The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
TRACTION FRANCHISES ANNULLED.
Mayor Connell Declares Many Fran.
chises Annuiled 10y Expira-
ton Of Time.

A letter has been addressed TO Gen.
eral Manager II H. Archer, Of the
Scranton Traction company. 10y Mayor
Conuell, snnulling certain franchises
granted tho corporation last fall The
action of the mayor involves about
three miles Of streets, the uss Of which
has been granted the company by the
city. No operations can now be p.o-
NOTED on the streets named unless by
action Of the councils.
Mayor C0nnell's letter is as follows
SCRANTON, Pa, May l4,h. lsgl
To II. II. Archer, General Manager Scrln-
ton Traction Company City
DEAR SIR. desire % cal. yuur attou.
tion 20 flo o' common council, 30. H. ap-
proved oct II, 1895, granting to the Pco.
pies Street Railway company O, Lu1yruO
county authority TO extend lt lines by a
Hiugir track on LRcEawauuA avenue from
Ninth street 20 Main avenue, with proper
curves on MaIa avenue. Section I u SAID
ordinance provides tha. this road shall D.
commenced within two months from the
date of the passage ut this ordinance aud
shall b' completed within three months oi
such date or this franchise shall be for.
feltcd 90 the city Your company not hav.
ing compiled with the provisions ut said
ordinance therefore declare said ordiu-
Auco mil and void
also desire calling yulr attention 20
file II select cuuucl. SO. o.. approved s.pt
2a l,I3 permitting the Scranton passu-
ger Railway company 90 extend its tracks
uu certain streets. ON Adams avenue from
its intersection with Lnckawauua avcuun
etc, rs provided in suI ordinance. Soc.
tion oi said ordinance provides that this
road shall be commenced within three
months from the date % the passage "
this ordinance and shall hr .Coinl ='ed
Within two years from such daic Your
company having failed Co comply with tho
clause relating 60 the commencement of
this work. / hereby declare said ordinance
null ana void
! also desIre 10 call your attention 30 iilc
OF common council No %. permitting tho
Peoples Stree. Railway company OF Ln-
zerne county 10 extend is tracks on Ger.
tAlu streets within the city OF Scranton.
from Pine street at iA intersection with
Quincy avenue, ~ provided by section u
tGis ordinance Section : % said ordinance
provides that this road shall bc commenced
with three months from the date of the
passage Of this ordinance, aud shall be
complete within one year from such date
Your company having failed 10 commence
the work rs provided by said section !
hereby declare that the title % such streets
as provided by said ordinance 90 ba null
ana void. am, very truly yours,
W J.. CONNFLl-
Mayor
File OF common council No II re-.
ferred to includes only asmall strip Of
West Lsckawanns avenue, between
Ninth street and Main avenue.
over q milo Of street privilege Is con-
tanned In common council fl. No l5.
This provided for a line to Petersburg
from Pine street and Quincy avenue,
along Pine. to Webster. 10 Gibson, 10
Taylor to Ash and thence along Grove
street
The largest number ofstrests affected
are on the South Side. The franchise
il annulled which includes line from
Cedar avenue along Hickory, to Pros.
p'ct, to Hemlock, TO Stone, 10 Beech to
Crown, to Maple, TO Meadow avenue
The half-mile stretch Of proposed
track along Pittston avenue from the
present terminus TO the city line Is
affected by select council file No 3
The annulling Of this same ordinance
includes the block Of Adams avenue
between Lackawanna avenue and
Spruce street
General Manager Archer would make
no statement when interviewed by a
TRIBUNE reporter. He said he had no
official information OF the mayors ac-
tion. and was consequently not in q
position TO discuss the matter.