The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-08

A drive over asphalt along wash
ington avenue to Green Ridge street,
thence on brick pavement, along Green
Ridge street and North Main avenue
to West Market street, thence on
brick pavement along West Market
street to the city line, and then on
wide and well-kept macadamized
boulevard to Clark's Summit, Is a
probability of next summer. The pave
on West Market street is about the
only feature of the project that has
an Interrogation mark following it.
Should it not be included at once, it
will come eventually and while await
ing its coming that portion of the
drive will be vastly improved.
This is to be made possible by the
Northern Boulevard company, an ar
ganization of local men. who will pos
sess themselves of the Providence and
Arlington Turnpike company's road
and transform it into a boulevard
These men are Freeman Leach, ]. S.
Miller, Jesse Beadle, d. w. Griffin, II.
f. Paine. Hon. w. w. Watson, Err
nest L. Paine and r. w. Beadle, some
of whom are now identified with the
Providence and Abingdon company.
| w dISOn, lDlpnl " hHIullleItT Will dp-
| ply to the governor FOR a charter for
! the new company on Tuesday Octo-
Der ., 1900.
The company proposes. when char
| tered TO avail itself of the provisions
! of the act of June &c, 1895. which eX-
tends special privileges for the en-
| couragement of boulevard building.
One of these privileges is exemption
| from the operation of railway COM
panies right of entrance upon the road
way except in cases of the most ur-
gent necessity and the other Is the
| absolute exemption from condemna-
| ton proceedings.
WAS AN ENCOURAGEMENT.
This latter provision of the act, it
is believed, has much To do with the
formation of the new company. Every
now and then there is agitation for
the condemnation of the turnpike. The
| turnpike people have not indicated
their feelings in the matter one way
or the other but it Is to be presumed
that they do not care to be dispos-
sessed Of their property. as it Is ques-
tionable If the money board of view
ers would allow them could be readily
| invested III any OlneT SCHeIle Una
would be equally profitable.
The agitation, however, has beer
very aggravating and while 1t may
never, or at least not for a consider.
able time come to aught, the turn
pike people, it seems. have determined
to put an end to 1t once and for all by
changing the pike into a boulevard
This change means a big outlay o.
money, in return there is the assur
ance of security in their property and
the prospect of increased returns by
reason of tho pleasure driving tina
will be added to the roads traffic, tina
will more than meet the expense o
the Improvement that an acceptable
boulevard will demand.
Then again this increased traffic. 1
Is fair to presume, will have a ten
dency to spur the city to keep Wes
Market street in better repair thar
it is kept at present, and eventual!
bring about the grading and pavini
of that portion of the turnpike whicl
the city IS under perpetual contrac
to keep in repair, namely. from tn
Providence corners to Leggett'S creel
bridge.
MAY ACQUIRE OTHER ROAD.
It Is understood that the new com
pany will likewise acquire the roa'
between the northern terminus of tn
Providence and Abingdon turnpike ant
Clark's Summit station, and include ]
in the boulevard.