The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
BRIDGE TO E--WHERE
Very General Sentiment Found to Favor the
Mulberry Street Location
MANY PLAUSIBLE REASONS GIVEN
Samuel Samter Claims That the Best
interests of the City viii Be Served
by Changing the Location of the
Bridge from Linden Street to Null
berry-The Change Would Be a
Saving to the CITY.

At the meeting at the arbitration
room in the court house Tuesday even
ing to discuss the advisability OF chang
ing the location Of the proposed bridge
from Linden street to Mulberry street.
il was SHOWN that there IL great deal
of interest taken in the matter Th
meeting developed the fact that many
Of the leading citizens Oft Est and
W-st Sides have given the matter
much attention and that their investi-
cations hAvs led them to the belief
that Mulberry street is better adapted
Tor the bridge location tnan ID Linden
street.
The TRIBUNE desires to have the pro-
posed change freely discussed. aud
iockel upon from all sides. On account
OF the pressure OF other news 1t was
impossible to d-vote as much space to
the meeting Mt the court house as was
desired. However, q TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday saw number OF gentlemen,
several OF whom attended ami spoke
at Tuesdays meeting, aud In further
exclamation OF their views. ths follow
ing interviews are given: This paper
Will continue TO publish aul sll'cIts for
that purpose the views OF all persons
who care to express an opinion. either
tor or against tne Linden street site,
its only requirement being 0rsvity and
the writer's name, for publication
One o! the most ardent advocates Of
the change Is Samuel Ssmter, Of the
firm Of Samter Bros. He wac frank
enough to say wuen interviewed by "a
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday afternoon
that ne was among those VINO might be
benefited from pvcuuiNry stand
point, vet he was convinced that tns
best interest. of the city would also be
served by such change.
From the engineers point OF view, '
said Mr. Ssmter Mulberry street IL
more desirable because the hrilg-
would necessarily bs suorter, he plsrs
would be- frmer and there woud bv
fewer o. taem. On scientific pruci-
pies generally, from wnat tue enlin-
eers say, a better bridge conld be- bnllt
aud At Tar less cost ~ Mulberry street
! than al Linden Besides lnis th" tp
proacngs would be mach IN 1re cpu.
yeuisut for vehicles anl pedestrians
MuLRrRRy MNyY ADVANTAGES
From a prscrcd standpoint Il up
pears to ms that Mulberry st-eet ? -
syssps many advantages over Linden
street Tpr terminus % the hri lga az
/ Linden street would BE- ~ grade cross
Ilut while that at Mulberry street
would not The sT-ct on business aud
property value w0a,I hs greater BE-
cause It would open mp more unim-
proved lands IL would bee more bsns
/ dcml tr people living 30 the North Ed
Ant wouli Afford better facilities for
reaching the more important puhiie
buildings. might say also that My
/ Aug falls, the new property Jnst opened
up by the Lackavluna Iron sul steel
I company, contiguous 10 Nav Aug PARK,
and tine new boulevard 90 EmHur,t.
which will undoubtedly be- very p1pu.
lar. would be- rendered more access. u,r
~ bridge nt Mulberry street
Again. IL has been long conceded
/ that bridge between LackawanDa
ayeuue aud Carbon street is nrca--
.ity. and since the prospect ot having
| two between those points Is very dist.
ant We 40 lcsst Ought TO have one that
will te centrally located and at the
same time be cheaper than one other
wise placed.
II don't believe the appropriation tor
tho erection OF Linden street bridge
will BE- suticirn, to cover iis cost and
pay the damages which 1t will chu.,
on tho western end The city viii
probably realiz' that 1t has male d
mistake II the bridge Is placed at Lin
den street feel safe in saving tina
II tho appropriation OF Sl2j. 900 b, noN
euough to complete the bridg. on Mul
berry street, tho property holders c1n,
tignous TO tue bridge will promptly and
cue,riuiiy make MP the difference
People may say tina, the interes
manifested with regard to the brilg
at Mulberry street ia shown mostly b'
those having property to sell. That
.Quslly true Of Linden street Let on
selfish interests be compared aud So,
whose are the more reasonable an
confident that from this new phase u
the matter as well as from = bu,ines
aud practical view, we have tha bes
grounds FOR asking that the bridge b
plsced at Mulberry street "
Victor Ltuer had tnis to say.
WEST slDRRs INDIFFERENT
Tho maj 1rity OF the people Of III
West Side are Indifferent rs 10 wher
the bridge is placed aud outside o
those living along Swaziland street u
the Fourteenth ward there Ia littl. in
terest manifested In the IN ttter. VIVA
the Hyde Park people want 10 freedom
from grade crossings, low surIac
grade aud another means Of crossn
the Lsckawsnna. The bridge at Lin
den street will probably abolish III
grade crossing aud afford means O
crossing the river, but 1t IL almost i'm
possible to get low surface grad
there. All these Disadvantages ma,
be avoided by placing the bridge a
Mulberry street Placing the bridg
farther from the prospective loCs
tlon OF the viAduct increase
the chances of getting viaduc
which 20 many OF the West Side peo
pie desire and this is more likely I
follow the bridge at Mulberry stree
than at Linden street TIE engineer
say that the bridge at Mulberry stree
can b. built for at least $40. 600 les
than the bridge at Linden street. Thi
being the case, why not build tn
bridge nt Mulberry street and appl
the money saved by so doing toward tn
construction of thu visduct2 Pettebon
street, the western extension of Mul
berry, could more easily be- widsnet
aud with less expense than Swetlan,
street, the terminus OF the proposed
, Linden street bridge. Taking every
thing into consideration. think
) ridge at Mulberry street. would be- fa
more desirable than one at Lindel
street"
! Others whom THE TRIBUNE reporte
saw on both siies Of the river wer
equally ardent in their opinions, bu
they differed little from those expresse
by the two gentlemen above quoted
1t is certain that there ia u very stronl
sentiment in favor of changing th
bridge, but whether it can be don