The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30
RAILWAY RIGHTS CLASH.
A Controversy over the Title 70
the Tide Flats.
rhs Colombia s Paget Sound and
the Sound shore Roads at
Loggerheads-


= bO i also superintendent OF the Co
iunabia & Pager Sound, commencing
early in the day % lay a narrox gauge
rail between the rails Of the PUGET
sound shore along over the tide fat.
from the round houses 20 the Grant
street bridge This was being done at
the very place where the Seattle
Transfer Company proposes 20 put in
the terminal facilities Of the Puget
sound shore, and that. in itself. was
sufficient 20 indicate that the difficulty
between the two roads was over the
rights OF way across this property.
Mr.. Miner was employing a force OF
about 40 men In the laying OF the rail.
and no time was being wasted. soon
some Puget Sound Shore directors
having been spprised OF
what Mr. Miner was doing,
visited the scene. and by their
actions. they showed that Mr.. MI
ner's work on the track in that par
ticniar vicinity was decidedly ohjec-
tionable The work went on until
noon, when the directors OF the Puget
Sound Shore road held n meeting. be-
ing presided over BY Vice President
Arthur A. Denny. in President Tvn-
alse's absence, and. as a result. Mr.
Miner was removed from the office
OF manager. and /. A Nadeau. gen
eral freight and passenger agent OF
both roads. was appointed to his
place.
soon after thi. an engine, which had
shortly before come in on the Puget
Sound shore track. was sent 20 the
round house for repairs. The PUGET
Sound Shore Company had com
menced to lay a Switch-track nj the
head OF the hay over the flats. and
Mr.. Miner located a house SO As to
prevent tie Shore roads switch-traek
from progressing any further north
and Capt Faruham was placed within
"a a tenant. ~ keep the shore road
workmen from enc5Oaching any fur
Their upon the suppo ed rights and
titles Of the Columbia and Puget
sound.
The work OF having the narrow
gauge rail continued, and there seemed
tn he no power on earth TO prevent
Mr.. Miner from going on and LAYING
as many rails a he wan'ei 10; never
theiess. the Puget Sound shore peo-
pie did try 10 stop IL. 20 Mr.. Miner
called upon Sheriff Cochrane and had
the sheriff appoint number of depu-
ties 10 guard the right of way claimed
by the Columbia 4 PUGET Sound.
The Seattle Transfer Company, see
ing how the trouble was going to affect
them and Manager Shauhut, AttoT-
ney Metcalfe and others interested,
displared considerable activity. Mr.
Metcalfe, il Is said. did take some
planks belonging to the Columbia x
Puget Sound road TO iay over some
piles. Last evening Justice Jone.
was notified 10 be ready ut his office.
and was informed that IL the Trans
fer Company and the Lake Shore road
neople made any further trouble on
the Hats. Mr.. Metcafe would have TO
be arrested for stealing" lamier. and
other gentlemen would lie ARE ted for
trespass, or possibly for tearing up
the tracks. Thi intention was recon
siderei, however, upon mature DELHI
eration, II being considered a i'll
timed and unwise. so the promi ed
Sensational criminal developments
failed to materialze.
Lat night Mr. Miner consulted with
his attorney, Mr.. Ne Micken while the
new uaua4er OF The Puget Sonud
Shore road. Mr.. Nadeau, visited the
Office Of Mr.. Mundav, attorney Of the
Puget Sound Shore, and Manager
>haabut OF the Seattle Transfer com
pany. called upon AttOrney-6eneral
Metealfe. Evidently the law vas be-
ing appealed to by all the parties in
tere>ted. ami 'ipatius general yenti-
latfon Of the differences between them
in the courts. An effort was made to
obtain a temporary restraining order
On the Columbia & Puget Sound. but
owing 90 the lateneSs Of the hour was
unsuccessful. Proceedings will no
doubt be commenced on Monday, I'M
less the respective companies can get
together in the meantime and settle
the matter.
M MINER SAYS LITTLE.
Mr. Miner was called upon last
night by a Posi- repsr-
ter, and though he received him very
pleasantly he would say very little
concerning the controversy.
The trouble first arose, " said Mr.
Miner, over the lease granted by the
Puget So8ud shore tu the Transfer
COMPANY. We claim that the lease
was con~ummatcl witho Il warrant or
authority. We have right of way
deed 70 the property asd We now also
have 20 session.
The Pgee' sound Shore directors
had a nerilss and elected ueg man
aver. continued Mr. Miner, good
n8turedly. Il might say that / ten
deged nav resignation manager OF
the PUGET Sound Shore t. MIR Tyu-
dall, a week ince IL wa not ac-
cepted ana J a1rrcd TO continue in
that eapa it's ON the EXPIRE $ con ition
that ! devu e nav attention only u the
operating department"
NB. NADrAU's STATEMENT.
Mr.. I. 4. Nadeau, the uew manager
of the Puget sound shore Ri road.
expressed him eli in the following
manner concerning the trouble:
In no light IN hich the mat er can
be reg4r ed can tie action of the Co
lumals and Puget >uu4d be in tined.
Mr.. Niluer AS superintendent %. one
ROAD AMI manager ni the other. was
t. sEujx NJ cd she entire situation. ana
has. aiFav, heretofore msiHtlis.ed
that tine Puget sound Shore /. the
owner al the uroa gang strip. aUJ
ia, a--j,t-l and directed the driving
af plies There. We claim = owners
ot the entire tracks nd trip b. reason
as having constructed them aud hav-
lax 5r.l jrs-j them hy rigAt Il pur, base
Fpm tae UreCoa Improvements Com
psuv. owner of the Col mbia and
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