The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-25

The ordinance providing for the is
sue of 100000 worth of bonds for the
purpose of improving Nay Aug park Is
| doomed to be still-born. When 1t was
called up on first reading in common
council last night Mr.. Gllroy, of the
Seventh, and Mr. Norton, OF the Twen-
ty-first. made a motion to postpone az
tion for one week. Not a word of eX-
planation was made or asked for. The
friends of the measure had heard NUT
terings against 1t; the threatened death
knell was sounded. there was nothing
to do but swallow their disappoint-
ment.
1t was learned after the meeting that
1t is the purpose of a number of the
! councilmen from suburban wards to
load down the park ordinance with
various provisions, such as for the
opening of Wyoming avenue, purchase
of parks for the Yves: Side, improve
ment of Connel park and the like.
This will mean that the bond issue will
be increased to about $175,000.
The select council resolution direct
ing the city solicitor to .eempel the Col
umbia Construction comibany to proceed
/
| requesting the street commissioner to
report why the asphalt streets out of
bond are not being repaved were con-
| CURED in. In commenting on the latter
resolution. Mr.. Zeigler and Mr.
Flanaghan said there was hitch
| somewhere and 1t ought to be disclosed
If the asphalt companies do not want to
take a contract for repaving the pave
ment. they said, it would be advisable
to put down brick In the asphalt con-
| crete and do away gradually with all
asphalt
BIDS FOR PAVING.
Had select council met last night
| Street Commissioner Dunning would
have submitted bids from the Barber
| company and Dunn Bros. for the con-
tract of repairing asphalt pavementg.
AS a result of the recent tour of in
! spection Mr.. Zeidler, chairman of the
fire department committee. presented
resolutions providing for repairing Nj
agara, Neptune, Excelsior, Franklin
and General Phinney houses, for the
relaying of the runways in front of
Liberty, Niagara and Excelsior houses;
! for repairing the Niagara and Colum-
| bia hose wagons and Chemical and
Franklin engines. Both were approved.
An ordinance providing for an cleo
| trio light in Green's court and a reso-
| luton directing the street commissioner
| to open to its full width that portion of
| Seventh street lying south of the ID. l..
| & w. bridge, were the only other new
! measures introduced, excepting, how
| ever, a resolution by Mr.. Wenzel au-
| thorizing the newly appointed COM
| mittee on vice and immortality to supply
| themselves with appropriate badges.
| Bids were read as follows for laying
| flagstone sidewalkc and curbs on
| a number of streets and avenues in the
| Seventh ward. NJ. Graham. flags,
| 16 cents per square foot; curb, so
cents per lineal foot McNally & Shea,
| ,13A cents; curb, 55 cents. For
| similar improvements on Ninth and
| Robinson streets the following bids
were received: McNally & Shea, flags,
| rs cents; William j. Burke, flags, 10
cents for 5-foot stone and 13 cents
| for 4-foot stone; curb, 40 cents
ORDINANCES ACTED UPON.
The following ordinances passed first
and second readings: Providing for
sidewalks on Meridian street, between
Luzerne and Ninth streets; providing
| for paving with brick on concrete
| base on Dix court between Linden
| street and the city property; provid-
| ing for an iron fence on the Railroad
| avenue culvert: providing for side
walks and cutters on Washburn street
between Main avenue and Tenth
| street.
| Ordinances creating sewer district
No. 10 out OF portions Of the Fifth,
| Sixth Fifteenth and Eighteenth
warSs; providing for laying fiagstone
| sidewalks and curbs on Bank street,
| where the same are not now laid; pro-
| Viding for the erection and mainten-
| ance of gates at the Beech street cross
ing of the Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad company; providing for side
| walks and cutters on Lincoln avenue,
between Price and Pettebone streets;
providing for the construction of sec
tion b of the Fifth district sewer, in
and around Weston place in Provi-
dence; providing for repairing the
Excelsior Hose company's wagon;
appropriation of $1,000 to reimburse
| Muldoon & Bowe for extra work on
Linden street and Roaring Brook
bridges; providing for laying side
walks on Division street, between Main
and Hyde Park avenues, passed third
reading.
Adjournment was made till next
Thursday night.
M. Sweeney at his own request,
was relieved from duty on the sani-
tary committee. Mr.. Sheridan was ap-
pointed in his stead.
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