Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-27
THAT INJUNCTION SUIT.
The Street Railroad Companies AIT
Their Grievances 10 Court.
An AFFIDAVIT PRESENTED.
Testimony Of President Cameron aud
Superintendent Reed In Judge
Andcrson's court.


pany, while Mc.srs. T.. l.. Williams
and G. u. Jack appeared on behalf OF
the Rapid Transit company. There
was large attendance Of persons
directly Interested In tho proccc'ilpgs,
and tie little court room was uncom.
fortably filled.
Attorney Rawilns opened by rad.
Ing the complaint aud cross.complaint
Of the respective parties, and then sub.
mittcd a certified copy Of the re.o.
luton Of the city Council,
granting the franchise 10 the
City RAILROAD company 10 lay single
and doublctracka and operate their ears
In certain thoroughfarrs, dated Feb.
18th, 1850.
The following joint AFFIDAVIT, signed
by, Mcssrs. Il. q. Chambers, president
OF tho CITY Railroad Co., aud w. Il.
Reed, i,s superintendent, were then
Tut ini
III am and have been slncc prior 10
the year 1850 resident " Sait Lake
city. Am acquainted with the plain.
IN, the Salt Lake CITY Railroad com.
pany. In the summer Of 1859 said
company, In Pursuance Of authority
granted - u by the city council, con.
structed n double track street railroad
UPON Second South street, extending
nearly the entire length Of that
thOfoughfafc.
That sail company Alao, In pursuance
Of like authority rom the aid city,
constructed and tut In operation upon
other streets single aud double track
street railroads 10 10 Operated IN con.
nsctlon with the said street
railroad, - erected aud con.
sinctcd upou Ia. said Sccoud
Sluth street. Immediately, said com.
pApy caused said line. Of railroad TO
be 10 equipped that street cars were
placed thereon, with ali necessary con.
vcnicncrs hr tho accommodation Of
tho public, and operated over and upon
said street car lines by means Of clvc.
iric motive power. That said lines, In.
Guiding the said dDubl. track street
railroad upon Second South street,
w,rcno constructed, equipped aud put
In operation at very large expense,
and In strict conformity with the
terms, conditions aud provisions con.
tained ia the resolution ~ tho CITY
Council, under On. authority " which
the same was constructed. That since
the original construction OF said
street railroad the said com.
pany has kept aud maintained
The same and operated and propelled
cafs thu rcover III frequent aud shorl
inicrvais Of time during each aud every
day, commencing at O'Clock Ia al.
morning and continuing until ~
O'Clock midnight, ~ ~ o. afford ado.
quat. AMI complete accommodation In
the way Of rapid transit n all persons
desiring 10 travel ON the s,rret ears Of
said company. That upon the said
double track on Second south street
cars are nun each way every ten
minutes.
On the night Of the o1fd and gtth Of
June. white said COMPANY was la
tho actual, pcaecabls p1ssc..ion
u said railroad, together with
the portion Of the street occu.
ped by liz tracks, poles aud wlrca
aud other things necessary 10 the full
equipment aud full operation Of said
road, and after said company had been
Ia the praccable, actual aud undls.
turhed pos,s-lon Of the said railroad
anl tho right ~ way therefor, an
operating the sam. for the cony.nleuc.
aud accommodation Of the public for
more than two y.arn, In conformity
with it, rights aud franchls-s, III. aid
defen uant, the Salt Lake Rand rrapslt
COMPANY and tho said ], s. Cameron.
and the tall q, II. Jack. with a lars,
force OF mon SUPPLIED with hicks and
phoycls and other indictments. and
with the aid aud assistance u about
Hflr,n or twenty n,r.on. clain,in,
10 b. memlsrs Of tic polio. Iore. ~
Aalt LAX. City, and armed with club
aud pistols anu other deadly weauons
with force aud VIOLENCE entered ,,pon
said property Of III. said plaintlff and
began digging and excavating upon
aud underneath and along lhe aid
tracks and right on way OF sail
plaintiff, aud lmpaltlng aud destroy.
Ing IN, came, began tlle construction Of
another railroad tack oecupylug IN,
same ground covered by tho tracks of
the .aId plaintiff. That notwlthstand.
ing m, aid deiendants wero duly an.
formed aud advised Of the rights OF
the sald PLAINTIFF In aud 10 said tracts
aud right " way, by threats nnd
violence aud by anshultinr and beating
the representative OF the aid plalntlil
while endoayorlng 10 protect tlietmck.
cirs aud right OF way OF this said Main.
I'M, and by causing tho said renre.
sontatiyrs 10 be arrested and carried OH.
tho said def,ndnnts Continued th,i,
midnight mid and d,ur,latlon t,non
the prup.fty and franehls, al m, .aId
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