THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL a, 1895.
NORTON'S
322 Lackawanna Ave.
"AT HOME" AGAIN.
Ready for business
At the Old Stand.
Nut all settled yet,
But so that can attend
To f riends and Patrons
For Goods in our line.
Conic and see us.
In our new "Home."
Jfl. NORTON.
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A Fob to Dyspepsia
GOOD BREAD
USE THE
FLOUR
And Always Have
Good Bread.
MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE
TO THE TRADE BY
The Weston Mill Go.
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THE GENUINE POPUUB
Punch Cigars
HftVE THE IWITIULS
G. B. &CO.
IWPRiNTED OH EACH CIGHH.
Garney, Brown & Co. Mf r's
Court Housa Square.
J. FRANK SIEGEL'S
AT THE FROTHINGHAM.
BAUER'S ORCHESTRA AND BAND, 40 PIECES
Foster .Monday Night, April 15.
Tickets on sale at box office, one ticket ad'
mitting lady and geutlunuii; extra ladies'
ticketa, GUo.
Ufcg""A general invitation extend'
ed to nil present and former pupils
and their friends.
Strangers buying tickets at box office mast
be introduced. Ko tickats sold to parties not
known.
PERSONAL.
A son was born Sundny night to Attor
ney and airs. Joseph O'Brien.
Charles Klnftsbury has been attached
to the corps of the city engineer's depart
ment. M. J. Walsh, of O'Brien & Kelley's of
fice, and K. J. O'Malley, of the West Side,
are in Pittston today on business.
Letters received from Dr. 1). B. Hand,
-who Is sojourning In Florida with his son.
indicate that he will return to this city
on April 5 or 0.
Samuel Backus, for several years in the
employ of O. V. Fritz, the harness man
ufacturer, will on Monday begin traveling
for a Syracuse saddlery 11 rm.
Rev. W. H. Pearee, D.D., has been un
able to attend to his duties for a few duys
owing to a severe attack of Kfip, but was
reported to be slightly better last night.
Cord of Thanks.
In Bicknesa and death we learn and
know our real friends, for their friend
ship Is then made manifest by their
dneds.. With this thought before us we
gratefully thank those who offered us
so many kindlinesses, and -especially
to the members of Griffin post, Grand
Army of the Kepubllc, the Scranton
Typographical union, and our neigh
bors, Mrs. Sklllhorn, Mrs. Yost, Mrs.
Hand. Mrs. Sparhan, and especially to
Mrs. Owens, who rendered the beauti
ful solo, "Thy Will Be Done," In the
last sad rites to our dearly-loved hus
band and father, Jerome D. Boyce.
Mrs. Minnie JJoyce and family,
1316 Jackson street.
If you want a good plumber telephone
2242. W. Q. Doud & Co., SU9 Lackawunna
avenue.
Home Seekers' Excursions, via. the Nickel
Pinto Koud.
to points In the south, at one fare for the
round trip, March 6 to April 2 and 30. Ask
your city ticket agent for detailed Infoma
tlon, or address F. J. Moore, general
agent. No. 23 Exchange street, Buffalo,
N. Y.
The leading magazines have completed,
r are Just about completing, their vol
umes for the year. If you have any vol
umes on hand The Tribune Bindery can
make them Into beautiful book for you
et short notice and low prices. A postal
sent us will bring our prices to you.
Jluy tho Weber
and get the beat. At Guernsey Broa
Flnsbury's Flour Mills have a capacity
Of 1J.W0 barrel! a day. . . ,
No need to suffer with rheumatism,
lumbago, neuralgia, cramps or colic. Dr.
Thomas' Eclectrio Oil cures all such
troubles, and does It quickly.
TAR GUM
Cures Colds, Lays Out LuGrippe,
Cures Incipient Consumption.
Manufactured by G. ELMEN
DORF, Elmira, N. Y and for sale
by the trade generally.
MEGARGEL & COHUEli,
Wholesale Agents, Scranton, Pi
SnraWhite
DEillOCRATS WENT DOWN
Concluded from Page 1.
and In twelve cases defense had been In
terposed. ix suits for damages or for the
recovery of real estate alleged to have
been tuken by the city huve occupied
much of the tlmo and attention of the so
licitor during the year. Klght boards of
viewers huve been appointed to assess
damages, live of whom were asked for by
the city and three by tho property own
ers. An Important work which has engaged
the attention of the department during the
year was the compilation and publication
of tho principal ordinances enacted by the
city councils of past yenrs, which have
a direct bearing oil questions of a general
nuturo affecting tho city uml the taxpay
ers and citizens.
.The large sums of money which lire re
covered eah year through the medium
of this deportment ure Kullii'lent argu
ment for the manner In which the work of
the otilee mum necessarily be looked after,
that tho rlKhts of the city may be guurded
and the Intercuts of the taxpayers, who
are providing the city with stnt Improve
ments ami saullary conveniences may be
protected, and I think the showing made,
during the year In the amount of delin
quent assessments recovered, nnd In tho
vigor an.l ability manifested In watching
every interest and question Involving the
city, Is highly complimentary to the de
partment In the care uml methods that
have been observed.
Work of the Fire department.
In no one of our municipal departments
has greater progress been made In equip
ment and general elllcieney In the last
two years thtin In the lire department.
This branch of tho public, service, Inti
mately ussiH'iateil as It is with the lives
and property of all our citizens, merits
the closest attention of Hie honorable1
councils. Under the careful supetin
tendency of the callable head of the de
partment, and the wise course pursued by
your honorable bodies In making frequent
additions to Its permanent manual strength.
Its capability has been steadily Increased,
until now It Is fust approaching the limit
of elllcieney attainable by a volunteer or
ganization. Fourteen additional men have been en
rolled in the department under the pay of
tlio city, lidding greatly thereby In the in
dividual usefulness of the companies to
which they are attached, nnd, of .course,
to tho department as n whole. A liumlier
of horses have uNo been lidded to Its
equipment, perceptibly decreasing the
haulage rent formerly paid to liverymen
ami tho stable hoard paid to the com
panies owning their own horses.
The most important sln;l addition
made to the paraphernalia of the depart
ment In recent years, or possibly in its his
tory. Is the chemical engine which was
purchased during Ihe fiscal year just
dosed and placed under the charge of the
rhocnix Hose company. I am informed
by the chief engineer that this machine is
rendering Invaluable service to the de
partment In the extinguishing of In
cipient llres, where heretofore the use
of water, despite tho greatest care exer
cised by tho firemen, oftentimes resulted
In great loss on the contents of the build
ing. Another Instance of Its usefulness
was very pointedly Illustrated last Feli
rusry In the case of n fire breaking out In
a locality where the tire plugs, owing to
the extreme cold weather, had become so
frozen s to be made useless for the time
being. The tire wus totally extinguished
In a few moments, where If the depart
ment had been compelled to depend on Its
water supply, ns would have been the case
a year ago, the building and its contents
would unquestionably huve been complete
ly destroyed.
Kcvisc the Fire Limits.
Since the establishment of the fire
limits by the honorable councils n few
years aio the business Hrtions of our city
has overlapped the contines, which at that
time were thought ample for its protec
tion, nnd now many handsome and valu
able business blocks have been erected be
yond this territory. H Is manifestly un
just to the owners of these buildings,
which contribute so largely to the ap
pearance und value of our city, that the
existence of their proertles should be
constantly imperilled by the proximity of
shabby. Inflammable frame structures,
which are not only nlreudy built, but are
being erected by the score each year In
that portion of the city which has long
.since been given ovor to business. I
would recommend that your honorable
bodies draft a new ordinance embracing
within the tire limit those sections of the
city lying ndjacent to the parts already in
cluded in the limit,- which are either now
occupied by business houses or evidently
will be within a very short time.
The proper protection from tire of that
extensivo section of the city lying In the
Ninth and Seventeenth wards, which is
composed almost entirely of frame dwell
ing houses, urgently demnnds that one of
our fire- companies shall be- located at
some point within easier necess of this
dlstrlrt. As Is well known to your honor
able bodies this imrtlon of the city Is very
poorly provided with fire protection: nnd
In view of the extensiveness of this sec
tion I think that It Is just to the residents
that this security should bo extended to
them. It would seem to mo that the best
way to accomplish this would be for the
city to proceed with the' erection of tho
building which It was proposed to put up
last year on the site purchnsed for that
purpose Immediately In the rear of the
municlnal building. This building Is great
ly needed as a suitable headquarters for
the fire department, as well as a location
for a permunent company. I would sug
gest to tho honorable councils that they
keep this subject well In mind and that
as soon as the resources of the city will
warrant the step, this structure be erect
ed. The erection of a building for a fire
deportment house on the city lot on
Franklin avenue should also be accom
plished at as early a date, as possible.
Need of a I'ald Department.
As I have stated above, I believe that our
city fire department Is fast approaching
the limit of elllcieney to which a volunteer
tire system may attain. The members of
the department work enthusiastically In
the Interests of their several companies,
the service given the city Is as good un
doubtedly ns that furnished by any volun
teer department In tho country, nnd the
department enjoys the contldence and re
spect of the citizens genernlly. These
conditions might seem to answer the re
quirements of nny tiro system, but In my
opinion tho time Is near at hnnd, If It is
not already here, when It will become a
necessity for us to make a change from
our present system Into a paid depart
ment. This Is an experience undergone
by every city of our class, or Inrger, in
tho country, and It Is unreasonable for us
to suppose that we will bo aide to continue
under conditions which all other cities
Irnve been compelled to discard.
I am convinced hat by careful figurine;
we might be able to establish a paid de
partment similar to that operated In some
other cities, at a not much greater ex
penditure thnn we are now laying out an
nually for a volunteer system'; nnd, In the
difference In the protection afforded to
our property owners, In the reduced Insur
ance rates and even In the prestige of the
city Itself, we would be more than com
pensated. This Is one of the most Impor
tant matters which the city councils will
have to deal with In the future, and I earn
estly hope that because tho ordlnnncn
which was drafted last year, which looked
toward the establishment of a pnld sys
tem, was set aside by your honorable
bodies as premature, this subject will not
be lost sight of.
Our Badly Paved Streets.
The wisdom of the suggestion I made to
the honorable councils In my last annual
message as to the advisability of tho ap
pointment of two assistants for the street
commissioner's department, and the ap
propriating of the entire amount usod
for street purposes to that department,
has been clenrly shown by the deplorable
condition of our unpnved streets. There la
no city In the United States of I0n.(Kl In
habitants of the business and Industrial
Importance of tho city of Scranton, In
which Us citizens have morn reason to
complnln ns to the condition of Its afreets
and highways. We have always prided
ourselves upon the enterprise nnd energy
we have shown In every mart of trade,
and we have heralded our name as the
Klectrlo City throughout tho country, as
synonymous with, progress and Improve,
ment, but today we are held up to publics
ridicule as to the condition of our unpaved
streets that are a poor apology for a coun
try highway.
While there may not be sufficient funds
appropriated-each yenr to place, la perfect
repair nil our streets that remain unpaved
I do claim ithat. an expenditure of 112,000
each year for the cleaning and repairing
ofpavud streets and the repairing of un
paved streets Is1 a sufficient amount If
iroperly expended to make our Btreuts at
east passablo and prcsentablo. c
IVondin Block Abominations. .
I wish to call your attention to the c n
dltlon of the .block of Penn avenue, be
tween. Spruce street and T.nckawnnna
avenue, which Is paV'ed With Wy.ckoff
wood block pavement and which will, un
less something: Is speedily done to Improve
Its condition, become actuplly dangerous
to passing; vehicles, Its sfirface Is now
broken in dozen different places, by
' v. . '
great holes caused by tho rottlnff away of
the plunk foundation and the sinking
und .falling; out of the wooden blocks.
This pavement litut been condemned from
a sanitary point of view by the board of
health, und is in a fair way to be con
demned by the grand Jury of our county.
1 have understood that the property hold
ers, notwithstanding tho fact that they
are not liable for the repaying, have of
fered to pay a proportionate amount to
ward the cost of repaying this block. It
seems to me that with an offer of this
kind on the part of the property holders,
and from the fact that it will be only a
few months nt Ihe longest until tho city
will be compelled to repnve It, tho coun
cils should gladly uvnll themselves of this
offer uml provide the necessary funds to
make this Improvement.
The rapid development of our city, the
new class of business blocks thut are be
ing erected nnd tho Increased number of
our streets that nro paved with solid ma
terials, rendurs It necessary that the old
ordlnunce, under which the street depart
ment now operates, shall be either ruill
f ally revised or supplanted by uu entirely
new one.
Suit on tho Cur Trucks.
I also desire calling your attention to tho
blockading of streets with snow und lee
by the street rur compunies by Ihe use if
an elect rli! truck sweeper. This nuisance
caused by tho piling up of snow In that
portion of tho streets frequented by ve
hicles has been repeatedly seen during the
past winter by any one who has noticed
the blockaded condition of many of our
public "highways. In consideration of tho
valuable franchises grunted these compa
nies, an ordinance compelling them to
haul nwny the snow they remove from the
tracks would be neither unjust nor bur
densome. In .connection with this matter
I also desire to call your attention to an
other nulsunce practiced upon our strews
by the street car line; that Is the sprlnk.
ling of suit upon Hie rails. This salt,
mixing with the dirt und snow, forms a
sort of sandy substance which clogs In
the sluics of the horses, rotting their hoofs
and eventually destroying their feet ul
toguther. Kliy Engineer's Department.
The city engineer has furnished mo with
a vast amount of data relative to the de
tail of the work dune in his department
during the year, very valuable In con
nection with u close study of the engi
neering work tho city has engaged In or
now bus under way, but entirely too ex
haustive to be reproduced wllhlu the lim
ited space of this eutiiimiiil.eiitlun.
This department has devoted much at
tention during the year to the preparation
of certain standards for material nnd
workmanship, which must hereafter be
conformed to In the prosecution of all
city work, ficiieral spct-llicaltons for
sewer construction have been prepared,
which will In tho future be observed and
compiled with in any uml all sewer con
struction done within tho city, which will,
of course, Insure a uniformity of all
work. One result of the adoption of this
method will be 1o require a superior qual
ity of km nd and tho best American Port
land cement. The obsurvatlon und en
forcement of these speellications on city
work will, III time, result In a vastly su
perior sewer system to thut which. we now
have.
This, however, has not been the extent of
the department's work along that line.
Hlnce the draughting and promulgating
of Die general speellications for sewer con
struction, the engineer has uttenipled the
same scheme with reference to street pav
ing ilium by and under the city's supervis
ion. This work has Just been completed
und Is now In the hands of the printer for
publication. A copy of these speellications
will hereafter be uttaehed to tho plans
ami ordinance authorizing tho construc
tion of nny certain pave, which are custo
marily furnished to prospective bidders
for paving Work; us will also be done with
the general speellications for sewers In
the case of bidders for Sewer contracts.
As In sewer construction, these paving
speellications will require a better quality
of material In tho way of sand and ce
ment, which will result In an Improved
concrete base. Insuring greater wearing
quality to the pave itself.
Among many Important changes Intro
duced In asphalt road building by these
specilleutlons will be one requiring; that
hereafter the gutters shall be constructed
of vllrlllod brick, laid on a concrete base,
identical with that of the rest of the road
way. The brick will withstand the
erosion and destructive properties of the
water and street refuse matter for an i it
detlnlte time, and will add correspondingly
to the life or t ho whole pave. The gut
ters In thu asphalted portion of Pine street
have already been treated In this manner,
and their appeuruuee and wearing qual
ities may be observed there.
During the year a vast number of tesls
of saml nnd cement have been made cf
these materials entering Into the con
struction of city work, with special atten
tion paid to the construction of the sub
structures of the I.u'kuwunnu. and Roar
ing brook bridges. Jt Is the very com
mendable Intention of the engineer, that
only materials of the highest standard
shall be used In the construction of these
bridges, which constitute one of the most
Important city undcrtukings that has
come under the observation of the depart
ment In its history.
Under Instructions from the councils,
plans, specllicntion, etc., worn prepared
and filed with the city clerk for the drain
ago of that Immenso territory embracing
the greater portions of the Inhabited sec
tions of the Eleventh, Twelfth and Nine
teenth wards, the approximate cost of
which Is $.:i;,tKtO. This territory has since
been authoritatively constituted the Sev
enteenth sewer district of the city. This
work at last places the southern section
of the city In a fair wuy to olituln an ade
quate sewer system, of which It has so
long been in need.
Statistics of tho department show that
there were Yi,t"2 feet of sewer constructed
In the .city hist year at a cost 'of $in.828..ra;
7,324 square yards of pavement were laid
under city contract at a cost of Sl'0,oni).O7,
and 2,S7ii.8ti square yards were put down
under private con-tract. The totul amount
of estimates during tho year by direction
of concurrent resolution of councils was
ir,G,-l72.(!S.
Police Pcpnrtmcnt Progress.
The past year has witnessed several Im
portant Innovations In the general method
of administration employed In thu police
department. Tho new rules and regula
tions, which were among the last meas
ures acted upon by the honorable coun
cils of Inst year, went Into practical oper
ation with the beginning of tho fiscal
year. Tho Improvement over the old or
der was very soon manifested In the supe
rior discipline of the force and tho closer
application of the Individual otlleers to
the inlnutine of their duties. Another Im
portant change brought about by the pro
visions of the ordinance was the creating
of a captalngy nnd four lleulenantcles.
This places a lieutenant In command of
each one of our four city precincts, and a
captain with general supervision over
nil, second In command to the chief, and
to aot on occasion In his stead. The wis
dom of this step will be more clearly
seen In the future than at present, when It
becomes necessary for our force to lie en
larged, as It must be from year to year In
proportion to our growth, and the duties
and responsibilities of the subordinate of
ficers to the chief be grently Increased.
Tho new ordinance forms a suitable foun
dation upon which to rear a police system,
adequate to tho needs of a metropolitan
city such as we are fast growing Into.
The addition of ten more patrolmen to
tho working force of tho department hus
shown most satisfactory results In tho
additional protection It has enabled the
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department to extend to the citizens by
the Increased number of beats patrolled
und the greuter territory brought under
police mirvMllanee. Our force, however, la
still too small to properly perform all the
functions usually ascribed to the depart
ment of police, not only in consideration
of the area to be covered but even in
proportion to our population, In the gen
eral ersonmd and elllcieney of our depart
ment we are not second to any .city In the
country.
I repeat tho recommendations I made a
year ago, thut steps be taken to remodel
tho sunltnry arrangements of the station
house In tho Third preclncit, located on
West Market street. It Is a frequent oc
currence during rulnstormB for this place
to be so Hooded us to be practically un
tenable, and remnlnlng for duys thereafter
in a most unhealthy condition.
This department Is always one of tho
most Important under the control of mu
nicipal authority, and 1 would earnestly
recommend that you muke such addition
to Its working strength each year, us tho
resources of the city will admit of, that
Its usefulness may lie maintained co-ex-tenslve
with our growth and development.
Work of the llonlth Hoard.
Tho health of tho city hns been looked
after by tho board of health during the
yeur In a very thorough uml satisfactory
manner. Tho rules und regulations lor
sanitary observance which the board has
pussed huvo been more rigidly enforced
thun uver before, and the benellelul results
to the community nro seen In the Im
proved condition of our streets and alleys
from a sanitary point of view and also the
cleanlier condition of private proertles.
The crematory which tho board erected
two yeurs iigo for -the destruction of nil
kinds of organic refuse matter, has
proved a complete success, accomplish
ing nil that was claimed for It. The work
of this furnace has been of vastly greater
lionellt to the city In the protection of the
public health than many of our citizens
suppose. Between 30,(KJu and 4o,M00 barrels
of garbage are cremated annually besides
many hundred carcasses of dead nnlinuls.
This department has also In churge the
collection and preservation of all vllul
stullstlcs, relative to births, ileuths and
marrluges occiirlng 111 tho city. This of
ficial record Is constantly referred to by
our people and also by strangers huvlng
associations here, und will grow In value
und Importance In succeeding yeurs. The
record now extends buck to 1S7S. A close
supervision of till foods offend for sale In
tho public markets Is exercised by the of
ficers of tho bourd. The chief mcusure
now occupying the attention of the board
Is the establishment of a satisfactory sys
tem for the regular collection of garbage.
Several methods have been tried but
nono have as yet been udoptad by the
board as suitable. I um Informed by one
of the members thut they hope to solve
this problem In tho near future and pro
vide the city with a. garbage collection
system satisfactory in every respect.
Order Fenders on Street Curs.
In my message of last year I suggested
to your honorable bodies the advisability
of enacting the necessary legislation to
compel the Scranton Traction company to
use fenders upon Its cars for the better
protection of the lives of our citizens, and
also to regulate the speed at which It
shall run Its curs through the street of the
city.
About a yeur ngo I went with the gen
eral niumtgcr of tho traction company to
Buffalo, N. Y., and made a very care
ful examination of the fenders In use upon
tho cars In that idly. In conversation
with the oltLcliils of the road we were In
formed that the fenders In use upon that
system gave perfect satisfaction, and I re
ceived assurances at that time thnt within
a very short period fenders of the sumo
make or equally good, would bit placed on
the curs operated by the Scraiiton com
pany. Since then nothing hus been done
by the traction company to provide these
sufeguurds for the lives of the little chil
dren playing upon the streets, and It
seems to nie that it Is clearly the duty of
your honorable councils to provide by
legislation these safeguards for public
protection, Tho manner in which the
street car companies are allowed to run
their curs down the various heavy grades
In the city has become a matter of public
comment. While I urn a II rm believer in
rapid transit, I believe also that there
should be a law providing that all street
cars should stop at every street crossing
In the thickly populated portions of the
city, and thut under no conditions should
they be allowed to attain a speed of more
than live miles un hour. The necessity of
providing un ordinance reguluting this
matter can be clearly seen by any of the
honorable councils who may stand nt the
corner of Adams avenue and .Mulberry
street or upon the corner of Madison ave
nue nnd Linden street and see the street
curs rimnlug down those heavy grades at
a speed of from twenty-live to thirty miles
an hour, approaching the street crossings
without even taking the precaution to
sound an ulnrm by the ringing of u bell.
Since tho passage of thn ordinance pro.
Ing for the manner of building Inspection
and the construction of buildings In IH.y,
there hus been a new feature lilt roil iiy. , j
Into building which Is not comprehended
in the ordinance, that of steel construe
lion. The building Inspector hns conse
quently been compelled to rely upon his
own Judgment In the Inspection of these
buildings. The ordinance, in the powers
It gives to the building inspector conflicts
In many respects, with the authority vest
ed In the street commissioner, over streets
and sidewalks. I would therefore sug
gest to your honorable bodies that It be
referred to the building Inspector, who in
conjunction with two architects nnd two
muster builders, to be named by your hon
orable bodies, shall remodel It to embrai-e
In its provisions the new conditions t(
architecture.
Curb the Itinerant Cow.
The apparent Indifference manifested, by
the city olliclnls as to the enforcement of
tho ordinance prohibiting the running at
large of cows, horses and mules upon tho
streets of the city, has created un favor
ublc.comincnt on the purt of ninny of our
citizens. The present provisions of the or
dinance Itself makes Its enforcement im
possible. Section 2 of suld ordinance pro
vides that it shall be the duty of the chief
of police to provide such pound or pounds
as h may deem necessary for the enforce
ment of the ordlnnnco, and the mayor
shall appoint as many pound-keepers as
may be required, but they shall receive for
tlmlr services only such fees us are herein
after provided, and the city shall In no
case bo llalilo for the payment for such
services. The honorable councils will no
tice that It directs the chief of police lo
provide the necessary pounds, but it
makes no appropriation for such expen
diture; It directs the mayor to appoint
pound-keepers, but It Is careful also lo
provide that the city shall In no way be
liable for the puyment of such services.
Tho ordinance consequently In Its present
condition is a farce, and I desire at Vhls
time to place tho responsibility where It
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M EARS & HAGEN,
' 415 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
belongs, namely, In the legislative depart
ment; promising tho citizens of Scranton
that, if your honorable bodies will pass
proper legislation, this department will
see to it that this nuisance is abolished.
The ordinance known us the nuisance
ordinance, In Torrcy's laws and ordi
nances, has proved conclusively from the
experience that we have had during the
past year In attempting Its enforcement,
that many of Its provisions are Illegal,
I would therefore suggest that this or
dinance bo referred to the city solicitor
with instructions to eliminate those por
tions which cannot be enforced and re
construct said-ordinance so that It will be
In harmony with the laws of the state of
Pennsylvania,
.Growing. Cost of City I.lchts.
I desire to cull the attention of the horn
orable councils to the Increased cost of our
electric lighting. In 1SKU with resources
of flSS.nno, the cost of lighting the city
was $s,40(), or about G per cent, of our total
revenue. In 1X!)5 with resources of fiTl.im,
the councils have provided for an expen
diture of )43.43U for electric lighting, or
about lli'i per cent, of the city's revenue.
The city Is now paying out for lighting
purposes all that It cull consistently af
ford to, and 1 trust that tho honorable
councils will not permit the passage of
nny legislation contemplating un nddltlon
ul expense to the city through this item.
I would also mention to your honorable
bodies thnt tho regular annuul Increase in
tho cost of our electric street lights, as In
dicated by tho llgtires quotud above, would
suggest that a dtiscusslon as to the feasi
bility of the city owning nnd operating
Its own plant, would bo entirely In order
In the very near future.
In conclusion I wish to thank tho hon
orable councils of tho past year for the
courtesy which lias been so uniformly ex
tended to me, and also to express my ap
preciation to the heads of tho several de
partments for the support and valuable
assistance In the discharge of my duties
they have ut all times cheerfully ren
dered me,
(Signed) W. L. Connell, Mayor.
For a few days, as we are
moving to our new and
larger quarters.
Announcing Opening
Date and don't fail to
come.
China Hall
WEICHEL & MILLAR,
116 WYOMING AVENUE.
TODAY ONLY
We have placed in our
show window 2 lots of
Men's Shoes which we
are selling at $3.00 a
pair; shall have no more
at this price. A shoe
well worth $4.00, but we
want mouey.
HERE IS
ANOTHER BARGAIN
In Ladies' Fine Dougola
Shoes, patented leather
tips and backs, latest
styles, all sizes, button
and lace, at $2.49 a pair,
fomerly $3.50.
SCHflNK'S
410 SPRUCE STREET.
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SPRING STYLES
Brown and Mixed Brown Worsteds and
Cheviots, the correct thing for this sea
son. Handsome and extensive line 0!
IMPORTED
111
MARTIN & DELANY
WYOMING AVE.
BY THE BOX
AT LESS THAU THE COST TO MANUFACTURE
We give below what the Cigars are actually worth
and also what we will sell them for during the next
week or ten days. There is no humbug about this
sale. We would be glad to have the purchaser take
them to any reliable manufacturer and have him ex
amine the stock and the class of work and see if he
would want to match them at the price at which we
are selling them. The cheapest Cigars in the lot are
good, sound goods, well made and good smokers.
There is not a brand in the lot that is made from low
grade Tobacco, and most of them are either clear Ha
vana or seed and Havana filler andr Sumatra wrap
per. But a trial will soon tell any smoker what the
goods are:
Nonpariel
Brilliantes
Steamship
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M.-.f.l...- ...
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Sporting 'Times
Senators
Edna (100)
Invincible
. . . .liir.l iwwllt -
On the Sly....
Keu Wasp
El Modena (100)...
Conductors ....
Black Kabbit...,
Cozy ...r.
Blue Label . . .
Brotherhood
Puck .
Tuxedo
:t:.M.-.t.
Our Champion.
Llncky Chick..
Bon rumc. .........
MIMttftWMlll )
Minne Sota.....,.,.
Gold Coin
National Sweepers
No. 1 Amber (100)
La Verona
Duke of Warsaw. .
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1. (!'(: ;
Little Perfectos (100).. ,...
Comrades .,.;.,m - ...
Aksiclo No. 3
Havana Blossoms.............
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La Cordova.
La Espanola
Brevilo
La Verona
1 ;-tl-.'
La Fiel (100)
Lai leta..-
S. B. W....'.
We Are In. It. .....
Aksido, No. 2. . .,....n..M.ul.,.w.l..
lAksido No. 4. .....,...,. rt ) .1
National Punch.
Gem of Columbia, .-fi--
La Delta (100) . . . Mw.nwMw. .,
Direct Wire (100).,..
La Cordena (100)..wm..i.i.i.wim
Manuel Garcia...
Lord Delaware Opera (100).
Manuel Garcia (K. W.)..
Lord Delaware Con. Esp..
Number 24
Lord Delaware Reg. Per........
Silence
Grand Orient
La Belle Cubana (K. W.)..
Lord Delaware Rothschild
Shiller (K. W.)..
La Belle Rosa (K. W.). .... .
El Condilla (2.1)
La Vulta (Imp.)
Manuel Garcia (Imp.). ...
La Fidelio (Imp.)
. Rey Del Rey (25) (Imp.)
Flor De Chesterfield (Imp.).
Any Cigars not giving the best of satisfaction, or
not fully up to representations, will be taken back
and money refunded.
THE SCRANTON GASH STORE
F, P. PRICE, AGENT.
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Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
GARS
a
Actual
Worth.
Our Pres.
cut Price.
$ 90 $ 50
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1 25 75
1 75 1 15
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1 75 1 25
1 75 1 25
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1 50 1 00
1 1)0 1 40
1 75 1 25
1 90 1 40
1 90 1 40
190 1 40
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2 00 1 50
2 00 1 50
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