Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
STREET RAILWAY WAR
In the Borough of Braddock Results
in Two Suits in Court,
BOTH SIDES FILE BILLS In EQUITY.
The West Penn Road Objects to Another
Line Crossing 1t.
ADAY's HAPPENINGS AMoNGTHE JUDGES

A battle between the Braddock Electric
Railway Company and the officials of Brad
dock borough was commenced IN court
Yesterday. In Common Pleas No. 2, the
railway company filed a bill in equity ask
ing the court to restrain the burgess, Street
Committee and police from interfering with
their laying tracks on Braddock avenue and
Eighth street, and Judge Magee granted
preliminary injunction. The workmen OF
the company, it is alleged, were arrested
YESTERDAY and lodged in the lookup and bail
refused for them.
In Common Pleas No 8, the counsel for
the borough filed a bill against the railway
company asking the court to restrain the
company from laying its tracks on the streets
in question in the manner contemplated.
The situation is each party asking the court
to restrain the other.
The bill of the Braddock Electric Rail
way Company was filed by Attorneys Stone
and Potter 1t is against j. A. Russell,
Burgess; and d, Oskin, j. Bremen, Joseph
Price and James Petty, Street Committee
of Braddock. borough, and B. f. Spangler,
James Sullivan, William Bennett, George
Gibson and I. W. Sharpe.
Claims of the Company.
IT is stated in the bill that the charter of
the company embraces as part of the right
of way Braddock avenue, from Eighth street
TO Burton street. A short time ago COM
plant arose as to the right to occupy the
street between the plaintiff and the Brad
dock and Turtle Creek Street Railway Com
ranv. 1t terminated in an order by Judge
Magee fixing the route Of the plaintiff COM
pany on the street in question and directing
The manner in which the tracks were to be
laid The order also directed diagonal
crossing to be made at the corner of Eighth
street The plaintiff, it is alleged, has attempt
ed 10 perform the work in accordance with the
order of court, but has been prevented by
the defendants AT the instance OF the
Street Committee the police arrested their
workmen and put them in the lookup,
speedy hearing OF bail being refused them.
An Injunction to restrain the defendants
from interfering with the work was asked
for Judge Magee granted preliminary
Injunction fixing tomorrow for hearing.
ATTORNEY Z. J. Small, in behalf OF Brad
dock borough, filed the bill against the
Braddock Electric Railway Company. In
this bill another condition of affairs was re-
Council OF the borough granted the com
pany permission TO lay a single track on
Braddock avenue from Burton street to
Eighth street.
The Ordinance Not Carried Out.
1t was provided that the work was to be
done in accordance with the directions of
the Street Committee and Street Commits
siorer, and that the provisions of the ordi-
nance were TO be accepted by the company
and work completed within a certain time,
or the ordinance would be null and void.
The company, it is stated, has not accepted
the ordinance and, further, will not lay its
tracks in the manner directed by the Street
Committee The street, which already has
the double tracks of the Braddock and Tur-
tie Creek Street Railway on it, is only 36
feet wide from curb to curb, and the defend
ant wants to lay its track between the other
tracks and the curb. This would take up
the whole roadway, make the street danger
Gus and damage property. AT the corner of
Eighth street the defendants have removed
their tracks from the center of the street to
the side, making a diagonal crossing and
rendering it very dangerous point. An
injunction restraining them from perform
ing the work except in accordance with the
provisions of the ordinance is asked for.