The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-09
LIVE NEWS OF
WEST SCRANTON
Board Of Trade Held an Interesting
Meeting 10 the Bank Building.
IMPROVEMENTS TALKED ABOUT
1t Was the Opinion of the Members
That a Big Bond Issue viii BE
Necessary If This Part of the City IL
Soon to Have Improvements That
Are Badly Needed-.Fair In the
Welsh G. M. Church.

The members of the West Side board
Of trade met in regular monthly ses-
sion last evening In their rooms In the
West Side Bank building. 1t was a
well attended and decidedly interest
ing meeting In many senses. President
A. B. Holmes presided. There was no
special business to transact, ana
the evening was devoted mainly to
the discussion of particular improve
ments which ii was thought should be
inaugurated on this side during the
coming year. The need of a city mar
ket and the excellent adaptability OF
such at the old stove works plant on
Dockssh place was discussed. The
Nineteenth sewer district and the VIA
duct all came in for share of the
discussion. The board agreed that the
issuing of bonds to cover the many
needed improvements of all sorts in
the city would settle the vexing ques-
tion of how to get these things with
no funds in sight.
Anent the market idea a prelimin-
ary move was made by the board.
Upon a motion by William Farrell. e.
committee of three was appointed to
draft a resolution which could be sub
mitted to councils to the end that fur
ther steps be taken relative to the
establishing of a city market. The
committee is William Farrell, II.
Campbell and John Fern.
Secretary oliver brought up the mat
ter of tunnelling on Luzerne street, at
the intersection of Main avenue, in
the contemplated Nineteenth sewer dis
tract, and spoke of the apparent mis-
understanding of property owners as
to the cost and manner the work could
be done. City Engineer Phillips was
requested TO throw little light upon
the subject He did so in a satisfac-
tory manner. To properly grade the
sewer along Luzerne street from
Twentieth street to the river would re-
quire tunnel at the intersection OF
South Main avenue and Luzerne street.
To sewer in the other directions, viz:
west from Main to Keyser Valley creek
would be feasible, but the water flow
would not be sufficient in the creek at
all times to carry the sewerage away
Therefore the sewer would have to be
carried to Taylor, along the creek
route. The tunnel idea would be cheap
er, safer and more certain in the long
run.
1t would begin near Thirteenth street
and run to Tenth. At the deepest part
it would be 45 feet below the street
level. However, no property owner
would need to dig for the connection to
that depth along the tunnels length,
as subsidiary sewer would be placed
about the tunnel with shaft connec-
tions for laterals. Thus it would be
just the same to the property owners
as If no tunnel existed so far as their
connecting was concerned. 1t was ut
terly useless to contemplate any i'm
provement, especially a sewer, as no
funds are obtainable and there would
be none for some time unless a bond
measure was taken up. Then all the
many needed improvements, such as
sewers, fire houses, viaduct, opening OF
streets, parks. market, ETC., could be
Immediately taken care of and a di-
rect benefit gained.
II. d. Jones, of the streets and
bridges committee, reported in refer
ence to the laying of sidewalks at the
Brown property on Robinson street
and stated that it would be finished
as soon as the weather permitted. He
also reported several minor actions.
The report of the condition of Luzerne
street, near Meridian street, by II.
Fellows Mason, was referred to the
streets and bridges committee.
The board gave its endorsement to
the Loud postal bill blouse bill No.
$3.50 now pending in the house of
representatives to alter the second
class postal laws They officially re-
cognized the contemplated new atlas
of the city of Scranton and the bor-
ough of Dunmore, which Graves and
Steinberger, OF Boston. are getting
out. This action was taken in res
ponse to communication received
from H. England, the firms representa-
tive here.