The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-10
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of Public Works Roche gives to the
naming OF the city streets the more he
becomes convinced that not "a few but
wholesale changes will have to be made
in nearly every ward. During the past
week he had prepared list of all the
Implications as well as of all the streets
having names which sound alike and
which are likely to be confused. This
list covers upwards of a dozen type
written pages and Director Roche has
decided that something must be done
with these before he gives the data to
the firm which has been awarded the
contract for the street signs.
Among the duplicates are Bennett
street and Bennett avenue. and Brecl
street and Brick avenue, Meade avenue
and Meade street. Among the streets
with similar sounding names which
should be altered in the opinion Of
Director Roche are the following: Green
street, Green's place, and Green Ridge
street; Ridge Row and Ridge street;
Hallstead place and Hallsted court;
Griff avenue and Griffin avenue; Hamni
court and Hampton street; Mark ave-
nue. and Market street.
There are also in many instances a
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and Director Roche believes that this
matter should be also settled before the
street signs are made. Common coun-
ell recently passed resolution provid
ing for the appointment of n special
joint committee with power to settle all
points in dispute but the matter did not
come up in select council last week for
concurrence and will not be considered
next Thursday night.
Apropos OF the death of Lneman
Martin Ryan last weey, the experience
of another Scranton man who received
similar shocl; and lived, is worthy
of being recorded, and would go far
towards supporting the contention that
Wee any of Mr.. Ryan's mates about
last Thursday, his chances for being
alive at this time would be good.
Harry May got 4 shock some seven
years ago and for an hour and three
quarters he remained unconscious. All
this time his fellow workmen never
relaxed, for an instant, their efforts to
restore the circulation with the result
that they gained complete victory
over death.
Andrew ConlOu, of the Street Rail-
way company and Michael McNanus,
of the Suburban Electric Light COM
pany'S corps We're among those who
aided in restoring circulation ana ami
nation in that instance, and both regret
their absence at the time that Mr..
Ryan met such a tragic end. These
men pronounced Ryan 10 have been
both careful and competent,
A gentleman who has given much at
tention To matters municipal made a
suggestion Saturday, that if found
feasible, would stimulate an improve
ment much needed in certain parts of
the city, in the building of sewers. Any
one who has given this subject atten-
ton must have noticed the difference
in cost that prevails now as compared
to a period not farther remote than 1895
since which time labor has increased
in value to some extent the prevailing
wage being $l,50 day. while the price
of terra Gotta pipe has been doubled
Long sewers render the largest sized
pipes necessary to carry the accumulat-
ed sewerage as we'll as surface water.
while smaller pipes would suffice We're
the systems to be shortened. The plan
suggested is TO utilize the abandoned
mine workings under the city as the
receptacle for sewage. Could this idea
be successfully carried out the cost
Of sewerng different portions of the
city would be very materially lessen
ed.
The question of caring for the smoke
from furnaces and ranges seems TO have
been solved by South Scranton
gentleman who believes that the in
terror OF his home should not be mar
red or necessary living space given TO
the usual chimney.
The gentleman in question resides