The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-29
Biz bills FOR WATER.
Results Of Litigation BoiWlsn Gas and Water
and Iron aud Steel Companies,
The ORIGIN OF THE DISPUTE.
Lockawanna Iron and Steel Company
Feared that the Gas and Water
Company Would Shut the Water OF
From It's Plant and Obtained an In
junction Restraining Them From
So Doing,


So Doing,
Trouble with regard 10 water rent
has broken out between tho Scranton
Gas and Water company, Of which w.
w. Scranton is president and the LHcka-
wanna Iron Steel company whsss pro
sident SWaltSrScrantOn. brother OF the
president vt tha water company which
claims S9S.615 from the LackAwanua
lion AMI Coal company aud tn" Iron
and Steel company for unpaid water
rent.
In the early plrt Of 1888 there arose
u dispute cf similar nature between
the Gas and Water company aud the
l0ckHwanna lrOu auA Coal company,
which resulted in the water company
shutting of the water from the iron
cnmpSuv's plaut. Litigation followed
which was eventually compromised.
Some time ago the Gas aud Water
company presented y bill 10 the LScka.
wanna lron and Coal company for
S95.Oi5 AS water rent from March /,
| 1881. to JSu. I. 1891. A bill was at the
>ame time presented to the LAcka
wanna Iron and Steel company for
wStsr rent from the tims it assumed
control OF the works on Jan. /. 1891. to
April 1891 amounting to s. 500
The bills were not houorel and some
lime later Henry Wehrum. chief engi-
ueer snl superintendent OF ths works
OF the LlckawAuna lrou aul Steel
company. met w w. Scranton, prcsi-
dent Of the Scranton Gas aud Water
company. on the street Mr.. Scranton
said.
What about the water bills, Mr.,
Wshrum
Il don't know anything about them, "
was the reply,
WOULD SHUT OFF WATER.
~ wish you woald tell your peoplA
they should pay their bills. then ssi /
| NJ. Scaau;ou Il am tired of this bu
siuesS / don't want to make any
thrsats. but you tell Carl, (msaniug
Mr. McNiuuey. the general manager,
| that he should no. be surprised to see
the water cut Cf at any time" The
above statement is tsksn from Mr..
| Wehrums afli ilAvit. filed yesterday
with the injunction papers.
When this statement was reported to
/ Mr.. Mckinney, il was determined tC
get an Injunction TO restrain the Ga;
nuI Water company from shutting of
NJ water. The application for al in
[ Junction was made yesterday to Judge
| Edwards by Attorney Joseph 0 Bren.
who is associated with Attorney NJ Z
I q. instead. o! Harrisburg, as attorney
! .cC the L7ckswauua Iron and Stee
/ company. the complainant ia the case
! The bill OF complaint sets forth that
ou Aug 81. 1874. the Scranton GIs and
| Water company entered iato au agree
msnt in writing with the L IcSawsuna
Iron and Coal company to furnish tue
latter sufficient supply Of water fol
the works OF all character on the sast
sjIe of the Lsckswanna. By the tern
Of this agreement the Lackawanna Iror
and Coal company was to pay the Ga;
aud water company $500 per mouth.
ADlsPUTE AROSE
This contrac; remained in forcs un
I'll he latter part of 1880 or beginning
" 1881, when Dispute arose between
the parties as 10 the proper construC.
tiou OF the contract or the amount Il
ue paid By the Lackawanna Iron an
| Coal company to the Scranton Gas sni
! Water company for water. By rsasol
- Zoe dispute the Scranton Gas an,
WatAr company entirely cnt of th
supply Of water and also brought sui
Iagalu.t the Lackawanna Iron and Goa
company in the court OF common pleas
The latter company retsliatsd by flinl
bill in equity against the Scranton
Gas and Water company.
For the purpose Of compromising
and ending the litigation aud prevent
iag recurrence in future. there wa
entered into tetween the said parties
supplemsntal agreement in writing
dated Feb TO- 1881, by the terms o
which the L4cEswanna Iron aud Goa
company agreed TO pay the Scranton
Gas and Water company SO, 900 pc
aunum, payable in monthly install
msnts on or before the fifteenth day o
Zach month for the preceding month
The water thus furnished was to b
used for the regeneration OF steam, for tir
bydrants and hydraulics, aud for store
and dwellings, and for other purpose
the iron aud coal company waa to o6
tain its supply from the Roarin
brook and Lackawsnna river Tn
original contract WIS to remain In ful
force except as modified by the sup
plement and the gas and water com
pany relinquiahsd all claim to In
creased compensation prior to Jan.
1882 and agreed to discontinue Its sui
against tho iron and coal company. tn
latter company also Withdrawing II
action against the gas and water CON
pany,
PROVIDED FOR THE FUTURE, 3
In thssupplemental agreement 1t VI
set forth that lin case nny disput
should ariss between the parties us
the construction or performance {
this agreement the said water con
psny shall not turn off or stop furnish
ing the water, nor shall tho said iro
company stop any OF it's siipulate
monthly payments, but each part
shalt abide tho decision of the cour
, thereon
About Jan. /, 1891, the Lnckawanu
Iron and Steel company succeeded tn
Iron aud Coal company Ia the opera
tion OF the compsny's large manufac
turing plant, aud with the psrmissio
Of the Gm and Water company tn
contract with the Iron and Coal con
phny was assigned to tho Iron an
, Steel company. Thereafter bills wer
, presented monthly for water and paii
On March 8. 1894, the Gas and Wat,
- company presented to tho Iron an
, Coal company bill claiming the fui
ther sum Of $9j 075 on account OF wat,
. furnished from March |, 1881, to Jat
I. 1890 and also on the same date pr
sented to Lackuwanna Iron aud Sto,
company an additional bill for SO, CO
for water furnished between Jan.
. 1891, and April. 1894 All OF the wat,
for which these bills ha,
: been presented, it is contended,
q coyerad hy tha monihlv npyman