The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
HE WANTED TO KNOW
Railways Committee Of Select Council
Questioned. "
MR.. ROSS CARRIED HIS POINT
The Session of Select Council Voted
to Recommit an Ordinance Re-
ported acknowledgement Larue's
Request for More Time on the
Bridge Plans Is Granted-Franklin
Avenue Paving Measure Passes
Third Reading

An insinuation and almost an open
charge OF irregularity in the railways
committee was made In the meeting OF
select council last night. Mr.. Manley,
OF the committee, reported favorably
on an ordinance permitting the Scran-
ton North End Railway company to
lay single track trolley line along
Penn avenue. from Delaware street to
Washington avenue, to Olyphsnt road
to the city line; also ON Columbia
avenue, from Washington avenue to
the boulevard. Mr.. Ross, @ member
of the committee, objected to even
presentation Of the ordinance on the
grounds that he had not been notified
Of any meeting of the railway COM
mittee.
Mr.. Manley replied that Mr.. Will.
liams, the chairman, and Members
Kellow and Clark favored the ordin'
auce and so signified before the session
of council was opened. In reply to q
question by President Chittenden Mr..
Manley said that the committs did not
meet formally but that each member
had been told by him that the ordin-
ance would be presented; that in view
Of no objections, he reported 1t favor
ably. Mr.. Wagner's motion that the
ordinance be reeommitted was amended
by Mr.. Kelow that it be reported
forthwith. Mr.. Wagner and Mr..
Thomas opposed the amendment which
was lost and the original motion pre-
vailed.
Lemuel zimmerman, Lieutenant
Gocernor Watres, H. H. Archer, P. s.
Page and Robert G. Adams are direc-
tors Of the company. which has fran
chises through Winton. Olyphant,
Dickson City, and Throop, and is re-
ported to have an agreement with the
Scranton Traction company to use its
Green Ridge Peoples line to Lacka-
wanna avenue. They also propose to
connect their Arlington road into the
city over the Traction company's
Providence line.
BIDS FOR SEWERS RECEIVED.
The following bids were opened for
the building Of the main sewer in the
Thirteenth ward Fourteenth sewer dis
trict, and referred to the sewers and
drains committee in conjunction with
the city engineer, the bids being per
lineal foot: Muldoon g. Bowe, 81, 81;
P. } Moran & Co. 81, 81; Howley Bros.
50 33; Dunn Bros. 81 70; P. Fl. OHara
ST SO; Flanaghan e. OHoro, 81 A
Damn Bros. complete, IS 800; Fergu
son & Rooney, complete. IS, 4S0
Bids for furnishing coal to the fire
company houses were opened and re-
ferred to the fire department committee
as follows: Consumers Ice company
per G. H. Sehadt, 50 70 per net ton fol
egg, stove and chestnut; Mountait
Lake Land & Coal company, So Al
chestnut and larger sizes. $l5O pea
aud larger sizes, 81 wheat and larger
sizes.
The paving committee recommended
that the bid Of Nicholas e. Fahey. fol
paving aud curbing West Lackawanns
avenue from the Lackawanns
tracks to Ninth street be &C
cepted at the following prices
Grading and paving. 81 so per squar,
yard; curbing, 40 cents per foot; cireu.
lar curblng, 80 cents per foot. Mr.
Roche precipltated discussion BY
alleging that lower bid on the paving
had been submitted by Dunn Bros
He moved that this report be referred
back to the committee with instruc-
tions to make separate awards. Tn
motion was lost and the recommends
tion of the committee adopted.
An ordinance providing for the trans
fer of $1,000 from the appropriation
for approaches to the Swetland stree
bridge for the ground rent of Nay Au
park went to committee under the pro
test Of Mr.. McCann. of the Fourteeth
FOR PAVING FRANKLIN AVENUE.
The ordinances providing for th
paving of Franklin avenus with vitri
fed brick at 50 45 per square yard fror
Spruce to Mulberry street, and provid
ing for sidewalks on Madison and Nor
roe avenues between Gibson and Myrtl
streets. passed third readings.
Engineer Larue, who was employe
to examine the plans for the propose
bridge. reported that they are not per
feet as yet aud suggested that they
put in such perfect and definite forl
before being advertised as to be Q,
plicitiy understood by bidders and I
require no notifications afterwards