The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-29

| the source OF their water supply and 10 dis
tribute their mains leading therefrom to meet
| the demands OF such increased wants to expend
large sums Of money. During this interval Of
time additional hydrants were placed at the
request of the city OF Carbondale for FIRE pur.
poses and additional water was supplied to the
city for other municipal necessities. In addition
to the express contracts entered into between
the Crystal Lake Water company and the city
Of Carbondale, the implied contracts were con-
summatcd by the city OF Carbondale paying the
annual rent for the use Of water of the Crystal
Lake Water company.
Ephrata Water Co. VS.. Ephrata borough, 10
Sup. CT. 4s0: "As general rule, where its
charter or the general law prescribes the mode
in which municipal corporation may contract,
1t must be Shown that the contract or obligation
sought to be enforced was made or incurred
in the mode thus prescribed, but in the absence
OF such provision municipal as well as private
corporations may in many cases be bound by
implied contracts within their corporate powers
TO be deduced by inference from corporate acts.
LIST Dillon's Nun. Corp 4th Ed. Section 45O;
Pittsburg VS.. Biggart, So Pa 42j; United States
Water Co. VS.. Dubois. 1T6 Pa. 43D; Borough Of
Carlisle vs.. Carlisle Gas and Water Co. 3 Cent.
Rep 5si; IIyndman VS.. Hyndman borough, :
Sup. Ct. 10l; San Francisco Gas Go. VS.. san
Francisco, D Cal. 4j3. Under the circumstances
proved on the trial OF this case, there an
implied contract 10 pay for the services actually
not admit, that the written contract was not
binding.
ACCEPTED THE ACT
Fourl-The city Of Carbondale, by due legal
action of the corporate authorities accepted the
provisions Of the general municipality act OF
1874 and its supplements; said acceptance
going into effect upon the Sth OF June, lssO,
and since tho said date tho citv of Carbondae
has been and now 10 F., city of the third class
and subject to nil general laws granting powers
to and roculstng citjos of that c,oss in this
state Bctwcen thn said stb doy of June. 1886.
and the o3d day Of NAV. 1850 contracts were
entered info between The Crvstal Lake Water
ronnonv ond the eitv OF Corbondale for the
supplv Of water by The water company to the
civ for fire purnoses ia bc used through fire
hvdrants erected bv the water comnany upon
it's mains and for othcr municipal and public
nurnoses Tbese coptro,t rotations bring this
ease within the rules lnid down in White, ct al.
"a. the Ci.v of Meadyillo ct ol. II Pa 6,3.
"The referee finds that on Aug. 49, 1891 by
proper official action the city of Meadville ac.
ccpted the provision, of Tho net Of assembly of
May % 1871 nrovid;no. for thc orponizotion and
government Of cities of tho third class in which
class IL took its appropriote nlace. That act
authorizes cities Of this class in their corporate
conoctv ia sunn,v with w,ter tho CITY and
s,ch nersops n,rtnersh;ns and cornorat;ons
therein ns NAV desire tho same ot srch nrices AS
NAV bo ooroed ,,non and for that rurnose have Mt
oll times Tho unrestricted ,;pht TO mako. erect
and maintain all b,oper water works. MACHINERY,
buildings c;s,orns reservoirs nincs and con
duits for tha r,isino rocontion conveyance and
distribution of water or 10 make contracts with
and outhorizc onv nerson comnonv or ossocin.
t;on ia crect all nroncr w,+nr works mochinnrv
bui,dincs cstarns reservors nincs and condu,ts
for tho raising rocent;on corvsranco And dis
tributior of water and rive such persons, COM
nonv or ossocint;on tho oxcIrsivo nri,i,e,c NJ
furnishing water as aforesaid for anv length of
time not exceeding ten years. The Fiftioth sec
ors tins "i,on rnoro ,i,, amthor;,os ,hs n,rcbaso
~. ,t,o ,it -. r,i, ,;a @ ,,. h oraa no.
tLo rahs nriy;loo,s ana ,ronc,,;sos ~ an, ,r,tnr
c1mnnnv ,bon ;n onoratio,, and ,horoaftor to
cyorrisc MI tbo no,vcrs of tl,o comnanies co MR.
oLosod Tha oor,,or,.;on nnt 80 ,nri,
90 Is-. oivos 10 ,.otor cor,n,n;., tho ,;ubt ,n
in,rndnco into hnrougbs and r,tios wherevrr thcv
NAV he located n sufficient SUNNY of MIRO water
and whom comnIetod lis rioht in the 1ocaIitv
covered bv its works ;s cxclusve until during n
nprod of five ycars Tho comnanv has diyidcd
nn,ong II. stoclhold,rs d;,.idond om,o, u,
eight ncr cent mon ito canitaI stool. Then II
ie m,Ja lawful ,;,ar two,tv ,,o,rs ,ron, +ho in
troduct;on of tbo woior sor ,bo run;c;na,;ty IN
bocome the owners of ,he wa,or wor,s hv nav.
;no tb. NOT cost ~ orert;ro md maint.;n;nc
tho same ;vith intorsst tborson a. tbo r,to ~
TON ner cent,,r, nor AMIN, doJrctirr fro,,,
spch inierost bo,vover any dir;donds tboretoforo
doc,areJ 1Jorc ,hen Mainly wore two
distinct ,,e,hods bv which ,bo ,nunic;n,lity
could srpnI, its ci,;ye,s with u,,er Ry nr,tinr
cithor mothod in onorotion tho so,,c onI nos ar'
comnlisbod Tho, ;s tho surnvn,, NJ tho cti.
zcns with wa,cr There is M rcnngnoncv in Tho
nroyisious of tho two ,c,S IN +bo ,ssun,tior
tbo+ on, or tho o,,ar ,,ore uiI ho ,dnntod
IN oaect tho rurnozo t,er, will bo , ,,oc;dod
rcnugnancv in tho;r onor,tton ;f bo,h bo rut ,t
work NJ iho samn time to .,oct thot n,rnoso
WON'T PAY FOR DOUBLE.
II ANYTHING he manifest II is that tro u,otcr
mains be laid sid, bv side on thc same street
equally accessible to the houseboIJer on cach
side conveviny douhlo tho ouontitv needod viii
double sets Of bydrants. n,mnnr stations of.
fees salaries and cyponses ono or IN. othnr
must hc abandoned No cop,mupitv viii nav
double for any article Of necessity or hxnrv
II tho nroner,v holder ,nnst In, oornu,eor,,
tax,tion sunnort tbo ,m,ricin,, svstc,n ho r,ii,
nor voluntarily srnnort thc nr;,oto nornor,t;on
system Sucb n conflict AZ interasts r,iI1 IN
nyitohlv bonkrmt tbo svstom which do,ords
upon the voluntary notronape os thc nuhIic Wc
bcsitoto +o .s,,n,o. o,o, no,,rt &; ha,,nJ ~ ho.
ito+o ,oru ro,oro oss,,,n;ro ,L ,;I,,no g.;
tcnds nv grants 10 distinct oornor,t;oms fr
mblic mrnosns there shall oriSc srch cors;ct
in Tho a,.roiso of tho ,rono,i,o, o ,,;u o,t |
in the nroctiral DESTRUCTION of nronortv =, an,
nit;zor without onn,nansat;a, !, =; or,;,n,
MI" Of canstrmction ha,noo, o,der " ,nd ,.o,'aar
gr,pts q, fr,nchisn. tro sororo;", Ioos 80, H.,
tord tt .a,noo. eiu -;s.;ep ,,
bnt 70 oss,,u,o ,hosa trannhisos o h Wv "; ;s,
onoo a,d e, "nora,;o, ~ , go ~; t;, n ="
H.. & ~. ',r ,a, snn '',,o ~ a'ots '
same ,rinS, ~ ,ro ,,,rin;,a,it,, "ha. - nl d
oIroad,, r,ra,+oJ :" ,ra ,'a,ar nn 'au' "a
,,,st,nss ,';a', ~, Wv ~ "as.i .onr4'S .o' :"
the franchise is impossible. Therefore in ap-
'oa'a,ms ,l ,ne e1isNielution OF tne WORDS OF INC