The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-02

If the Dickson City Water company,
now affiliated with the Scranton Gas
and Water company, Is not paid a GER
tain sum- which it has coming from
Dickson City borough, on or before next
Monday, the said Dickson City borough
will be without water for PUBIC pur-
poses until said sum Is paid over.
This is only one of several new and
interesting developments OF the last
two days i'm the Dickson City mix-up.
The other developments have Il more OF
less direct bearing upon it.
The company claims that it has a
claim against the borough for water
furnished for two years back and that
the failure to pay is largely due to the
fact that the borough council has been
unable to transact business for many
months. because Of factional lights
Secretary Jeffries, of the company. has
served notice on Burgess William Ken
nedy and Chairman Hufnagel. of the
coufcil, that unless the bin is paid by
May g. the water supplying the fire
hydrants will be shut off.
WOULD BE SERIOUS.
This would be serious thing, because
it would leave the borough without fire
protection and would probably cause
the insurance companies to cut Off all
insurance. The electric light company
is clamorng for money long overdue
also. and unless the council does some
thing right away quick, the borough
may be rendered lightless as well as
waterless.
The prospects of the councils doing
anything right away quick are not
of the brightest 1t will be remem-
bered that up till last Saturday night
the council was deadlocked OH the cleo
ton of chairman. The four faithful
members of the HufnaGel faction kept
voting for Mr.. Hufnagel night after
night, and the four faithful members of
the so-called Mccarthy faction kept
voting for Louis Richards.
Finally, just before midnight, Mr..
richards turned over and voted for
Mr.. Hufnagle, thus electing the latter
1t was then thought that everything
would be plain sailing for the future
and that the disgraceful scenes which
have attended the borough council
n neetings were at an end.
This theory proved to be contrary
to the facts, however, for when Chair
man Hufnagle and his three original
supporters came to the borough build
ing on Wednesday night, for the pur-
pose Of meeting in regular session, they
found that Mr.. Richards had been won
back by the Mccarthy faction and that
none of the latter were on hand. AS
no quorum was present, it was found
Impossible to conduct a meeting.
ANOTHER MEETING TONIGHT.
An effort will be made to conduct an
other meeting tonight. Action must
be taken by the council before either
water or electric light bills can be paid
and an appeal TO the better manhood
Of the members will be made, in order
to save the borough from the desper-
ate strait in which it will be placed
il something isn't done.
There should be nine members ii
the borough council, but there was 6
! tie in the First ward, and so no can.
| didate was elected in February last
John Reilly. who was the, Mccarthy
| candidate, last night caused the an
| rest of William Roberts, the judge OF
election, and of William T. Perris anC
John Grier. inspectors, all of whom ht
cha! ges with failing to count certain
votes cast for him. The three mer
went before Justice of the Peace Will
| liams and entered bail for their appear
| ance at court,