The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-05
THE FRANCHISE WAR
IS ON In EARNEST
Citizens Street Railway Company En-.
tered the Arena Last Night.
BIG LEGAL CONFLICT Is IMMINENT
New Company Asks for Streets Al.
ready Occupied or Claimed by the
Traction Company..HOw They Ex.
pcct to Do It..Will Contest the
Validity Of the Valley Passenger
RAILWAY Aances.

With the ink on its charter scarcely
dry the Citizens Street Railway COM
pany of Lackawanna county came into
select council last night with an Or
dinance asking for franchises on about
twenty-five miles of Scranton's streets.
1t was simply received and referred TO
the railway committee. Here are the
routes they propose to follow
The ordinance provides that the road
shall begin at the intersection OF WASH
ngton and I.ackawanna avenues along
Washington to Ash, to Penn, to Sunset
avenue. to Electric avenue. to Wash
ington avenue Also on Phelps street
from Washington to Wyoming avenues,
Wyoming from Vine street to Sunset
avenue, to Breaker street, to Won Storch
avenue, to Market street, to West Mar
ket street. 10 Providence and Abingdon
turnpike, to city line.
Also along Cusick street from West
Market to Oak, to Church street, to
Theodore street, To North Main avenue,
to Green Ridge street, to Meylert ave-
nue. to Marion street, to Wyoming ave-
nue. On Green Ridge street from wy
oming avenue to the line between the
city of Scranton and Dunmore. On
Dickson avenue from Breaker street to
Delaware street, to Wyoming avenue.
Along New York street from Penn ave-
nue. to the line between the city and
Dunmore Along Orchard street and
Wayne avenue from Oak street to Par
ker street. Along Brick avenue from
Oak street to Parker street, to Amelia
avenue, to Race street, to Lackawanna
river, across river to the Boulevard, to
Electric street, to Monsey avenue, to
Delaware street
IN THE NORTH END.
Along Hollister street from Parker
street to Throop street, to Amelia ave-
nue., to Parker street On Gibson street
from Washington to Arthur avenue.
Wheeler avenue from Gibson street to
Cross street, to the Dunmore borough
line. Arthur avenue from Gibson street
to Linden street, to Webster avenue, to
street to be opened by Lackawanna Iron
and Coal company to Ridge Row, to
intersection Of Jefferson and Lacka-
wanna avenues, on and over tracks OF
Peoples Street Railway company to
Franklin avenue. thence on and along
Franklin avenue over track of Subur-
ban Street Railway company to Spruce
street. to Mifflin avenue, to Mulberry
street, to Franklin avenue, to Vine
street, to Wyoming avenue.
Mulberry street from Washington
! avenue to Wyoming, to Vine street
| Linden street from Mifflin over the
| Linden street bridge to Swetland street,
to Chestnut street, to Scranton street,
| to Main avenue, to Jackson street, to
Everett avenue, to Price street, to
| Grant avenue, to Jackson street. to
Kaiser avenue.
| Along Grant avenue from Jackson
street to Washburn street, and on Fill
more avenue from jackson street to
Washburn street. to Sherman avenue.
| Sherman avenue and Twenty-second
street to LuZerne street, to road leading
to Continental mines, to Lackawanna
township line.
WEST SIDE STREETS.
Chestnut street from Howell street to
Main avenue to Pettebone street, to
Hyde Park avenue, to Lackawanna
township line. Tenth avenue from
Scranton street to Hampton street, to
| Ninth avenue, to StOrrs avenue, to
Archibald street, to Main avenue, ON
street to be opened to Hyde Park ave-
nue.. Along South Washington avenue
to Elm street to Cedar avenue.
| Cedar avenue from Birch street to
Breck street, to Stone avenue, to Beech
street, to Prospect avenue. Prospect
avenue from Breck street to Birch
street, to Cedar avenue Prospect ave-
nue. from Birch street to Hickory street,
to Pittston avenue. Maple street from
Prospect avenue to Meadow avenue to
Elm street, to Crown avenue, to Maple
street. Pittston avenue from Back
street to Lackawanna township line
Genet street from Cedar avenue to
Stone avenue.
Spruce street from Washington to
Jefferson, to Platt place, to Ridge row.
Spruce street from Jefferson avenue to
Roaring brook bridge, over bridge to
Pittston avenue, to Birch street Ad-
ans avenue from Spruce street to Lack
awanna avenue, to Mates street, to Ce-
dar avenue, to River street, to Pittston
avenue. On street leading from Mates
street to River street, to South WASH
| lngton avenue.
Pine street from Washington avenue
to Madison avenue, to Gibson street, to
Monroe avenue, to Dunmore borough
line. Harrison avenue from Linden
street TO Pine street, to Wheeler ave-
nue., to Gibson street.
STREETS TO BE DOUBLE TRACKED
A double track Is to be constructed on
Washington avenue from Elm street
to Ash street and upon Wyoming ave-
nue. from Phelps street to Delaware
street, and upon Phelps street from
Washington to Wyoming avenues, upon
Gibson street from Washington avenue
to Arthur avenue, upon Spruce street
from Washington avenue to and over
Roaring Brook bridge, upon Pittston
avenue to Birch street upon Adams ave-
nue. from Spruce street to Lackawanna
avenue, and upon Mates street and Ce-
dar avenue to River street. upon Linden
street from, Mifliin avenue over the
Linden street bridge and along SWEET
.. land street to Chestnut upon Cedar ave-
nue. from Cherry street to Breck street,
Breck street to Stone avenue. Stone
avenue to Beech street, upon Green
Ridge street from Wyoming avenue to
Washington avenue.
In nutshell It Is proposed to build
one long artery along Washington ave-