The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-12
MORE electric ROADS
Plans Of the Scranton North End Street Rail-
way Company.
The Cars Will RUN TO WIATON

Idea Is to Furnish Means of Transpor'
tation for the People of Winton, the
Lower Part Of Olyphant and Throop
Borough-Road viii Not Be Leased,
Mr.. zimmerman Says-Extensions
South of the City.
The Electric Street Railway COM
p.0y, of which Attorney Lemuel
hmm Lieutenant Governor L. A
Watres, H. II. Arcner, z, S. Page and
Robert G. Adams are the directors,
which was mentioned in yesterd iy's
tribune as having been granted q
charter by the state department under
The corporate title OF the Scranton
North End Street Railway company,
flowing the privilege of building
tracks and all other necessary ap-
purtenances on certain streets in the
northern part of the city. is ready to
begin operations as soon as the right
Of wav is granted by the city councils.
a TRIBUNE reported visited Mr.. AM
norman at his Office yesterday The
charter which was granted to his COM
pany on Tuesday is only for the con-
'truction of a space of track about u
mile in length beginning st the pres
cat terminus Of the Green Ridge Peo-
pie's line of the Scranton Traction
company and ending at the city line on
tho border at Throop Borough. But
there was added TO the application for
tie charter request for tranchlse
Tor Il short line beginning at North
Main avenue and terminating Mt Dick
son avenue. This line will not be built
for the present, as it is to serve the
purpose of connecting the Providence
line of the Scranton Traction company
with the proposed Arlington Electric
road. The combined length of the lines
granted in Tuesdays charter, therefore,
ia not more than mile and half. As
soon as the right of way is granted by
councils for the building of what ia
really the extension Of the Green Ridge
line, the task of constructing line
clear through to Jessup will at the
same time be undertaken.
FRANCHISES ALREADY SECURED.
The company has been granted fran
chises by the authorities of Wintou,
Olyphant, and Dickson City boroughs.
The route by which person will reach
Jessup when the line is completed will
30 as follows: Along the Green Ridge
Peoples line to Delaware street, on
Penn to Electric avenue. to Washing
ton avenue, to the Olyphant road.
through the borough of Throop along
Main road to Olyphant to Jessup.
From the city line the new road will
run parallel with the present Provi.
dence and Peckville road Of the Scran-
ton Traction company, being divided
by the Lackawauna river and running
u half mile, or thereabouts apart.
The new road will furnish accom-
modstions to the people of Winton
borough, the lower part of Olyphant,
and Throop borough that are practic-
ally now without anything but train
service.
Mr.. zimmerman, who is the president
Of the company. said that bids are ad-
vertised for and that in week the con-
tract will probably be let. The COM
pany will not lease the line to the
Scranton Traction company. They
will operate 1t and own the power
house and rolling stock. The power
house will be located at Olyphant. An
effort will be made to arrange track
age grant with the Scranton Traction
company by which the use Of the Green
Ridge line may be secured for running
the ears through to Lackawanna ave
nue. to avoid subjectiug the passengers
to the Inconvenience OF changing cars
at the intersection of the two lines.
EIGHT MILES OF TRACK
From the present terminus OF the
Green Ridge Peoples line, at which
point the lines of the new company
will begin a length of eight miles
of track will be laid. terminating
at the further end of Winton borough
The line will be built aud cars run
ming, in Mr.. Ammerman's judgement, by
Nov l. The reporter asked Mr.. Am
norman If it was the intention. as he is
interested in those roads also, to extend
the Minooka and Taylor lines this
summer.
Yes sir, he answered, I'VE expect
to let the contract in week; and both
lines will be run through to Pttston.
The Taylor line will be extended
along the main road through Old
Forge township until it reaches the
tracks OF the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad at the Lacka-
wanna station. 1t will be turned to
the right along the railroad tracks as
far as Connellton, where tho Lacka-
wanna will DO bridged, over which the
line will cross and connect with the
Duryea line of the Wyoming Valley
Traction company. Tlis will make
quick route to reach Pittston. There
will be a switch off on this route at
Fallon's hotel in Old Forge and n line
run along the back road TO Moosic,
where it will converge with tho exter-
sion Of the Minooka and Greenwood
line.
PLACES 1T WILL PASS THROUGH.
The latter line will be extended
through Oak hill, through Moosic,
Stark's Patch, Avoca, Florence. Smith.
vile and Hamtown. until it reaches
William street in Pittston, along which
1t will run until it ends down town ut
the Water street depot. All this work
will be finished by the latter part of
September,
MAGGIE WILLIAMS SERIOUS CHARGE.
Warrant Issusd for the Man in the
Case.
Maggie Williams, Of Taylor, a girl
of nineteen summers has caused war
rant to be issued against William John
Williams, of Avenue L. Bellevue
Heights, on serious charge. The