The sun., 1889-12-15
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Attorney-GeneraI Tabor Refuses - Fress
the Suits Against the Bradford ahd Tena-
wanda Companies.

Attorney-aeneraI Tabor Refuses - Fress
the Suits Against the Bradford ahd Tsna-
wanda ComPanies.
Acknowledgement Tabor filed a memo
randum yesterday OF importance to the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Com
pany and others. II Affects the suits OF the
people OF tho State against the Bradford. e.
dred and Cuba and the Tonawanda Valley and
Cuba railroad companies and 10 OF especial
Significance In the matter OF the application to
tho Attorney g General in behalf OF the defend
ants to have the above entitled actions discon-
tinued or for n stay OF the further prosecution
OF such actions.
The memorandum OF the Attorney General
says that on March ~, 1883, certain traffic
agreements wore entered into between the
Erie and the Bradford Eldred and Cuba, and
the Tonawanda Valley and Cuba, and under
certain conditions the Erie was to guarantee
the interest on the bonded Indebtedness OF the
two roads. These rospsctive agreements were
complied with by both PARTIES down to July,
1884. There was then a deficiency in the
net earnings of the two lesser roads
10 meet tho half-ysarly interest on
their bonds. Tho Erie company re-
fused TO make good the deficiency. Similar. de.
ficiencies have since occurred at each half
has euch time refused to make the denciehoies
good. The bradford. Eldrod and Cuba, and
S b % oP az t6s
brought By the be- Metropolitan Trust COMPANY.
bonds OF tho two companies, receiver
was ,appointed ot for the two companies. Mes
IN 'q aSS pa E'' be-
gan. actions against the Erie to compel it to
perform its agreements with the two con- m.
favor for the full amount of the deficiency
claimed up to Jan. l, 1887, This was apprroxi.
these judgments, and the case is now in the
Court OF Appeals. A fow months later the Erie
people ppefb to the for
had been insolvent for upward Of ~, .
Attorney General brought the ACTIONS in the
name OF the people OF the State. The reeeiv-
eF r TabU4 nsGed r
his suits against the two companies and the
question Of their sotvency on the ground that
the ts acts q mo situation q him. j. sSs ds.
cision handed down yesterday the Attorney
Ss to wn ths So aods Is
ford. Eldred and Cuba Railroad Company and
the Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad
Company respectively, until after the decision
Of the Court OF appeals. He says:
The suits for the dissolution of the Bradford BldEed
SnG daSa onPSny P wss Sasad
PG. od S TS ..rS by or S Ho
At the time that began the actions for the diIsouon
W with sRf The S faet. cG" wien stated
relations and contracts which have been entered into
while hill i may be true that the BfsStofd Eidrsd and
and cuba Railroad COMPANY are insoi1snt ana viii
continue to be So whatever may be the dsclon Of the
Of those coRpsnos % sSainst the New YORK Lake Erie
clear that such insolvency has prinsi.
Erie and Western railroad Company to keep its con-
Il Saty a s aS , a Inc or tn.
Erie Company believe that the interests q their cor
should DO diSsoly,d and that the d.sopton Of sush
Eris company from the burden il aSsumsd WHEN It en
tered into tho contracts with the other eompanies
the Bradford and and are already
sueS companes are as We'll protected they could So
by receiver appointed In actions fer their dissolution,
j. That ne pnbito intSreSt now demands that the
BE- pt.s1ed
: That the New York Lake Erie and Western Rail.
road Company Is now e9utaoly in position 70 insist
OF in ''F n'
Il That sound discretion requires that should await
si ssss i" S p "a
Companies may rs decided or elaedStsd TWO
The New York, New Haven and Hartford
tained By, Miss fanny sheedy and her brother
ip-lsw. Mr. S. l. Sweeney, in the court at
ininriss preceiyed bV the nlSintfSs in t6e
accident at North Haven last June. Miss
Sheedy received sl350O. and X178 for costs of
court q total OF $l3.61S. Mr.. Sweeney was paid
the Judgment of $1,000 and costs, amounting
to STA. u totiu OF $31l4.
A Fort Wayne despatch says: On next Mon
day. at Richmond. Ind. William w. Worthing-
ton. for many years the general superintend-
ent OF the Fort Wayne. Cincinnati and Louis
Vile and the White Water Valley Railroads. will
file ell i'm against the latter for 900 dam
ages. claimed for services rendered since Jan.
/, 1878 Last fall George VI. Saul OF Cincin-
natl was appointed general manager. and has
since performed the duties OF general super
intendent Mr. Worthington retiring.