The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-08

Thomas O'Boyle. select councilman
from the Eighteenth ward, was sac
man last night for his fellow members
In the select council snubbed him as
few men have been snubbed in the his.
tory of that body
He insisted that he was actuated by
q sense of fair play and desire tt
protect the interests Of the city, bu
the other senators refused to take him
at his word, and they sat down or
him hard.
Some time ago Mr.. O'Boyle introduced
the following resolution and it was
adopted by councils, the members be-
lieving the facts were as set forth In 1t:
Whereas, Some person, persons or cor
poration without any lawful authority
have placed and laid ties, iron or steel
rails and distractions on several OF the
city streets in the Twelfth and Nine
teenth wards, evidently for the purpose
of constructing Il railroad in the near fu-
ture. and,
Whereas, a bridge is being built over
the Roaring brook near the Roaring
brook bridge and that the abutments
therefor are being placed in the bed OF
the brook, all of this action being taken
without consulting the city authorities,
and,
Whereas, Immediate action of the au-
thorities is now necessary to prevent fur
ther encroachments. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved. by the select council of the
city of Scranton, the common council con-
CURING that Immediately upon the pass
age of this resolution the director Of the
department of public works shall remove
all said ties, rails and distractions that
arc placed or laid on or across any of said
city streets and if the said persons or cor
porations attempt to relay any ties or
rails or other distractions on any of
said streets or interfere with the director
of the department of public works when
removing their ties and rails now laid
there, the director aforesaid shall notify
the city solicitor and the city solicitor
shall Immediately proceed in law to COM
pei such persons or corporations to take
up and remove the ties rails and OBJ
structiOns now placed and to prevent the
further operations of constructing the
railroad as proposed within the city
limits.
RECORDERS VETO.
Recorder Connell last night returned
ton. 1t follows:
To the Honorable. the Select and Com
mon Councils, City of Scranton, Pa:
my approval the enclosed resolution di-
recting the removal of rails and ties
placed on certain streets in Twelfth and
Nineteenth wards.
The right to occupy various projected
streets in the Twelfth and Nineteenth
wards was granted by the director of the
department of public works on June II,
1902, and copy of this permission. is
herewith appended to this communica-
ton. This permission was granted by the
director at my request, as the result of
an agreement reached by the Scranton
and Northeastern Railway company and
myself. The application and resolution
of the board of directors of this company.
relative to the receiving of this permis-
sion, l also append.
1t is not now, or has it ever been, my
purpose to assume for this office any of
the rights or perogatives of the councils,
and l believe that upon a further con-
sideration of this question you will agree
with me that instead of assuming to take
from councils their powers ] have pro-
cured for them an acknowledgment from
the Scranton and Northeastern Railway
company of the city's authority over
propected streets within its limits and
whatever controversy may arise in the
future as to the city's rights to these
projected streets, the Scranton and North
eastern Railroad company will have been
eliminated from the dispute and the mat
ter will rest entirely with the property
owners and tine city.
According to the map of the I.acka-
wanna Iron and Steel company, one of
the Oldest maps in existence covering that
portion OF the, city. the streets mentioned
In the report of your committee, never
extended farther than Meadow avenue
that whole part of the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company's ground is printed