St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-05
A STONE-ARCH BRIDGE.
The Mil Company and the Mills Begin
an Injunction Suit Against
the City,
And Ask TO Have the Work on the
Bridge Now and Forever
Restrained,
Alleging Such Bridge VIII Ruin the
Falls and Irreparably Damage
the City.

A sensational development was made
yesterday In the stone-arch bridge case in
the shape Of an action begun against the
city by the Minneapolis Mill company and
It's West side lessees. asking an injunction
to restrain the building of the bridge. 1t
will be remembered the mill company was
an earnest opponent of the stOne-arch
bridge and that after adopting protesting
resolutions il made an effort TO secure the
interference OF the war department at
Washington. When this failed nothing
more was heard until yesterday, though it
was generally understood that the protest
ants had not played their hand out The
trump card was played yesterday in the
shape Of
AN ACTION FOB INJUNCTION,
the papers for which were fled late in the
day in the district court by Wilson & Law
renee, Shaw & Cray. Ripley & Morrison,
blgeiow, Flandreau & Squires, the attOr-
neys for the plaintiffs. The action is be-
gun by the following, as plaintiffs:
Minneapolis Mil company, c. A.
Pillsoury q Co., Washburn, Crosby
& Co., Christian Bros. & Co., ID.
Merriam d Co., ID. Morrison, j. A. Chris
tan & Co., Henkle, Greenleaf q Co., d.
K. Berber d Son, A. w. Kreck, Galaxy
MIL company, Columbia Mill company, and
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but the first named being mill-owners.
leSsees Of water-power from the Mill
company. The papers recite the formation
and incorporation Of the Minneapolis Mill
company, and the situation. use and availa-
bility Of the water power it controls, being
all that portion west OF the center of the
channel, further, that it has acquired and
maintained certain mill sites on the West
side. The water-power has been the means
OF causing TO be erected very many large,
costly and extensive mills and manufac-
tories, in which is invested money to the
amount or millions of dollars. Ever since
its Incorporation the Mill company has pos
sessed and enjoyed all the rights conferred
upon IL by the charter, save where it has
leased and conferred rights upon other COM
panieS; it has constructed sluices, dams and
other Improvements TO perfect its possession,
and has expended more than S435, 900, and
by means Of such structures and improve
ments has made the water-power,feasiblea and
convenient for all the various uses 10 which
IL may be applied. During the twenty-five
years OF its holdings, il has leased sundry
rights for annual rentals, though it still
holds large portions OF its lands and water
power, which are Of great value. The les
sees OF water-power have erected large
manufacturing establishments at great cost,
and have been in full enjoyment of the
rights conferred. and the continued useful
ness and value of each right so leased Is
solely dependent upon the maintenance and
continuance Of the water-power, and that
the destruction or serious impairment of the
water-power would permanently and ire
parably injure, impair and destroy as well
the power, privileges and property of the
mill company as those of the several
grantees and leSSees. All of the mills
named were constructed for and engaged in
the manufacture of -four, and are all Oper-
ated by water-power, leased from the mill
company, and are all dependent on the
water-power, and any damage to it would
intiict great and irreparable injury to the
owners and operators of the mills. The
owners, mills and cost of Improvements are
as follows;