The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-22

City Engineer Phillips has made sur
veys and prepared estimates for paw
ing Providence road and North Main
avenue from the Sandy Banks bridge
to the city line. His letter and figures
We're last night submitted to select
council and referred to the pavements
committee.
The proposed paving would involve
one of the biggest and most expensive
improvements in the city's history. The
distance is over three miles, and the
paving would cost from $SS,Oj3.4O to
SlGO. S0J.i0, according to whether as
phalr' brick or stone block is used,
whether single or double tracks are
laid, and whether the Diamond ave-
lue ana Wood street route is followed
through Park Place i'm lieu Of the hill
. qt Trims ray;ne,
With an abs nee Of any estimate on
the hiD route from Triup's ravine to
Bhns Head the straight Providence
TOAD route, shows n cost of several
thousand dollars less than by Diamond
avenue. hut - necessary retaining wall
and the paving along the former would
probably amount to several times the
difference in cost between the two
routes.
CITY ENGINEER'S LETTER.
Tho following letter from City En-
rinoer Phillips to councils will give
comprehensive idea of the propositions:
Gentlemen Of Councils--I have made a
survey OF Providence road from Sandy
Banks bridge 10 Buirs Head. or North
Main avcnue, and of North Main avenue
from Bulls Head to the city line at
Dickson city.
From SANDY Banks bridge to Tripp's
ravine ! find mo- trouble, and have agreed
with the Delaware, Lactawanna and
Western company for q .O-fOOt street.
From Trips rayinc to Bull's Head the
street line and width of street are very
indefinite, being ia some places fifty feet
and in others furty-iivc feet wido, ard
property owners sim claim to own more
Of the street. Between Trips raviup
ana Court street considerable grading
would have to hc doH" ana very cX-
rrnsiyr retaining walls would have to
nc built before this portion of the street
could hc paved. The street car track
between the last named points is on
private ground. The property owners
on east side of said track claim to own
some land between the street car track
and the road proper
As Il suggestion to your honorable
bodies, so as To avoid the trouble with
the street lines, grading and the ex-
pcnsivc retaining walls between Trips
ravinc and IBulls Head, mentioned
above, | have made a survey from Prov
idcncc road along Diamond avenue to
Wood street, and Wood street from Dia-
mond avenue to North Main avenue
near Bulls Head and find a 50-foot street
all the way with much less grade than
on Providence road.
LIST or ESTIMATES.
Enclosed you will lind list of cstl-
mates for paving the said Providence
road ana North Main avenue, based on
thc following:
Asphalt-G-inch concrete base. ~ inches
Of binder ana . inches Of wearing sur
face.
stone bloCk-6-inch concrete base, Pinch
sand cushion and tar filling.
Nitr.ncd brick-C-iuCh concrete base =
inch sand cushion and tar filling.
All Of the estimates include ordinary
grading, curbinE, tile drain and Incl
d"ntals, but nothing for grading or re-
!aininE walls near Trips ravinc.
Very respectfully,
Joseph T.. Phillips,
City Engineer.
Tha estimate Of cost OF the several
plans. routes, track arrangement, etc,
is as follows: