The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-07
WAGNER OBJECTED
Thought That the Traction Company
Had Enough of Franchises-Some
Paving Contracts Awarded.

Through the absence of quorum
there was no meeting of common coun-
Gil last night. Mr.. Ksllow was called
to the chair in select council in the
absence OF President Chittenden.
Mr.. Manly introduced an ordinance
granting the right Of way to the VAL
ley Passenger company over the fol-
lowing streets of'the South Side. From
the intersection of Cedar avenue and
Hickory street. thence along Hickory
street TO Pitiston avenue to Front
street, along Front street to Moosic.
to Prospect avenue. on Prospect ave-
nue. to Hemlock street on Hemlock to
Stone avenue to Beech street, along
Beech to Crown avenue to Maple
street, thence to Meadow , avenue.
This franchise the company had for
feited by lapse, When Mr.. Manley
moved that it pass first reading Mr.
Wagner fayed the management of the
Traction company for asking any fur
ther franchises while its tracks
were in disgraceful condition and
because of franchises still unexeeuted.
To this and other objections Mr..
Manly said that the citizens Of the
South Side wanted the street railway
built, and If not built inside of four
months, 81, 900 was ready to be forfeit
ed by the company along with the fran.
chise.
Mr. Wagner's motion to indefinitely
postpone the ordinance was carried,
Mr.. Manly changing his vote before
the decision was announced, 50 that he
can at the next meeting move to re-
consideration of the matter.
The ordinance providing for via
duct on West Lackawanna avenue
over the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western tracks passed first and second
readings.
The ordinance providing for paving
FRANKLIN avenue. from Spruce to Null
berry street, with vitrified brick, at a
cost not to exceed $245 per square
yard, passed first reading, but on sec
ond reading was deferred, owing to a
letter from the Nay Aug Shale Brick
company, stating that by using their
product the cost could be reduced 25
cents per square yard.
Mr.. Lauer, chairman Of the commit
tee appointed to investigate the Frable
charges, stated that Mr.. Frable had
not met the committee or replied to
letters sent him. Mr.. Lauer was en-
powered to call joint meeting of the
committees of both branches for next
Wednesday night and direct Mr.. Fra
Bile to attend and present his case.
The paving committees recommend
alton that the contract of paving Pine
street between Washington and Clay
avenues be awarded to the Barber AS
phalt company was ratified. The fol-
lowing was their bid: Asphalt per
square yard, $2.5S; stone block. So Go; +;
setting curb with drain tiles, n cents
per lineal foot; setting circular curb,
90 cents; setting straight curb. 81 cents !;
resetling circular curb, AZ cents; reset
ting straight curb, 22 cents.
Bids for paving West Lackawanna
avenue from the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad tracks to
Ninth street were referred to commit
tee with power to award the con-
tract to the lowest responsible bidder
were as follows: Dunn Bros, stone
block, 81 81 per square yard. setting new
curb 70 cents. resetting old curb II
cents per lineal foot. Thomas MoCaw-
willie, 81 OF, stone block. per square
yard, Ga cents curbing per lineal foot;
Nicholas g. Fahey. 81. so, stone block,
per square yard, 40 cents curbing per
lineal foot