The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-18

| the viaduct got in return an equal aw-
| ful dose OF councils. The ordinance
| passed On first and second reading but
| 1t passed in such shape that the West
Side itself will toss UP penny to de-
| eide whether or not 1t Is favorable to
| 1t.
Mr. GilrOy amended 1t by talking on a
$4,000 amendment for the opening OF
| Wyoming avenue. Mr.. Reagan loaded
on $4,000 more for the opening OF
Hampton street Mr.. Gordon moved to
put In q $50, 900 clause for opening North
Sumner avenue: Mr.. Noone wanted
| $40, 900 added for viaduct over the
tracks between Meridian and Emmet
| street and as John r. Farr, A. M. Morse
| and Z. NJ. Clarke, the viaduct COM
mittee of the West Side board of trade,
was being carried out limp and life
less, Mr.. Kellar offered as an amend
ment to Mr.. NOone's amendment that
viaducts be built over all railroad
crossings and that $1.OOO,000 be appro-
priaed for the purpose. Captain Moir
was looking around for slip of paper
on which to write an amendment calling
| for $4,000 to fix uD the old Center
street police station and Mr.. Keller
| fixed up one for $4,000 to extend Vine
| street, but there was no more room on
the ordinance for the insertion OF
amendments and council called halt
Just as they go through with all this
a resolution came over from Select
council, looking to the erection of
yiaduct from the lower end of Lacka-
wanna avenue to Nealis court, where
1t intersects Ninth street.
MIR. OLIVER'S MOTION.
The bother was started by Mr..
divers motion to take the viaduct
ordinance from the hands Of the streets
and bridges committee. Mr.. Gilroy,
whose property will have to be pur-
chased If Wyoming avenue Is opened
said he would oppose this motioh un,
less the promoters of the proJect Wouiu
restrain their objection TO having ~
amended. Mr.. Nealis thought the
ordinance had been in the hands OF
the committee long enough and amend,
ments or no amendments 1t should
come before the house. Mr.. oliver beg
ped them not to tinker with the
| Srdinarce as such action wouii
| ieopardiseit. 1t has to be passed through
| Loth branches of councils ana auVer-
tised, thirty days prior to the eiectIoli'
he said, and any delay would De danger
Gus. A vote was taken ana tne inotion
| to place the ordinance before the house
| carried.
| Aves-R. f Thomas Simon Thomas, Re-
gan, Moir, Wenzel. q. Mirth,, sweeney
! Nays-Loftus, Gordon, Gilroy, Flana-
| CHAN, Zeidler, Noone, Wirth-!
Then the ordinance was called up on
first reading. Mr.. Regan oHereu a"
amendment that the amount be IN
| creased $4,000 for the purpose of open
| ing HAMPTON street, between Meridian
and Fellows street. 1t was adopted,
a few Of the Hyde Park members VOt-
ing in the negative.
Mr.. Gilroy then offered an amendment
increasing the amount $4O,O0O,, TO open
Wyoming avenue, between Pine ana
| Ash streets.
MIR. Nealis pleaded with his colleagues
not to burden the ordinance with these
death dealing amendments. The city
could only be bonded for about $2OO,OOO
and the ordinance with the proposed
amendment would exceed that amount
| If the limit Is exceeded the ordinance
is illegal and the whole thing must
| fall
Mr.. Flanaghan made a lengthy speech
| in which he accused the West Side OF
| the basest selfishness, because, after
being given the Linden street bridge
only year ago and now expecting
| the West Lackawanna avenue viaduct
| it is not willing that the central city
and Pine Brook should have a little
thing like the extension of a street.
Unless the Wyoming avenue amend
| ment Is attached, he said his constitu-
| ents would assuredly vote against the
viaduct. .-..
1T WAS THE CENTRAL CITY.
Mr.. oliver once and for all wanted
| II understood that 1t was the central
city and not Hyde Park that projected,
promoted and secured the Linden street
bridge Hyde Park favored 1t at the
solicitation of the central city. 1t was
of little benefit to Hyde Park and In u
| manner was just the opposite to a
| blessing as it is proving detriment
to the viaduct project, In which Hyde
Park Is interested as 1t was never be-
| fore interested in any improvement.
Mr.. oliver characterized the cOntem-
plated amending Of the ordinance as
fatal overlooking and said 1t was an
| injustice to jeOpardiZe at this time
when everything looked so rosy, for an
| improvement which the people had
been clamoring FOR continuously during
| the last twenty years.
Mr.. GilrOy would not admit that his
amendment would overload the Ordin-
ance,. but cOntCnded that 1t would be q
great benefit inasmuch as it would
| bring 1900 votes to Its support on cleo
| tion day, which would be against it. IL
| the amendment was absent. He also
| argued that the people down his way
| had been clamoring for the opening Of
Wyoming avenue for twenty years and
the city at large was unanimously in
favor of the extension. as Wyoming
avenue Is the widest, most beautiful
and easiest street in the matter of
grade in the city and when opened
through to the North End will be the
citys most prominent thOroughfare.
Mr.. Zeidler spoke In the same strain.
Mr.. Nealis said he would be satisfied
to accept these two amendments, as far
as he was concerned. provided the two
districts affected by the amendments.
would guarantee hearty support for
the measure on election day. Mr.. Gill
roy answered that the amendment was
accompanied by the pledge of his con-
stituents.
Mr.. Moir was afraid the ordinance
wouldn't pass with the proposed amend