The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-22
LUTHER KELLER PROPOSES TO
ENJo1N THE CITY.
Papers in Injunction Proceedings
Were Drawn Yesterday by Attor-
ney I. H. Burns and H. M. Streeter.
Validity of the Ordinance Attacked
on Various Grounds, but More Par
ticularly Because 1t Fails to
Secure Property Heolders in the
Collection Of Damages.

west lStChdNd1tld uNtIluc Nliuu'l vi
der the ordinanc. signed by Mayor
Moir last Saturday.
Mr.. Keller attacks the validity of
the ordinance on various grounds. but
more particularly protests against the
proposed Improvement because no pro-
vision is made to secure him and the
other abutting property holders against
the injury that will result to their
properties.
Appended is the full text Of the bill
of complaint that will be filed in the
case, probably today:
To the Honorable the Judges of tho court OF
Common Pleas for the county OF Llcliiwaniin.
sitting in equity.
Your orator, the plaintiff in the above entitled
case. complains and says:
First am a citizen and resident OF tl,c city
Of Scranton and owner OF land ahuttlne on
that portion Of West Lackawanna avenue between
Seventh and Ninth streets, whcrcon the city OF
Scranton proposes TO construct a Niaduot
am also taxpayer in the city of scranton
and interested in the legal and proper cSpehdt-
turc of the public money.
Sccond-On the seventeenth day OF November,
1900 the city of Scranton, by her councils nnd
mayor, passed an ordinance of which the FOL
lowing is II copy:
An Ordinance providing for the erection of a via
duct upon and along West Lackawannl avenue,
city OF Scranton, Pennsylvania, over the tracks
oi the Delaware, l.acktwaina and western!
Railroad company, and for the appointment OF
viewers to assess damages to property INJURED,
taken or destroyed upon certain conditions.
Section he il ordained lv the select and
common councils of the city of Scranton, ana
it is hereby ordained by authority Of the same,
that n certain yintl,icL he constructed over anu
along a certain street, in the city of Scranton.
known as West Lackawanna avenue, from Sew
cnth street TO Ninth street, across and over the
tracks of tho Delaware. Lackawanna and West
crn Railroad co,nnlny. in accordance with tho
general pInns and Specifications adopted by the
city c,gir,cr. and on file in his office. :, copy NJ
which is annexed hereto and made Il part oi this
ordinance
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si'' Nid"uct 10 ne lhi u! 'iie DciaMlle' i"''N. W,
wanna aiM ne,te'h h''ll'"au COMPANY anu ,,, ~.
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nance Sna'i n1i peeo'c eMeStie ""tia Wy , s"1 ~
companies shali nave iurhlsied 10 thr Ity VI
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INJURED taken or "csirnSc'' ny le'.Ih VI sne
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str,ction; nor do said companies assume any liza
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!on hai,"as r",'la..f 10 to'ls,rut. & anu 'pe.";;
its ,ioup'" tracks. wi,h oE'rhr' wr's, upon %,,
Niaoue! Who" sol',l'.' 90: 90 n'." 'ons'm - .n'
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'r'r' lor ,n' CONSTRUCTION nl .hp SAM 10 Nv Nv
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~st'r.'". ~ ,S !" on u.u;I .nc "''''''o' ''" S"i''-
VISION Oh 'he GU! engineer
| TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
All,
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ordnance 'hc cry ''rk snai auIc.t'sc '"l DIS M
Tor the construction ot me ionha'.,oh anu .me
snper8trutture OF Sa'n V'aIutt anu the $40 to' %
tract siiali DC let 10 tue lowest iespo,'s'ol'' wv"
uer' ID! action oi ,he to"n'''s VI a"e nv, NY Vi
Scraht"n' n'N "lpu",r'' u! ..'t 'i''!o 'l'e su'
crSS'" ninuer S'iail lhei' ehtei mo e1ii'''.'
WIN the Wy oi scranton Wnleh shtli pe eM
erntcd ny inc mayor ol SAN CIV! Oh hcr oo''''i'
winch contract S,ail DE prepared py me Guy soI
licior ana said contractor Siail furnish poh' non
WIN s'ireticS |" nc appro'eu ny 'hr 'l,E sp,'''-
tor in the sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars;
| Tor the 1alth'nl performance OF s''ih Wo'h, aho
nection nee lon Herewith.
sec. ,iI,nS o,uI" Sl'nni no. pvvo,i,n nois
,,,, '"i' not",,n"ma ,nL wa.tnrm n,iIrn,I cam.
many and tbc scranton Railway COMPANY, as pro.
| yidcd by Section of this ordinance, shall have
been fled with tho city solicitor and approved
| by him.
ANA u iu'lner pro'i.rH 'na, n.'o.e lNI
G"''af. ~ 'oa m Sn' H. ,I.
nians md snrcidcations unon which The same i,
| based. shall be submitted to and receive tn,
| approval of the engineers Of both said oompa-
| mics and the city engineer.
| sec. o.-InhieuiateS hit'r INC p,S'agc "i IN,
W San,;m " "nd ,h ,on',, W. ~, a.,
| ,r,rr 81 ontu,ct;on tho ,'i,w soIiritor sh,I
| apply 10 court for the appointment of viewers I,
| assess the damages occasioncd to any oi th,
| adjacent properties which may be taken. inJureo
or destroyed by reason OF the change ot grade
MrSt iaGEaW'i,a @ I,e,us % anu luz 'o,'s,nue,''
| vio,' tbe nremises md MAKE rnnnrt to th,
| court in ,tcordancc with The law
| Sec. Q-Nl necessary changes in III, wate,
mains, sewers, gas pipes or other contluits OF
| said West Lackawanna avenue, made necessar,