The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-13
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BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
Number of Important Matters Consid'
cred by the 0rganizatiou.-Letter
from the General Manager Read.

The West Side board oil trade met
last evening and as is customary at
the meetings now a good deal of busi-
ness was transacted. The board de-
cided to renew the battle for the VIA
duct; the Price street opening was
discussed and the extending of Hyde
Park street car lines was talked over.
President Il. NJ. Clarke was in the
chair. There were present William
Farrell, Hon. John r. Farr, A. NJ.
Morse, ID. ID. Evans w. r. Williams,
Councilmen Joseph oliver and Simon
Thomas, DR.. }. j. Carroll, II. ID. Jones,
and Secretary Alfred Twining After
the regular preliminary business, John
r. Farr reported for the contingent OF
members that assisted Mr Oliver in
his recent endeavor to push the via
duct ordinance through council Mr..
Farr told how the ordinance was killed;
how the Councilmen tackled on amend
ment after amendment and how Coun-
Gilman Oliver finally tabled the ordin-
ance. MIR. Farr thought that the
blanket ordinance, i. e., the Congealed
improvements, might go through coun-
ellis and it might be the only way by
(which to get the viaduct. Mr.. Oliver
IN defending his action in tabiing the
measure said that some of the amend
HleHlS offered were TlulCulOuS ulu
could never pass by a popular vote.
The councimen were not sincere"
said Mr.. Oliver; they wanted to vote
against the viaduct ordinance in it's
original form but they hadn't the
courage to do it. So they tackled on the
dead weights"
He thought that he was right in
tabling the ordinance. The board on
motion of ID. y. Evans approved of Mr..
divers attitude in the matter. Mr..
Jones stated to the board that he
had notified the street commissioner
regarding the bad depressions on the
corner of Price street and Chestnut
street
ID. ID. Evans called attention to the
fact that George Brown, the Robinson
street drayman. has a mud sidewalk in
front of his property and he uses part
OF the same to store wagons and bar
res. No action was taken.
7 In regard to the opening of Price
street Councilman Thomas was asked
to explain. The measure has passed
councils, the mayor has signed it, and
all is ready for the appointment of
board of viewers. Before this is done
however, his honor wants to see Evan
J. Davis, who owns part of the affect
ed property. Mr.. Davis has set his
price, but the mayor thinks the price
is too high
In the matter of sewering the Lu-
zerne street territory the board was not
acquainted with the nature of the ac-
,tion taken by the sewers and drains
committee of councils yesterday after
noon. 1t is given in another part of
this department Councilman Thomas
stated that an effort is being made to
have chemical-hose combination
wagon on the West Side. Jackson
street will not be paved for awhile. The
matter was brought up, but the fact
that the West Side hospital is now To-
Gated on the street and owing to the
low condition of the hospital treasury
lit is not likely that the property own
ers will be asked to pay frontage for a
pave. For a time, at least
The board at it's last meeting in
structed Secretary Twning to send to
councils protest against the granting
of the right of way on Lafayette street
to the Scranton Traction company.
This letter was prepared, but General
Manager Silliman, hearing of it,
asked Mr.. Twining to withhold it from
councils until the Traction people and
the board had met in conference. The
following letter was sent to the secre-
tary:
Mr. Twining:-I am Just in receipt Of
your letter regarding extensions in Hyde
Park, and | have carefully noted what you
say. We are not yet quite prepared to
decide as to the best route for the Lafay-
cite street extension in Hyde Park under
present circumstances, and considering
the points brought out at our recent con-
ference with the committee of the West
Side board of trade in Hyde Park. Per
sonally, l am inclining TO the Swetland
and Sumner or Bromley street route fol
reaching Lafayette street. We eXpHct tC
be very shortly in a position to say what
we will definitely do. 1t seems to me thai
It would be as we'll that the action of the
West Side board of trade on our former
plan for going straight out Lafayette
street should be deferred. We are not do
ing anything to further this plan and vii
not until we have gone thoroughly into
the question of the proposed route vie
SHETLAND or Bromley or Sumner street.
(Signed) FRANK Silliman,
General Manager
The board desires the extension OF
the lines on this side and for this rea-
son the members do not come to be
antagonistic to the company but il
the Traction officials attempt to track
IdltSSlle SlIteli, inc DOdIu Will IiSHl
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME.
The entertainment to be given this
evening at the Welsh CalVinistic Meth.
odist church, Bellevue, under the aus
plces and for the benefit of No. /;
school promises "a good time if an eX
cellent programme is worth anything
Following is the list:
Song, '"rhe Shepherd Boy" .........S .Schoo
Duet, "Lottie Lee Eddie and Edith Dayi
Recitation, "The Temperance Meet
ing '-,...,,....,,.,......,..... Ray Smltl
Solo, mo Words of Welcome"
Miss Lizzie Howell
Recitation, selected, ....Charles Cadwgal
Quintette, Fathers Lullaby"
Professor William Jones, Thoma
Jones, Professor John Jones, Miss Mar
garet Jones, Llewellyn Jones.
Song, THE Brook .Schoo
Recitation, "Drifted out to Sea-
Miss Anna Bennett
Songs,
West Side Brownies-Allan Beddoe
Willie Aswell, Johnnie Williams, Ar
thur Thomas, Arthur Davis, Cory De
Long.
Solo, THE Mighty Deep. Morris Thoma
Recitation, THE Old Minstrel"
Miss Elizabeth Jone
Solo, selected Edwin Bowe
Song, America" ....................Sch .Schoo
BIG CALL OF ROLL,
The roll call at the Jackson Stree
Baptist church last night was the mos
Snirita6 ohurpb Inaatipp that has com