The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-02

AT no previous meeting in the history
of the select council Of the city or
| Scranton was legislation for so many
important public improvements IN
| troduced as at the short three-quarter
hour session held last night by the
senators.
The recent bond issue of $2So,OOO
proyided money for many improves
ments and the work OF securing these
to the people was begun through the
medium of the measures introduced
last night. They were as follows
For the purchase Of land from Orlan-
do c. Jones, Mrs. Patrick Levans and
W. l.. Thomas, total 5000, for open
ing WAYNE avenue from Putnam to
Ferdinand streets.
For purchase of land on New street
adjoining Delaware & Hudson railroad
from the Lackawanna Iron & Coal
company for $4,000 for city yard and
storehDuse.
| For the purchase of 6.d4 acres OF land
from Reynolds Brothers for $6,40O.
This land adjoins Nay Aug park on
the north and it is necessary to ac-
quire it to properly develop the park.
For purchase from Lackawanna Iron
& Coal company of a plot of land 5oX
1OO feet on Lackawannn avenue be-
tween Adams and Jefferson avenues
for a site for building for the Phoenix
Chemical Engine company, considera-
ton $4,000.
For purchase of land from Charles
C. Conrad for opening Monsey avenue
| between Monsey avenue and Cherry
Lane: consideration $4,000
nf n
avenue from Mrs. Nina Robinson for
site for combined police station for
South Scranton and house for Century
Hose company; consideration. $4,000.
| Appropriating 100000 for the pay
ment of judgments.
All of these ordinances We're referred
to their appropriate committees for
consideration.
FOR BUILDINGS.
Resolutions were introduced and
passed directing the department of
building to prepare plans for police
and fire building on Mulberry street
| in the rear of City Hail. plans for a
| house for the Phoenix Chemical COM
pany on Lackawanna avenue; plans
for a combination police station and
fire house in South Scranton; plans for
fitting up the fourth floor of the City
Hall for offices and installing an
elevator. All of the above measures
were presented by Councilman Chit
tenden.
A resolution introduced by d. w.
Vaughan requested the recorder to get
the price at which the city can secure
the triangular strip of land bounded
by the entrance to the Roaring Brook
bridge, Ridge Row and Jefferson ave-
nue. with a view to securing it for park
purposes. The resolution was adopt
ed.
An ordinance introduced by Il. c.
Melvin directs that all cabs and car
riages in the city shall be licensed and
also fixes the prices that shall be
charged. The rule of tariff follows:
One passenger, not exceeding one mile
80 cents; each additional passenger
25 cents. Over a mile not exceeding
two miles 75 cents: each additional
passenger half the regular rate. over
two miles 81 and so cents for each ad-
ditional mile; each additional passcn-
ger half the regular rate. Use of cab
or carriage for day for one or more
passengers IS. BY the hour: $1.50 for
first hour: 81 for each additional hour.
The annual license shall be S. for
each cab or carriage the license to be
issued by the director of public safety
who shall give each holder of a license
a number to be displayed on his car
riage. Violations. of the ordinance are
to be punished by fines ranging from
s. to $50.
MORE NEW BUSINESS,
Other new measures introduced We're
as follows: Granting permission to
Mrs. Josephine Tripp to connect her
propety with the Providence Road
sewer; directing the engineering de-
partment to prepare plans for grading
guttering Kirkland and Reese streets;
for hagstone sidewalks on both sides of
jackson street from Main avenue to
Kaiser creek; for hagstOne sidewalks
on both sides of Twelfth street from
Luzerne to Division street; directing
that fire alarm boxes and fire hydrants
be erected at Bromley avenue and
Schlager boulevard and Sumner avenue
and Cemetery street. All We're acted
upon favorably.
An ordinance providing for retain
ing wall on Third street was reported
favorably from committee. A conf
mmication from the city controller
called attention to the fact that there
are bills to the amount of $1,334.71 on
file in his Office and that no provisions
for their payment has been made. On
motion of d. w. Vaughan the matter
was referred to a special committee
which was appointed latter by the
| chairman. The committee consists of
| ID. b. Evans, Finley Ross and ID. w.
| Vaughan.
Peter Cummings of 42S Phelps street
presented a claim for damages done
by the overhowing of the Phelps street