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

amend the ordinance as to provide for
the !unnngs Of cars out Penn avenue
instead of out Wyoming avenue. as
proposed. These gentle,nen's argu-
ments We're answered by Attorney JOS
eph O'Brien and Former Senator NJ. T..
Mcdonald. representing the new street
railway interests.
Mr. Price was the first of the Cor
respendence schools attorneys to
speak. He said that he didn't come to
oppose new street railway companies
or individuals, but rather to plead for
something that would be for the best
interests of the city and of her ciii-
Zens Wyoming avenue is now the
only avenue leading to the north that
is free from railway tracks and suit
able for driving. 1t is absolutely ne
cessarN. he said. that there should be
one such street left free in This city.
and it is not absolutely necessary that
the North End Street Railway COM
pany run it's tracks out this street.
ANOTHER ROUTE.
He proposed another route by which
the company could reach North
Scranton. The route he proposed was
out Franklin avenue to Vine street. up
Vine street to Penn avenue and out
Penn avenue to Delaware street. This
would necessitate the opening of Penn
avenue north from Vine street for a
distance of about 1900 feet. Maps
showing the proposed change of route
We're introduced and passed around.
Mr.. Patterson followed. and said
1,nt IL ,,c at y
have sufficient civic pride to arise and
say to the councils that they should
refuse to allow any railway tracks on
Wyoming avenue. that it might be
left as a free and open driveway TO
which citizens, in a few years. could
point with pride.
The great reason why the new inter-
ests should not be permitted to lay
tracks on the street is, however. he
said. because the Colliery Engineer
company is obiectng. He then pointed
out briefly what this company has al
ready done for the city and is now
doing. and referred to the splendid
new building now in process of con-
struction on Wyoming avenue. and
said that it was decided to erect it
there because of the quiet. peaceful
surroundings.
This company" said he. spent and
is spending hundreds of thousands OF
dollars on Wyoming avenue. with the
idea that it's interests would receive
the fair treatment from the city which
is their due. DO you think that YOU
will do right if you allow this street
railway to run out that street. in the
face of the objection which this COM
pany is mnking""
Mr.. Patterson closed his address by
asking infOrma ton as to the where
abouts of the gentlemen who have
made promises before when asking for
franchises. '"rhese men made prom-
ises," said he, "but they never fulfilled
them What assurance have you that
these men who are now seeking fran
chses will live mp to their promises?
None: absolutely none. You should in
sist that these promises be put into
and made part of the ordinances"
SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERATlON.
Hon. John p. Quinnan said that an
enterprise like the Collicry Engineer
company, which has vested, perman-
ent and positive interests in the city"
should receive more consideration ut
the hands Of council than an enter
prise whose only local interest is
prospective one. The capital of the
Colliery Engineer company is local
capital. and the profits derived from
the investment are disbursed in this
city.
The tollierv Engineer company, he
said employs l,50O people in this city,
and it pays these l,5OO an average
wage of So a day, or total Of 5000
per day. This would amount to nearly
he said. paid right into the hands of
citizens of this city; five times more
than the new street railway company
would pay If it employed 200 men on
this one line. An institution which is
doing as much as that for Scranton is
justified in demanding recognition of
its claims from councils.
The noise and dirt which would re-
suit FROM the running of street cars
out Wyoming avenue, would be a
source OF great inconvenience ia he
schools, ne said. and would Interfere
largely with the fine printing work
which II is proposed to do in The new
plant.
Attorney Joseph o'Brien answered
the objections raised by the Colliery
rineireer company by saying that not
single, good reason had been ad-
vanced by its three attorneys against
the running of street cars out Wyom-
Ing avenue.
''They speak about the promoters of
these new company being All foreign