The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-05
snaad y Trains in civ Limita.

Speed OF Trains IN City Limits.
An ordinance Of the cityof St Paul prohibiteda
railway company running trains at greater speed
than four miles an hour within its corporate
limits The c., NJ, & St. P. company claimed
this to be in restraint of commerce, and
therefore void, and appealed from the
decision Of the st Paul municipal court The
court in delivering its opinion, said: .sWedo not
question the power of the courts to declare an
ordinance of municipal corporation void as in
restraint Of trade The mere fact however,
Ehat it operates to restrain trade will not justify
such action for proper police regulation and Judi
cious care for the lives and property Of citizens
may require such ordinances, although 1t inter
Eeres in some measure with modes of transacting
business. At this time, when it is much the
fashion to include within the corporate limits Of
cities large tracts of surrounding country there
will undoubtedly be portions in which q restric
ton of speed of trains to four miles an hour
may be so manifestly unnecessary and unreason
able that court may declare it void While it
may be true that higher rate of speed through
the portion of the city in question would be con-
Eistent with the public safety, we cannot say it
is so clearly and manifestly the case that we can
hold the passage of the ordinance an abuse of
discretion on the part on the Common Council
1t the ordinance be unreasonable and unneces-
6arily oppressive to commerce, the best way TO
prove that and secure its modification is to obey
it, Hence the decision of the court below is
affirmed
The Revolution the L., N. A. & C. Road
The day following the return to New York of
President Roosevelt of the L., N. a. & O. road,
afterhis first inspection Of the property, the Jour
nal stated that there was to be general revolu-
tionon the road; the number Of officers was TO be
reduced through consolidation Of Offices; and
further, that most of the officials at that date
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papers spoke derisiyely Of the matter, and
charged that it was a sensational report, origi-
mating with the Journal Yet July finds the
slate then given carried out to the letter The
first man to retire from the road was Mr.. z. B.
Stahlman second vice president and general
manager. Col. Bennett HI. Young, president Of
the road followed closely on the heels Of the
general manager The next general officer to
step down and out was the young man Muir
ray Keller, general passenger agent; and Mr.
%, f. Jennings, general freight agent
of the road was not long in following the exam
pie Of his co-laborer in the passenger depart
mank q. B. Jones, general travelling passenger
agent, followed Mr. Jennings. Next in order
the heads of p. N. Fox, assistant general freight
agent and ] Listy, travelling PASSENGER agent
dropped into the basket and in due time Assist
ant Superintendents! Sala and Marshall stepped
down and out and, to complete the slates John
Macleod, general superintendent. the last Of the
official roster when President Roosevelt took
hold. has retired, and four officers now perform
the duties Of the nine officials under the Young
management
Tisc Roads Not Damaged by the Wall Street
Buffeting.
July ispassed, and the financial managers Of
tho &c ids Of this country. most Of them have
met the interest Of the Respective railroad com
nanies. and before they reach another danger
point the new crop viii begin 70 move Earn
;nss. if rates nre maintained will be large and
! different phase put upon railroad interests "a.
tirelv. Itshould be borne in mind that tbe Inf
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