The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-27

doah, but Fowler's Run was northeast Of the
town and II the company could claim that
it might as well claim all the streams on the
mountain all the way down to Girardville.
Messrs. Ryan and Farquhar closed the ar
gumeuts In the case the former gentleman
spesking at some length and making some
strong points.
Mr.. Ryon said that if there is anything in
the laws Of Pennsylvania that Is definitely
settled 1t is that one corporation cannot mp.
propriate the rights OF another corporation.
He said Mr.. Schalck had made an honest con
fession when he said the Shenandoah Water
Company was making a life and death
struggle. Citizens Of Shenandoah spent over
Sl00000 and supplied the town with water
for more than twenty years and not content
with taking this away the Borough Council
proposed to tax these very people to pay for
one Of its own Mr.. Ryon said there is no
legal authority by which the borough can
issue bonds in the sum Of S225,000, which
they propose giving Torhert, the Thomas Coal
Company and the Girard Estate as security.
Turning TO Mr.. schSlck Mr.. Ryon said, "you
have not got any water works, and when you
do get them you will have to take the money
from the revenue to pay the interest on your
bonds and you will never build the works
for $4,000. If you will promise to give me
all they will cost above 100000 will agree
to give you all you will save under that
figure"
Mr. Ryan then asked Mr.. SchAlck how
much had been spent on the water works up
| to date and the lawyer answered that he was
not the Borough SOLICITOR that Mr.. Pomeroy
should be asked. "Well, you ask Pomoroy,
and tell me AFTER" was Mr., Rysn's rejoinder.
"Twenty thousand dollars year revenue
| from the water works p exclaimed Mr.. Ryan.
| "Have you figured the cost Of your coal and
| 4 l.fl N, 1,a pipu atatiOn 2
| Have you figured the cost of the watchmen,
the engineers and other employees The cost
Of repairsp
| Mr. Ryan then criticised the statement Of
resources submitted by Mr. Schalck and then
read from the staten ent of liabilities which
the Borough Council published when 1t asked
the people to vote for public water works
This statement, including the floating debt
and judgments of the Shenandoah Water
company John Guldner and Robert Farley
| aggregated $31 l4l So and the resources
shown by the same statement are $305lS "a
This is a record of the COURT" said MIR
Ryan. They used Ii to get the people t
vote for the water works and yet they put II
the same thing hore to show that they hav,
resources which they can apply to the pay
ment Of these bonds they offer to IOrhert nnC
the others. We asked them TO give us
statement Of their liabilities, but they didn't
we knew TINS paper Was on ME- We knew
they had not a dollar of assets over and abov
their liabilities. And what are you to dt
with the current expenses-the repairs 0
your streets, the pay of your police aud othe
officers And what of the tax generations
l don't know what they are in Shenandoah
but they are very high in some places. Ant
where are your expenses coming from2 Yo
cannot go beyond the $4,000 and ever
dollar realized from the water works must &
.Na4., kN.naaa
ment of the interest and principal on tn
bonds. And from what will the damages L
TOrbert, the Thomas Coal Company, Girar
, Estate and Shenandoah Water Company b
paid The obligations they have tendere
us are utterly void"
The court took the papers and now a
interested are awaiting the decision.