The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

in ADDITION TO eleCting mayor, city
controller and treasurer next Febru-
AIRY the voters of the city will be re-
qutred to decide whether the bonded in .
debtednesa shall be increased S5S3,00O
for the various public improvements
contemplated in the bond ordinance.
AT last nights meeting of common
council Mr.. Oliver introduced the or
dinance and twas referred tn the judic-
larry committee. Some of the members
were desirous of having the judiciary
committee report forthwith, but as
there Is plenty of time between now
and February the report will be soon
enough the next regular meeting.
Some of the items may be raised or
lowered or stricken out altogether be-
fore the ordinance passes both coun-
ellis, and after all that is done the most
important part of the matter remains
still to be acted upon; namely. the reg
istration of a majority of the voters at
the spring election in favor Of bonding
the city for that amount The ordi-
nance as it was introduced reads as
follows:
Section BE it ordained by the select
and common councils of the city of Scran-
ton, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thOrity of the same, that for the purpose
Of building a Iiaduct on the south side
OF Lack" Nauna avenue over the tracks
O. the Delaware, luCkdwanna and West.
en- Railroad company, together with the
purchase ct right Of way for the same
for opening ana widening streets, foi
paying chy's portion of the construction
of sewers. and for the purchase of land
for and Improvement of parks, an issue
of city bonds in the amount of not more
than S5S3,000 is hereby authorized. sub.
jcct nevertheless to the consent OF the
electors of the city Of Scranton as herein
provided.
TO BE SUBMITTED.
Sec. THE question of asserting to tn.
above proposed increase of the city debt
! shall be submitted to n vote of the cleo
! tors at the general election to be held
! in February, A. ID. 1899.
/ Sec. 3.-Folowing are the specific item.
provided for under said amount OF $jS3.
900 with the amounts proposed to bt
used thereore:
! For building a Viaduct on tho
south side of Lackawauna ave-
| nue., over the tracks of the Del
aware, LackaWanna and Vest
| crn Railroad company, and
! purchasing right of way for
| the same, the sum of .......... sl6i, ,526 "
| For opening Wyoming avenue. 5000 q
| For widening West Linden
! street, between Ninth street
| and North Ma in avenue ........ 1900 q
| For wider ing Swetland street,
| from North Main avenue to Ev-
ans court ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2,OGJ 0
! For widening southeaStcrly side
| of Lincoln avenue ten feet go. 100 .
| For opening Vine street, Farber
court and Irving avenue ........ @S,010 u
| For opening Edna avenue to
| West Market street ............. 5000 Q
For system of sewers, section
b, Fifth district .,.......'..... 4s72 !
/ For system of sewers. section
G, Fifth district .................. 1870 q
! For system of sewers, section
d, Fifth district ...........,..... 5l5S .
| For main sewer in Philo street,
Providence road and North
Main avenue ................... 1880 .
| For system of sewers south of
Mulberry street, and east OF
Schultz court .................. S63
! For system of sewers in Nine
! teenth district Observation-Disclosures. 1860 .
For system of sewers in Sixth
ward .G................"..... 400
| For system of sewers in Eight
| eenth ward NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. JjI i
For system of sewers in Elcv-
enth ward Observation-Disclosures. 493 s
For system OF sewers in Six
tccnth district .....,............ GI3
For system of sewers i'm Seven
tCenth district ................... % 963 ,
| For system of sewers in Eight
| zenith district NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000 I
For main sewer in Twelfth dis
tm It .,.......................... 20,VO
For additional sewer in Seven
te' u district Observation-Disclosures. 15,00G {
For 4 -.itional sewer in First and
Third wards NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000 {
For additional sewer in First and
| Twenty-iirst wards .............. 1000 1
! For additional sewer in Nine
Lecuth district ...........,....... 300 q
For additional sewer in Tenth
ward. west OF brook ....,....... 500 {
For additional sewer, First dis
trict from Iackawanna Avenue
bridge to Washington avenue. 10000 4
For imprON ement of Nay Aus
park .............,........... 4O595 $
For purchase OF 10 2-l0 acres for
addition to Nay Aug park ..... 500 d
For purchase of 7Sls acres from
the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
company, for park purposes
bounded by Jackson street
Newton turnpike and Old Back
road ...,.,.................... $4,000 {