The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-16

tors that the strikers would not permit
the moving of freight trains, hence
they quietly withdrew.
ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE.
When the result of the conference
became known TO Superintendent Slb-
lev, he addressed the following COM
munication to his honor, Mayor Rick
man:
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Co.,
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,
SEDALIA, Mo-, March ii. J
Hon. John B. Rickanan, Mdyor, SeddIra, No.
DEAR SIR was called upon this morn
ing by a cOmmIttee of citizens, asking me
to make some arrangement TO move the
traffic in and cut of Sedxlia, over the Mis-
souri, Pacific road.
Our engineers, conductors, firemen and
brakemen are ready TO 60 o { on their
trains, but on acc Dunt of our yards and
shops being in charge of and In control OF
men not in the employ of tn company,
we are unable to get our engines out of
the round house, or or trains made up
without they are guaranteed the protec-
tion of the civil authorities.
Many of our engines have been dis
abled We have a large amount OF freight
in the cars at Seiali =, great portion OF
which is perisl.able, and which the people
of SedAlia aud Pettis county must be
called upon TO pay for.
desire to call your attention to this
fact, and to ask that you confer with the
citizens and give Us such protection as
will enable US to move our trains
Very truly youis,
f. K. SHELLEY, Superintendent.
THE MAYOR INVESTIGATING.
On perusal of Mr. Sibley's missive,
Mayor Hickman at once announced
his wi lingness to do all within his
power to assist the company, and for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
or not the city has an ordinance gov
erning the case in question, he ad-
dressed a note to City Register Suy-
der, as follows:
SEDALIA, Mo-, March IL.
j. w. Snyder, Esq, City Register:
DEAR SIR would like for you to in
form me whether or not the city of Sedalia
has any legal ordinance providing for the
arrest OF persons who may be found tres
passing on railroad property, in violation
of the orders of the officials of said rail
way company?
JNo. b. HICKMAN, Mayor.
MR.. sNYDER's REPLY.
Mr.. Snyder replied as follows, but
stated that he did not believe the or
dinance valid, as there was no pro-
vision for it in the city charter:
SEDALIA, Mo-, March IL, 1886.
To John 3. RickmGn, Mayor Of the City Of
.SedoIid:
DEAR SIR-In reply to yours of to-day |
would respectfully inform YOU that there is
an ordinance concerning trespassing on
freight cars, yards, engines, which was
passed June 10, 1884, and approved June
Is, 1884, making it a misdemeanor and
punishabI' by z fine of not less than II
nor more tn 90.
JAS. w. SNYDER, City Register.
HIS HoNoR's REPLY.
After calling upon a prominent
attorney and consulting with him
on several points, Mayor Hickman
penned the following as his reply to
Mr.. Sibley:
SEDALIA, Mo-, March IL, 1856.
Z X. .SibLey, Superintendent Missouri Pa
CHIC Railway, SeddIid, No.
DEAR SIR:-I am In receipt of your let !
ter of this date, in which y,u state that |
you are unable to get your engines out of
the round house and your trains made up
unless you are guaranteed the protection |
of the civil authorities, for the reason that |
your yards and shops are in the charge and |
con rol of men not in the company's en-
ploy. In rep to this have TO state that |
the railroad company, like any other tax
payer d its property, will receive the |
protection of this municipality to The full |
est limit of It's powers, so far as they may |
extend.
EXTRA POLICE APPOINTED.
To this end | will order the marshal of |
the city 10 d tail por ion of the regular
police force in Eat Sedalia upon the
grounds Of the company, and / will also
appoint requisite number oil extra -
licemen.
Upon the proper information, filed and
sworn to, the city attorney viii discharge
his duty, and prosecute all persons violat-
ing section of ar icle ! of ordinance
XIV on mi demeanors. which is Identical
with section Is of the revised statutes of
the state, and which make disturbance of
the peace a misdemeanor
Beyond this, the recorders court of the
city, upon the facts you have stated, have
no power. If. as YOU have stated, many of
your engines have been disabled, beg
leave to refer yJu to section sos of the re-
yised statutes, which m axes such an act a
and which provides, in addi-
ton, that the party guilty shall forfeit
treble the damages to the con panyi and
also to section 1854 of the statutes, which
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