The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-07

continual dumping OF ashes This court could bc
| graded at ain expense Of from to . cents pei
| linoal foot Of frontage and would have grade
of one and onohalf per cent.
| Referring to sanitary conditions, there can bc
no nuisance existing except what the property
| owners or tenants create themselves
Until pettebone street Is graded there Is moi
much chance for improvement. The proper rem
edy Is sewer plans for which are now being
| prepared by the chief engineer of the bureau OF
| engineering.
| 1t may he said, too, that pcttobone street is in
| n dangerous condition, ditch or considerable
depth passing through the middle of the street
| A proposition was made to some OF the owners
Of property on that street early last season that
il they sign releases the city would undertake tho
| grading, but We were unable to get any release.
| signed and the proposition was therefore with
| drawn.
The three communications were or
| dered filed.
THOSE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The light and water committee failed
| to report an ordinance for eight cleo
trio lights in the Twenty-frst ward
and Mr. McAndrew made an effort to
have it taken out of the hands of the
committee. Mrs. Clemons, chairman of
the committee, said he refused to re-
| port the ordinance because it did not
| state where the lights are to be To-
| Gated as required by city ordinance.
Mr.. Vaughan said the director of
| public works had assumed the respon-
sibility of locating new electric lights
but he thought he has not the power to
do so that they must be located by
| ordinance. 1t was agreed that this is
the proper procedure and Mr.. Me-
Andrews ordinance will be changed
in accordance.
The common council resolution re-
ducing to $1,000 the assessment on the
Home for the Friendless property on
Adams avenue passed. Mr.. Vaughan at
first wanted to have it referred to n
committee as he understood the prop
| erty had passed from the possession
of the Home. When he was assured
that such was not the case he with
drew his opposition. The following
new ordinances We're introduced
BY Mr.. Oliver--Prescribing that city
advertising shall be inserted in three
| newspapers, one of which may be a
German, naming the matter to be adj
vertised and the manner in which the
contracts for advertising shall be
awarded; for two electric lights in the
Fifteenth ward.
BY Mr.. Clemons-Establishi a
grade on Taylor avenue.
BY Mr.. Regan-For the erection of
three electric lights in the Fifteenth
ward.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRED.
A resolution which came over from
| common council proposed to impose a
fine of $50 on physicians who do not
report smallpox cases within "a hours.
| Mr.. Vaughan raised the point that it
| required an ordinance to impose a pen
atty and the resolution was declared
dead.
On motion of Mr.. O'Malley council
| went into a committee of the whole and
| amended the ordinance providing for a
sewer in the Twentieth ward.
An ordinance passed on first and sec
| ond readings provides for four police
| surgeons at q salary of $100 q year.
! Other ordinances passed on first and
second readings provide for three fire
alarm boxes in the Twenty-first ward
| for cleaning and painting the Cedar
avenue and Lackawanna avenue
| bridges and for the erection of an cleo
| trio light at Ash street and Monsey
| aveOup