The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-27

Heading the weeks list in common
pleas court is the novel and INTEREST,"
ing case from Wyoming county grow
ing out of the erection of the soldiers
and sailors monument under the re-
cent act empowering the county CONT
missiUners of any county to erect such
monument at the expense Of The
county upon proper petition and the
approval of two successive grand jur-
les.
The Wyoming county soldiers and
sailors monument was contracted for
by County Commissioners Charles
Wheelock and f. II. Chase and Michael
Brown at TunkhannoCk on May 6. 1897,
much as contracts have been let in
that county for many years The
contract was made with Edward Gala
CHER, Jr., of Philadelphia, representing
the Pennsylvania Monument company.
The monument was erected and duly
unveiled and the county auditors came
on to review and pass upon the aC-
counts Of the commissioners and their
! finding was To the effect thai the COM
missoners had paid an excessive
amount for the same, viz: $1,000. Fol
! lowing that decision they surcharged
COMPARISON OF COST.
1t was shown before the board tnat
| a like monument, seven feet less in
| height. with base in four pieces and
! less amount Of bronze work, had been
! erected at Holdaysburg. Pa, for Blair
) county, for which $4,000 had been con-
( Sidcrcd a fair price. The evidence ad-
. duCed before the auditors is said to
have been upon letters and of a char
acter not admissible IN court of re-
cord without Identification, at least
There was also ulsputc over the price
of a bridge erected at Eatunville and
some money was claimed to have been
overpaid the district attorney, making
total of $4,000.
This amount was surcharged and a
judgment entered of record on that
finding i'm favor Of the county of wy
oming and against the county commits
| Siuners.
The commissioners appealed and be-
cause of the fact that all jurors who
could be called to try the case must
Of necessity be interested parties ap-
pIication was made and a change of
! venue granted tO this county
For the county auditors ex-District
| Attorney James +. Frrar, of Tunk-
/ hammock. and Charles W. Dawson, Of
| Scranton, will appear. For the county
! commissioners. Hon. Edward j. Jordan
and James w. Piatt, of Tunkhannock.
and George Watson. Of this city. This
case will be called before Judge Arch
bald this morning.
COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE
The county commissioners, Charles
| Wheelock and +. II. Chase came on
yesterday afternoon and are registered
at the Hotel Rudolph. They are ac-
companied by Major Fl. W. Bardell.
Hon. Frank II. Piatt, Sheriff Alvira
G. Gregory, Colonel Eugene $. Han
drick, Captain Samuel Hawke. of Com
pany l., Seventh regiment. Edward f.
Mentzer, Milton Howell. Hon. George
w. Cooke and Joseph Wood Piatt, of
Tunkhannock. At the St Charles ho-
tel is County Commissioner Michael
Brown and he has with him County
clerk Frank 5. Harding. Perry Griffin
l.. r. Avery, Samuel Hess, Edward
Phnncy. Joseph b. Welch and Hon A
Nyron Eastman.
! Attorneys James w. Piatt and f. ]
Jordan, of Tunkhannock, who represent
the county commissioners, are regis
tered at Hotel Jermyn,
There will b. thirty or forty Wyom
ing county men here as witnesses ant
| it is expected the trial will last three
days,