, 1880-09-15
Tho Chicago IL Western Indiana
Enjoining Some Other
1iOntts.
EEorta to Consolidate the Leading
Colorado Narrow-Gaugo
Roads.
The High.Joints TO Meet To-Motrow-
The Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western.


lis tracks 1aIl beforo winter. 1t llas baeli
brought 10 stnndstl[ Mt tho Burlington
crossings, l,cnr Sixteenth street, aiul ycstcr-
tlay two hills were filed In the Superior Court
10 Ret lniunctlotls ugalt,st the roads which
Rrt opposing Its enlrnncc. Thu first btlt
was against tho Michigan Central Railroad
Company and Il. L. jeffrey, and IN 1t tho
complainant sets out TINT, since 1t acquired
perm lsston In September, 1870, to enter
llo city, 1t has located Its depot site OIL
Ian l1uren street, aud lias been i'lustriot!s'y
spent s2,M0, COO ~ purchasing land md erect
lng buildings. The PROPOSED r0ah crosses
near Sixteenth street the trucks a,nl rIglit of
wny Of = li.le nf donl1le-srack rni!road ex
Urancil Ut tho Chicago River 1,ear Sixteenth
street cast to the linz Of the Illinois Central
Road, Which tracks aiM right, Ut way Hre
owned ffoiht!!}y BY tho Illinois Central llatl-
Railroad. ,the Chleago Il Northwestern Kai[-
road, .and the Michigan Central Kallroni.
IhlS W, ilnG 9 was 9riE'nally constructed By the
81; Clarlss Air Linc ltailroad, nn;l is now SO
tic above companies. Tho proposed
sirlp 1t ial.d thlrty feet vida dus.
oaly ~, fr9'I' 81 s2athwest s1 to nortlcast
Iy tho statute Ut tho State tho Western ll,,ii.
a1a Road !las right to closs this tiue ami
TINT It was the duty OF the aboyG,l,amed four
ana Roa'l In making such crossings Appl-
cation WIS ln,st!c to them for sl,cli p,lrpGsc.
and about the 10th Of Marcl, last tlle Chicngo,
burlington Il Quincy, the Michigan Central,
Central s0ads entered Into aii agreement by
which they granted for 900 yenrs 10 tic West
ern lnttiana ltond tho right to rse strip Of
and i tMilrty M feet vide across T. tle ST. Charles
was also to pay for NIL tho expense Of making
watean 10 % be pacs @ teTe. @ III Tc III iliinoIs s
Central, ChEcngo, Burlington IL Quincy, and
ment, but the Michigan Central backed ont
Of the contract. ,aftGr the payment Of the
money, md has since forbidden tllo Western
inllana to cross its trucks. and threatens to
ses s o'eS sue sy efSn sa he L cheEo es e w.t. yy t.
ern Indiana railroad flied Its bill aud asked
lor ;l,t Injunction to prevent tho Michigan
Ceittrnl from carrying out Its threats or Ill
terferng Iii hl,y way with the proposed cross
1,'l'hc other Itt1 WIS filed ngatnst tho Lake
Shore l. Michigan Southern Railroad CUllI-
pany for Il silIilnr purpose. The complain
s soa ,s stses ssaF2 a ( cceFe MessS Ss Na
Lake <ilofo i; Michigan Southern hniiroa,is
owtl @ ny tenhnts III common Ut :. Blnck s.,
end 1 iysfon Ssk Of In o tue eo4t AssfSsos fT.o sse e
iiIe \. i. Of sce c. ii, .ss 10 j. sinit s!tnated
At md near tlo crossing Ut tic st. Charies
Alf.i.ine with Clnrk strcet, a'stl coyurlny tho
Fs FSh's dnyro e ny Of te FoAs sqp ha and ths as
Nortllwes.ert and the Chicago, Burlington
4 Quincy .cach owned 4 nne.slxtll
Interest " tl,is traet, tic remainder being
ew!le4 os',ls oy Ty the Lake Shore Isoad The Cit
part of tic Interest Of the Chicago i Sortli.
!Eesters NIX! CllcnEo, Burlington & Quincy
hoads, but has never been nble to make any
arranEeeaent araat e' with tue Michgnn Southern to
part Of tho ab9ye.illcntioned tract.
Thu cause of this hostility, 1t IL alleged, Is
to be found In the fact that the. Michigan
6oather ES,har r. is + risal to to fopanant or
Trunk Railway Company, which comes in
over c0nlplafnnilt's trick. Tlte Grand Trunk
: connected witt! roatis extending TO tllo
Afn',tls ,ati. seaoar. nnti te s3le ts the fact
which connects with tilo New York
Central and Hudson River Rontls. The lnttor
1eaas T9aa aro owned Or controlled BY W. II.
tS.aIde5hilt, w!.o is in open hostility 10 tho
1Iltnts H. with tho Grand Trunk and Wabas,
Hallway Runtls, by which complainant III
ii1wed them to como III oyur its rontl, Vantler-
way s q o Wrstsfy syery p9Ss6S a ostfe nS r. ts
fDtu II frnit nsnro1air,r, itn r,,Ist X T..
gIYe consent IN erossjnr thn sichi@a,," stG
err truck. Wien lilo Wnsirr1, im,IimnH R""t
was iaylng Its tracks across tho ST, Charles
f;icill;liie Mf;irIil;liie TUG ocers or employees Of tho
fle"M frncl ~ onutnotm paekea ears uoWn 0,l the
doo eyorythiEr IN ihir notSor W. rne,, yo WHY NJ
completion, Of tIio crossiug. The cdt,,nlnfnnnt mt
i about to lay. It's track across tho AiichiGan
nfoI'taer1l !" t'tn trnck, and northeaswardly down
Momdav ntnirnI upI. w., a. uwni1ta sareot aMl
Mayor 1nI commiasin,sr ~ Twh1ia va,ls ~ ine
1t fenrs, however, tint there Viii In n iii
si unless Tie Micllgan Southern people, ono
tha,ra H.d W, are prevented from carrying out
prcvent emv tntfsss, WY nsns LOT ~ Injunction t9
work III oti. tlese cnscs | ,n;,nc',ans S s.ora
granted by Judge ju,ncsotl, tiio ii,iumci[on in
sl,s. mo latter case beIng ISSUED late Monday
fosmarg fsmag mnaef bond TOT $4,000, an.l III tho
bomi hctu,s 50 ~ S.nc "s granted yestofday, tho
Tin f.nI;;nfv' MI; 'G 'To,,,t ,ur.. f., .ho ,o, ,,x,.
out Wcstur,' nItas5 nIn.s 5uuy III t!ie iong-AlaWn-
day yisitr,i tn aM nrnsrts t,a'teoau ease yestot
roa.ls' whtch t,n.' niy ~ Inn ae!enGa'lt
yaie]rss II ;hn aa'"S mtfEsS, WI 70 Iehaelea
loWefj fn AIRY ~ ~ ptuMt'fHttE ihl4foa1 u ai-
i'm. - ~ IMttJ !ts l!hCks NGEuSS IT.. ltekuf1l-