The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-10

TINT DOut "A tiis titup tlnyp tnCV cOuDlpu
with the requirements of the act and their rl,ar.
ter? They had Two ycars. from, the Jth DAY of
J,pr. ION, io m,lc onnlicntjop T,ev have
two years from tIc time tlev obtain consent from
the city to begin work, They then have i've
years to complctc their system Wherein have
they forfeited any riqhtY surely the act has
been substantially complied with and 1t is not
within the power of councils to grant the rights
to occ,py the streets mentioned IN their charter
TO another company until some contingency
arises working forfeiture Of their chartered
II,o ,,r,,,,.;,,.,, J., ,,.,., A.. .,,,, n,. uro.
poscd ,o,nora,inn tta, soo,,a -, a, In dnubt
whether they may be able 10 fully realize their
hopes to become Incorporated, would seem 10 I've
an agreement without proper parties TO the con.
tract How could the city enter into this agree
n,e,,,' III Such way as 10 oinu persohs ,'' Wno
,aSaro n a." 'o .",u. ,m. Oi,,,,i,.
signed nv , nor.on r,i,o sn,, h, ronrescn,s neti.
tioncrs. TO whstg There is no pati,ion before
me. There is nothing. but a proposition. signed
by person attorney for a principal which
he does not disclose.
iiow can the councils agree to withhold the
. s."n."s ., franchise III order .lat they may
aer,aiu oo,,;,,',.' 0Svh .'rIn,, ,'' w., ntto,,n,
whom Tho oi,or,n,. ,n,rosan,s ,,nos n,o,, Ian,
pcn; and in tho event of thcir fullest homes bc.
ing realized on June s, 1903 they obtain char
ter from the governor, and then come to the city
for its consent TO lay the tracks called for by
.heii cn"t'er' ana the ciy should insist upon
INSERTING i' 'he o,uh,nceS' s'ant'hg 'ne consent
y, tTo a,roo,s ana , ,n' n"" o"ueu 10, rd M o
iusc to accent that oon,,;ion Could ,r, nit,. ten
under the proposition. as presented TO the coun.
ellis. recover the sum promised, or any part
OF it3
HAS PROMISED TO PAY
II would seem not. Who has nromised to nav?
What is the consideration to support the prom.
ise? And again. suppose that this matter should
be deferred until June, 1908, as proposed in The
oher, ana mat then the proposed company
s''',u ., ,n'"se 'neii op'n'on as 10 ''"Nihs 'ppi
So th, ,oss ~ oe ,;,o no'" @ '"u , , w. ,', ,;
is now nronoscd ,o bn h,iIty 7 c,n 500 M mi.
vantage TO the city in considering this nronosto ion
it is now made. If the intention OF the pro.
posed incorporators is to occupy the streets, the
use OF which is granted by the charters of the
companies named IN the ordinances it is en-
.'ur"eE ., aououui Whelher Sue'i cohtihgehcS
statute oohs r e Im narts ts ~ . aouas ,,.' on o
tanned is nronertv. and II remains n nronort,
until it is forfeited or abandoned, II cannot be
forfeited as long as they keep within the require
nents of the law. An abandonment cannot be
the civ authorities 70 occunv tbc strcets and
builds its road as is required by the terms of its
charter
tnereiore conclude mat the proposition Is
',,s o ". ~, s, gu o"e w. ,e'''ue'..o 'ue e"A, ,"a.
deferring ,lo nassaco Of ,hn n,oyo,t or1;romors
until such time as tbc gentlemen could obtain
a charter from the state; if. indeed. one could
be obtained under existing circumstances
Respectfully submitted,
G. NJ. Watson
The COMMITTEES nresented the above
offer and opinion to councils. with the
recommendation that the offer he re-
iected. and this recommendation was
adopted unanimously without debate
The first ordinance to he called IN M
second reading was the measure award
ing q. franchise to the North End street
Railway comnanv. Mr. Coleman offered
an amendmant hv which tba comnonr
agreed to take IN IFS tracks on yvvo-
ming avenue. north of Linden street
in the event of ire heinz ahsorbed h,,
any other street railway comnanv oy
itself absorbing. the rights of onv other
street railway comnanv nroviding tbe
CITY agreed not TO LET any other com
many take nossession of Wyomno. ,ve-
me q fter sucb tracks we've taken IN
The annarent reason for tbe adontion
of tbis a,nendment lies In tho nossibiI-
itv of the new street railway comnanv
securing coptrol of the franchise of the
Scranton Railway comnanv nroyidino
the charter of the valley Passenger
Roilw,v con,nony is ravol.ed rba CO
curine of these fr.ncbises vonId on
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