The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-13

Several pithy things were brought
before the West Side board of trade,
which met in regular session last even
ing In their rooms in the West Side
bank building. Delay Of getting the
Hyde Park pave matter forwarded;
blockading of the passageway along
Arigoni's property, between Fairview
avenue and Ninth street: a proposed
factory, and a railroad to Bald Mount
were uD for consideration.
The session was well attended and
President Holmes presided. Concern
ing the Hyde Park pave, A. NJ Morse
and ii. ID. Jones, the boards commit
tee. re2orted that select council was
eXhibiting tendency to unduly delay
the getting of the pavement. At the
last meeting of the select body, COM
plaint was made by several property
owners residing in the vicinity of the
Tabernacle Congregational church, on
south Hyde Park avenue, that the
present sewer along there was wholly
inadequate. Council directed an inves-
tigation. hence the delay.
AS an offset, committee comprising
secretary j. Oliver and j. T. Reese
were appointed by the chairman upon
motion to that effect, to have mat
ters in reference to the pave facil-
tated and thus avoid delay on the final
reading of the pave ordinance.
That the board means business as
regards the keeping open of the pass
ageway between Fairview avenue and
Nlnth street is indicated by the report
or the committee j. T. Reese and H.
ID. Jones. Witnesses have been secured
ana Attorney G.. l.. Peck retained The
passageWay In question is really an
extension of Price street and until Fer
dlnando Arigoni, along whose property
IL runs, shut ii off, ii had been used for
at least thirty years past. Extended
reference has been made in these col
uinns in reporting previous meetings
of the board.
Daniel Elsinger apprised the board
or the fact that the location of a watch
factory in this section was being con-
templated and the secretary was di-
rected to acquaint the promoters Of
the new factory with the fact that sew
eral desirable sites were to be had.
There are at least four sites avail
able and all desirable. One on the
Lackawanna iron and Steel con,pany's
lands near the Keyser Valley branch:
one on the Wellington tracts near the
Central colliery; one on the Farview
Land company's tracts near the
bloomsbury division of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western railroad and
another on the Tripp Land company's
tracts near the Buffalo division of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad.
few years ago it was attempted to
| nj 70 hn I,,;I
road from the High works in North
scranton along West mountain to Bald
Mount. The scheme was frustrated by
| rev land owners who refused to grant
right of way. II. ID. Jones stated to
the board that this difficulty was now
| done away with. William Wickizer
of West mountain, had possession of all
tho land over which a railroad could be
built and stood ready to grant a 50-foot
right of way. Connections could be
made with the present narrow guage
railroad used by the stone ouarUes or
a new road could be constructed
Squire Green, of the Continental is
| already in possession of a. charter to
| construct a railroad on West noun
tain and he could be consulted. A COM
mittee comprising II. ID. Jones, Will
liam Farrell and IT. Fellows Mason
were appointed to look the thing up
| and report.
1t was also reported tha nothing
| could he done in reference to the flood
| ing on LuZerne street near Fifteenth
until the sewer was built and higher
grade of the properties established. Mr..
Elsinger suggested that il would be ad-
visable to request the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western company to re-
move its shops to Keyser valley, thus
| giving us An industry.