The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-12
MUCH work IS IN View
improvements That Are 10 B0 Made Under
Supervision of City,
employment FOR many MEN
The Aggregate Cost of the Work
That Will Be Done This Year in the
Way of Laying Pavements, Sewers
and Sidewalks viii Run Into the
Thousands of the Proposed
improvements Specified.

provement operations such as paving,
sewer and other street work is only
the calm which precedes an active con.
dition III such lines Of work. In ad-
dition to the building of the new
bridges. which will probably DO under
way in October. the erection Of the
Mears and Jermyn buildings, the new
No. 27 school and number of smaller
enterprises, the outlook for tho laborer
and artisan during thu rest of tina
summer and autumn is particula rly
bright.
After general resume of the opera
tions mentioned as being prospective or
actually begun. it is the opinion Of
conservative builders and contractors
that the autumn will witness u greater
reJuvenating of trade and laboring
work than has existed since tho spring
OF 1898 One we'll known builder said
that 5000 will be low estimate Of the
number Of men-laborers and artisans
employed outside of corporations
during the month of October
An ordinance providing for the paw
ing Of Franklin avenue, between
Spruce and Vine streets, has been pre-
sented in select council and will be put
on its passage as soon as the kind OF
pave is settled. The measure provides
for sheet asphalt on u concrete base,
but number of property owners,
among whom are r. Il. Black, DR.. B.
II. Throop, Senator M. E Mcdonald,
Joseph RIos and Q. w. ROesler, have
petitioned for the use of vitrfisd brick.
The ordinance will have completed its
passage by the last day Of August and
employment will be given at least 1OC
men.
SEWERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
About $40 600 will be expended by
Contractor John Ferguson aud Peter
Stipp in the Tenth Sewer district by the
building of sewers on Mulberry street,
Bueuzi court Harrison, Taylor and
Webster avenues and Schultz court.
Tie contracts are now in the city con-
troller's Office, and as soon as they are
confirmed employment will be pro-
vided for perhaps 200 men.
The opening Of Wyoming avenue be-
tween Phelps aud Asa streets aud Ross
avenue between Won Storch avenue
and East Market street will be begun
in August.
Advertisements have been made fol
bids for a stone culvert to cross Leg
Iett's creek on North Main avenue anC
for the building Of wing walls on thu
culvert of Prospect and Pittston ave-
nue. culyerts. These improvement
will! give work to fifty men.
In select council an ordinance hal
passed first and second readings crea-
ting a new sewer district, No. II, il
the Eleventh, Twelfth and Nineteenth
wards on the South Side. If the meas
ure is followed by the building Of sew
ers in the district, it means distribu
tion of many thousands of dollars.
In the North End, Delaware street il
to b. graded bstween Washington anC
Sandersou avenues and Capouse avenu
graded between New York and Asl
streets.
PAVE ON WEST LACKAWANNA.
One of the prominent and most need
ed city improvements will be the pat'
ing Of West Lackawanna avenue be
tween the Lackawanna railroad track
and Ninth street, For q long time thi
thoroughfare. which is capable of sus
tanning large traffic, has been an ey
sore to citizens generally and shunneC
with words unprintable by teamsters
After the paving contract is let 100 oi
more hands will be employed on tn
work.
The paving Of the street will includ
the setting and resetting Of curp5 an(
the laying of sidewalks over Iarg,
portion Of the distance. An ordinance
on third reading in select council pro
vides for q great deal of curb and side
walk work in the vicinity of Academy
and Ninth streets and Main avenue.
Street Commissioner Kirst is onl,
waiting for a 81 900 provision befor
repairing the Providence and Arlington
turnpike road. Residents of the Four
teenth sewer district have petitonel
councils to investigate the needs o
sewers between Marion and Larcl
streets, The matter is now in common
council committee and will probabl
be favorably recommended.
PAVING OF VINE AND PINE STREETS.
Ths paving of Vine and Pine street
ia desired by citizens generally, and N
opposition has been encountered i
councils, but delay is caussl by own.
ers OF corner properties who do no
think they sLould be assessed for ave
nue. frontages The question viii
probably be decided this week and tn
contracts awarded and work begun b.
Sept. 10. in which event 200 more mel
will bs given work.