The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18

of this city. the incorporation of which
was announced exclusively In yester-
days Tribune, last night applied to
councils for permission to lay Its tracks
on certain streets OF the city. The
ordinance was introduced in select
council by d. w. Vaughan and referred
without comment to the railway COM
mitee for considerations:
The opening of Wyoming avenue
and the possibilities in the matter of
street railways that were opened up
thereby is responsible for the birth of
the new company.
AS it's franchise ordinance shows,
Wyoming avenue Is to be the trunk OF
the system. it is figured that by
making use of this thoroughfare a
quicker. better and safer route can be
afforded to Green Ridge, Providence
and Dunmore than by any other route
now existing or likely to exist, and
the new company declares that If it Is
given the franchise it seeks, it will,
within year, provide a street car SER
vice to these points that will be boon
to the public at large, great benefit
to the property in the territory which
1t proposes to serve and good pay
lHS investment 10 llle
CENTRAL CITY TERMINAL.
The company will have its central
city terminal in the spur of Wyoming
avenue, extending between Lackawan-
ma avenue and Railroad alley. This
will be used simply for a momentary
stopping place for cars to shoot in,
change their trolleys and tenders and
oh NJ IN ha xtfn n
proceed out Wyoming avenue, using
the tracks of the Scranton Railway
company for a distance of $500 feet,
which is a privilege under the law 1t
can avail itself of to the extent Of o.
500 feet. Leaving the old company's
tracks at the corner of Wyoming ave-
nue. and Mulberry street. the new COM
pany's route will extend out Wyoming
to Green Ridge along the route out
lined in its franchise.
Its Dunmore line will branch off at
the rear of the Jail and proceed to the
corners" by an easy grade through
the stove works territory. The exact
route will be disclosed when the ordi-
nance for the franchise in Dunmore
borough is presented to the Dunmore
| council, the first Thursday of next
month.
The Providence route will reach tho
corners by cutting down through Green
Ridge and across the Delaware ana
Hudson tracks by an overhead viaduct
at Deacon street and thence up Mar
kct street.
TO CITY LINE.
The road will be at once extended out
West Market street to the city line
and eventually to Clark'S Summit,
Gravel pond, Lake Winola and Glen
burn, where SO many Scrantonians are
locating their summer homes. The
presence among the incorporators OF
| Hon. w. W. Watson, president of the
Providence and Abingdon Turnpike and
Plank Road company. is significant in
this connection.
Eventually the company proposes ia
/ reach West Scranton by a private VIA
duct over the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western tracks and other means
| which will give an easy and uninter-
rupted grade. Its engineers. also, have
scheme for reaching the South Side
which will guarantee safe, sure and
speedy traffic.
The West Scranton, South Scranton
and other lines will be built Just as
soon as the company gets it's North
Scranton and Dunmore routes under
| way.
The extension through Center street
and along Miffiin avenue is to serve as
a feeder" to the main line and fur
nlsh the loop or belt that the charter
calls for.
! Its maps show that at no point or
any of the lines Is there a grade ex.
ceeding eight per cent. and for the
most part the grade Is practicallyle level
There is not a single grade crossing
and only at two points, Providence
corners and Washington avenue, neal
the jail, do the tracks of the new COM
! pany cross those of the old.
Electricity is to be the motive power
and everything about the new road Is
10 he of the most modern pattern. The
work of construction will be com.
mcnced just as soon as the city give!
the required permission.
SECRETARY'S STATEMENT.
Secretary John II. Brooks said to Z
Tribune reporter last night: "If th'
city wants that there should be 9
, street railway competition. now is it.
chance to secure it, our company /;
composed of men whom the public vii
hesitate to accuse Of being parties t
q paper road. They are in this pro-
iert To build tirst-class street rail
way system and to operate 1t inde
pendently. We think that with mod
ern equipment and easier, safer anC