The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-17
TO PROVIDE WORK
FOR STRIKING MINERS

FOR STRIKING miners
Select Council Hustles Ordinance
Providing for one-third Of a Mile
Of Sewer, in Order to Help Idle
Men-Will Meet Again This Even
ingComplaining Citizens Given a
Hearing-other Matters in Coun-
Gil.
AS n means Of providing work for
some Of the hundreds of idle miners In
Carhondale, select council last even
Ing hustled through two readings the
Hobbs ordinance from common council
providing for the construction of over
a third of mile of surface sewers In
various parts OF the city.
Select council, will meet again this
evening TO, pass the ordinance on final
reading, in order to expedite its jour-
iley 20 the mayor for his signature. At
ter this, bids will be advertised for, to
I've followed by the letting Of the con-
tract, the commencement of the work
and the employment of the miners
whom the contractor may choose to
employ.
The ordinance was passed through its
two readings OH motion of Mr.. Mani
nion, seconded by Mr.. Humphrey.
Mr.. Humphrey, however, wanted to
be certain that there were founds to
carry out the proposed improvements.
"You know" he said, "we have been
paving a lot of bilsl on wind; and 1t
would be we'll for us to know what
we're dooing." He suggested that the
city engineer furnish an estimate OF the
cost of the work, and to present 1t at
trniglt's meeting. On motion of Mr..
.Mannion, to overcome any technicality,
this was directed to be done.
The sewers which are part of the
years schedule, are located as fol-
lows:
On Ninth avenue. from Wyoming to
Terrace street, Is inch pipe, lao feet.
On Terrace street, from Ninth to
Eighth avenue, Is inche pipe: 425 feet.
On Belmont street, surface sewer eX-
tending from Maple avenue to point
near l.. Z. Corby's property, s inch
pipe.
From Belmont street, extending
through or along land of Watt Bros.
and Scurry; Is inch pipe, 1S5 feet
On Belmont street, from Clark to
Reynolds avenue; Is inch pipe, 635 feet.
From Belmont street. near citylne,
TO Lackawanna river: "a inch pipe, $50
feet.
Through Porter property, on Birkett
street to Atkinson property. on Bel
mont street: Il inch pipe. $50 feet.
On Archibald street, from near Tenth
avenue to Eighth avenue: IL inch pipe,
4S5 feet.
Complaints Of Taxpayers.
This seemed to be citizens night in
council. for the greater part of the
evening was given over to listening to
complaints from taxpayers.
Owen Fl. Lotus, of Seventh avenue,
by his presentation of the troubles
which property owners on Seventh
avenue, between Main and Church
street, suffer from. succeeded in hav-
ing the matter referred to City Engi
neer Kupp. with instructions that he
n!ael, the necessary changes to correct
what trouble exists.
Mr. LOTUS reported that after every
rain storm the properties on the east
side of the avenue are flooded :the Gel
lars are dampt for weeks, and this
dampnes IS has been the cause of sick
ness in his family
City Engineer Kupp explained to the
council that the trouble was due to two
causes. Seventh avenue, at this point,
is the lowest place in the city, causing
water to be backed from Main street:
and the drain pipe. which was an old
one, was too small TO carry off the
water. The remedy he proposed was
the extension of an 1S-inch pipe to the
sewer basins. This council left to the
tare of the city engineer, who will take
up the work at once.
School Controller p. +. Hughes, who
was q spectator al the meeting. took
occasion to make an earnest appeal to
council to make Il crossing over the
Delaware and Hudson tracks between
the Lookout crossing and the Powderly
line. This was for the accommoda tion
and safety of the children who attended
No 4 school, and who are now obliged
to cross the tracks, between these
points, often being obliged to go over
and between trains of coal cars that
fill the yard at this point.
Mr.. Hughes suggested that the cross
ing he established near McDonough's
store. The property owners at this
point, lie said. We're willing to surren-
der enough land to make an open road
way, provided councils stand the eX-
pense Of grading, etc.
1t developed that this Improvement
was included in this years schedule,
though it was not at the place sug-
gested by Mr. Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes recommendation was re-
ferred to the, street committee in con-
junction with the city engineer.
In the next complaint that was heard
there Was an echo of the disastrous
flood of February IS. last, when the
Fallbrook creek overleaped its banks
and swept several properties Among
those who suffered severely were
Henry Collins, and Patrick Toolan.
.S.Mr. Collins came before council last