The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-07
OPENING THE AVENUE.
City Engineer Phillips Believes 1t
Will Be Several Months Be-
fore Work Is in Progress.

Bids for the opening of Wyoming
avenue, between Olive and Ash streets,
will soon be advertised for and it is
ment will be in progress early in the
summer.
The only hindrance at present is the
fact that all Of the abutting property
owners on each side of the right of
way through which the street will pass
have not yet filed releases from dam
ages which may be caused by grading.
The ordinance providing for the grad
ing of the street was passed without
first having a petition of release signed
by such property owners
To remedy this defect, City Solicitor
Vosburg recently drew up such a pet
ton and it is now being circulated by
interested persons. The latter have
secured the signatures of all but two
or three, who are somewhat obstinate,
but they hope to overcome their OBJ
jections in few days.
AS soon as this petition has been
signed by all, the city clerk will i'm
mediately advertise for bids for the
opening and grading of the street. In
the meantime, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of a resolution recently passed
by councils, the street commissioner
and the joint public buildings commit
tee of councils will sell the houses and
all other property upon the right Of
way, and just here is where a delay is
expected to come in.
There are five or six houses which
are directly on the right of way and
a oth gt,I, nyt1x
upon it. The houses entirely upon it
must be sold, and then either torn
down or moved, while the property
owners whose buildings only partly
project will have to be given a reason
able length of time in which to move
them off.
This will probably consume the bet
ter part of three or four months City
Engineer Phillips says that when once
all buildings and Instructions are re-
moved, the actual work of grading can
be done in one month easily. He says
however that he does not expect the
street will be opened until Septembr, at
the earliest.
Court having confirmed the viewers
award of $4,000 last week, the city is
now indebted in that sum to the prop-
erty owners whose property is con-
demned. This confirmation makes TIE
debt a judgement against the city
which will be paid some time in the
future out of the judgements and Incl
dentals account and which will in the
meantime draw per cent. interest.
1t is probable that an effort will soon
be made to have bond issue to pay OF
the accumulating judgements against
the city, the yearly appropriation made
for this purpose being entirely made,
| quate. Judgements draw per cent
interest, whereas city bonds draw only
four, hence there is a great advantage
in issuing the latter, the promoters OF
| the idea say.
The officers of the Colliery Engineer
company are interesting themselve:
greatly in the opening of the street, or
| account of the immense printing PLAN
! they will erect upon it during the sum
mer. They have purchased some of tn,
property on both sides of the street, or
which ii is understood they will erect
buildings of a character commensur,
ate with the Importance of the street.
Just as soon as the street is opened
a sewer will be constructed upon il, a!
provided by an ordinance recently
signed by the mayor.