The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-09

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| ming to proceed at once to expend ST.
500 in Immediately repairing the badly
tattered streets.
| At the last meeting of select council
a resolution was adopted directing the
city engineer to make specifications for
repairing asphalted streets and the
street commissioner to advertise for
bids for the work Mr.. Chittenden
| stated that the street commissioner had
received two bids and as one of them
was extremely reasonable he favored
authorizing the commissioner to spend
not over $1,500 in making such repairs
as were Immediately necessary. Mr..
Roche and some others opposed the
measure, saying that it was unfair to
confine the bidding to two parties and
also contending that there was no need
for such percipitate hurry
Those who upheld this view of the
situation had changed their minds in
the interim between the two meetings,
for last night when Mr. Chittenden re-
introduced his s1,5OO resolution there
was not a voice raised against 1t in
either branch. Mayor Bailey it is said,
favors it and it will be made operative
| today. The bids received by the street
commissioner were as follows:.
THE ASPHALT BIDS.
| Dunn Misunderstanding, $l.30 per
| square yard; laying new pave concrete
| and asphalD, $i.60 per cubic yard. An
| offer was also attached to make altera-
| tions contemplated by Mr.. Zeidler at the
| intersection of Linden street and Wyo-
ming avenue for 1928 per square yard.
Barber Asphalt company-Patching,
| Sl.46 per square yard new pave, $2.49 per
| square yard; gutter repairs, cents per
lineal foot re-surfacing with heating ma
| chimes, 9S cents per square yard.
Mr.. Chittenden's resolution contem-
| plated the accepting of the lowest bid
| that of Dunn Bros. and they will at
once proceed with the repairing.
Heretofore the Barber company has
| had contract to keep all asphalt in
| the city repaired at rate of five
cents a year for every square yard
There is at present out of bond $780,
| 724 square yards of asphalt. The cost
of repairs under the old plan would
amount to $6,526.2O. According to
| Street Commissioner Dunnings esti-
mate not over 800 square yards of paw
| ing is now in need of repairs. At $130
| per square yard the cost would be
| S1.O4O.
Select council confirmed the appoint
ments of II. B. Reed as permanent man
for the Nay Augs and James O'Boyle
as inspector OF the South Washington
| avenue sewer The tax levy ordinance
| was favOrably reported from committee
| and passed on first and second read
ings.
MIR. DUNNING'S BOND.
The bond of Street Commissioner A.
b. Dunning in the sum of So, 900, with
| +. j. Lynett and A. p. Bedford as
sureties, was transmitted by City So
licitor Tolrey and approved by both
| councils.
Ordinances were introduced providing
for the construction of Sections C and
u of the Fifth sewer district in Provi-
dence. Resolutions were passed direct
ing the city engineer TO plot a road
from the boulevard. near the ore
roasters to the Stmersor road, and
directing the stree[ commissioner to
widen Fig street in front OF Mrs. Nc
| Crea's property If no legal obstacles
| are encountered.
Ordinances Providing for the erection
and maintenance of gates at the Beech
street crossing of the Erie and Wyom-
ing Valley railroad. and providing for
laying flag stone sidewalks on the
| southerly side Of Bank street, between
| Jefferson aV Ven-e and Linden street,
| passed first and second readings.
| on third reading there was passed
ordinances for fenodelling the Cen
ter street station house; providing for
the construction OF q. lateral sewer on
portions of Wromns avenue, Birch,
| Beech Maple and Elm streets in the
| Eleventh ward; regulating the reset
| ting OF curbs and jelayins of side
walks.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
In cOmn.on coarcu the Scranton
| RaliwaT cvmpanys extension ordi-
mace was received ana sent to commit
| tee. Concurrance was made in the
reso!utiors directing the street corn
missioner to advertise for bids for re-
pairing asphalt, and allowing the
Eagles to have the use of the Colum-
bia hose wagon, when the later COM
pany receives ,ts new com bination
| wagon.
| The only new measure introduced was
a resolution by Mr.. Sweeney changing
the name nf the municipal building to
city hall and directing the building in
spector to chAnge the lettering on the
building accordingly.
S. Tannhauser's venerable claim of
5000 for damages which he alleges his
property in Greer Ridge suffered by
reason Of the city blocking up natural
water course and causing the water u
flow on his land was favorably re-
ported from the judiciary committee
but as a result of opposition from Mr..
Sweeney and others the claim was re-
ferred back to the committee, with in
structions to investigate further.
Mr., Oliver opposed the passage on
third reading of the ordinance provid-
| ing for an iron fence on the Railroad
avenue culvert, saying 1t contemplates
furnishing fence for private property
as well. but his vote was the only one
cast against it, This is one of the items
that hung up the appropriation ordi-
mace.
ON THIRD READING.
Other ordinances which passed third
reading were an ordinance providing
Tor brick pave on Dix court from Lin
den street to the city hall and an or
dinance providing for sidewalks on
Meridian street, between Luzerne street
and Ninth street.
The ordinance for the extension of
the Cherry street pipe drain passed
first and second readings.
A number of measures came over
from select council for concurrence, but
| President Nealis directed the clerk to
| put them over till next meeting, say
ing he did not propose to sit there all
night to hasten the passage of select
| mems measures when the selactmen a re
by their lodging Of meetings and