The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-08

| The ordinance granting franchise
| to the Consumers Gas company was
passed by select council last night oh
second and third readings, as amended
| 1t will now go back to common coun-
| ell for concurrence in the amendments.
Senator Coleman, of the Sixteenth
ward, called up the ordinance, and
when 1t was on third reading Mr.. Mer-
riman objected to it's passage.
Il don't Imagine 1t will do much good
to say anything concerning this ordl-
nance at this time, but ! want to put
the members of this body on record"
said Mr.. Merriman. "The last fran
chse granted to this company was
passed by the use of money, and I
stand ready to prove It,"
Me, too" broke in Mr.. Clemons but
no one asked them for the proof. A
Vete was taken and resulted as follows
1eas-Non Bergen, Costello, d. b.
Evans, Morgan. Regan, Maloney Neagi,
schroeder. Quinnan, Cosgrove, Coleman,
OBoyle, Coyne, McAndrew-1l.
Nays-Melvin, Chittenden, Merriman,
Clemons, Naughan--J.
Other ordinances that passed on third
reading provide for the purchase of a
lot of land on Lackawanna avenue for
q site for a fire house for Chemical
company No. !; transferring $l33 from
appropria ton for printing and station
cry in the department of public safety,
bureau of police, year 1901. to the cor
responding appropriation for the year
1902; establishing grade of an alley
south of Green's place; for narrowing
roadway of Gibson street from Quincy
to Taylor avenues.
NEW MEASURES.
The following new resolutions were
adopted: For crosswalks on Washburn
street at Everett avenue; for plans for
u sewer along Phelps street, Capouse
avenue and Green's place and thence
to Lackawanna river, to relieve Fourth
district main sewer; to investigate the
cause of drainage to property of Domi-
nick Healey, at Ninth aud West Lin
den Streets by a sewer basin.
A resolution directing that work on
providence road pave be stopped until
the proper width of the street is
learned, was introduced by Mr.. Nc
Andrew, who said the width ne the
street is fifty feet, but it is only to be
paved for u width of forty feet j; was
sent to committee.
The following ordinances were 2rtro-
duced: Providing for hagstone side
walks on westerly side of River street,
from kirst court to Pittston avenue;
providing for transfer of $1,S35 of APP
preparation to create bunk and call
men, year 1901, to other fire depart
ment purposes; authorizing j. U. Hope
well to print 500 copies of council
narrowing the roadway of
Capouse avenue, between Green Ridge
and Delaware streets; establishing
grade on Linden street, between Mon
roe avenue and Arthur avenue, and
granting permission to owners of prop
erty on said portion of Linden street
to grade, pave gutter and curb the
same at their private expense; provid-
ing for the construction of a sewer sys-
tenn, Section j.. in the Seventeenth dis
trlct, in the Nineteenth ward for re-
building at Prospect avenue
and Willow street, for the uses of the
bureaus of fire and police: regulating
the construction, alteration and re-
moval of buildings in the city of Scran-
ton; lateral sewer in the Twenty first
ward; for paving of Scranton street,
from the gas house bridge to the Della
ware, LackaWanna and Western rail-
road crossing.
IN response to a request from coun-
ellis as to the advisability of having the
hydrants now supplied by the Spring
Brook Water company connected with |
the mains of the Scranton Gas and
Water company, Director of Public |
Safety Wormser reported that he had |
tests made of the pressure at all the |
hydrants in question and found it too |
low in the Scranton company's mains
to be of any service. He advised |
against change. The report was re- |
ferred to the fire department commit |
tee.
A communication from the recorder.
concerning the appointment of police |
was reported favorably from
committee, as was an ordinance Great
ing the office of police matron and an
$1,000 to arrange quarters
FOR women and children in the base
ment of the city hall.
Recorder Connell sent in q commune
cation informing council that the old
blast furnace gong had been presented
TO the city by the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company, through Rev. S. C.
Logan, d. ID. A resolution was adopted
DR.. Logan and President
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