception to maxi
ing a rebate of s1S9.01 to the Moosic
Mountain Coal company for work done
on the road leading to their works.
Charles p. Ford, superintendent of the
company, was present and stated that
the work was done with the consent Of
the street committee in that year and
that the company had the work done
at the lowest possible cost. Council
decided to make the allowance. For
the year 1899 the committee made SIM
adopted as read.
Bids for the sewer bonds were then
opened and read. Three bids were re-
ceived, namely the Title Trust and
Guarantee company, Hunt & Connell
company and Miss Nellie Murphy, of
town. Five of the bonds We're sold to
the first named company and one to
Miss Murphy at the rate of 5 per cent.
The claim of Flannaghan & O'Hara
against the borough on account of sew
er construction amounting to $3,219.30
was ordered paid.
The brick work supporting the fan at
the Eddy Creek colliery of the Della
ware and Hudson company collapsed
shortly before noon yesterday and
caused the work to shut down. The
men in the mine We're Immediately noti-
fled of the accident and hastily brought
to the surface as it was feared gas
would accumulate in the working and
cause an explosion.
Miss AXah Kingsley, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Kingsley, en-
tertained a large gathering of friends
at her home on First street, Blakely.
yesterday from to p. m., in honor
of her tenth birthday. Various games
with music passed the time delightful
ly and at o'clock feast of tempting
goodies was partaken of by the guests.
Miss Kingsley received many pretty
birthday tokens from her friends.
A missionary tea will be served in
the Blakely Baptist church parlors
this evening for the small sum of Is
cents.
Burglars effected an entrance into
Casey & Kellys restaurant on Lacka
wanna street between 12 and l o'clock
yesterday morning and succeeded in
getting $50 in cash and several boxes of
cigars. The thieves escaped with their
booty.
Miss Maud Kelly is spending the
week with Plymouth friends.
Among those from here who attend
ed the funeral of the late James Fl.
.rimlln at Jermyn yesterday We're Mrs.
John Hoban, Mrs. Edward Fadden,
Mrs. John j. O'Malley, Misses Mary
O'Boyle, Katie and Mary Rogers, Hugh
OBoyle, James Jordan, John McGinty, |
and John Dempsey.
Miss Coolbaugh, of Kingston, who
has been the guest of Miss Name |
Sarge. of Blakely, returned home yes
erday.
The Empire State Entertainers Will |
exhibit Edison's moving pictures at the |
opera house Monday evening.