The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-23
one IN THE COURTS.
Isty Restrained on the Depot
Street Trestle.
|n.wAcE TO WATER FRONT LOTS.
w.msn Claims 5000 for Personal
Isjuries : Bunco sharps Habeas
corpused--Architect's Suit.

,.a.. stratton yesterday issued q tenn
-..s,s restraining order against the city,
r-s,.ining its agents from raising the
80 street trestle at the intersection of
100 street The application was made
: Iouis Feurer, the owner of water front
su..r.,tv bounded on the north by Depot
.sst The complaint alleges that the
.,.;rria has built an expensive wharf and
4 .sous % build another on this property.
| -. IN counc;i last Nav, upon petition Of
=. rsintiff, ordered that Depot street
- from Front street to the water front
!. ,..ersded to afford access to the wharves
8 III foot Of Depot street.
r.urer agreed to contribute 81 900 toward
i, expense. The profile prepared by the
~ engineer for the regarding of the
srset fixed TIE grade at the
ntsrsection OF Banner street. at thirty
a,,e feet above the datum line, and the
,isnfiff built his wharf relying upon the
rt.blishmedt of this grade. By an ordi-
,.oee passed August Is the grade at the
ks.ysection of Banner street was raised to
srty feet. The plaintiff asserts that the
~ access to mis- wharf is BY Depot street,
"a that this raisein the grade at this point
IN render the incline to the water too
a,ep for heavy hauling with teams. The
~ ha. lumber and material on the ground,
nd o. Martin and III. D. Doolittle, who
= made defendants in the action, have
e contract of building the trestie. The
mp,icasion is for perpetual injunction
sstrsining the city from building the
hrstIe higher than thirty-three feet above
81 dstum line The hearing is set for
August 26.
THE TROLLEY SLIPPED.
i Alice c. Fisher sued the Seattle Electric
RaIlxsy and Power Company for 5000
&1,mapes for spra'ns, bruises and injuries
Xh0eted upon b left leg in an accident to
i ~ Of the defendant company's cars. The
rIaintfff alleges that on June q, while the
~ m which she was riding was passing up
i ! bill, the trolley slipped from the wire and
! De car raised down bill, throwing the
| Jfntiff to the ground.
BUSco sHARPs RELEASED.
/. charles Sarvis and John Morgan, the
n;ndling land locaters, were brought be-
Re Judge Straiton on a writ of habeas
nrpus. The sheriff reported that he had
m authority for holding them, and as
here was no charge against them
hey were ordered released by
he conrt. They were arrested
IN Detectives Rogers and Willard and
aiken mo the county Jail by courtesy.
ne hands of the detectives were tied. as
hev conld find no charge to bring against
htm. Their bogus agreements do not
nsnre until seventy days, and until then,
course, 1t cannot be proven that they
" not fulfill them.
An ARCHITECT WANTS HIS PAT.
narles Esplin filed suit against the
kftle Terminal Railway q Elevator
hnpany for ss0S0 The plaintiff alleges
III be is an architect and was employed
hdraft and furnish plans for the West
6sitle warehouses aud elevators, and that
u defendant company is indebted to him
2aefor for the amount sued for.
rEAMBoAT MANS DOMESTIC FAILURES
Grace Ann Schc ff sued Charles H. Schoff
y divorce on two causes of action. de-
Hfon and non-support The plaintiff
Heres that her husband is the owner Of
Nthaif interest in the steamer Mabel. and
I ighty acres OF land near Puys'iup. They
! nn married in San Francisco in 1881
MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS.
Joseph Kirner fled a suit against the
bquslmie Mil Company for the recovery
ats5o for labor.
Martin obtained writ of attachment
&ainst KeIleher & Co. for claim of SOL.
& II, Cummings prays for Judgment
MNlaf3 against John Megrath.
ssAtDuysHIP OF THE DIES MONIES TOWNSHIP.
/ Carries A. Cooks application for the
kusrdhnship of John Moore. the de-
nen'ed owner of the Des Moines TOWNSHIP,
w heard by Probate Judge Osborn, and
ne case taken under advisement. Several
Witnesses we're examined. All testified to
nintrity and good reputation of the
pplcsnt Many flattering.. testimonials
stn also presented. Judge Osborn stated
nat should he appoint Mr.. Cook. he
noald insist that Joseph s. Cook, in
Noe name deed to the property owned
Moore was forged by McCansland,
nea execute quit-claim deed to the
property to the estate of Moore,
sach the applicant volunteered to
The point that IL being
nnadered by the court is the legality of
Ffoniing guardian from Pierce county.