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THE SCRANTON TRIBL'NK-FBIDAY, JULY 21, J899.
V
The
Angelas
Ilavo you heard it playt
If you knew what splendid
music you could make on tho
piano that stands idle in your
house you would havo ono at
once. Thoy fit any piano.
Auyono can play them. Call
at
Perry Brothers
205 Wyoming Ave.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Depends
supplies,
at
largely upon the
The right kind
KEMP'S,
Wyoming Avenue
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office llotirn-On.m. to 12.no p.m; 2 to t.,
Williams lUilkllns, 0pp. I'oslollico.
UNIQN
CITY NOTES
D1KD IN Till! IIO.MK.-Anrtrow Sml'h,
OKcd 5:i yurs, died at the Hillside Jiumu
yestculuy moriiliiK. lit has been u pa
tient then, since last October.
LKKT Till: HOSPITAL. - Ollicer
Kayos, ivlio was shot In Duninoro some
time ,ibo, has left tho Lackawanna hos
pital, beliiK ulmost completely recovered.
MAltY WAS FJNLD.-Mnry Shane, of
'"i Center street, was at rested yesterday
for iisltiK profane ami blasphemous Ian
i;n,io. She was hrolittht hefoic Aldir
man Mlll.ir, win- lined her 3.
OLD iirit.UINC.S Jll'ST tiO.-T. 15.
Juekson, Inilldlnfr Inspector, has ordertd
that the remains of the l'aiill btilldhift
on Spruce- street and the McDonald build.
Ins on West Lackawanna sivciiuu be torn
down and removed. '
I'OUONKlt lNVKSTHIATLD.-Coronor
Jtoln rts was called to Olyphant yesterday
to Investlsate the death of Helen Warka,
an infant, who illid there Wednesday
Illicit. He found that the death had le.
suited from natural causes.
CITY WINS.-Throush the failure of
the plaintiff to make an appearance, judg
ment for the defendant was yesterday en.
tered by Keferoo John 11. Honner In tho
Jaiiiirno street damuKo suit of lirldKCt
Mi Nichols agaltHt the elty of Scranton.
SCltANTON fil.i:i: I'l.rn.-Tlils even
It n the Sei-anton Clleo elub will meet for
r hnrsalnt St. David's hall, North Main
Uvcnuo. Kvcry member Is rccpiested to
i.e present as buslnis!-. of mtieh fmpnr
t -nee Is to be transacted after the ro
ll at sal.
1 TNKItAL OP .TOI1N CONNOLLY.
The f unci ul of John Connolly- was held
yesterday inoinlnpf from his late homo on
Third atreei. A blub mass of requiem
wis celcbiated ut Holy Cross church and
Interment, vvus mudo In the CathciU il
Cemelei y.
Minsry.MKi: night hanci:s.-h-
vltatlons ire In clieulntlnn nnriouncliiK
n series (of three "midsummer nitthl"
dunces to be toiiducted ill Laurel Hill
imrk. Tho first will be on Thursday
i veiling noxt and the others on August
u and August lu.
UKAUIXCl MONHAY.-No work was
) mo yesterday on the eonslruetioii ot
the trolley line from Heiidham to Old
i'.u-M'. There will he a henriiiK Monday
neii-ntiiK nt fi o'clock ut which teslimony
will bo offered for nt.il against suslaln
Iiib the preliminary injunction granted
Tuesday.
COI.OUKD MAN Ai:r.i:STi:n.-I'nyt)n
'I'.iyloi, i-iituiud. w.ic arrested In Wllkes-ll.itr-
: Ik! niKht by Deputy Constable
J -oli Klmau on a warrant sworn out he-f'irc-
Aliierman Kcllv. charging hlni with
(.n-piriiey. The prosecutor is Tony Ml-i-
-1 1 i and the prisoner will given a
ht.irlnt; this morning a! 9 o'clock.
COUNUH STONi; LAYINU.--TI10 cor
m r stone of the new Catholic church nt
I'li-aH.tnt Mount, Wnyne county, will be
laid Sunday. Several hundred peions
fr.im thl city nre expected to attend.
They will go to IMtnsiiiit Muunt on the
tram which leaves here Suiulav morning
on iho New Vork. Ontario and Western
road.
MOONLIGHT KXCI'RSION.-About m
piople left the elty last evenlns shoitly
urter C o'clock for Lake At Id. Tin- nt
JMr wns u moonlight excursion conduct -rl
by the Nay Auk Mono company. The
l.nwrc'ice hand accompanied tho party
ml furnished nuiFle for dancinc. The re
turn trip was bPKtin at U'.ir and the train
fcirlvcd in this elty nt 1 ID.
Tin-: vnizv: winnkhs.-tiip follow.
Iiik havo w n prizes nt St. TaulH fair In
Oieen ItldfO. Joseph McTntjue, of W
omlnK nvenue, bov hleyclc; Sisters of
the Green TtldRe convent, dinner set;
Jnines Uglily, of 1111 DiekFon avenue,
lounse: T. J McDonald, of T:".' Jiiricrson
trntif. hnll inck; ICdward Nolan, ft
iMtston, statue; J. P. Holleran. of Mar
lon (.licet, dining room net; Mls Atinln
Drr, of Albright avenue, picture; Mis J.
F Hollerun, - Mnrlon street, chenille
cnrtnlns.
DELEGATES LEAVE THE CITY.
ITow Remained to Spend n Few Day3
with Friends.
Tho larger pan ot Ihe delr Rates to
the I 'at riot lo Order of Americans' con
ventlon b-ft the city ye.nonlay for their
respective hoinr. A f-nv are staylns
In the city us tho gurstt- of frlondp.
I'onblderablo enthusiasm wjs ex
pressed nt the convention In reaurd to
the national camp which la to be held
In llaltltnoro In Octono.', and It Is very
probable that a larso ilo'.egatlon from
tbls city will attend tho sessions.
Headings for a short time by Bhor
ro'a method of palmcstry, 1332 J'unn
fcvenue.
553S.
fljjffi.ABEL
S
DR. PEETE HAS ENTERED BAIL.
Allowed to Do So by Aldermnn At
kinson, of Cnrbontlale.
Dr. Ktnest I.. Tceto Is not lost,
Btrnyod or stolen, He Is nt his home
In Olynhnnt.
Wednesday ho wns nt the clctk ot
tho court's office In tho custody of De
tective Mornn, nt Carbondnlo, having
Bono there for the purpose of entering
ball. The doctor whom he called In to
become his hondsinnn, had no property
nnd Dr. IVeto nnd the detective left
the court house together.
IiiHiciid of jtolng to the county JtilJ
Dr. 1'oete telephoned to a friend In
Olyphant nnd succeeded In getting hltn
to agree to bo his bit 1 1. Hy the time
that gentleman would have arrived lu
the city It would be loo late to enter
ball that day and the detective and his
prisoner got aboard u Delaware and
Hudson train.
At Olyphnnt they were Joined by the
bondsman and the trio went to th of
fice of Alderman Atkinson In Cnrbon
dnle. by whom YVeto was committed.
There bnll was entered nnd the doelor
secured his liberty. Ills friends say tt
Is an effort to blackmail him.
NOT WORDS OF PRAISE.
What an Insurance Paper Has to Say
About Our Fire Depaitnient.
Suggestions Made.
The fire Insurance underwriters of
the city are very much concerned re.
pardliiR the condition of the Scranton
lire department, nnd It will not bo
surprising If some concerted nctlon
Is taken In the near future. At pres
ent the basis rate ot tire Insuninco is
thirty-two cents on tho dollar, which
Is determined according to the efll
clency of tho tire department, but In
asmuch us the present system Is con
sidered' to be very deficient, the rates
nmy be Increased.
In the current Issue of The Review,
dated July 20. which Is an Insuranco
flnanclnl weekly, published by tha
Journal of Commerce, New York, ap
pears the following:
"An expert who has been In Scran
ton, Pa., for some weeks reports that
what the Scranton lire department
needs is, first, two new first class
steamers. It will, It says, bo the poor
est economy to only have such steam
ers as the 'Franklin' and 'Oener.il
Phlnney' repaired. The old sU-amors
might be repaired and held In reserve;
but the need of new steamers is im
perative. "Second, not less than 5,000 feet of
high grade 2Vi Inch hose.
"Third, at least M0 feet ot hose for
chemical engines and combination
carts.
"Fourth, drying towers and hoso
cleaning apparatus. This would prove
economical in the long run. Hose
should be thoioughly cleaned and hung
up after use. Hose In drying towers
to be In reserve.
Fifth, promptness In reporting to
the chief the need ot repairs to ap
paratus from each company.
"Sixth, (and the greatest need), a
full paid fire department, with at least
100 men, the chief to be In absolute
control.
"With the full paid fire department
secured, the chief should Institute a
weekly system of Inspection of the Im
portant mercantile blocks, and this
Inspection to be continued until every
man on the force Is thoroughly famil
iar with all openings Jn fire walls, all
means of access to each building and
the general conditions as to construc
tion of each building. A knowledge
of the location of weak walls will
greatly lessen the danger to the men ot
the department, and a knowledge of
the contents of the different buildings
will give the chief and his assistants
some Idea of the possible seriousness
of a lire in any building."
When the above Is brought to the
attention of the olllclals of the various
companies doing business In this city,
theie Is a likelihood a demand for
explanations from them, nnd in the
event of such a thing, the I'nder
writers .Association will undoubtedly
meet and take some action.
TO CONTINUE THE THIRTEENTH
Decision of Adjutant General T. J.
Stewart in the Matter.
Major V. S. Millar has received a
letter from Adfutniit fleneral Thomas
J. Stewart stating that the Thirteenth
regiment will be preserved and that If
disbanding of companies s deemed
necessary It will be from the Kleventh
regiment.
The new Thirteenth will be composed
A. II. C, D and II of the old Thirteenth
and Companies D, K nnd Ci of the Flev
cnth, in this city Company I or the
F.leventh nt Iloncsdnle; Company 1J,
of the Kleventh, at Kaston: Company
K. detached, at Tiinkhannock. and
Company CI, of the old Thirteenth, at
Montrose.
This will make a twelve company
regiment with eight companies, ,-,,. tw
battalions In this city. tVunpanle.. k
nnd F of the old Thirteenth, will not
b" taken In as they have not reorgan
ised .
The companies of tho i:ie-nth at
Lancaster will be assigned to the
Fourth regiment, those at Hnirlsburir
to the Klghth, aw will the compnnlij at
York and Carlisle.
COMBINE OF GBOCERS.
Will Pool Their Interests to Secure
Better Prices,
The Scranton Grocers' company met
last evening In Hotel Jermyn and
elected officers. Those chuseu were:
President, William Chappell; vice
president. A. M. Atherton; troasuier.
P. J. McCann; secretary and agent. II.
V. Hull: directors, William Chappell,
A. M. Atherton. P. J. McCann. G. F,
Kynon. C, D. Finn. J. W. Warlike, v.
II. Kaufmnnn, K. S. Pratt and F. Ii:
Wlnur.
The association was Incorporated last
Monday undei the laws of New Jersey
with a capital, of JICO.oOO. The object
of tho organization Is to protect the
retail dealers and to enable the mem
bers, by pooling their Interests, to buy
at the lowest Jobber's prices. Similar
associations exist In ull the larso titles
of the country.
DELAY OF SOUTH SIDE SEWER.
Waiting on the Lackawanna Iron
and Coal Company.
Everything is In readiness for com
mencing worj: on the South Sido awer
and tho execution of tho contract will
tuko plu u Just us soon us tho Lacka
wanna It n and Coal company signs
the waiver In tho mutter ot the de
fective lions.
Tho local olllclals of tho company
havo stated that tho wulvor would bo
signed and are expecting to hoar from
the New York olllco every day,
FIRE DEPARTMENT
IN BAD CONDITION
CHIEF WALKER'S SENSATIONAL
REPORT TO COUNCILS,
Only Nino Hundred Feet of Good
Hoso In the Central City Outlying
Districts Hr.vo Proportionately
Less, Being Supplied for tho Most
Part with tho Ca3t-oIT Hose from
Uto Central City Report of Build
ing Inspector T. B. Jackson About
tho Buildings.
At last night's meeting of select
council, Mayor Molr transmitted a re
port from Chief Walker on the condi
tion of the fire department, us disclos
ed by the Inspection made last week by
the chief, the building Inspector und
the lire department committee, accom
panied by the mayor. The mayor
vouches for nil tho report contains and
pointed out to tho councils! that Its Im
mediate and enreful consideration was
a matter of vital Importance. The
report Is as follows:
CHIEF WALKER'S REPORT.
Scranton, Fa., July I", 189D.
To tho Honorable Mayor, city of Scran
ton, Sir: I hereby submit the following
report, tho exact condition of the flio
department Inspected July 1.1, lS'J'J:
Century Hoso company, -ISO feet "It
Inch liose; good condition.
Crystal Hose company. 400 feet 2's
Inch hose; good condition.
Nay Aug Hose company, 00 feci 2!,i
Inch hose; good condition.
Columbia Hose und Chemical com
pany, 150 feel -74-lnch hose; good con
dition. Franklin Engine company, 150 feet
lUi-lnch hose, good condition.
Nay Aug Hose company, 200 feet ?i
Inch hose; good condition.
Liberty Hoe company. "00 feet 2',i
Inrh hose; good condition.
Relief Engine company, 500 feet 2'.t
Inch hose; good condition.
Kngle Engine company. COO feet 2',2
lneh hose; good condition.
Liberty Hose company, 200 feet i'i
Inch hose; fair condition.
Relief Engine company, 200 feet 9i
Ineh hose; fair condition.
General Phlnney Engine company,
200 feet 2',i-lnch hose; fair condition.
Phoenix Chemical Engine company,
200 feet 1-llieli hose; bad condition.
William Council Hose company, 500
feet 2',3-lnch hose; bad condition.
Neptune Engine company, 350 feet
Sid-Inch hose; bad condition.
Excelsior Hose company, 400 feet 2'i
Inch hose; bad condition.
Cumberland Hose company, 150 feet
2',i-lnch hose; bad condition.
Niagara Hose company, 300 feet 2'a
Inch hose: bad condition.
General Phlnney Engine company,
300 feet 2',(.-lnch hose; bad condition.
Franklin Engine company, 2S0 feet
Sli-lnoh hose; bad condition.
Good-3.100 feet 2'i-Ineh; 350 feet 71
Inch. Had 2.5S0 feet SU-lnch; 200 feet
1-Inch. Fair 100 feet 2'i-inch; 200 feet
?4-lnch.
Total length of hose In the depart
ment, C.0S0 feet 2,.2-lncli. Total length
of chemical hose In the department, 750
feet. First district or North End. 2,050
feet; Second district or West Side, 730
feet: Third district or central city, 000
feet: Fourth district or South Side, 1.
?M feet: Fifth district or Hellevue, 000
feet: Sixth district or Petersburg, 5Q0
feet: total. fi.OSO feet.
Crystal Hose company Wheels ot
carriage In deplorohle condition; steam
er undergoing repairs.
Nay Aug Hose company One tank
on chemical wagon needs repairing.
William Connell Hose company
Wagon unfit for service.
Neptune Engine company Wheels
and springs on carriage should lie Im
mediately repaired; suction on engine
should be repaired.
Century Hose company Wagon needs
general overhauling.
Eagle Engine company Wngon In
good condition. Just been repaired.
Liberty Hose company Wagon In
good condition.
Niagara Hose company Wheels on
carriage needs repairing.
General Phlnney Engine company,--Engine
unlll for service; carriage In
fair condition.
Franklin Engine company Engine
unfit for service; vvaeou In good con
dition. 'Phoenix Chemical Engine company
Engine In good condition.
Hook nnd Ladder company Truck
needs general overhauling.
Columbia Hose nnd Chemical com
panyEngine In good condition.
Excelsior Hose company Carriage In
fair condition.
Iteilef Engine company Combination
wagon in good condition.
HARNESS.
The harness In general Is In a very
bad condition, the greater part having
been In servh e for many yeais.
RFNKS AND I1EDDING.
The necessity of more bunks and
bedding Is Imperative; In some In
stances the bunks and bedding have
been In continual service for years,
notably so. those In use at the Phoenix
nnd Hook and Ladder houses.
There should bo stationed at the
Crystal house a larger wagon, capable
of carrying a greater supply of ho-;
by so doing It would not be necessary
to call Into the center companies fiom
tho outlying districts, which Is now the
case, except In nsei of emergency.
Instead of 900 feet of hose In the center
we should have at least 3,000 feet and
the proper facilities for taking care of
same, I. e., a drying tower. As condi
tions now exist, we can not give the
hose or wagons the piopcr attention
they should receive.
I Und the hose Is never washed after
a fire, owing to having no duplicate
hose, therefore we have the water and
tilth of tho street accumulating In the
body of wagons, which nre showing the
effects of same by decaying. The same
applies to the hose. The outlying dis
tricts should ulso be well provided for.
Owing lo the small quantity of hose
bought, they get nothing but second
hand hose, or hose discarded by the
central district.
The communications from the vet
erinary and building Inspector spenk
for themselves.
The above report shows the tngent
necessity of council, to provide funds
to put this departmer.t upon a firm
basis. Yotti-B respectfully,
J. II. Walker.
Chief Flio Department.
Scranton, Pa.. July iff. 1S09.
Chief Flio Department.
Sir: I rtish to suggest to you If It
would not bo policy to have a two
horse hitch cm the hoso wagon of the
Franklin Knglne company, as the horse
now lu uso Is too small to pull It alone
and Is beginning to feel the exertion
ho has been subiect to.
Yours truly,
C. 'M. Sltterly.
Veterinary Surgeon.
Scranton, Pa.. July 19, isys.
Chief Fire Department.
Sir: Wo have some of the appar
atus ot tho Scranton lire department
out of service on account of being short
of motive power: In other words, short
of horses, several of them being
crippled temporarily, and there Is
hardly any time but what home of
them aro unlit for service. Would ask
you If titer Is any way to cot two or
three extra horses, so as to keep every
thing In continuous service.
Yours truly,
C. M. Sltterly,
Veterinary Surgeon.
THE HFIUJINGS. '
Appended 1-4 the report of the build
ing Inspector to which Chief Walker
makes tcfereiice:
Scranton, Pa., July 20, ISM.
To the Honorable, tho Mayor of the City
of Scranton.
Honored Sir: During the tour of In
spection of tho fire department buildings
on the 13th day of July, isro, l most re
spectfully submit the lollowlng:
Prnnkllh Engine company Tho altera
tions mcdcil there Is the changing of the
stairs from one side of the building to
the center In order to make room for one
additional stall nnd -light rcpalts to lloor.
Columblas The furnace needs some re.
pairs mid complaint Is made of Insuf
ficient room for supplies and refuse.
Nay Aug Engine holiso I havo thot--oiighly
examined the ventilating shaft
and llnd that drying tower can be mndo
of the samo by extending II sixteen fed
higher and at the sime time It will Im
prove tho ventllrtlon for tho stable, en
gine room and basement; In the thlid
lloor tho windows are stationary and
should be hung with ti swivel so as to
give proper ventilation. The changing
of tho front doors lo swing outward Is a
murh herded alteration with n light
tnvnlnr; or roof over the same, and cov
ering for the vaults. The floor of tho
first story leaks bfJIy because of tho
lack of uu under lloor. there Is nothing
to hold the corking, when new lloor Is
laid It should bo a double lloor.
Neptuno Engine company Tho arch
over side dc.or has partly fallen out nnd
should he repaired at once. A new roof
Is needed for the shed In tho renr and
one of the stalls needs little repairs, nnd
a box for weights for harness hangers.
Century At the Century s house tho
barn Is disconnected from tho men's
quarters by tm alley, and the horses nro
kept lu a tuncmciit with winding run.
ways. U appears very Inconvenient.
The Nlngiiiii nnd Liberty Tho lloor of
both leak badly and tho rcluso runs Into
the dlstiiri police station,
General Phlnney The house needs
painting badly outside. The front doors
should be changed to swing outward:)
with un avvilng or roof over the same.
Phoenix company The Phoenix needs
considerable repairs. They are badly
In need of some method for heating tho
second floor. The Crystals. Relief nnd
Cumbeiland are O. K. Respectfully sub
mitted, T. R. Jackson,
Building Inspector.
P. F. MoCniiu, J. A. Lansing, John
Schneider, Committee.
REPORT REFERRED.
After a lengthy discussion the re
port wns referred to a special com
mittee consisting of Messrs. McCunn.
Lansing nnd Schneider. A portion of
this committee's duty will be to Inves
tigate the allegation of Mr. McCann
that If the four year guarantee clause
In tho hose contract was enforced tho
city would have plenty of hose.
"We are buying about $2,000 worth
of hose every year," Mr. McCanii said,
"and yet we have only n couple ot
thousand feet of hose In good condi
tion." That council is alive to the neces
sity of bettering the fire-llghtlng ap
paratus in older to stave off tho
threatened raise In Insurance rates
was evidenced by a discussion which
occurred later In the meeting.
It was percipltated by Mr. Mc
Cann's effort to secure an Immediate
report on the ordinance providing for
a third permanent man for the Hook
and Ladder company.
Mr. Chittenden argued against creat
ing any more fixed changes lu tho tiro
department und believed that first ot
all a halt should be called on the ap
pointment of additional permanent
men. Let us provide apparatus first,
he said, and then tnlk about engaging
men to handle It. There Is not a com
pany In the city, he continued, that
Is In first-class condition 10 fight a
lire.
Mr. Wagner seconded his views. "We
haven't hose enough now, for the per
manent men we are already paying,"
ho said.
THREE MEN NECESSARY.
After explaining that three men
were necessary to handle the truck,
Mr. McCann called attention to the
fact that the Reliefs, "an Insignificant
company In Mr. Wagner's ward" had
only recently been allowed a third per
manent man and wanted to know- on
what theory Mr. Wagner was pro
ceeding in dealing with the lite de
partment. Said Mr. Lansing. "It Is a condition
and not a theory which confronts us.
Fnless the apparatus is Improved the
board of fire Fnderwriters will raise
the Insurance rates. They are not
complaining of any lack of men, but
the lack of good apparatus."
Mr. Wagner closed the debate by
remarking that the "insignificant com
pany" In his ward was the first to
have a stream on the big Fourth of
July lite on Pine street.
The ordinance was referred to Its
proper committee.
MOIR'S EXPENSIVE BATH.
Plunge in Lake Ariel Cost City De
tective Forty Dollara.
City Detective John Molr had a veiy
expensive bath at Lake Ariel, Wednes
day. It was the policemen's annual out
ing, and while the fun was at Its best,
some one conceived the idea of giving
Molr nn unexpected bath It was it
once carried Into execution and the de
tective was thrown into the lake,
clothes and nil.
He went down head first and when ho
reached the shore again nnd shook the
water from his dripping clothes, hi
found that two $20 gold pieces, which
had nestled In the bottom of his trous
ers pocket before his bath, were miss
ing. I'p to this writing they have not been
recovered and are supposed to bo or
namenting the bottom of the lake.
CAME FROM AUGUSTA, GA.
Walter Walsh is in Search of His
Mother.
Waller Walsh, a particularly bright
twelve year old lad. Is at police head
quarters where he was brought by
Patrolman Jones yesterday morning.
He says ho is from Atlanta, Oa.. and
that he was snt to this city by an
aunt of his lu search of his mother
who he has not seen for nlno yeuts.
The lad says ho has been In an or
phan nsyium nt Washington, Oa.. and
that he received a letter from his
mother dated from this city In Decem
ber last.
He said his mother lived on Willow
Btiret but so far the police have
been unable to truce her. Chief Rob.
ling Is making an earnest effort to
locate the woman.
-fc-
Try the "Joy Maker" Cigar, 5c.
DIED.
SMITH.-At PIttelon. last evening, of
paralysis, Captain tleotge Smith, aged
08 years, Funeral announcement later.
TWO BUSY SESSIONS
OF CITYCOUNCILS
SELECTMEN DEAL WITH POOR
TAX COLLECTOR AFFAIR.
Resolution Introduced Directing the
Mayor to Jbntorce the Resolution
Permitting tho Poor Bonrd to Have
Quarters in the Treasurer's Ofllce
for Its Collector Engineer George
Conners Re-instated The Danger
ous Steel Works Crossing Is Up
Again for Consideration.
Select council met In regular session
Inst night, nnd the common branch lu
ndjourneil session. Roth hnd very
lengthy meetings nnd ninny mensures
of more or less Importance were con
sidered. Nothing wns heard from the
street commissioner fight In select
branch, although Nominee Thomas was
on hnnd dining the session wntchlng
for It to come up.
Tho action of City Treostirer Rob
Inson in opposing the resolution of
1F92 assigning the poor tax collector's
quarters in the treasurer's ofllce. was
brought before councils by Mr. Chit
tendon In n resolution directing the
mayor to enforce the resolution In
question. Accompanying the resolu
tion was a communication from John
F. Scragg, solicitor for tho poor board,
reading as follows:
To the Honorable, the Select and Com
mon Councils.
Gentlemen: For the convenience of the
public und In order to facllltule the col
lection of poor taxes, the councils, by a
concurrent resolution, approved April 1.
1MB, authorized the tife of a portion of
tho city treasurers olllco for the collec
tion of iioor taxes.
Fuller this resolution, and hitherto
without complaint, the poor tnNes have
been collected from the city treasurer's
olllco since tho time of Its approval umtl
now.
IT'S A CONVENIENCE.
The convenience ot that office, tho col
lection there of city and school taxes, and
tho general knowledge that poor taxes
may bo paid there, are of such material
advantnge to the public that it Is deslr
ablo that the custom of permitting the
tnxpayeis to pay their poor taxes in
the.t olllce be continued.
1 ho collector of poor taxes Is now
ready to proceed with tho collection or
this year's taxes, but the city treasurer
maintains that the resolution above re.
ferred to Is not binding 611 htm and re
fuses to gh-e this ofllclal quarters there.
Appended Is a copy of the concurrent
resolution of councils governing this mat
ter, all of which Is respectfully presented
for the consideration of your honorable
Oodles. .I0I111 K. Scragg.
Attorney for Poor Hoard.
Scranton, Pa., July 20, SM.
Resolved. Ily the Common council, the
select council concurring, that tho Joint
public buildings committee be and they
are hereby directed to provide spare In
said elty treasurer's office for Ihe proper
accommodation ot the said poor board;
nil expenses to be paid by said board.
Select council approved Mr. Chitten
den's resolution, but when It went over
to the other branch It was referred to
the committee on public buildings. Mr.
McCann advised against the resolution,
saying It was superfluous, as the 1S92
resolution Is still operative, and that
If It wns hung up In common council
It might have the effect of deterring
the mayor from acting under tho 1S92
resolution, despite the fact that It Is
his duty to enforce It without directions
from council.
Tho resolution exonerating the Young
Men's Christian association from LSfiS
and 1S99 taxes on Its lots, on which the
ruins of the burned building stand,
was reported favorably from the Judic
iary committee, but on attention being
called to the fact that the property
changed hands on July 1, the resolu
tion was amended to cover only 1K0S
and half of 1899, and then passed unani
mously. from mr. vosnrno.
Accompanying the resolution wns a
communication from City Solicitor Vos
burg, addressed to Chairman Lnilslng
of the Judiciary committee, setting
furth that It wns legal to exonerate the
property In question, under decisions
to the effect that where a property Is
used partially for charitable purposes
and partially for rental, the portion de
voted to charitable purposes can not be
taxed. Messrs. McCann, McAndrov,
Melvin nnd Wagner opposed the reso
lution at first, but when it was amend
ed, withdrew their opposition.
Hecause of the vacancy existing by
reason of the death of District Chief
Charles Wlrth the nomination of
Charles Slmrell for the South Side dis
trict was selected from the others now
lu the hands of the committee and
unanimously confirmed. The other tlv
nominations were allowed to remain in
committee.
The following communication from
Mayor Molr explains Itself:
To the Honorable, the Select Council.
lleiilletnen:" Some time nso 1 sent a
communication to you lemoving fleorgo
Connors, ns engineer of the Crystal
Steamer company, for cause, viz.: A.
lowing steamer to become disabled
through neglect. Your committee, to
whom tho matter was ivfi-ritd. believed
.Mr. Connor was not to blame, as In
merely obeyed orders from his superior.
The lire ilepartnnut committee and the
tlun chief b.ing out of olllce cannot bo
held responsible for the wanton destruc
tion of city property amounting to nearly
J.V10. which we havo in this case. And
while I .'till believe, and Mr. Connor ad.
mils that ho was partially to blame, un
der the circurrslanees I have no desire
to appear harsh or piejudleed against
one of our oldest firemen. 1 then-fine
reappoint Ororge Conners engineer of the
rehabilitated Crystal steamer, subject to
your approval. Respectfully submitted.
James Molr. Mayor,
The nomination was considered forth
with and confirmed.
APPROVAL WITHHELD.
Mayor Molr t-ent back without his
approval the Harbor Asphalt com
pany's bill of J209.03 for repairing the
pnvo on the first block of Washington
avenue, In June. .9S. This figure rep
icsents oncthulf the tost of the re
pairs, Street Commissioner Dunning
having verbally agreed that the city
t.hotiM stand that much of It. The
mayor says In his communication that
Mr. Dunning hnd no right to contract
such a bill, and therefore It cannot be
approved unless council choo'ion (to
specially provide for It by ordinance.
The communication wns referred to
committee.
The ordinance tnxlug transient mer
chants was favorably reported from tho
committee on laws and ordinances by
Mr. Chittenden, and passed on first
and second reading.
('hall man Sanderson, of tho streets
and bridges committee, announced that
tho ordinance for grading Rebecca
avenue would not be reported until
ritch time ns all tho property holders
sign damage reloaser.
Tho nomination of Chaiitw Van Js'ort
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SPECIAL THROUGH CARS
TO THU SIUSHORR.
Dally (Except Sunday) Via
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY
Leave Scranton at 9. ,o a. m. for Long Branch,
Ocean drove, Asbury Park, ISelmir,
Spring Lake, S:a Ulrt, &c.
Returning, leave Point Pleasant at 11.3?
n. in.; Spring Lake. ll.,",l a. m.; IJelnmr,
ll.CC u. m. ; Asbury Park nnd Ocean
(rove, 12.05 noon; Long Branch. 12.22 p.
m. Arrive sit Sctnnton nt 8.03 p. m. This
will be kept up for the entire season,
especially for tho accommodation of
families, as it will ennble passengers to
secure nnd retain comfortable scuts dur
ing the entire Journey.
SALISBURY IN CHARGE.
Accompanied by Garrett Bogart, He
Made a Trip Over tho Ulooms-
burg Division Yesterday.
A. C. Salisbury, the new superintend
ent of tho Scranton division of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, arrived late Wednesday night
on his "Comet," nnd registered at the
Jermyn. During the morning Mr, Salis
bury, accompanied by ex-Supeiintend-cnt
Hogart, Conductor (leorge Fowler,
and Martin Gill, roadmuster of the
Southern and Uloomsburg division,
went over the Illoom division to
Uloomsburg and was shown about the
different points of Interest.
Superintendent Ilognrt, whose resig
nation took effect yesterday, will re
main with Mr. Salisbury during the
next week nnd acquaint him with th-
workings of the division.
I'pon their teturii a trip wns made
down the l'yne shaft, where a knowl
edge of the Inside workings of the mine
was obtained.
Cieneral Superintendent K. Cl. Ilus
sell and Superintendent of Transpor
tation J. M. Daly left last night for
Uurfalo to confer with the olllclals of
the Nickel Iiate road regarding the
through freight schedule which is be
ing" arranged between tho two roads.
At this conf rence It Is expected that
closer operating arrangement-" will b
pcrfeoted between the two roads so
that each company will handle the
other's business ns If It was Its own.
It Is Intended that hereafter the freight
which one load receives from the oili
er will be given the same consideration
us If It was local business.
The l.aekawunnu-N'lckol Plate rente
Is the shortest in miles between New
Yolk anil Chicago with the one excep
tion of the Tort Wayne or Peiinsvi
vniiiu, but In the matter of time the
contemplated opera ling Improvement
It will bo the quickest. It Is proposed
to make arrangements in this respect
whereby freight from .Vow Vork to
Chicago or the reverse route will be
only twenty hours on the road.
With these new arrangements per
fected every energy will be bent by
the new management to Increase the
freight business and within a very few
years they hope to have It so much
enlarged that coal will be a secondary
feature of the tratllc business.
1'resldent Truesdale was lu ihe city
yesterday, accompanied by Moses Tay
lor, Jr., of New York, ami boih at
tended the meeting of the Moses Tay
lor hospital directors at 11 o'clock.
The new departure regard lug the
sleeping car service between Scranton
and Hoboken has proved to he a great
success, and Is generously patronized
by travelers over the road.
TOX REQUIRED TO GIVE BAIL.
Hearing Held Yesterday Morning
Before Aldermnn Howe.
The case of Freedmnn, the bird man,
was again nlred In Alderman Howe's
ofllce yesterday morning.
The alderman refused to hold Fox
on the charg.- of no.iult and batttry
but held him under !un bull on the
one of threatening lw kill.
Our baby bus been continually trou
bled with collu and cholera Infantum
since his birth, nnd all that wo could
do for him did not seem to give moro
than temporary relief, until we tried
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Itemedy. Since giving that rem
edy lie has not been troubled. We want
ti give you this testimonial ns nn evi
dence of our gratitude, not that you
need It to advertise your meritorious
remedy. G. M. Law. Keovvuk. Iowa.
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Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c.
Heeeham's Pills for distress after
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Wehnvo ulirnys prided ourselves JC
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SUMMER RESORTS.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Elmwood Hall
Elmhurst, Pa.
(Formerly Hotel nimliurst.l
Open All the Year.
TliU hotel lias bean romojaloj and rcdttal
throughout and will op?n Its doori Juue 11,
l'or nites, etc., call on or mlilrou
DR. W. H.H. BULL
ElM HURST, RA.
THE WINOLA,
An Ideal Health Kesnrt, Ilcauti-
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I.alce View.
Absolutely fn-e from malarli and mes-riultot-.;
boatliK. tilling, dunelng, tennis,
orchestra, etc.; pure l.lthla watr spring:
plenty of old shade, pine grovo of largo
tries surround hotel, excellent table;
rates reasonable; capacity of jousa. ?'.).
Ulustiated booklet am! reference ull ap
plication. C.E. FREAR." LAKE WINOLA, PA
SPRING GROVE HOUSE,
Lake Carey, Wyoming County, Pa.
rteautlfully located; good fishing: boat
ing and Initliliig. Table unexcelled. D..
,. H V. It. K . Illiiointiiirg division, tram
leaving Siianton ot 12 Sr, p. ni . makes di
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Lake. JOHN II. JONK", Prop
FERN HALL,
Crystal Lake--Reflned Family Resort
stage leave I'urbonclule for l-'ern Ilnll nt
:i:iii m stii-(c Imivct I'ein Hull for t'.v
bonibdeiit H.iio a. in. 'le.ephoiia Connec
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C U. & M. C. JOHNSON, MunauerJ.
1'ojtolliee Address Piinrtiifr. l'a.
NEW JERSEY.
The Arlington Ocean (.rove, N.J.
The lcadlnp hotel. Open Juno to Octo
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S.inltnry arriiiicements perfect. Orches
tra. Hates, JM lo J.13. two In room.
Special Juno and family rates. Send for
booklet. C. II. MILLAIt 1'rop
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