The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-14

The West Side members of common
council made an effort at last nights
meeting of that branch to have incor-
porated in the bond ordinance an item
OF 100000 to pay for the cost of con-
structing II viaduct over the West
Lackawanna avenue railroad crossing,
but they didn't even succeed In getting
council to go into committee of the
whole for the purpose of amendment.
The ordinance was finally passed on
third reading.
y communication was received from
Recorder Connell requesting council to
incorporate in the ordinance items
amounting to $4,000 for the erection of
bridges washed away by the flood.
THE city is met with a condition."
he wrote, that does not admit of
avoidance or delay. The erection of
these bridges will have to be under
taken at once and prosecuted to COM
pletion as soon as possible. Owing to
the large amount of money required
for this work it is necessary that it
shall be provided for in the bond Or
dinance now before councils
When the bond ordinance was called
up on third reading Mr.. Robathan
moved that council go into committee
of the whole for the purpose of amend
ment. Mr.. Paine asked what amend
ment the gentleman proposed to offer
and the latter replied that he proposed
to, offer one providing for the insertion
of an item of 100000 for the erection
of a viaduct.
PAINE PROTESTED.
Il
against the consideration of such an
idea for a minute.
1.-The threat has been made said he,
that unless we put in this 100000 in
the ordinance for a viaduct We'll be
driven into putting it in, thus killing
the ordinance which contains some eX-
cellent and necessary items and some
that are not SO necessary. I'm a hard
man to drive, l want the gentlemen
to understand and those who are said
to have made these threats shan't
have their way if 1 can help it. I
want to say that this latest campaign
for a viaduct has been very poorly
managed from the start
Mr.. Robathan asked Mr.. Paine if he
believed viaduct to be necessary, and
Mr.. Paine declined to answer the
question. Mr.. Robathan then sought
to show that Mr.. Paine was a member
of committee of the board of trade
which in 1894 when the campaign for
the bridges was on requested the via
duct supporters to withdraw their ef-
forts to have provision for the viaduct
incorporated in that bond issue, saying
that later they would help them to
a
councilman had threatened to drive
the members into making provision
for a viaduct.
Mr.. Keller said he opposed going
into committee of the whole because he
felt confident that if the ordinance
was amended at all it would finally
meet it's death in some manner. He
pointed out that this new viaduct
plan is vague and indefinite, and that
it is useless to talk of erecting a via
duct until it is definitely decided where
it is going to be located and how
much it is going to cost. Mr. Paine
said that before the matter was con-
sidered there should be thoroughly di-
gested plans and a caleful estimate of
the cost" prepared.
The motion to go into committee of
the whole was lost by a vote of twen-
ty-two to ten, the West Side council
men voting as unit in favor of the
motion The ordinance was then
passed on third reading by unani-
nous vote. None of the amendments
making provision for the erection of
bridges We're considered because of
the failure to go into committee of
the whole.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and passed:
BY w. w. Evans-Directing the
superintendent of the bureau of en-
gneering to prepare plans for the con-
struction of the Twelfth district main
sewer.
BY Nh. Nageli-Striking off the as
sessment of $400 placed on the purson-
age of the German Lutheran church,
in the Tenth ward.
Ordinances passed on third and final
reading, without discussion and with
out opposition, We're as follows: Pro-
vding for the construction of Il sys-
tenn of sewers on certain streets in the
Tenth ward; providing for the laying
of sidewalks on Fillmore avenue, be-
tween Jackson and Washburn streets;
providing for the construction of three
catch basins in the Fourteenth ward:
providing for the erection of three cleo
tric lights in the Third ward: proVid-
ing for the construction of sewer sys-
TEN on Wyoming avenue and certain
other streets in the Seventh ward; pro-
Vding for the erection of three electric
lights in the Sixth ward; providing for