The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-12
dition.

At the session of common council
last night President Moir introduced
resolution directing the city engineer
to ascertain the approximate cost of
an asphalt repair plant to be used by
the city for street repairs; and to give
an opinion IL the same can be success
fully operated in connection with the
street department, the city engineer
to report as speedily as possible TO
councils.
President Moir said he had been in
formed that the city of Wilkes Barre
has a plant of this kind erected at
cost of $4OO and it is giving fine salts
faction. The $4,000 appropriated for
repairs on asphalted streets is all used
up and yet the pavement is full of
holes. The resolution was cheerfully
adopted.
PAVEMENT GUARANTEE.
City Engineer Phillips sent in the
following communication and 1t was
referred to the joint paving COMMITTEES:
/ desire to call your attention to the
fact that the five years maintenance or
guarantee period on the Madison avenue
brick pave and the North Main avenue
stone block pave will expire soon. These
are the first pavements laid under my ad-
mnistration, the guarantee period for
which is about to expire.
/ do not know positively what action or
procedure has been in vogue heretofore in
order to finally accept the pavements and
release the bonds, but this L do know,
that If careful examination had been
made and proper action taken heretofore,
that many of our pavements would not
be in such deplorable condition. I would
Cal, hot init
paving committee be requested to thor
oughly examine the above named ave-
nues at once, and If any defects be foun1 /
In workmanship, or material, that the
same be made good by the contractors
(or city at contractors eXpense) before
the bonds are released.
The failure of Thornton and Com
pany, the contractors in charge of the
Farber court sewer was discussed for
some minutes as the result of a resolu-
tion providing that the city engineer
be directed to prepare statment
showing what portion of the sewer was
constructed by John j. Fahey and
directing the proper city officials to
disburse the money collected from as
sessments for the construction of the
sewer to Thornton and company and
Mr.. Fahey in accordance with the ap-
portionment by the city engineer.
Some of the councilmen were in fav-
| or or referring the resolution to its
| proper committee for light on the
| question and others wanted its con-
CURED in at the meeting. Mr.. Fahey
| was Thornton and company's bonds
| man and when they failed he had to
step in and finish the job. The resol-
utiCn was referred
ON THIRD READING.
| The ordinances passed on that read
ing We're as follows an ordinance pro-
viding for a change of grade on Della
ware street between Washington and
| Wyoming avenue an ordinance estab-
| fishing a grade on oxford street be-
tween Grant and Sumner avenues; an
ordinance providing for the sewer in
the upper section of the Seventeenth
ward; an ordinance providing for a
grade for Ninth street, between Ok
| ford and Luzerne streets; an ordinance
| providing for the construction of a
sewer on both sides of Penn avenue
in the Thirteenth ward.
| Bids for tling the floor in the corri-
dor of the city hall We're received from
j. T. Flynn and Co., and w. A. Gray
Il Co., local firms. The Flynn hid pro-
posed to lay Terazza tile for SS cents
per square foot. Mosaic tile for As, 81
or 55 cents Per foot according to the
quality; Ceramic tile for 81 or 56 cents;
aud unglaZed tile for 46, A. As, 40, 81. s.
or 5S cents per foot.
The bid of Gray and company was In
lump sum as follows: No. and eu-
caustic tile $77l, No. 3 eucastic tile sS04
pearl vitrous tile $780, alabastel
white, S95S; marble mosaic, 1882; GER
annie teni vitrous, $l,0O2; marble mo-
sale, 81 ,032; No. marble mosaic s1,05S
The bond of Plumbing Inspector w
F. OMalley in the sum of $4,000, with
Thomas O'Malley and James H. O'Mal'
ley as sureties was read and ordered
filed.
The paving committee reported favor
ably an ordinance providing for flag
stone sidewalks and a gutter pave ol
Prospect avenue, between Beech ant
river streets. The report was adopte'
and the ordinance was referred 70
printing Favorable report was made oi
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