The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-06

4hty NIoNiuS iol lhc SiahtlIlS VI
Franchises to the South Side, West
Side and North End Street Rail-
way mpanies--Measure Were
Referred to mmittee--Resolution
Forfeiting the Franchise of the
Valley Passenger Railway COM
pany Passed by Select Council.
While ordinances were being intro
duced in the common council last
night, granting franchises to the new
street railway companies in which Con-
grcSsman tonncll Is Interested, select
council was passing Il resolution am
nuling the franchises of the Valley
Passenger Railway company. under
whose charter the Scranton Railway
company is now operating the major
ity of it's lines.
The new street railway franchise or
dinances grant the privileges of run
ming lines of street railway on certain
streets in the city to the West Side,
South Side and North End street Rail
way companies They were introduced
by Il. Il. Robnthan. Daniel Calvin and
II. $. Alworth. respectively. and were
referred. without comment, to the rail-
ways committee"
The resolution annuliing tho fran
chsc of the Valley Passenger Railway
company was introduced in select coun-
ell by Councilman John u. Regain, and
reads as follows:
l,EGAN RESOLUTION.
A resolution iorfcing to the city of Scranton
tho franchises heretofore granted to the Valley
Passenger Railway company.
Whereas. IhC city ot Scranton hy certain ord.
nanc"s did heretofore grant 10 the said company
"a franchise to build street railway on and over
streets ot the city on condition that such roads
would he completed within tw" years from the
passage OF the ordinance, and the said two vars
have long since expired and thc said company has
rot built such road; therefore be it
Resolved, BY select council. the common
n'irIing, that such franchises heretofore
granted t" such company to the streets Of
scranton. or any part of them. is hereby declared
forfeited TO the city of Scranton.
This resolution was adopted with
ont either comment or opposition as
was also II companion resolution offered
by Mr.. Regan directing the director
bureau of engineering not to grant per-
mission to Inc Scranton Railway
company to extend its lines or tracks
on any streets of the city.
Councilman Ruanc made AN effort in
common council to secure the adoption
of Il motion providing for an adjourn
ment until tonight in order that the
select council resolution above men
TONED night hr trt nl .it 'rbi-
WAS vigorously objected TO by MIR.
Keller. who ininated that he is not
altogether in favor of the passage of
either the franchise ordinances or the
resolutions in question.
l\E,LLEi; OBJECTED.
81 am altogether opposed" said he.
ito meeting before next Thursday
night Tn matters of this kind we must
80 slowly and must not use undue
haste. I'm not altogether sure but
that it would be better if we didn't
meet AT all for two months. ] know
of one ordinance that was pushed
through the councils of this city in
four nights and | know that every man
who voted for it will some day live to
be ashamed of it,
Mr.. Ruane, after Mr.. Keller's ohjec-
ton, did not seek to press his motion
and council will therefore not meet
until Thursday night next.
The rear Of the common council
chamber and the gallery was filed
With Il big delegation of the striking
street car men. Several of them We're
active in soliciting counclmen to vote
in favor of the resolution forfciting
the franchise of the Valley Passenger
Railway company.
The three franchise ordinances are
similar in wording except as to first
section in which the proposed routes
are set forth Appended is the West
End ordinance in full, and the routes
in the other two ordinances:
WEST END ORDINANCE.
An ordinance granting permission 10 the West
End Street Railway company TO lay its tracks,
with the necessary switches and turuoutS, erect
Necessary poles and wires, and operate its road
on certain streets ana avenues within the city
limits, and liking certain regulations and cundi-
1ions upon which the same shall be done. and
repeating certain ordinances heretofore passed.
Section l. BE it ordained by the select and
common councils Of the city OF Scranton and il
is hereby ordained by authority Of the same, that
permission is hereby granted to the West End
double tracks. with the necessary switches and
'nnouts. erect necessary poles and wires, and
operates its road OH the following streets:
on lackawanna avenue, from. point opposite
the northwestern side vi the scranton House, to
Franklin avenue, OH Franklin Avenue, from Llcka.
wanna avenue to Spruce street. Spruce street
flom Franklin avenue TO Mitiin avenue, on Mil. |
fin avenue, from spruce street, TO Linden street |
on Linden street and West Linden street, ovcr and
across the Linden street bridge from Mifnin ave.
nuc 10 Chestnut avenue, on Chestnut avenue |
from West Linden street, 10 Scranton street, on
Scranton street, from Chestnut avcnrc 10 Tenth |
avenue, on Tenth Wenue, from Scranton street
to Llzorne street, on Luzcrnc street, from Tenth
avenue 10 Hyde Park avenue, on Hyde Park ave.
nue., from lu2cnc street to Lafayette street, and
on Lafayette street, from Hyde Park Avenue 10 |
Chestnut avenue,
Also, on jackson street, from Hyde Park avenue |
TO Van Buren, avenue, on Van Buren, aVeiue, from |
Jackson street TO SwctlNni street, on Swrtllnd |
street. from Van Buren avenue TO Lincoln aye
nue., on Lincoln avenue from Swctland street to |
Dram boulevard on Dram boulevard, from Lin |
coin avenue TO Hyde Park avenue, and ON Hyde |
Park avenue, from Dram boulevard to Lafayette |
street.
Also, on Lu2enc street IRON Tenth avenue to
Meridian avenue, on Meridian avenue, from I.u |
aene street to Elm street on Elm street. from |
Meridian Avenue, to Cedar avenue, on Cedar ave- |
nue., nom Elm street TO Maple street, and On |
Maple street from Cedar avenue to Prospect ave- |
nue..
Also, ON Min avenue, from Linden street 10 |
Mulberry street on Mulberry street, from llifllla |
avenue 10 Franklin avenue, on Franklin avenue |
ilom Mulberry street tn Vine street, and on Vine |
street, from Franklin avenue to Wyoming avenue |
Soc. =, The select and common councils OF the |
city OF scranton do ic,ehy consent to the use by |
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