The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-11

providence and Abingdon Turnpike is
ON the boards again. At last nights
meeting OF select council the following
was transmitted from Mayor BAILEY:
Chinchilla, Pa, Sept S. 1896
To the Mayor and the Select and Common
Councils Of the city of scranton.
Gentlemen: Wa, the undersigned, do
make this proposition: That if you viii
appropriate $i,JOo toward opening the pro
posed new road to Chinchila We will
agree 10 get enough more by subscription
from the farmers 10 build the road from
Iron street to city line. with Il lG-foot road
bed, providing the city will furnish The
81 40 this fall.
bSiSneD William Streater,
Norman Leach.
II was referred without discussion to
the special turnpike committee. In
another communication the mayor sub
mittcd the following appointments:
William Eldridge. permanent man
Niagara Hose company: William Mar
tin, stuker. Crystal Engine company
j. Y. Bricl. inspector, Wheeler avenue
lateral sewer: James Mccormick, in
spector. West Lackawanna avenue
pave. All were confirmed forthwith.
by unanimous consent. The mayor also
tightening the counters" on the two
new bridges, which matter was re-
rerred to the streets and bridges COM
mitt"u.
Mr.. Durr introduced a resolution di-
rrcting that the moneys received from
the state rs this city's share of the tax
on foreign insurance premiums be
turned over to the iiremen's relief as
suciation, where il is to he used as Il
pension FUND for disabled tiremen. In
a lengthy preamble the measure sets
forth that this is the purpose the money
was intended for and it WAS SO under
stood when the law was passed. Owing
to the fact that the constitution for
bids civil pensions, the real purpose of
the act could not he inserted without
cndangering it, 50 the Trainer of the
bill had it passed through the legsla
turc and signed by the governor with
it's real purpose not expressed. but
mutually understood. Council did not
fully understand the import of tn" reso-
luton and on motion of Mr.. Chitten-
den ii was referred to the fire depart
mrnt committee.
TO OPEN CHERRY STREET.
Mr.. Coyno again started the aSita-
ton for opening Cherry street. by IN
,rnducing resolution directing the
street commissioner To rcmor" I'll"
Delaware and Hudson station platform
which now bluckadeS the tnuroughfarr.
if at the expiration of ten days TN"
company fails to comply with request
for it's removal. Mr.. Coyne stated that
h" was called before the grand jury I"
explain why he permitted the block
ing of this street and he Is now forced
TO make q decisive move to Keep him
self out Of the hands of the law There
were some exchanges between the com =
pany and the city concerning TINS mat
ter during the last session OF councils,
lmt nothing came of il. The company
WAS willing to omen the street proVid-
ing Fig street, which is only fifty feet
below. should be closed: il being un-
fair, the company argues. to expect II
tu maintain two Watchncn III Sh'h
close proximity. The end Of the iiScai
year came while the matter was under
consideration and ii died with the COM
mitter TO which il was entrusted. IL
now goes To The streets ana hfldStS
committee for solution.
,rhp usp of the council room for the
Grand Jury sessions was granted 10y "a
resolution introduced by Mr.. Wagner.
Bids for constructing the retaining wall
ON Market street, near the ontario ana
Western depot. We're received as i"i-
lows: John Start, jr.. S549: Peter Y.
Milligau. $3.50: V. II. O'iIuro. $6io; NJ. j..
Rock. $6iO: Max Phillips, $685.: John IL.
Jones. $iS1. NJ. A. Donah"e bid in de
tail. his price for masonry being S2.4S
Der cubic yard. NJ. j. Gibbons offered
to do the stone work for s.. 20 per cubic
yard. Mr.. Finn said he heard the wall
was Iu be- erected on private property
and at his suggestion the committee ON
streets and bridges, to which the bids
were referred. was instructed to con-
suit the city solicitor about tn" p0sSi-
bjlity of Il damage suit. The same in
slructions were given This committee
when council referred back to them for
further consideration resolution pend
ing Tor opening and grading Locust
street.
SOME NEW MEASURES.
The following new measures were in
troduced and favorably considered: An
ordinance providing for the heating of
new Nay Aug engine house: ordinance
providing for lateral sewer on portions
of Monsey. Sunset and CapOuse ave-
nues; portions of South Wyoming,
Birch, Beech. Elm, Maple and Water.
and on South Washington avenue from
Stafford Meadow brook to Birch street
also an ordinance for pipe drain in
the old water way extending from Cros
sen court to Sumner avenue.
Ordinances narrowing the portions of
Wyoming and Clay avenues which are
about to be paved: providing for side
walks and cutters on certain streets