The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-14

ing not as the driven snow, would
have imagined smile broadening over
the common branch as one after the
other OF these promising measures was
read from the secretary's desk
One of the telephone ordinances came
Unexpectedly. 1t was introduced by
Mr.. Tewkesbury of the Ninth "by re-
quest" but as to who made the re-
quest ne declined to say further than
that it came from party of prominent
, Scranton gentlemen.
The Scranton Telephone company is
the corporate title by which the party
of prominent Scranton gentlemen
! chooses to be known. The ordinance
does not offer any bonus in the way
! of free phones to the city and makes
| 10 mention of the prices it proposes to
! charge. All it says, outside of the
! specifications as to how the system
/ shall he constructed, is contained in
! the following section:
Section THE said Scranton Telephone
| company shall begin operations within
ninety days from the approval of this
ordnance, and within one year thereafter
! shall erect, construct, couple and put in
! operation telephone system sufficiently
| large to supply the demand for telephone
| service required by the public.
No bond is provided for to insure a
compliance with the terms. 1t simply
stipulates that in case the company
does not accept the terms of the ordi-
nance within thirty days and comply
with the requirements of Section I. in
the lines specified the franchise shall
! be null and void.
| THE LACKAWANNA ORDINANCE.
The Lackawanna Telephone ordin-
ance was introduced by Mr.. Griitiths,
| of the Fourth. It's main features are
! that the company shall, before Oct. l,
| 1900 erect and put in operation a tele-
phone system sufficiently large to sup
ply at least 800 subscribers at the fol-
| lowing maximum rates Business
! phones, S36 per annum; residence
'phCnes, $24; phones for business and
! residence purposes combined, $50
| Within two years the company must
lay at least 5000 feet of underground
conduits to serve the central city. 1t
! is also provided that the city shall be
furnished not more than twenty-seveu
! phones free and shall have the privi-
lege of laying a cable in the company's
conduts for carrying fire and police
department wires.
The bond clause of the ordinance is
an interesting bit of phrasing:
Section S--Before commencing work
and within sixty days from the passag &c
hereof. said company shall file with the
city clerk it's written agreement under its
corporate seal to accept and abide 10y
the terms and conditions of this ordi.
nance, and shall also file a bond to he
amount of twenty thousand dollars, witt
two or more sufficient sureties, who shal
be taxpayers of this city, or a corporate
bond, either of which shall be approved
by the city solicitor, conditioned tha
when the work is done hereunder or re
pair made of said work the said company
shall restore that portion of the street
court or place disturbed. to the came con
dtion that IL was before said disturb
ancc and maintain and keep the paving
over such excavations in good condition
for a period Of two years thereafter
Failing to file said agreement and bono
: this ordinance and the rights ana prvi
; leges granted herein shall be absolutel!
null and void.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT.
The ordinance providing for III
municipal light plant which was draft
ed by Selectman Melvin, was intro
duced by his colleague from the Eight
Mr. Zizleman.
1t provides for the issue of one hun
, dred and forty $1,000 coupon bond
bearing four and one-half per cent. in
terest, payable semi-annual, four equa
portions of the issue running respect
lively ten. fifteen, twenty and twenty
; five years. A special levy of f1fty-fou
hundredths Of mill is provided to pa
the interest and principal
\ All three ordinances were referred I
!. their appropriate committees withou
% discussion.
. Bids for paving North Main avenu
. and Providence road with vitrfic
. brick on a concrete base, were receive
!, as follows:
: NJ. II. Dale--Pave sl.9S: resetting curl
4 "a cents; new curb, 70 cents; circular curl
= Sl.2O: straight curb on tile drain, 90 cents
circular curb on tile drain, Sl.3S; scwC
pipes, 20 cents; receivers, $25.
Grard Construction company. of Phi
adelphia--Pave, sl.S7; resetting curb
cents; new curb, n cents; circular curl
t Sll9; straight curb on tile drain, SO cents
a circular curb on tile drain, A.35; receiN
n ers, S25,
George McDonald-. Pave, $l.i9; resettin
- curb, 90 cents, new curb, IS cents; circI
lar curb, $1.25.
4. The 81 600 forfeit required by the aC
vertisement was not enclosed with IL
= Mcdonald bid. Mr.. McDonalds attol
neY. II. =. DUFFY. made a statemel
that Mr. Mcdonald had mailed Il
check and that il would be here
the morning. Chairman Keller rule
that the bid could not be accepted
NJ. v. Morris moved to refer the a,
ceptcd bids TO the joint paving con
mittee Mr.. Grier's amendment tn;
they be referred to the common coul
Gil paving committee prevailed.
LONG TERM GUARANTEE.
For putting down the same kind
pave on Sanderson avenue mul
lower bids were received. This is a
counted for by the fact that the Pro-
idence pave contract carries with II
ten-year guarantee, While the 9th
has only u five-year guarantee. III
Sanderson avenue bids wNA':
Mears g. FlyLn-Pave, H.75; resettir
curb 20 cents; straight curb, GS cent
circular curb, 96 cents; curb on tile drai
50 cents; circular curb on tile drain, ST.
NJ, II. Dale-Pave, $l77; resetting cur
"a cents; straight curb SO cents; circul
curb, 9S cents; curb on tile drain, SS cent
circular curb on tile drain, sl.lS.
The bids,were referred to the pawn
committee.
Select measures concurred in provi
for changing the date of the iremer
parade; repairing Hyde Park avenl
II a