The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
THAT TEN-FO0T PRIVILEGE
Engages the Definite Attention OF the
Board of I rade.
BOARD WANTS CAR TENDERS
And Decided to Push the Matter in
C0uncils-J. NJ. kcmmcrcr Will En-.
dcavor to Have the Local
Stock Quotations Abolished.

Inc DOard OF trade at its meeting last
night adopted the important recon-
mendations of two committees. The
1lrst pertained to the much discussed
lO-foot reservation, and the other con-
cerned movement to COMPEL the
Scranton Traction company to place
tenders on its cars.
Inc report concerning the 10-foot res
erVation was made by the streets and
highways committee, and was signed
by Chairman e. III. Pond. 1t was
drafted by City Solicitor Torrey, who
has given considerable attention to the
intricate subject. His opinion Is, in
substance, that neither the court nor
city can force property owners not to
use the 1O-foot reservation, but that
affected property owners have a vested
Interest which will be recognized and
supported by courts of equity.
The conclusion Of the report is as
follows: Your committee, in view of
the public interests involved, recon-
mend that 1t be declared as the sense
OF fhis board. first, that all property
owners in the city, as well for their own
protection, as for the public interests,
insist upon rigid adherence to the
terms of all conveyences restraining
the use of the front part of lots in the
neighborhood of their property; second,
that upon streets where n bay window
privilege is enjoyed by all the owners.
Is is recommended that, in so far as
practicable, voluntary agreements be
entered into between all the owners
upon such block, in which they shall, in
legal form, establish. some definite
building line beyond which no portion
of their present or any future buildings
shall be permitted to extend"
The recommendations of the report
were adopted.
About Wagon Tires.
Concerning the wide wagon tire tax
exemption ordinance the following re-
port was made by the same committee
and was adopted:
Your committee would further re-
port that we have interviewed several
members of the councils relative to the
wide tife ordinance that was referred
to the judiciary committee of the old
councils. We have found no opposition
to its passage, and have taken the pre-
liminary steps toward having 1t again
introduced, and believe we can assure
you that 1t will be passed without any
necessary delay"
For the public safety committee Sec
retary Atherton read the letter from
Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, and
which was printed in Saturdays Trib-
une. The letter stated that each of the
four street railway companies in Balti-
n OF ttrn t,.,,A nf lou,
and that between thirty and forty lives
have been saved by their use in less
than six months.
The committees recommendation was
adopted as follows: "That the city
councils be requested to at once pass an
ordinance compelling the said Traction
company to place the best fender now
on the market on each of their cars and
to provide for a penalty should they
fail to comply with the requirements of
the ordinance within sixty days from
passage of same"
r. j. Foster supported a proposition
of Power, a manufacturers publication,
to insert an advertisement one year for
$500 and directing attention to Scran-
tons cheap fuel. After considerable
SOllt OpDDSlllDU tIe
proposition was accepted with the pro-
viso that the contract can be terminat-
ed at the end of six months.
The meeting declined to take action
on the Philadelphia Trades league COM
munication urging the board to request
Representatives Farr and Grover to
support on reconsideration, the bill
making it possible to incorporate COM
panies of a certain class in this state.
Representatives Connell and O'Malley
voted in favor of the bill originally.
VIII Hold n Mass Meeting.
A communication from Secretary
O'Toole, of the South Side board of
trade, stated that that body and the
West Side board will combine in mass
meeting to be held Wednesday evening,
April "a. when Mayor Connell, City So
licitor Torrey and others will speak on
the subject of good roads. The meet
ing will probably be held in the Young
Mems Christian association building.
The invitation was accepted.
John M. Kemmerer's announcement
that at the next meeting he would in
troduce resolution to abolish the
boards stock exchange system and
board, was received with surprise by
all and with dsapproval by many.
although no formal remarks We're made
in the matter Mr. Kemmerer stated
that the exchange board was used too
generally for the purpose of rejuvenat-
ing debiltated stocks, and also served
to impair the credit of promising con-
Germs which are temporarily unfortu-
nate.