The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-26
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Sdiou VI WIlUur onlpp, prdCtlCdi
machinist and engineer employed in
the Lehigh Valley roundhouss at Cox
ton. The test was most thorough
one and showed beyond doubt that
the engine is once more in first class
condition. 40 may be seen from the fol
lowing copy taken from the report Of
Mr.. Shipp after the test had been com
pleted. It is as follows: IN. N
Donnelly. chairman fire committee
In accordance with instructions re
csived from Charles McCanna, Of the
Niagara Engine company. and George
J. Llwellyn, chief engineer Of the fire
department, l made tho test this morn.
ing of the Niagara fire engine with the
following results: The engine was
started at 10 26 a. m. Ten minutes
later section Of hose burst under u
steam pressure of seventy five pounds
and 160 pounds water pressure. An
other section of hose burst five minutes
later under steam pressure of ninety
pounds and lS5 water pressure. After
run Of one half hour the engine
stopped. Upon investigation found no
oil i'll the cylinders Ga filling the
oil cups and putting oil in the
cylinder. which occupied about
two minutes time, the engine
was again started and this time run
until all the fuel was exhausted. about
tifeeep minutes II the engine is run
properly it is, in my opinion. in first
class serviceabls condition. as the water
pressure more than doubled the steam
pressure. as it showed at sixty pounds
steam pressure 100 pounds water pres
sure, and at ninety pounds steam pres
sure showed 1876 pounds water pressure.
(Signed) Wilbur Shipp" The fact of
the engine stopping and the discovery
of Examiner Shipp that there was no
oil in the journals was due TO the fail
ure of Engineer McAndrew. who was
in charge of the operating of the engine,
to properly oil the parts The report
of Examiner Ship will be presented to
Mr.. Donnelly and the eouncil at the
first regular meeting.
The town council met in special ses-
sion in the town hall last evening to
make the necessary arrangements for
sending COMMITTEES to the various
cities to inquire into the merits Of the
different "paves," Chairman Mangan
presided. and appointed the following
committee: Lynott, Clifford. Knowles,
Reap Kennedy, Maloney, Mangan and
Burgess Maloney. The committee ex.
pect to leave this morning at 7:3O
o'clock and will return next week
The question of widening the main
street at point where the old Carbon
dale road connects with it near the
foot of Mill street was taken up and
discussed. 1t was finally decided to
have the borough engineer make an
estimate of the cost of vacating the
said road (Carbondale) and the build
ing Of retaining wall. The council
therefore adjourned
The directors OF the Water street
bridge held meeting in the Miners
bank yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of discussing the advisability of
erecting a new steel bridge in place of
the present structure, which is fast
going TO decay. After considerable
talk it was resolved that the repair
committee, j. B. Shiffer, George
Smith, John Howell and James
Mosier, invite plans and bids Tor the
building of a new steel bridge similar
to the one recently erected at Wilkes
Barre.
A prominent Lshigh Valley official,
while in town yesterday. when asked
il the company would refuss fare be-
tween Wilkes-Barrs aud Pittston. to
compete with the Traction company,
said the company shall not make any
effort to compete with the electric line.
Gazette.
1t is said that the Traction company
will shortly begin to lay u Y track from
Main to William street for cars from
Wilkes-Barre aud the Junction TO lay
over on the last named strest.
At the instance of the Pittston Ferry
Bridge company A,ex Farnham. OF
Wilkes Barre, Tuesday afternoon took
preliminary action in applying to court
for an injunction to restrain the bor
ough and the Pittston Street Car COM
pany from lowering the grade Of Main
street, mt the approach to the bridge,
The borough engineer aud Mr.. BJund,
superintendsnt'of construction for the
Street Car company. claim the street
grade has not been changed. The
injunction was served yesterday after.
noon. but as the grade was not changed
nothing was done in the matter.
A horse and mule owned by e l.
Fuller & Co.. Of Duryea, escaped from
the barn yesterday morning and gal
luped along the Valley cutoff track,
toward L4high and Wilkes Barr,
junction. The Valleys New York fyel
WAS coming from Avoca at lively
speed. and the thrill whistle of the en-
CINE caused the animals to run ever
faster. They continued their flight OF
the long bridge over the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western tracks
aud the engineer Of the pas
senger train slowed up and watched
the result. The animals got over about
forty feet of the bridge, when theil
legs dropped between the ties and they
We're pinned fast. The passenger train
was brought to- a standstill at the ap
proach to the bridge. A temporary
scaffold was built ropes secured anC
fastened about the animals, and they
we're drawn out of their plight will
little difficulty. They escaped with
few slight injuries. The passenge
train was delayed twenty minutes.
A move to request the Lehigh Vale!
company to remove its tracks on Nortt
Main street il being seriously agitateC
by several members Of the citizens
advisory committee and the probibili.
ties are that at future meeting of th'
council the mltler will be brought b.
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