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

districts composed Of the counties Of baekawsnna
aud susquehanna on the 2sth Of February, 1899,
the governor Of Pennsylvania, under the act oi
10Th April, 1874, and the several supplements
thereto by approval dccreed an incorporation
which was denominated the Consolidated Water
supply company. having for Its purpose the stor.
age or transportation Of water aud water power
for commercial and manufacturing purposes for
the districts composed Of the counties Of Jacka.
wanna sn1 Susquclisnna. On the 1ith oi April
iseD the Cryst1l lake Water company, by tir.
tue OF an agreement OF that date with the
Consolidated Water supply company, leased and
dcmised to the Consolidated Water Supply com.
pnny, all is water works. dams, reservoirs
pumps, pipes. gates real estate, right OF way
contracts, leases ctc., to the Consolidated Water
supply company its successors and assigns for
the full term of fifty years from the 1lth day
OF April, 1900, and covenanted TO keep up the
organization of the lessor company and fulfill
it's obligations under its corporate creation. on
the list OF October, 1897, by virtue OF nm agree
ment between the Fail Brook and Newton COM
pany and the Lackawanna Valley Water Supply
company, the Fall Brook and Newton company
leased all its property, buildings, pipe lines,
etc., OF one company to the other for the
period of ninetynne years at an annual rental
and with covenant to discharge the duties,
contracts and obligations OF the lessor company
which 1t may have obligated itself to perform.
On tile llth of APRIL 1880, by an agreement b..
tween the lackawnnna Valley Water supply
company and the Consolidated Water Supply
company, the Lackawanna Valley Water Supply
company leased all its water works including
dams, reservoirs, pumps, pipes, gates, real es.
tate, right Of way, contracts, leases income,
rents, issues and profits, particularly including
the property held BY 1t under lease from the
Fail Brook and Newton company its
successors and assigns for the full period Of
fifty years from the 1lth day OF April. 1899.
The city OF Carbondnle at tile time that the
bill was filed in this case was paying to the
Consolidated Water Supply company for siXty.onc
fire hydrant' that drew water from the Crystal
Lake Water Supply company and also for public
buildings, city and municipal buildings and
Columbia Hose house, the Mitchell house and
drinking fountains and seven or eight school
houses and up to 1889 for automatic flush tanks
dischargmg twice in twentyfour hours, one
hundred and fifty gallons Of water TO flush six.
tanks. These tanks connected with the
Crystal Lake Water supply company's plant by
the city engineer OF the city OF Clrbondale and
in use upwards OF nine years prior to
1890. The Fall Brook and Newton company up
To the time OF the filing of the bill in this
case had seventeen fire hydrants attached to
part. Of their water plant which used by
the city Of Carbondale for fire purposes, 1t
also supplied school houses and school buildings.
The public Use OF the water in these buildings
was for closets hose purposes and sprinkling.
These several items Of Use by the city OF Car.
bondae of the waite, OF these companies began
in the payment by the city to the Crystal Lake
company on July >, 1865, Of the sum Of five
hundred and sixty dollars; to the Fall Brook
and Newton Water Supply company July
H. ls05, OF three hundred and cightv.sevcn dol.
lars and fifty cents. In addition to the par.
ticuar payment for water used, the city also
paid for appliances and fees governing their
use OF the water from these respective companies
After the transfer by lease OF the Crystal Lake
plant and the Fal Brook and Newton plant,
the city continued its relations with these
water companies by payment of the rents and
the incidental charges accompanying the use
OF the water by the city. Upon June 10, 1859,
the city councils by resolution directed that
the city solicitor be authorized to draw a
contract between the city OF Carhondalc and
the Consolidated Water company for the fur.
nisling of water for the said city by the SAID
company for the year ending April l. 1900, ut
the same rate that is nov paid by the city,
and the proper officers directed 10 execute
the said contract on the part OF the city
CITY MADE PROVISIONS.
1t further appears that upon March Il. 1O0O
that the city OF Carbondalc by an ordinance
then approved, made provision for the creation
and erection OF municipal water plant TO sup
ply the citizens with water which would to
large extent duplicate the plants OF the Crystal
Lake Water Supply company and the Fall Brook
and Newton Water Supply company. BY virtue
of this ordinance. there was submitted to the
electors OF the city OF Carbondale, on Nov. g.
1900. the question OF the increase Of the in
debtednesS OF the city to the amount OF one
hundred and forty-tive thousand dollars for the
purpose OF erecting municipal water plant. As
a result of the election thus held. there were
1870 votes cast in favor Of such increase and
SDS against il, On June %,