The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21

President w. s. Langstaff and ex-
City Treasurer Reese @. Brooks, of
Scranton, and p. J. Murphy, of Dun
more, were on Saturday re-appointed
to the poor board by Judge Archibald.
Their terms will continue for three
years.
An omnibus bond ordinance has been
drafted by a prominent councilman and
is being quietly submitted for the ap-
proval of other members. 1t Is said to
provide for an issue of 100000. As The
Tribune intimated would be the case.
the chief items will be for sewers, re-
paving and parks. although several i'm
portant street improvement items form
a considerable part of the measure.
Local projects are wholly eliminated
from the draft.
A bicycle ordinance that will meet
the approval of councils, bicycle clubs
and non-riders will be introduced in
councils soon after the reorganization
of those bodies. Heretofore city offic
ials and bicycle club representatives
have disagreed as to details, but not
on the necessity of some protective
L
of wheemen and wheelwomen makes
it imperative that some measure to con-
troll riding should be speedily evolved.
The Objectionable tax and registration
clauses are to be considerably modi-
fled.
The Pine Brook real estate dealers
scheme for a new thoroughfare to
oil IoI nd Anf
| Capouse avenue with Park Place is
shown in the completed plan and sur
vey by the city engineer. Exclusive of
| the cost of land, the estimated expense
| is 1000 The route is along Ash street
| from Capouse avenue near Kelly's
| bakery to bridge over the Delaware
and Hudson tracks, thence by a filing
| to a bridge over the Delaware, Lacka-
| wanna and Western tracks, thence by
| another filling to a bridge over the
Ontario and Western tracks to Dia-
mond avenue near the Eureka House.
| According to tie plan three bridges
and 10000 cubic yards of filing would
be required, to say nothing of the
necessary condemnation of land. 1t is
argued that Ash street Is the natural
main thoroughfare from Petersburg
|
through Pine Brook, giving a direct
route between Petersburg and the
| Providence section. If this plan is re-
allied it would greatly reduce the value
of properties along Carbon street at the
Sandy Banks. Real estate owners in
that section may be expected to ener-
getically fight the scheme.
1t is quite likely there will be a bal
ance of school funds on June l, the end
| of the current fiscal year. Out of the
$324,S9S appropriated there has been ex-
pended to date $276,7S2. leaving a bal.
ance of $75,543. Against the balance
there are total deficits of $2s,426 in sew.
eral accounts, leaving s47,11 to be ex-
pended. To this there will be added
$4,000 from delinquent taxes and $780,
900 from the states appropriation. The
accounts showing a deficit are: Night
schools, $1,139; new furniture, $5,466
supplies, $53; text books, $4,000; In.
surance, $154; incidental, $593; building
fund, Sl7,145.
There is no change in the prelimin.
airy skirmishing for the select council
presidency. Mr.. Chittenden was tn,
choice of a Republican caucus which
was attended by all the Republican
members excepting Messrs. Schroeder
and Wagner. Mr.. Roche, of the Demo
cratic ten, is trying to unite that min
ority in support of Mr.. Wagner, whC
would then require only one Republi
can vote to be elected. Mr.. Roche in
his efforts for Mr.. Wagner is actuateC
by the fact that he loves Mr.. Chitten
den less, rather than that he loves Mr.
Wagner more.
1t is by no means probable that tn,
appropriation ordinance reported by tn
joint estimates committee and referred
for printing will be favorably received
when it comes before select council
next week Thursday night in fact /
is quite certain that the ordinance will
meet with considerable change by tha
body's Republican majority which doe
not approve of some of the individua