, 1874-11-15
TIE CCUE,;rS.


Record OF Business Transacted Ecstcr.
t:ay.
LAKE TROUBLES AGAIN.
An abstract was given resterda; in TIE
TRIBUNE OF lengthy bill fled by the Town Of
taao against Charles E. nequenbourc, to pro-
vent him laying any mora watcr-pipcs in tho
town under a contract made With him last spring.
An independent view was taken Of the matter
yesterday By Edward Martin, Of Duchess
County, Now YORK, who. from his standpoint.
considers tho whoIo contract void, and that
uequeubourg is oply entitled to as much as the
services and pipes were reasonably worth,
and Martin EXPLAINS his apparently unreasonable
interference in tho matter BY stating that be
ov ns about S:11O 900 of real estate in the littlo
snpur5 referred to. sud by virtue Of his non-
residence takes his caso into Uncle Sam > par
tcalar courts, where he possibly thinks he can
have more complete Justice.
Tho first reason why, according to afr. Nar-
tlu tho cont-acs ought to bs considered ns void,
il because, it having been mado Feb. G. 1874, it
was entered into with a former Board Of
Trustees, aud that, under tho Law of
1873 its powers wcro limited. II was tho
dury OF the Board rs alleged in the
other bill to advertise for bids, and accept the
lowest. The bill then sets out tho various fail
ures on tho part Of Hequenbours to fulfill the
alleged contract, aud claims the amount to be
laid was limited. If tho contract b. valid, to Is
miles. Fraud is charged in the inception Of tho
contract, in o.der to faror He 1ucnoourg. It is
also charged that the contract waa signed at the
Grand Pacific Hotel, in Chicago. instead Of the
Town-Hall OF Lake, where town business should
have been done. and even then not until
the old Board had retirea from Office. Mar
tin also claims that come fraud was
used to induce the present Board t. accept tho
pipe. He also alleges tha: tho contract is void
ns to- ta1TnGcrs and landowners, and that
the bonds already Issued to the amount Of $780,
631.33 arc fraudulent and void. either in the
hands Of Heqnenbourg or OF third parties. Mar
Tin has asked the town to bring suit for tho
pnriposo Of having the contract declared void,
the n,oSA court g to '" have D'0 an I scconns asns
taken,. claiming that the contract being
resciuded, it will DO found that Hequenbours Is
already oTeTpnid, aud a1so to grant an injunction
restraining Hequenbourg from laying any moro
pipes to prevent the town from 1aauing any
more bonds or paying those already issued, and
for decree for any balance that may be found
to bc dne from He1uenbourg to the town: The
motion fer Injunction will be taken up by judge
Bodgett Tuesday morning.
TIE DEFUSCT CHICAGO NEWS COMPANY
Homer Cook, assignee Of tho bankrupt Ne'c;
Companv. filed petition in tho United States
". Ho:a'lng A. Hyatt Smith. George Powell,
N. 3. Bailey, N. J. Onaaan, J. E;iri5, f.
silverman. 7 G.. Courtney, E. T. Runyan,
Da;id Walsh, Hugh AIahcr, Mike Evans. j. J.
McGarvey, and II. n. Hono.o for discovery.
The Assignee states that he was appointed AS
signee BY the Court i, 1878; and has been iutins-
trioualy engaged since in hunting up tho uuluckT
Stockholders to tho Com- any, but. owing to re-
markable reticcnce on their part; he has hlthcrto
fnif f,rtx ckfnr
the defendants in the present suit hare, or how
much they have pald thereon. The Company
owes about 100000. and has already &C.
cla1ed ono dividend, and Cook is
the whole amount still due On the stock but
only to have an assessment to close up the
affairs Of the unhappy PAPER.
As it would be productive OF much trouble to
the bankrurt's e1chciuer is very limited, the
Assignee has brought > Lind Of omnibus suit.
hoping to accomplish all the needed
obiec1s in oue case. He. therefore asks that
the amount Of stock he holds. tho amount paid,
ths amount still dne, and then supplement such
CONFLICT OF JuR,sn1cT1oN.
A petition was filed Friday, IN the case Of Cole
Ys.. Swain, Barnard & Co.. which threatened to
give rise to another Of the frequent conflict. Of
jurisdiction which are 30 often occurring be-
tween the State and Federal Courts.
Tho petitioner sets out that on the 2Gth
day Of September last, G. S. Head Vas
appointed Receiver in the case Of Coo w.
Swan. Barnard Il Co.; that he took: posses
sion, gave bonds, and proceeded to wind up the
affairs Of the firm as otdeIed to do BY tho Court;
that, on the 5th Of November, by virtue of Ger
tain proceedings in bankruotoy, R. E. Jenkina,
as Assignee of Swain, Barnard i Co.; took pos
session OF tho store, in Heads absence. barred
the back door: apd having read the warrant and
requested those in the stote to leave, locked the
front door aud took the KEY With him 80 that
the Receiver has sinee been unable to
obtain at iGa uo Nsisss sand
show cause why be should not be attached for
contempt in Interfering With the proceedings
under the order OF the Stale court,
The matter cl1no up. before judge Williams
yesterday: and some discussion was mad. Judge
case had been made cut Iy The petition; and that
If the allegations could be proved some relief
ought to be given: TIE Question Mas some1tat
dictional point This, however, he. de-
Fired to avoid it possible, as his in
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