The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-13
SELECT COUNCIL.

In select council last night Council
man O'Boyle wanted to know what l,
cOsts to have the prisoners work ir
the park. He understood that mum.
bcr of men are employed to guard the
prisoners, and if this money was used
in hiring citizens of the city, more and
better work might be accomplished.
Mr.. Vaughan explained that the con:
victs are only employed to do the work
| that there is no appropriation for and
and that everyone knows that neither
| TIE convicts nor the Overseers cost the
| city anything. The Overseers are paid
by the county. Still Mr.. O'Boyle was
not satisfied and succeeded in getting
the following resolution passed:
That the director of public works is
directed to furnish tp councils statement
showing the number of prisoners en-
ployed each day at Nay Aug and Conncll
park since Monday, April 1, 1902. the name
of each prisoner employed and the num-
her of days he worked; the number of
foremen employed each day to supervise
the work of said prisoners, and the COM
pcnsation per day of said foreman, and
the total sum paid said forcman: also
to report whether the service rendered by
same prisoners Is of any expense to the
city.
Mr.. O'Boyle also succeeded in having
the following resolution adopted:
Whereas. 1t appears that some persons
or corporations have been making a road
bed for a railroad crossing some of tho
streets and avenues in the Twelfth ward
of this city and that the same appears to
be done without any legal authority;
therefore. be 1t
r,r t1,n
city of Scranton, that the president of
this body appoint special committee Of
three members of this council to ascertain
the facts and report In writing to this
council at its next regular meeting.
REPORTED FAvORABLY.
The streets and bridges committee re-
ported favorably resolution directing
the city recorder and city solicitor to
secure options on the land to be taken
for the opening of SandersOn avenue
from East Market street to the Lacka-
wanna river. This was approved.
In response to Il resolution recently
adopted by councils, directing the re-
corder to get an option on the plot OF
land bounded by Jefferson avenue.
Ridge Row and the approach to the
Roaring Brook bridge. the intention
being to make 1t park, commune
cation was received from the recorder
containing proposition from f. l..
Platt, one of the executors of the es-
tate which owns the property. 1t set
forth that the city can have 1t for $780,
900 and an option for six months at
that price will be given. The offer was
received and filed.
The following new resolutions We're
introduced and adopted: Directing the
department of public works to remove
the electric light now located at Della
ware and Hudson railroad and New
street to northeast corner of Wyoming
avenue and New street: directing that
copies of the laws of the general as
sembly of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, passed at the session of 1901,
In all fifty-nine copies, be purchased for
the use of members, and that the ex-
pense thereof be charged to account OF
general printing and stationery, year
1902; directing the director of public
safety to have the hydrants now sup
piled by the Spring Brook Water COM
pany connected with the water mains
of the Scranton Gas and Water COM
pany.
The ordinances introduced were: For