The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-17
VIADUCT PROJECT
IS OBSTRUCTED
troublesome Amendment to The Ordi.
nance Insisted Upon.
SEVENTH WARD BARS THE WAY
v iaduct Ordnance Provides for $780,.
900 and to That Sum Councilman
GiIroy Wants to Add e5O,OOO for
Opening Wyoming Avenue Between
Pine and Ash Streets.. Must BE
Settled Tonight in Councils.

meeting of the streets and bridges
committee of common council which
may serve to lessen the chances for the
success Of the West Lackawanna ave
nue. viaduct project. Michael F. Gill
roy. of the Seventh ward. member
OF the committee. announced that the
viaduct supporters must agree to the
addition of $4,000 to the viaduct or
dinance, that amount to be used In
condemning property and for other ex-
penses in opening Wyoming avenue be-
tween Pine and Ash streets.
The viaduct ordinance will have to
pass common council tonight In order
to make the time schedule up to thirty
days before election when it must be
advertised. Practically nothing was
accomplished by the committee, and
1t will be necessary tonight, whether
Mr. Gilroy's amendment prevails or
not. for the council session to go into
committee of the whole and dispose
Of it in that way.
At the committee meeting there were
present f. NJ. Clarke, chairman OF the
West Side board of trade, and Hon.
John r. Farr, chairman, A. l.. Morse
and Councilman Joseph Oliver, of the
boards viaduct committee. OF COM
mon councils streets and bridges COM
mittee there were present Chairman
LOTUS, Of the First ward: r. +.
Thomas. of the Fifth ward. and Mr..
Gilroy, Of the Seventh. The absentees
were James F. Noone. Of the Eigh-
teenth, and P. F. Gordon. OF the Sec
ond.
PRESENTED REASONS WHY.
Early In the sitting Mr.. Gilroy pre-
sented the reasons why the opening Of
Wyoming avenue should have at least
equal precedence with any other pro-
posed extensive improvement. He ar
gued that it Is demanded by several
thousand persons who will walk or
drive into the central city daily from
the Green Ridge and Pine Brook sec
tions and who now have to go via Ca
pouse or Washington avenues In the
absence of direct route. AbuttinG
properties and properties in the cross
streets would. he said, be greatly in
creased In value.
1t was plain that the West Siders
did not favor Mr.. GilrOy's idea. They
stated, in substance, that they had
no wish to obstruct Mr.. Gilroy's pro-
ject, but they didn't approve of any
amendment to the viaduct ordinance
that would lessen it's chance for pas
sage. They did not doubt that provi-
sion for the street Improvement If
made a substantial part of the double
ordinance would secure for each propo-
sition the support of the West Side.
Green Ridge and Pine Brook sections,
but there remained the possibility that
both would be cut by the South Side
and Central city wards. Then. again.
If the two questions were separately
submitted to vote, the West Side and
the Sixteenth, Seventh and Thirteenth
wards would cut each other in the vot-
ing.
The discussion lasted nearly a half
hour with no signs Of an agreement,
and Mr. Gilroy signifed his intention
Of departing. That would have broken
the quorum of the committee. He
complied with requests to remain, Dut
his staying made no difference. as no
conclusion was reached and the meet
ing adjourned.
PREPARING FOR TONIGHT.
Clerk Hatton, of common council,
was directed by Mr.. Gilroy to consult
with City Solicitor TOrrey today re-.
garding the proposed amendment and
have 1t In shape for presentation In
councils tonight.
There will probably be some lively
lobbying between the two factions dur
ing today. Mr.. GilroyAclaims that his
views are supported py Councilmen
Seamans, Of the Thirteenth ward; Zeid-
Ter, of the Sixteenth, and Flannagan,
OF the Eighth.
The complete text Of the Viaduct Or
dinance Is as follows:
An Ordinance Providing for Increasing
the City Debt for the Purpose or FRO
curing Land for and Constructing VIA
duct Parallel with. West Lackawanna
Avenue from Seventh Street TO Nlntn
Street. and Submitting the Question OF
Such Increase to Vote OF the Electors
thereof.
Sec. l.-Be It ordained by the select and
common councils Of the city OF Scranton,
and 1t Is hereby ordained by the authori.
ty Of the same. that for the purpose or
erly side of and contiguous to West Lack
awanna avenue, from Seventh street to
Ninth street, In the Fourteenth ward, and
for the payment OF compensation Tor
thereby, an increase Of the city debt by
issue OF city bonds in the amount OF one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is here
by authorized, subject. nevertheless, to
the consent OF the electors OF the city OF
Scranton. as herein provided.
Sec. 2.-The question Of asserting to the
above proposed increase OF the city debt
shall be submitted to u vote or the electors
of the city of Scranton at the next ensuing
general election, occurring not less than
thirty days after passage OF this ordi-
nance. =,
Sec. 3.-After the passage of this ord!-
nance, and at least thirty days before
said election. the mayor shall publish a
notice OF the election hereby authorized.
in three daily newspapers of the city. and
the statement required to be published In
such notice shall be furnished by the city
controller.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western and the Scranton Traction
companies have agreed under certain
conditions to give $4,000 each toward
the viaduct.