The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-14

| The approximation ordinance was in
| troduced in common council last night
| by Councilman Luther Keller and the
formality OF having 1t go to q commit
| tee and reported forthwith was OBJ
! served but when Mr.. Keller subse-
quently called it up on first reading
council decided to defer action on 1t
| until the meeting next Thursday night.
From the remarks of the Democratic
members 1t was evident that there is
trouble ahead for the appropriation Or
dinance.
When Mr.. Keller introduced the or
dinance and moved that the committee
report forthwith on it Mr.. Coleman
objected.
"They fixed that ordinance up their
own way last night" he said, land
we're going to have little say about
it here"
He moved that it be referred TO a
committee for consideration. Others
endorsed Mr.. Coleman's attitude to-
ward the ordinance until Chairman
Calpin reminded them that it was some-
what unusual to refer the ordinance to
Il committee for investigation, since it
was this very committee, acting with
the committee from the select. which
framed the ordinance. 1t was custom
airy to have the ordinance reported, as
a matter of course, he said and fight it
out on the floor.
MOTION PREVAILED.
Mr. Keller's motion therefore pre-
vailed and the ordinance was turned
| over to Mr.. Coleman as chairman Of
the committee to make favorable
| report. AS soon as he received the
ordinance he said:
1--WE haven't got a full committee and
We'll have to defer acting on it for a
week."
Mr. Keller, now we'll aroused, ap-
pealed to the chair and Mr. Coleman
consented to make the desired report.
Later in the meeting when Mr.. Kel-
ler called up the ordinance for the
| purpose of having it passed on first
| reading Mr.. Coleman moved to defer
| action until the next meeting and he
had majority Of members behind
him. The motion to defer carried. Mr..
Robathan moved that the council meet
| again next Thursday night and the
| proposition was agreed to.
Another ordinance that attracted a
good deal of attention regulates the
| construction, alteration, repairs and re-
moval of buildings in this city. The
public building committee had a meet
| ing in the afternoon and adopted a
number of amendments which We're
presented and adopted at last nights s
| meeting. One of the important fea-
lures of the amendments was the re-
| duction of the size of the fire limits
in West Scranton.
| After the committees amendments
We're disposed Of Mr.. Sykes offered one
reducing the salary of the superin-
tendent of the bureau of buildings
from $1,500 to $1,000. This move was
| opposed by Messrs. Keller and Paine.
| The former said he understood it was
! the purpose to follow this up by in
| creasing the salary of the building in
| spector from $3.50 to $1,000. While the
debate over Mr.. sykes amendment was
on he asked permission to withdraw it
| and before anything further could be
| offered Mr.. Coleman moved to defer
| further action on the ordinance until
! the next meeting which was done.
BROMLEY AVENUE PETITION.
The petition of residents of Bromley
avenue, together with the letter OF
the recorder and report Of the director
of public works with reference to the
the condition of Bromley avenue were
read and filed. The select council reso-
luton asking the recorder to find out
why the additional insurance rate is
! not taken off was adopted without op-
position.
An ordinance was reported fuvorably
for sewer on North Main avenue,
from Pettebone street to Dram boule-
ward, and was subsequently passed on
first and second readings. An ordi-
nance for an electric light in Forest
court, between Vine and Olive streets,
was also reported favorably from COM
mittee and passed two readings. The
following new resolutions were intro
duced and adopted:
| Haggerty-Providing for gates at the
| Seneca street crossing of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company, in
| the Third ward.
A. l.. Lewis-For sidewalks on Fill
more avenue. Washburn street and
Jackson street.
Phillips-Directing superintendent of
bureau of engineering to prepare esti-
mate of the cost of opening Beech
street from Pittston avenue to Cedar
| avenue.
Mr.. Clark introduced an ordinance
providing for sidewalks and cutters on
both sides of Brick avenue from West
Market to William street. Mr.. Phillips
introduced an ordinance for two cleo
tric lights in the Eleventh ward. Both
We're referred to committees
The following ordinances passed on
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