The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-10

of General Interest.
The following members were pre-
sent at the meeting of the West side
board of trade last evening: Presi-
dent G. l.. Daniels, Secretary Joseph
Oliver, Treasurer William Farrell, DR..
f. +. Struppler, John Fern. Jenkin
Reese, II. ID. Jones, r. Fellows Mason.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read by Secretary Oliver and ap-
proved. President Daniels referred to
the bond ordinance and the sum spoken
OF for park improvements and thought
some of it ought to be secured for West
Scranton. The matter was referred
to the park committee with power to
act. Mr.. Farrell thought an effort
should be made to secure the Pound
Woods for park under the new man
agement of the Delaware. LackawGnna
and Western company.
Fellows Mason moved that in the
event of anything else but sewers
being included in the bond ordinance,
recommendation be inserted for tie
West Lackawanna avenue viaduct Mr..
Mason reported that a movement wos
Nate sewer on South Main avenue in
the vicinity Of Edwards court and
Rock street. Resolutions were adopt
ed expressing the regret of the board
FOR the death of Frank Stetter
\ communication was read from Am
brose West. proprietor of the Pioneer
knitting mills. OF Plymouth, relative
TO site for the location of a knitting
lat Nastl - Dnn
hrSt year The matter was referred
to the manufacturers committee with
power to act. In reply to an adver-
tisement inserted in the Paterson, y.
j., News relative to the location of
silk industries in West Scranton Il
communication was read by w. S.
Sheldrake, of Paterson. offering to To-
cate mill employing from one to two
hundred hands for free site and the
raising of 100000, taking bonds at )
per cent. interest. The communiCa-
ton was placed on file.
Secretary Oliver reported that he had
seen the officials of the gas and water
company regarding the repair of the
pavement on South Main avenue AMI
was informed that the asphalt COM
pany had been notified to repair the
holes, but that the paving company
will not do anything until they have
other work to do.
The annual report of Secretary Oil
Yer was presented The report was a
review of the work of the past year,
referring to the opening of the Welsh
Philosophical library as a branch If
the Albright library; the appropria-
ton for the repair of Franklin Engine
company; the necessity of providing
more hose for the fire comZHlies: . Z
enormous cost of viewers in the Nine
teenth district sewer case; the neglect
of the gas and water company to .r-
pair streets after being torn up: The
neglect OF repairs to the asphalt pavc-
ment; the Hyde Park avenue sewer:
and several minor matters. The fnan-
cial condition of the board was also
reported.
Mr. Farrell called the attention Of
the street commissioner and the Fifth
ward councilmen to the condition Of
Washburn street, between Morris court
and Van Buren, avenue. President
Daniels read the following appoint.
ment OF committees for the ensuing
year:
Streets and Bridges--A. 3. Holmes,
chairman; a. NJ. Morse. II. D. Jones
Jenk!n II. Reese. d. d. Evans, Joseph
p. Phillips, Thomas NJ. Watkins.
Manufacturers-E. NJ. Clarke. Hon
John II. Fellows. William Blume Will
lam r. Williams, Joseph Ansley, jr,
Hon John r. Farr. T. Fellows Mason
Membership and Dues-William Far
rell, chairman; John Fern, A. f.
Holmes. Daniel Elsnger, r. f. Price
Jenkin T. Reese. Joseph Oliver.
Parks-Dr. p. F. Struppler, p. ]. Nc
Cam. Joseph oliver. r. Fellows Mason
X: II. Williams. William V. Grlffiths
William Farrell.
Finance-Hector Campbell. DR.. J. ]
Roberts. s. r. Jones, d. Philip Will.
Jams, DR.. NJ. J. Williams, f.. G. Smith
George b. Carson.
LeGislation-Hon. John r. Farr. Will.
lam II. Roe, ESQ.,, c. r. Pitcher. esq
DR.. j. j. Carroll, j. ]. Davies, Simon
Thomas, Thomas ] O'Boyle.
l.. G.. Peters, of the firm OF Peters
Bros, was elected to membership. DR.
Struppler and Secretary Oliver were
appointed a committee to prepare a
resolution endorsing Mayor Moir's rec
| ommendation regarding the chief of
the fire department and reported as
follows:
Inasmuch as the mayor has appoint.
| ed and sent to the select council the
| name of John II. Walker a member OF
| this board to be chief of the fire de.
| partment, be it
Resolved, That we hereby express oui
| appreciation of the honor conferred
| upon us and this important section OF
the city. and make known our approya
| of the selection
! p. F. Struppler, Joseph Oliver, com,
| mittee.
The following committee was ap.
| pointed 10 draft suitable resolutions
on the death OF George Benore, a mem,
Der Of the board: Messrs. T. Fellows
Mason, DR.. T. f. Struppler and John
| Fern.
The councilmen who are supporting
the Barber asphalt proposition came
in for censure by the board and the
| mayors proposition of repairing tho
streets was endorsed. Mr.. Fern mad,
the assertion that the amount of money
spent in repaSing LuZerne street last
year was thrown away. and the street
! was worse at the completion of the jnl
than it was before it was begun. A
motion was made to request the coun,
cilmen of the Fifth and Fifteenth
wards and the street commissioner tC
| experiment with the. plan OF sCrapinl
and hauling away the dirt on Luzernt
street as suggested by Mr. Fern.