The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-02


committee was instructed to place the
matter in the hands of the borough
attorney TO investige.
The committe was also instructed to
notify the surveyor of John II. Smiths
land and Mr.. Whitmore to meet them
some day this week TO locate a place for
road on Smith street for the conven-
ience of the people Of that locality.
the sidewalk between the ontario
and Western railroad and Breaker
street was reported to be in bad shape.
The secretary was orderd to notify the
company concerning It.
The following bills were read and or
dered paid: Burgess, Patrick Duffey
S25, for serving; Thomas Burke, SER
vice, taking prisoners TO Scranton, $42;
William Williams, committee services,
$3.50 William Walker Sl6.6G, for SER
vice as treet commissioner; John
Mccarthy, secretary, $50; John Nc
Carty, So; Joseph Dempsey, $li; r. F.
Edmunds, $11.
Street Commissioner Walker made
the following report for the year end
ing February, 1925
Labor on borough streets for the month
of May, 1897 .........,............$ 4s.19
Labor on borough streets for
month of June, lS9i........... 4O.W
Labor on borough streets for
month of July. 1897 .,........., 24.3O
Labor on borough streets for
month of September. 1S91...... 6S.fO
Labor on borough streets for
month of November 1897 ..... 1874
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Total labor on streets. .$19L43
Cost of building culvert near S. Whit
more's, July, 1S97................S 43.93
Cost of tightening electric lines in
borough, July, 1S97.............. 14.94
Cost of putting in cross walk on
Main street and change bridge 21.40
$277.7
You will note from the above figures
| that the expenditures for street work
is very low for the past year. Much
lower than il ever was for one year to
my knowledge and yet the streets in a
| general way are in good condition. 1
would have expended more money in
| putting in permanent culverts of stone
| as L suggested in my last report, as
| there are some plank covered culverts
| vet remaining, that should be taken
| out. But knowing that was an in
| dettedness of over $400 for putting in
electric lines, poles, lamps, etc, that
| was contracted for in the fall of 1895
| and there being no appropriation 10
| to take care of this indebtedness on
account of the lateness of the season
| when it was decided to go on with
the work. 1 concluded it would be bet
| ter to use the money TO pay this in
| dehtedness and save the interest on the
same, as this work of putting the cul-
verts can be done the coming year.
The piece of sidewalk mentioned by
me in my last report as not being COM
| plete and owned by the o. & w. r. r.
! Co, has been put down, also the cross
walk 1t would seem to me with the
| present condition of the street a lit
| tie careful management on the part of
| the street committee and street COM
missioner that mill levy for borough
purposes would be sufficient for the
coming year. l feel if the work was in
my hands that 4 mills would be ample.
/ now wish to thank the street COM
nlittee for their kind assistance tc me
in the street work.
Miss Julia Gill, of South Main street
| left yesterday morning for New York.
| Mrs. Thomas T.. Griffiths, of Main
street, is the guest of friends in Pitts
| ton.
Mr.. Edward Barrett, of Green Ridge,
| formerly of Mayfield, was doing busi-
ness in town Monday.
Mr.. John II. Jenkins was doing bus-
ness in Scranton yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Potter, of Mayfield, was
visiting in Scranton yesterday.