Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-29
STRUCK A SNAG.
THE ELEC1RIC LI8HT COMPANY
EECOUNI AN OBsfACLE
Temporarily Restrained Prom Prosecuting
the Work OF Erecting Poles and Putting
Up wiresb tn. Western Union mpany
The Hearing Set for Nov. %.

| 'eNVthK Set NOV. ~.
From Morning EditiUnl
Between and o'clock, last evening, d
car !. Martin, as attorney fJr the Wester
, Union Telegraph Company, filed petition /
the common pleas court, praying for an orde
OF court restraining the Champion Electri
Light Company from erecting their poles an
putting up their wires in the principal stree,
parallel with and in proximity to the lines Q
Western Union Company. The ground upo
which the suit Is based is the claim that III
placing OF the electric light wires parable
with aud close to the wires OF the Wester,
Union company will delay and interfere will
the business OF the company, on account o
induction from the electric light to the tele
graph wires, and will imperl the lives of ,h
operators and linemen in the employ of tn,
western Union company on account OF tn,
danger OF powerful electric cur
rents being communicated from
the electric light to the telegraph wires
Judge White granted a temporary restraining
order, and the case was set Tor hearing on
Monday, Nov. 9, at nine a. m.
The petition is very vollmi nous and recite.
in detail the grounds upon which the applI.
cation for injunction are based. The affidavit
certifying to the ,ruhIuIness of the slega.
tions made in the document is signed by
Isaac n. Miller, Of Cincinnati a superinten.
dent OF the Western Union company. The
| petition, verbatim, is as follows:
The Western Union Telegraph Company
Plaintiff
The Champion Electric Light Company, De-
fendant.
Court OF Common Pleas J
CLARK County, Ohio.
PETITION.
The said plaintiff says IT is A cornors,ior
| organized under the laws Of the state Of New
YORK. and under the laws OF other states ot
The L nited States, for the purpose of opera-
ting lines of electric telegraph in and through
the several states of the United States. and in
the state OF Ohio; that the said defendant |.
corporation organized under the laws nj
the state OF Ohio tor the purpose of lighting
the streets, dwellings etc, in the CITY of
Springfield Clark county, Ohio.
And plaintiff, for cause of action ayainst
said defendant says that in order for the sue.
cessful prosecution and operation of it's said
business, II obtained the right and privilege
from the proper authorities to construct and
MAINTAIN telegraph poles, and to place there
on lines OF wire. along Main and other streets
IN the city OF Springfield; that said risht has
been obtained directly from the CITY of
Springfield, as well rs by consolidation with
other telegraph companies which
had prior thereto obtained the
,r.in,.;n a.;, ,ai oo"struct ana
and IN ,hs 'u ns.n wes,apn ,ines ior the purpose
hv rir,,a - 49, ,., 'ou, ''"' sa'u piaintlh
c;,r and ,o, W.. u'e.t au'no'ity from SAID
t., 9t a,o..9' "uu ~ fignt' mas
l;n.o ,ais,,' 70 anu operated said
,ims ~ ,;,na pL al 49, :" '"'u wy ana mas from
onirsd sddad 70 ~. "9, a', ~ VI 'ne puohc re-
that a, Tho NJ. ,on, ,;, I ""e,"Pn ',hes so
a largs ,mnmn, ~ - 'p saIi p'a'nt'h mas
nrn,sr,v and h,,ia 'n'es'eu IN ssiu
Sn,;naS.Ia p,ot",in Tue city OF
vir,ua n, aid an,ho,;,,, :, ~ 'nn' ny
aIon, ~. oau,h a;I.y AZ ~ n'' ''he VI pores
in sa1, oi,v whioh .,';,n anu o'"er streets
,ors and o,bsr ann.,a,na ""e', 'nsu'a-
dnc,ed and ,raip,a;naI 40 n'r coh-
,rsnssct;o, NJ II, saia t,s,' nt NJ 'nT
says ,hs, tho s.;d ,,o,ani.a, '''" ., n'n''I,
!, .,.o,;,,, ,,,., ,te't ~" enRaseu
.,,ao, 80 .'' sun '''e VI 'atd nam
I;,a ~ III u'fect
~ n paul" po'es' NUMBER
pores ior the
pp,'' 49, W p'''I"s 'ne'ton electric hght
r,aao, u, arhis. wv, 'n pin'nuh "lres' by
lights Of said defendant; that The defendant
is now engaged in erecting said poles and
placing their said wires thereon, on the said
south side Of said Main street and other