The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-03
PLAN NOT PRACTICABLE.
SO Decided Committee of Select Council
About Robinson Street Improvement.

About Robinson Street Improvement,
Another sprag has been manufac-
tured for use In the Robinson street
pave legislation wheel, this time by
the streets and bridges committee OF
select council. and will surely be in
serted at the next meeting of that
body.
The people OF the West Side are
clamoring for a passable outlet to the
central city. Robinson street Is the
main connecting thoroughfare. but this
street is in bad shape. 1t Is narrow.
rutted and of uneven grade. Recently
after a fight of over two years the West
Side board of trade was successful In
obtaining a majority of the names of
property owners on Robinson street to
petition, asking for the paving of the
street. The Traction company's tracks.
in their present position, are a barrier.
but the street car corporation consent
I'd to move them from the side to the
center OF the road. Then Common
Councilman Nealis introduced meas"
ure into his branch calling for the i'm
mediate grading of Robinson street.
preparatory to paving the same and
adjoining streets.
Action OF Select Council.
The measure went into select branch,
and last Thursday night that body au-
thorized its street and bridge commit
tee to meet and look over the ground
for the proposed improvement. This
was done yesterday. Every member Of
the committee c. f. Chlttenden. Finley
Ross. John f. Roche. Horatio Fellows
and Victor Lauer accompanied by the
city engineer, Common Councilman Jo-
seph Oliver, d. NJ. Jones, Fellows Ma
son, NJ. Wymbs. A. e. Morse. of the
West Side board of trade, and Common
Councilman p. ]. Nealis. looked over
the ground yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was disastrous to the West
Siders
Mr.. Roche declared that the plans
were decidedly impractlcabe and the
other members, except Mr.. Fellows,
with one accord, registered their dis
approval against the present plans for
paving. Mr.. Phillips idea is to have
Ninth street, from the northerly inter-
section with Robinson, filled in as far as
about $50 feet from Jackson street.
This filling will break opposite the Con-
nors' property, and from that point
Ninth street will gradually slope south
erly for $50 feet, when the filling will
end. a retaining wall will run on the
extreme easterly side of the filling to
its full length. This trall will reach far
up to the porches of at ieast seven
dwelling houses on Ninth street. The
estimated damage to property is about
10000, but Mr.. Ross thinks 500, 900
would approach the final cost At the
intersection of Jackstn and Robinson
streets the same filling and damage
creating plan has been adopted.
Measure Will Bc Killed.
At the next meeting Of the select
branch the committee will recommend
killing the present ordinance, on the
ground of impracticability Of design Mr..
Chittenden suggested that the retain
Ing wall be built at the western ex-
tremity Of Robinson street, not on
Ninth, and have the latter street run
about as 1t Is now, leaving out any
filing. In any event the present meas
ure will be slaughtered by the select
fathers.
After thus disposing Of Robinson
street the committee visited SHETLAND
street, where the widening is proposed.