The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10

you can see for yourselves. The install
lation of a street railway system, such
as the people of this city need, with a
system already in operation Is of ne
cessity a hazardous undertaking for its
hackers and an enormously expensive
one. No reasoning man can ask these
companies to do more than they agree
to do in the ordinances. The names
OF the men who are behind this move-
ment are in themselves a sufficient
guarantee that promises will be lived
up to and agreements faithfully kept"
WHAT MIR. COLLINS SAID.
w. Scott Collins of the International
Correspondence Schools was next Civ
ell the privilege of the floor and offered
II few reasons why the interests of that
concern should be considered and final
action on the ordinance postponed until
a further hearing could be held. He
was not prepared at that time to
match swords single handed with the
array of legal and commercial talent
representing the new companies.
''rhc interests of the Colliery Engi-
neer company" said he, (which will be
employing 1000 people in this city be-
fore two years have elapsed are wor-
thy of consideration from this commit-
tee. This company Is opposed to the
running of cars out Wyoming avenue,
and we believe that we should be given
an opportunity to explain the reasons
for our opposition. l am authorized
by the president of the company to
state that two-thrds of the mammoth
building which we are building on
Wyoming avenue, and which was to
have been q printery establishment
solely is to be used for other purposes
and that another building just as large
will need to be erected within n year.
This, by way of showing you that we
should be given some considera ton.
"We're a home corporation while the
majority of the gentlemen interested in
these new companies are from out of
town. Are we not therefore entitled
to just as much consideration at least
as they are. We're not fighting rail-
way companies, We're simply fighting
to keep Wyoming avenue free of street
railway tracks. New York has her
Fifth avenue, Cleveland her Euclid
avenue, why shouldn't Scranton have
her University avenue? We're not
windbags. We can show this commit
tee that there are other feasible ways
of reaching North Scranton than going
out Wyoming avenue"
ANOTHER HEARING.
The committee unanimously decided
after Mr.. Collins had finished, to grant
the Colliery Engineer company a hear
ing tomorrow night and to postpone
final action on the ordinance until that
time.
The ordinance awarding franchise
to the South Side Street Railway COM
pany was next taken up and approved
section by section, there being no word
of comment or amendments offered.
William Lewis, councilman from the
Fifteenth ward, objected to the running
of street car track on Lafayette
street, between Chestnut street and
Hyde Park avenue, when the West
Side ordinance came up. He said that
the street is but eighteen feet wide and
that to put q street car track on it
would be to block it up to traffic. One
of the company's engineers. who was
present, suggested that the track could
be put on one side of the street, but
this plan was objected to by Chairman
Calvin and one or two others. The Or
dinance was approved as it stood, how
ever.