The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
ON Other Side OF Channel
Some Events of the Day on the West
Side of the City Noted.
MEETING OF BOARD OF TRADE
Petition Asking for IL Sub.postoffiee in
This Part OF the City Which Will Be
semitic Washinston-John Johns
Badly Bnrned.

The members of the West Side board
of trade held their regular monthly
meeting last evening in their rooms Ill
st. David's hall building, on North
Main avenue Hon. ID. NJ. Jones was
chairman of the meeting. The secre-
tary, Charles h. Daniels, read the MIN
utes of the preceding meeting, after
which a map of Jackson, Robinson ana
Ninth streets. showing the revised
grade, was shown. ON motion Oh
William Farrell, committee consist
ing of William Farrell, 4. Fellows
Mason, and u. d. Evans were appoint
ed to confer with the estimates COM
mittee of councils. with regard to the
appropriation for grading Ninth street
The secretary was instructed TO see
the park commissioners with regard 10
the Round Woods for a public park
as their interest in the project seems TO
have dropped. The name of Frank
Hagen was proposed and that of Phillp
Williams accepted as members. Ihe
following petition was drawn up by the
secretary for branch postoiilce:
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. e:
The borough of Hyde Park in 1866 Le-
came a part of the city of Scranton. lls
population was then 1855. The borough
had it's own separate postoihce "here
all business of such an office was trans
acted
In 1882 the free delivery system was IN
troduced into the city and consequent
thereto the postotiice which had remalhel
after the Incorporation of the CITY WIS
abandoned. What was known as hyde
Park is now called THE West Side OF
the city, 1t is made up of the FOURTH
Fifth. Sixth. Fourteenth, tlfteehth'
Eighteenth and Twenty-tirst wards. JUS
population in round numbers Is 3JOOo. Inc
city of Scranton covers large territory
The West Side is therefore built up IN a
scattered way. From the postofiice build
ing, which Is "a point central IN the clty' 10
the West Side city line, is three miles AT
all points and considerably more at others,
Eight carriers, or one-third of the total
number, do duty on the West Side.
While the postmaster gives by stamp
agencies the best service at his command
there is reason i'm the complaint of the peo-
pie that for money order, registered let
ters, etc, they are obliged to 90 TO the
pcstoffce such a distance away Inc
West Side is a potent factor in the ci'y,
is growing constantly, requires much postal
service and believes that 1t Is fully en-
titled to u branch postofiice. The reVe-
nues of the Scranton postotiice are con-
stantly increasing. thus justifying the de-
mand. They have increased from $751;
49,. "a in 1880 to over $4,000 in 1891. There
fore, be 1t
Resolved. By the West Side board of
trade, as viewing the wishes of the ciii-
zens of the West Side, city Of Scranton,
that we do hereby respectfully request
the United States postofiice department to
establish in the aforesaid West Side, Il
branch postoflice.
1t was reported that the hospital COM
mittee have made application for
charter William Farrell suggested
that the boards should sometimes CO.
operate with the other board in the
city, and the following committee on
cooperation was appointed by the
chairman: Charles +. Daniels, Philip
Williams and r. Fellows Mason.