The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
WHY COHO ( co.
GOT THE CONTRACT
Members Of the Poor Board Explain
Their Action in the Matter.
GAVE IT CAREFUL ATTENTION
After Obtaining All the Inform alton
Possible They Came to the COnclu.
sion That the Plant Of the New York
Firm Was the One They Wanted.
That Grade Crossing Injunction

Before Judge Edwards yesterday tes-
timony was taken in the injunction pro-
ceedinss Of the Scranton Supply and
Machinery company to restrain the
Scranton poor board from awarding to
II. B. Coho & Co.. of New York, the
contract for erecting an electrical plant
at the Hillside home. The bid Of Coho
& Co. was $5,9375O and of the Scranton
Supply and Machinery company $5,S14.-
20. Attorney w. w. Watson and Major
Everett Warren appeared on behalf of
the complainant and Attorney John f.
Scragg and City Solicitor Torrey for
the board. All Of the directors of the
district We're present.
Z. j. Lynett, secretary of the board;
Mrs. F. B. Swan, chairman of the Home
committee which awarded the contract:
w. $. Boyd, jr of the Scranton Supply
company: Mr. Longnecker, representa-
tive of the Western company of New
York: Ellis r. Simpson, of the Supply
company; W. S. Lansstaff, president
of the poor board: Frederick Fuller,
member of the Home committee and w.
II. Taylor, president of the Supply COM
pany, were the witnesses examined.
THEIR REASONS GIVEN.
The members of the poor board tes-
titled that they awarded the contract to
CohO & Company because they believed
the Ideal" engine that firm will furnish
was the best offered and that in connec-
tion with their dynamos the plant
would be cheaper for the district than
the Imperial" engine and the dynamo
which the Scranton Supply and Ma
chinery company proposed to furnish.
The Ideal engine. the members claim,
Is a self oiler and they further maintain
that the Imperial is a new engine
whose powers have not as yet been
thoroughly demonstrated.
The witnesses on the part of the Sup
ply company set forth the details Of
their bid, conversations with members
of the board and the strong points OF
the "lmperiar' engine. The case will
be argued Monday morning and Judge
Edwards strongly intimated yesterday
that it will not take him long to dis
pose of it.
OLYPHANT GRADE CROSSING.
Before Judge Gunster yesterday
morning the hearing in the injunction
case of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
company against the Lackawanna Val
ley Traction company and the Olyphant
Suburban Traction company was re-
sumed. County Surveyor Bartl was
subjected to a lengthy examination and
cross-examination. In his opinion the
proposed grade crossings at Dunmore
and Hudson streets in Olyphant would
be dangerous. but the danger could be
avoided by building overhead tracks
or subway running under the rail-
road tracks.
Civil Engineer Mason and Track
master X. w. Kellow, Of the Delaware
and Hudson, We're also examined. The
hearing then adjourned until next Tues
day. when the testimony of Superin-
tendent Manville will he taken.
In the case of the borough of Win
ton against the Mount Vernon Electric
Street Railroad company, the injunc-
tion was yesterday continued until
Monday in order that a meeting of the
borough council to discuss the matter
may be called.