The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
COUNCIL LET CONTRACTS
Common and Select Council Met in
I. Separate and Joint Sessions-Bids
" for Fire Hose and Street Signs
Accepted-Fabric Hose Company
Secures Contract-other Business.


Accepted-Fabric Hose Company
Secures Contract-other Business.
Select council held a special meeting
last night. The following resolutions
rom common council were concurred
in:
Granting the requisition of the
Mitchell Hose company.
That the city treasurer be exonerated
from taxes on the list for $1,374.9O and
also eXonerated from the tax made on
properties against which city solicitor
holds liens
A communication was read from the
Columbia Hose company asking that
the carriage floor in the hose house be
repaired. Referred to committee.
Mr.. Davis introduced Il resolution
for the removal of fire hydtants from
Ninth avenue and Church street to
South Church street in front of Tobys
residence and remove the hydrant now
al Farrells to the Getes property.
a petition was presented asking for
the changes. The resolution was re-
ferred to committee.
Free Vaccination.
a communication was received from
the board of health asking council to
concur with theirs resolution to have
"A doctor Vaccinate persons in the city
who could not afford to have the work
done. Thompson thought it was the
duty of the poor board to attend to
such Il resolution. 1t was referred to
judiciary and legislition committee.
\ letter was received from Attorney
A. l.. Williams, of Wilkes Barre, in
which he stated that he had in his
hands for collection Il bill of 800 con-
tracted by the city with Prof. w. ii.
Deans for an examination of water
during the water suit in court. Re-
ferred to finance committee.
Thompson offered resolution that
select meet common in joint session for
the purpose of opening bids for 900 feet
of fire hose, for street signs and for fire
alarm key boxes.
Common Council.
Common council was called to order
at S.15. Harry Masters being made
chairman.
The city engineer who was present
was asked to state what had been done
with regard to the condition of the
Fallbrook river at Brooklyn bridge. He
stated that the committee had waited
on the city solicitor and he advised
them to leave the blockade alone for
the present.
The resolution from select council
that both sessions come together in
joint session was adopted. They then
went into joint session.
Joint Session.
Lappely wac ,,,oIa ba
The representatives of the hose con-
Germs We're given the privilege of the
floor and spoke on the merits of their
hose The bids were then opened for
the furnishing OF the city with 600 feet
of hose. Three bids were received as
follows: Eureka Hose company, 20
.eents per foot; Carbondale Machine
company, 60 cents per foot; Fabric
Hose company, so and 20 cents.
The bids We're then opened for street
signs and We're as follows: James
Powderly, 31la and Al cents per foot;
l.. B. Loveland, 1872 cents; j. A. Hoole,
II cents: w. j. Finch, 20 cents; +.
Frank, IA cents; A. L. Tiffany, 24i4
cents; F. w. Mills, is cents
But one bid had been received for
fire alarm key boxes, that of f. W.
Mills for % cents. The bids were given
to the various committees and they
We're ordered to report forthwith They
were in session for over twenty min
utes. They recommended that all bids
for fire alarm key boxes be rejected,
and that they again be advertised for
The bid of the Fabric Hose company
was recommended TO be adopted, and
their bid for so cents be accepted:
The committee recommended that the
bid of James Powderly for street signs
be accepted. All the recommendations
were adopted with no dissenting votes.
Powderly's bid was on aluminium
signs and the others on board signs.
The meeting then adjourned.