The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-21
ACTION AGAINST
THE POOR BOARD
That Electric Lighting Plant Leads to
Lit'sFio'.
AN INJUNCTION IS ASKED FOR
william H. Taylor Objects to the
Action Of Board in Awarding the
New York..JOseph Hannick Seeks
Redress in Equity Side Of Court.


william h. Taylor. doing business un-
aer tne name anu s'yie 'a 'he ecra",on
supply ana Machinery company, py ms
at'orneys' warren q Anapp ana "a.-
son q Diehi' commenced an actioh Ill
equity yesterday IN court against tue
scranton POOR iDlstrict ana directors
w. D Lahestams MRS. frahc's %. S"an' AL,
r. L. Ierppe' fhoinas Sho'teh, LIT. w.
A. raihe, A,uerhah rreo ruiier' anu
fatricK ). Msphv' praying ior an III
junction. 10 restrain ohe oeLe"u'h1s
from eNecu'ihs d co,,'rae' win n d.
Coho q Co., Vi view ioIh' ior Tue ere.
.,on VI an eie'''e 's"' p'""' a. '"e
fins'oe noine.
me oiai"'ih says nc ue"N, ~
niaehineiS anu espeei"n! e"s"Se
!he Guns rue''o,i anu e,et'ion Vi a'. v'.. 49,.
ieh' oiah's, ina. oii way 3D. .''o, w
poaro' py M.s. Swun' p.esa'e"s M y. ,,nS I
hon'e conisn.'.e' Az. .'seu ~, 81,
p,oposais ,or Iu' 'misni'e anN p".e a.
place an eieetr'e nsh'!hs pian.; aeeou
ine W 80. a. s. . -, h,,s
The bids were to be received by the
home committee until Friday, July ~,
1886.
Subsequently to advertising for bids.
specifications adopted by the board
were presented to the plaintiff for eX-
animation and to form basis upon
which bids might be made. These spec
ifications contained among other things
that the Ideal engine or its equiva-
lent, and the Eddy dynamo or its
equivalent should be bid upon; but that
a Ntsrh
upon any number of makes or kinds of
machinery, but must submit distinct
proposals for each make or kind.
The plaintiff says that pursuant to
the advertisement for sealed proposals
he made his bid and agreed to do the
work for $5,sl42 enclosing a certified
check. But before the bid was sent In
notice was received from the president
Of the home committee as follows: "Ow-
ing to the proposed change Of location
of new electric light building at Hill
side Home, the committee has decided
to ask all bidders to- omit wiring ana
p'pi'e ''o''' '"e'
THE PLAINTIFFS BID,
No,v;ths,.nainy said notice the
,>,. ,,,,,., :, ,,,,.sd in m. snerirtcstions ac-
r.,,,n.nyinu his hid IA furnish and nut
Il, nI.c. Ill n.c.ssary pipins for con-
,,a,,,ny ,ny,nas win m. hoil.r and old
a nd nv hni,.rs with each other. and
- s,,,b .,th.r a annurtenancas as were
,,..,.sssary h.r.,,s. he we'll knew that
49,, ,Ian, could not and would not he
'la,. ,n, ,,nsratinn without so do
Ia. III. n,.intiff,s ha was "a finnish
'7. .,,,,,..r;,r ,n,,m.tic ,.nyin. man.
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- 40 p.,nt.a Dos, N v and q
s..,, Xva,,,,,n dyn,n,n
49, III, ~ ,h. ,'no,. ho,rd ,nst and
-, ., n y Cnhn q
',',,,,, ,n, az ua- IN Notwithstanding
~, ,t,'' ,,,,i,,,;r, ,ha, h., ,gr.,,.5
=. a. .t,' ,,arn t,r az sIa On and mt in
r,, .,,,a, and h.,t.r engine
's,,.ord, .,.n,.a =, rnI. "a show
h,, an ,,i,,nn,i,,, sbnuld not is-
,',.s., - ,.,, ,nd ,,,d.. n ,..turn-
...,,,I., ,,nrt E,,id,v m,rniny
80, =, ,Sus -, =, ,.o,n,.k
ANOTHER EQUITY SUIT.
joseph Hannick. of the Twentieth
ward, began an action in equity to re-
strain Contractor Max Phillips from