The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-30

Tho douols-track trolley road be-
tween this city and Wilkes Barre,
heretofore referred TO In Tho Tribune,
is TO be constructed as fast as the
work can be prosecuted.
This morning engineers begin the
work of laying out the Scranton d.
vision, which will be built by the Con-
nell Park and Speedway Railroad COM
pany, granted franchise by the coun-
ellis last week
Monday at Harrisburg a charter was
granted to the Scranton and North
east Railroad company, which viii
build the road from the city line near
Connell park to Pittston. The same
company may build the line from
Pittston to Wilkes Barre, or another
company may be chartered to build
that part OF the road, That matter
has not yet been decided.
The company chartered Saturday
has n capital stock OF 100000, subject
to such increase as may be necessary,
and was Incorporated by the follow
ing: T. II. Penman, president; Hon
N. =. Mcdonald, c. C..Mattee, A. T.
Bedford, Of Scranton; Henry G. Riley.
Jonathan jerks, Stanley r. Ketcham.
OF Philadelphia; Hon. B. X. Focht. OF
LewlsburE; e S, McNaul. OF Lock
Haven, and c. p. Boughton, OF Buffalo,
N. Y.
PLANS OF COMPANY.
This company has secured a private
riSht OF way from the city to Broad
street, in Pittston. following the bed
OF the aba andoned Pennsylvania Grav-
ity road for the greater part OF the
n OF h. ~
into Pittston, intersecting Broad street
| in the rear of the Pittston stove foun-
! dry. TO that point none of Of the pub
| lie streets OF Pittston will be used.
! Grade crossings. so far as possible
| Will be eliminated and TO accomplish
that and avoid heavy up or down
grades tho company will build over
one mile OF steel viaducts between this
city and Pittston.
From Pittston to Wilkes Barre 1t Is
said a private right Of way has also
been obtained, but within the borders
OF Wilkes-I3arre, as in this city, the
councils will be asked to grant the
use OF the public streets that the
| company may secure a terminus at
the square.
An ordinance was introduced In the
!
grant the Wllkes-Barre Railway COM
! pany the right to lay tracks on Chest
nut street and Washington street to
Market street. This would bring the
road from the Plains township line
to within two blocks of the square
In Wilkes Bars. The company offered
to pay the city one per cent. of its
gross receipts and pave twelve feet of
the center Of the street whenever a
pave is laid on these streets. The ordi-
nance was referred to a committee for
| consideration.
WILKES-BARRE DIVISION.
This company, If it secures the fran.
chlise, will build the Wilkes-Ba di.
vision of the road. The Wyoming Val.
ley Traction company now has an or.
.dinance before councils asking for per.
mission to lay tracks on the same
street the Wilkes-Barre company ask
The road is to be equipped with fine
large cars, modelled on the lines OF
passenger coaches on steam roads
They will be run In trains. It Is the
intention to make the rate 80 cent.
for a single fare to Wilkes Barre, oi
so cents for round trip ticket. Be
|
be a fifteen minute service from a
m. to $50 p. m, and a half hour ser
vice after that hour until l a. m. TIL,
location OF the shops and buildings O
the company has not yet been decided
upon, but they will probably be II
this city. To popularize the road peo
pie will be carried free of charge dur
ing one day OF the week OF the frs
month the road Is In operation.
The Scranton division OF the road
for which the Connell Park and Speed
way company has the franchise, will
be first erected and the promoters O
the enterprise hope to have cars run
ming on II by October. William +
Mates has besn chosen for the I'm
portant position OF engineer OF tn
company. and under his supervision
a number Of engineers will this morn
ing begin the task of laying out tn
Scranton division
One Of the things ON which the com
pany contemplates spending a goo
deal OF money Is a pleasure park, (
be located near the Speedway at tn
terminus OF that spur OF the road. !
will be supplied with q Casino, theate
and the other adjuncts of an up TO
date pleasure park.
The plans for the theater have al
ready been prepared by William Henr
Boughton, a Buffalo architect, an
show q handsome building OF ornat
design that will have a seating ca
pacity OF 1900. II will have wild
, promenades, lounging galleries an
other convenisnces usually found 1
a py-V,n T.