Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04
From the sacrsmento Union, Oct -.
A Railroad War i'm California.

II seems that we are about 20 have
railroad war of greater or LEES dimension
in this city shortly. between the Cenir /
Pacific and California Pacific Railroad
As we are informed, the former oompaa,
made an agreement verbally with the lat
ter some months ago, promising 20 give il
the privilege Of coming into the city with
its track at any point IL chose TO select,
provided the point was not az the foot %
| I-street, nor a block above the present
Sacramento and Yolo bridge This agree
ment they do not now appear willing T.
abide by, and the result j. that the mat
ter has been brought into court. Lat
I Thursday Judge McKune issued an order
giving the California Pacific be immedi-
ate possession IF 70 much Of lot a, sla-
der's Addition, e. is not occupied by amy
super.tructure. upon the filling by said
Company Of a bond in the SUM 81 S5,VOO.
That day the bond was filed. Tic
| portion Of the lot thus Designated
is strip about eighteen feet wide
in the immediate vicinity Of the Sacra-
mento and Yolo Bridge, running from
Jibboom street to the waters edge, apd
flanked on either side by frame building
belonging to the Central Pacific Company,
TO which Company il also belonged, a.
does Likewise all the river front between
X street aud the Yolo bridge. On Sstur-
day the Central Company graded the
ground in front of this strip of land aud
the building adjoining it, and laid down
piece of track. Yesterday morning
they set "A gang of twenty or thirty men
At work extending their wharf, Whlat
had previously terminated inst below this
g lapA "a ahaEa
haye thus interfered in two-fold manner
with the California Pacific Company. n
its possession of the property awarded u
George Cadwalader, attorney for the iai-
ter Company, yesterday notified the fore
man of the gang of men employed by The
Central, that he and his tmen were tres
passing, and would be held responsible.
Judge McKune, who had been on busine-s
in Yolo Co, paid considerable attention on
his return TO the work that was being
carried on, and made inquiries OF The
engineer of the California Pacific a. 10 the
effect the pile-driving by the Cenirals
employees would have in retarding Work
upon the proposed bridge. The Caliior-
MIA Pacific Company have resolved, We
| are informed, to refrain from taking &c
tive steps in the premises until their peii-
ton Tor CONDEMNATION oI OliltI 1abNrs -.
appointment Of Commissioners. &c, shall
be heard in the Sixth District Court neIi
Monday. The action of the Central r
cific in obstructing the entrance of The
other company into the city in this style
excitss considerable comment. Legal
men cay that the Central Company can
not prevent the condemnation Of 20 much
Of their property as is necessary for me
purposes Of the other Company, ana
more than the widow who resided two o.
three years ago within stones throw o.
the land spoken Of above, could save her
property when the Central Company
wanted il condemned for their uses. NOT
can they expect any pay for the work
which they have done and are now oI,ns
in defiance Of the order of Judge nc
Kune. There is one thing in which my
are succeeding admirably. however-insy
are showing By their present scnon nd
iniurv the interests Of the cify souia
have suffered IL this corporation had III
1901 in getting possession OF the "a "a:
snoe Of tho FLYER front, upon when ~ -
iooked With covetous eyes, ana to
80 fsv eeeransntsns have been liz 'A'''
Of doaatiag toM