The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-11

The situation so far as common doun-
ell is concerned, was further compli-
Gated at the meetings held last night.
AT T.30, the hour specified in the
rules for council to assemble, the Re-
publican members were present. and
ten minutes later Il. II. R%obathan, the
chairman of the regular organization,
called the twenty-one members to order
and proceeded to %trasnact business,
Evan II. Morris acting as clerk.
A few minutes later, P. +. Calpin.
who also claims to be the chairman,
put in an appearance, and with his
Democratic colleagues entered the
chamber. He proceeded to the plat
form and directed hat Clerk Lynott
call the roll. The Republican members
did not answer to their names, but all
the holdovers were marked by the clerk
as present. He reported twenty-five
members present.
During this time. Mr.. Robathan had
kept the chairman's seat and his body
vas t%ransacting business. The gavel
was lying in front of Mr.. Robathan,
and Mr.. Calpin took it up, and, taking
a seat alongside Of Mr.. Robathan,
raped sharply for order and directed
that council proceed to business.
BOTH AT WORK.
Both bodies went at it with a will,
and for fifteen minutes the direst o n
fusion prevailed, two distinct kind of
matters being acted upon at the same
time in the same room.
Mr.. Keller, in the regular body, in
troduced an ordinance providing for
the amendment of the bond ordinance
so as to provide for the payment of
the state tax on the bonds. This was
referred to a special committee. con-
| sisting of A. l.. Lewis, Luther Keller
and Daniel Calvin. The ordinance was
reported favorably and was passed on
first and second readings.
Ordinances for the opening Of Vine
street and Irving ven We're intro
duced by Mr.. Stipp and referred. Tho
eXoneration list of Timothy Jones, of
the Fifth and Twenty-tirst wards fol
the year 1895, and II. j. Davis for the
Fifth and Fifteenth ward for the yeal
1899 We're allowed. The business tc
come before the meeting having beer
disposed of, councils adjourned.
The Calpin body, after the minutes
of the previous meeting had been read
and approved, proceeded to new bust
ness, and Daniel Calvin introduced an
ordinance providing for a sewer sys-
tenn in the Twelfth and Nineteenth
wards. This vas referred to a special
committee, consisting Of Daniel Calvin
John Ruane and H. L. Paine. No othe,
business was transacted and a moment
after the adjournment of the regular
organization, the C%alpinites also ad.
journed.
THEIR POSITIONS.
Mr.. Robathan said las night. after
the meeting, hat he is the chairman OF
the common council of Scranton, and
proposes to maintain his rights as
such. Mr.. Calpin says he went to the
council chamber last night with the in.
tention of having a talk with the Re
publican members. He said if he had
such a talk he was ure the unpleas.
antness of last night would have beer
avoided. When he saw the rival or.
SANITATION at work upon his arrival, he
decided that action, not talk, was the
thing necessary, and he proceeded tt
Eact.
II am willing to listen to any kind
of a proposition" Mr.. Calpin said
looking to an arrangement to have the
courts pass upon this matter at once
If there are any more such scenes as
that of last night. | will not be blam.
able for them. If the court says l havt
no right to the office, ! am content, bu'
until it does, | am chairman of com
mon council"