The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-11

luouSn not pfaCtlCaDlG To the passage
of vehicular traffic. owing to the pro-
hibtive grade, still it was of immense
convenience to the foot travellers, being
in sense a continuation of Price
street.
PASSAGE CLOSED Up.
This opening was in existence over
since the cutting dp into building lots
of the old Mcrrificld estate. So useful
was it, that the city ii few years ago
erected long flight of stairs on the
steeLest portion and maintained them
| in good condition ever since at con-
siderable outlay.
Recently. the property adjoining this
rasSaGcway was purchased by f. Ari-
goni and he claiming that the land be-
longed to the property by purchase, has
erected a heavy retaining wall at the
intersection Of the passage and Fair
view avenue Thus travel along it is
| cffectually checked.
Secretary Oliver presented q report
| for tie past years work Of the board
rhe roCun>tructing of the boards
method Of doing business was reviewed
| and it's beneficial results rccOunted.
! six new members had been added dur
! ing the year.
| That riCld of a board usefulness. the
! securing Of industries for a section,
| though not particularly successful 50
| far as West Scranton was concerned,
| yet had its results. out of the many
considered, two had located here, one
! in the Tenth ward, silk industry, and
| the Brock woolen mill at Taylor This
| latter has now, however, been done
| away with and silk mill Nill replace
/ 1t. Three sites for industries are avail
! able and possibly fourth.
The three are the Farview Land COM
pany's tract in the Fifteenth ward,
| with an approach to the Bloomsbury
/ division Of the Delaware Lackawanna
/ and Western railroad; the Tripp Farm
| companys plot on North Main ave-
nue., easy of access to the Buffalo di-
vision of the Delaware, Lackawanna
ana Western railroad, and the yelling
/ ten tract. of which j. II. Fellows was
agent, near LI2erEe street, and within
easy approach TO the Kcyser Valley
! branch of the Delaware, LaCkawanna
and Western railroad, The fourth and
more recent site was one which might
be obtained from the LackaWanna Iron
ana steel yompany's tracts along the
Kcyscr creek through the courtesy of
| C. c. Mates.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Attention was drawn to the pardon
able pride the board might have in
reference to their success in having
many necessary improvements made
upon streets, sewers sidewalks, street
railway extensions, etc, Also improve
mcnts now underway, such as pave
ments, new sewers, and the vtaduct
Last but not least he reviewed the
all important item Of finance. Though
much behind at the beginning of the
year, all debts are now settled and an
amount now existed in the treasury
more than enough to meet this years
necessary expenses.
The chairman made the committed
appointments for the ensuing year as
follows:
Streets and Bridges-A. NJ. Morse
chairman; Joseph p, Phillips, Hon. John
II. Farr Joseph Oliver, II. d. Jones.
Manufacture s-W. r.. Williams. chair
man. f., NJ. Clarke, Daniel Elslngcr, w
Blumc, Hon. John II. Fellows.
Membership ana Ducs-T. Fellows Ma.
son, chairman; ). r.. Jones, DR.. j. J. Car.
roll DR.. l., II. Gibbs, j. j. Davies,
Parks-William Farrell chairman: L. j
McCann, John Fern, DR.. NJ. j. Williams
DR., j. j. Roberts.
Lcgislation-Hon. John Il. Farr, chair,
man; Charles II. Pitcher, esq, Simon
Thomas, william H. Roe.
Finance-D. -, Evans, chairman; Il. q
Morgan, Hector Campbell, Major NJ. l.
Blair, Philip Williams.