The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-07
PAINE FAVORED THEM.

Mr.. Paine argued in favor of going
into committee of the whole and adopt
ing the amendments at once, because
of the imperative necessity of making
the improvements which they provide
for Mr.. Keller said that If the ordi-
nance was amended it would never pass
the other branch of council.
Director of Public Works Roche was
called upon and announced that the
amendments presented met with the
approval of the recorder and that there
had been a slight misunderstanding as
to the sending in of a letter announcing
his (the recorder's) approval of them.
II want the members to know said
MI Gurrell, of the Fourteenth ward.
that / for one won't agree to the adj
dition of any items to this ordinance.
and if amendments providing for such
are adopted / will vote against the
measure, Recorder Connell told us that
he wouldn't consent to having Il single
dollar added to this ordinance, when
we went to him and asked to have pro-
vision for a viaduct included in it. If
provision for vaduct couldn't be in
cluded in 1t, these items can't be. either,
If ! can prevent it,
4. l.. Lewis, of the Fifth ward coin
cided entirely with Mr.. Gurrell and his
colleague. Il. L. Robathan. also in
dorsed the latter's remarks. He said
that the West Scranton councilmcn Will
vote for the ordinance in it's present
form. but will consent to no amend
ments. Provision for the bridges and
for the repair OF flood damage could
be made in the bond ordinance provid-
ing for a viaduct, which will be intro
duced later on. No answer was made
to the argument advanced that the
construction of the bridges is an in-
perative necessity.
CALLED 1T UNFAIR.
President Calpin made an address, in
which he declared that the position
taken by the West Scranton council
men was unfair and unjust. The via
duct question, he said, has not been
settled yet. There has been no agree
ment as to the kind of q viaduct or n
place to put it, and when some such
agreement is reached 1t may be months
away. he said. In the meantime the
citizens in all parts of the city are in
convenienced because of the bridges
swept away. The riaduct could wait,
he said, but the erection OF the bridges
cannot.
A motion made to defer action until
the next meeting was lost. and the
motion 10 go into committee of the
whole was put. While the vote was
being taken, Messrs. Coleman and
Nageli. who had favored the amend
ments. slipped out of the door, and the
next minute the meeting was over.
Prior to the breaking of the quorum.
II great deal of routine business was
transacted. a communication was re-
ceived from Colonel i. j, Fitzsimmons
requesting the return of the certified
check for $1,000 which was deposited as
IA guarantee of good faith when certain
gentlemen whom he represented made
their offer of 100000 for the street rail-
way franchises. This offer was later
and council accordingly agreed
to the return of the certified check.
A resolution from the select council,
for the eXoneration of one
half of the sewer assessment of Patrick
Sullivan, of the Fourteenth ward, pro-
voked some discussion. Mr.. Sullivan
claims eXoneration from one-halP of the
assessment because the sewer running
i'm front of his property is not sufii-
clently low to drain his cellar
KELLER MADE OBJECTION.
Mr.. Keller raised the objection that
the passage OF this resolution would be
n bad precedent, as there
are probably hundreds of similar cases
In various parts of the city Mr.. Cur
rell contended, in reply. that Mr.. Sulli-
vans agreeing TO pay one-half of the
is a big concession. because
he cannot be compelled by law to pay
any of IT, The resolution was finally
referred for consideration to the city
and superintendent of the
bureau of engineering.
The following ordinances were passed
on first and second readings: Provid-
ing for the cleaning and painting of the
Lackawanna avenue and Cedar avenue
bridges: providing for three lights in
the Fifteenth ward: providing for sew
FRS on parts of Wyoming avenue and
adjacent streets, and in the Tenth.
Twelfth and Nineteenth wards provid-
ing for three catch basins in the Four
Leenth ward,
The ordinance providing for sidewalks
on certain streets in the Second ward