The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
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MUNICIPAL WATER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE


Referred to Committee UntilFriday
Nipht-Turbu lent Scenes in Selec
Council--The Incidents of Lively
Meeting.
Tho municipal water plant ordl-
nance came dangerously close tn PC
ing laid on the table in select coun-
ell, 50 close that tn" advocates W
municipal water. and TINS meant d.
big percentage Of those present as
si.rtators. fairly shivcred at the lh'e
which threatened the measure. 1no
ordinance WAS finally re-reterred 10
committees hut not without Warhi
and noisy debate. and numerous llVelN
irW.idents incidents that MADE las'
-,,-ht.s session ono of the iivcliest in
months.
.,IIs, before the ordinance came up,
H ritv ENGINEER K"rr, in accordahr'
With the resolution Of the last meet
ing Of select council. presented III"
estimate oC The cost of the water
risnt. This ncurc was SlIS,S5l,o6.
I, was received and placed oil iile.
MIR. Manri"n thcn called up the ordi-
n.ncc rol third and final roading. ms
motion WAS seconded by Mr.. l'arr'it'
rut before it was put, MI. Thoilp-
.,rn arose and pointing cut that t''"
bond ordinance provided for an issue
,r S,tj 900 in bonds tn meet IN" "H-
,,nscs uf the rlant. while the rltN
,rgineer's estimate was over S-S'o"o
higher He asked if tEiS discrepancy
would in any way affect the issuance
of the bonds. city solicitor Stuar'
was sought for an opinion. and IN MS
EXPRESSION he declared that tn" onl|
Question was one of adNiSabiltN. anu
lr did not believe that the mere fact
az there being a difference between
,hr proposed bond issue and the es-
innate ot the city engineer Wonlo AZ
rct the validity of the bond issue
Mr.. Thompson seemed satisfied WIN
the city solicitors opinion, Tor ne
made no comment.
Mr.. Mannion then followed with a
rnoticn .hat the ordinance pass llnai
ana third reading.
At this iuncturc. l.. \. Roberts. "l
the citizens committee %. one nun
,lrc.l. WAS given the courtesy at the
iico3.
Mr.. Roberts pointed out that ih"
bonus from the sale of bond. Wouil
fully make un the diHeren"" SHOWN
by the city engineers estimate fnr
,heruoie. it was the opportunity M
the citizens to obtain water pian1
which would supply the people win
water and not with mud, as III lh'
case r.n he West Side. Mr.. Roberts
also cited figures to show what pronl
was being derived from thH plant OF
the Consolidated Water company
which is paying sin per cent on
million dollars.
Hero onsued the warm and noisy
debate among the c"un"i'mcn. Whi"A
KEYED the interest ot the spectators
Ia :. high pitch
Ate, the debate commenced. it WAS
rlainly indicated that the ortlin|nr'
would certainly meet auddcn death
If Mr Mannion's motion was persisted
in. Mr.. Battle. MI THOMPSON and
Mr.. Davis Wrr" determined in their
opposition 10 allowing TIL" ordinanc"
being disposed of without rcfcrcnc"
to committee for the purpose of in
curing into the dis, rapaucy shown
Ivy the city engineers estimate. anH,
AZ they put it. each of them, to see
If everything was "all right" and t."
he satisfied on this point. Mr.. Battle
ana Nj Davis wanted it understood,
they said with emphasis, hat they
We're not acting for the purpose ~
drtg.,Ine the ordinance. hut they did
want To know, plainly speaking,
"Wlrrn The" Wcr" at. before pass
,us tine nrninur,cc. The spectators did
rni ;akc VII to these uti"ranceS. and
rhpr7 Ms q chorus "F d"pracating
lnughs. with n fnw gioaus. Finally
ti-a roll call WAS proceeded with, hut
dtt;'" III" Affirmative Vot" uf Mr.. Bar