Telegram-herald., 1888-01-06
HAVE WON A VICTORY
THe EDISON uerT CASE DISSOLVED
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The Edissn Electric LghE co2nsay'
wAica Ess 0Fxzzizsd z.4 cos ssenced oasi-
cess acre seaas 4sssss sso have son
vietory oysr tAs Grkad kzsids Electric
Light CoEP4ay. IA Their right % s.nns
wires tarsaga ths streets szd alleys of tsis
eity ara faraish light = t4siF patrons
Afrsr tAs e5@paay eonmsaeea h0siAssa
here, With Joseph II. kasAsI as agent
nos dsesassd) aad had PROGRESSED - Tar a.
70 t4ks orders for hshtizg certain places of
business they reEs snjoined from procesa-
"a bF al iniuscgi0n isSaes ia ths JntEed
states COurs By Judge Severens- TIE ground
90 which this szs granted sss al otda-
nance psssed ~ tAs Common Council IN
lsco. giving tas Old c0mBanY ths exclusive
franchise Of the streets and alleys
TIE case aas hrst argued before Judge
segsrens, Asssrs, T.. j. y Brsn ana II. j..
smiley. 0I this city. appearing Tor the Edi-
sOA CoMraoy With Mr. Lewis. or Yer
YORK, for eounsei, and Blair, Kingsley q
kleinnans tor ths Grand Rapids Judge
ceverens rendered decision ia favor of the
plaintiffs, and ordered a temporary l1Junc-
ticn 10 be made pernansGt. The case " w&s
then carried before Judge Jackson, Of the
United States Court aud II was argued =
lea dzgs before Chrlstmas, a. Nashville,
Tenn. In . letter received yesterday morn
Ing by Clerk Fitch, OF the United States
Court. Judge Jacks0n says be has not had
time u cof2 pleie the writing. but sends IN
stead an outline of what the document viii
contain. lie dissolyes the injunction and
declares the ordinance OF lsoO, granting the
Grand Rapids Electric Lisag Company The
exciuxiys privileges IN tho streets OF run
ming wires and erecting poles Invalid and
void.
Judge Jackson's decision reverses that OF
Judge -eyerens' aud givts the Edison Com
pany equal rights with the cid company,
ana President Coy. IN reply 10 question as
TO what they would do, said that the COM
pany would Immediately get % work and
proceed to finish the construction OF Its
plant. We shall undoubtedly have our
plaDt ready within sixty days Many OF
our contractors stopped short of alter the
| Injunction was issued a3d now they Will De
obliged 10 go ahead. They probably thought
| they woulc not get their pay, said Dan,
with smile. "a The suit, Of course, has
COS. as a great. deal of money, and
/ ws shall lose ali the Winters lighting on
our contracts. We have sbOdt 1900 lights
already wired. Our building IS shout COM
| pleled the inside mason work will be hn-
| ishsd next week and everything will De
| ready for the boilers. We have 10000
| pounds OF copper wire 10 be placed under
the ground, and the work OF laying 1t Will
be al once begun. We shall pay no further
attention to the ordinance for We under
stand that Judge Jacksons opinion sets
aside the city ordinance in so far as 1t re-
iatss 10 exclusive franchises" The decision
| will be- 4 matter of considerable interest 10
| many OF our citizens. on the one hand
and . detriment, IN pecunisry sense, 70
| the old company. Just whether further
| hearing will be asked tor IN the courts
/ Is vet an unsettled matter.