The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-29
AGAINST CITY
WATER PLANT
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Of the constitution Of Pennsylvania, which went
into effect on the 1st day OF January 1874
or OF the general corporation act entitled, "Ar
act to provide for the incorporation and rcgula
tion of certain corporations" Approved April
30 1874.
Jhrd-The Fall Brook and Newton Water Sup
ply company incorporated by approval OF the
articles OF association by the governor oil the
gath OF November. 1901.
Fourtli-The Lackawanna Valley Water Supply
company was incorporated by approval of the
governor OF the articles Of association on the
LIST Of October, 1897.
Tifth-Thc Consolidated Water Supply com.
oany was incorporated by approval of the articles
Of association by the governor on the 2sth OF
February, 1909.
Sixth-The city Of Carbondae by the action
Of its councils, beginning with the year 1s6s.
was in contract relations with the Crystal Lake
Water company for the supply oi water to the
city OF Carbondale through fire hydrants and for
municipal supply at an annual rate that was
paid each year down to and including April
u, 1899.
seventh-That from July II, ls05, down to and
including Dec. 90, 1897, the city OF Cnrbondac
paid to the Fall Brook and Newton Water Sup.
ply company for water service an annual cons
tract consideration.
Eighth--That from May A. 1896, to April Z,
1898, the city OF Carbondalc paid for public pur.
poses, water rent TO the Lackawanna Valley
Nntf-That from May IL, 1890 to May 13.
1901, the city OF Carbondalc paid an annual con-
sidcration TO the Consolidated Water Supply
company for water supplied for public purposes
TO the city Of Carbondale.
Tentt-Thut upon the Goth of March, 1896, an
agreement was entered into between The Crystal
Lake Water company and the city of Carbon
dale in which the Crystal Lake Water company
agreed to furnish water Tor fire purposes for all
hydrants which now are or may be reached by
The pipes OF the said company for the term of
three years from the 1st day OF April, 1896 for
the price OF fifteen dollars per hydrant per year;
the city to furnish and place said hydrants, make
all connections under the supervision OF the said
first party or their superintendent; the rental
to he payable semi.annually and was for term
OF three years.
MADE A CONTRACT
Eleventl-on the 10Th of June. 1899, the select
council, and on July 10, 1899, the common
council OF the city OF Carbondae, by resolution
approved by the mayor on July IL, 1890, directed
the city solicitor to draw contract with the
Consolidated Water Supply company to furnish
water for fire purposes only for all fire hydrants
which may be reached by the pipes
of the said company. the minimum number to
he paid tor to be not less than scycnty.eght for
a term commencing April l, 1890, and ending
April !, 1901, at the price OF fifteen dollars per
hrdrant per year: to furnish the city of Car
nohuale water 10 HUSH t"rks lor sewers anu
for fountains for the price of twenty cents per
one thousand galIons ana 10 iurnlsh water LOT
city buildings and for FIRE department buildings
at the same rates as are charged to the public.
The contract provided in the said resolution was
prepared by the CITY soici'or' out was NOT exc
ented by the mayor on benait OF the ci'y tof the
reason that there was not appropriated enough
money to cover the same
lWeiith-ihat upon lhe i''h OF June i"i' =
". Kupp, city engineer, in response to a rcsol,i
'loh OF 'he seiect coupcl! OF June D. iVoi "'due
an approximate es'imate OF tne cost OF CON
suuctlng complete water WORKS system III the
city OF oaroondale oascd upon a reservoir nuiIt
on the Ransom tract located southeast oil var
less than three hundred million gallons Of water.
Thirtcenth-rhat the said Ransom tract is
within the water basin OF AyleSWorth creek
which, by articles OF incorporation OF the Jei-
myR Water company. approved by the governor
on June 5, 1885,, was incorporated to supply
water to the public of the borough OF Jermyn,
Iackawanna county, Pennsylvania, and also to
the borough OF Maytcd. The population Of the
former is hve thousand and OF the latter thirty
seven hundred. mat there are approximately SIX
hundred consumers dependent upon this water
company with demand OF one million gallons
per day. Ihat the said supply Is at times in'
sufficient to meet the demands upon 1t by the
consumers upon It's mains. Ihat during three
months of the summer Of 1901 the Jerlnyn res
crvoir was dry.
tourteenth-rhat the approximate cost OF the
construction Of complete water works system
in the city of Carbondalc, as reported to the
city councils on June IL, 1901, by ). II. kupp,
city engineer, is Sl73,s3l66 In this estimate is
seventy acres OF land Ransom tract, S3,52l.
Fitteenth-That the taking Of the said Ran
som tract by the city OF Carbondale for its
source OF water supply would result in taking
part of the land interest of the Jer1nyn Water
n iIsH hv ha
JermJn water company as part OF its fran
chiSe. 1t would damage the Jcrmyn Water COM
nny by the taking OF the Ransom tract almost
TO coniscation. The damage to the Jermyn
Water company would be $250,0Q0,
IvnppTrnNrss ou c,,rv
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Ssteen'h-ihat upon the "a OF June l'ol, the
Indebtedness OF the city oil Carbondale was in
creased TO lhe amount ot Sl3Jooo Tor the pur-
pose OF the construction ot municipal water
pant. lhis increase ot Indebtedness was made
WIN the assent OF the electors IN an election
held on the 9th day OF November 1900. The
Indebtedness aforesaid was 10 be incurred for
the SAID purpose and the money was to he
raised for that purpose by the issuing OF bonds
numbered from one to one hundred and foriy'hvc
inclusive bearing date July |, 1901, in dcnomina-
tons oi one Thousand with coupons attached,
with interest at four per cent. per annum, pay
able between July !, 1906, and July l, 1921, in-
elusive
sevcnteenth-That the total indebtedness of the
city oil Caroondale on July q, 1901, was SiS,'
"n:iZ, ~,
ccdinr assessed valuation Of tox,hie nronar,,
of Tho citv of Corhondo,c penps,,,yoni, tho
same beinr the assessment for thc yoor ,ooi
was g.. sos. .07G
Nineteenth-Thc maximum limit updor tho cor.
stitution and laws of ponnsyIvania Of Tho in.
,ebtedness of the citv of CarbondaIe is s,G6