The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-12
WEST SCRANTON

the corner Of North Main avenue and Marvn
street, the sum OF $1,000; fur the building of
retaining wall on East Market street, bridge ap
proach, the sum OF 81 0O0 for building pipe draii
on Ash street, the sum Of $500.
South Side-For the purchase OF a lot and th,
erection Of building for Century Hose company
and South Side station house, the sum OF s13,
| 600.
Lower Bellevuc-For the building Of a retain
| ing wall on Third avenue, the sum Of sllOO0
for the building Of retaining wall on Yard
| street, the Gum Of 81 200 and
Whereas, West Scranton for years has asked fol
viaduct as aforesaid the necessity for which
far exceeds that OF any Of the items now in
cluded in the present bond ordinance, and
Whereas The estimated cost Of construction oi
| vaduct on the southerly side Of West Lactu
wanna avenue, between Seventh and Ninth
streets, would not exceed s225,oO0 and ut the
same time would give the city needed ground for
market place. Therefore, be it
Resolved. That the West Side Board OF Trade,
for itself and the citizens OF West Scranton. here
by demands that sum sufficient for the construc.
tion of a viaduct on West Lackawanna avenue
over the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
tracks as aforesaid be included in the bond ordi.
nance now before councils; believing that the
opportune time for the securing of the appro.
priation and for the construction of a viaduct is
contemplated for the entire city. Further he it
Resolved, That the ccuncilmen OF the city, and
particularly the counclmen from West Scranton
wards be asked to withhold their support from the
present bond ordinance unless sum sufficient for
the construction of the viaduct aforesaid be in.
cluded within the terms OF the ordinance.
(Signed) ID. D. Evans, II. Fellows Mason, w.
G. Moser, John II. Farr, Robert j. Williams Com.
mittee.
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resolutions, spoke in favor of them. 1t
is the duty of the board, he said, and
the duty of the recorder, to help get
this viaduct, as it is vastly of more i'm
portance than any other item in the
present bond ordinance.
President Daniels called the attention
of the board to the fact that the Or
dinance has contemplated improve
ments in it for every section of the
city but West Scranton, and while he
did not want to be construed as being
antagonistic to Recorder Connelfs
views in the matter, still he was of the
opinion that there must be some reason
for such an evident omission.
In the first place, he said, the record
er did not want the ordinance amended
by any riders" and thus informed the
committee when they waited on him.
Then it came to pass that $4,000 was
needed for South Scranton, and now it
appears that $4,000 additional is re-
quired for new bridges, etc.
There is something behind all this
that the board is not conversant with"
he said, land if the recorder wants
separate ordinance for viaduct, why
not have separate ordinances for these
additional appropriations. We have
right to ask questions, and in justice
to the people of West Scranton we
should demand reasons for this appar-
ent neglect"
w. Hayden Evans expressed his sur
prise at the recorders attitude in the
matter and was heartily in favor of the
resolutions and in persuading the West
Scranton councilmen to insist upon the
appropriation being included in the or
dinance.
Select Councilman Joseph Oliver said
that it strikes him that the recorder
cannot veto items in the bond ordinance
after they have been passed by councils
There is only one item in it, he said,