Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-21
AN IMPORTANT SUIT
Instituted Against The City Street
Railroad Company,
ny nrssns. J,RyISs AND CosKLIs.
Serious Allegations Against the dee
fendants.-The Appointment Of
Receiver Asked For.

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In their complain, 'ne p'A'n''"' So
that at the time the company was
originally Incorporated, January 20.
80 ,,-,t,.i TO-. v.s valued nj
io'-' w 'sp aooo -, a. ho
sisO,OOO, uiNiucu ihto "oVV sn''''''o "
issued at the rate Of $4,000 per mile
to, ..cb mil. of aiprl. track Of rail.
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was not 70 eNceeu n'no '"''ss' W"
January 20, 1873, the articles OF incor-
torallon were amended providing for
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anu on the -o'n OF reo'"s'y oo'' '"'
articles Of incorporation were amend
al inrreasiug IN, capItal stock 10
=, oon onn diytto,i into On o0o sba,.s
shv''VV' '' Nv 80 ,o,,
10 De lssucu NJ tue fa'e OF s-V'VV'
per mile for each mile OF single track
I'll.
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ply W WV company
maintain ana era" iihes upon eaoh
anu AL OF the Streets OF tnis Guy 10
the iull extent anu terminal hhes
lhcreoi'" since inc uhte iasl ulen'
Toned no othcr hnenuinenlsnaNoO eeh
inaiet0 the chattcf OF thr company III
nnywise Affecting inc capital STOCK anu
IurpOsea OF the company hni, bogln'
ming WIN July -fiii 1851 ine
plhinun- have rom llne 70 Time put-
chased .3sS -hnfos, .loI ~ shares b'.
INK held by JARVIS tOnklni wv
shares by Priscilla JARVIS 10 o1 shafc-
ly Samuel NJ. Jarvis, aud 10
shares 10y Roland o. tOnkln. NOT
withstanding the purposes OF the In
corporation limits It's powers, as stated,
70 the building OF lines within the
corporate limits OF the city, Inc bosfd
81 directors ttbe deiendhntsl have,
without the consent OF the plaintiffs
and aeninst their objections construct.
cd aud are now operating lines ofstrevi
RAILWAY outside OF The corporate umit
81 the CITY, that III" numhef OF miles
10 constructed aud operated Is Two and
one.fourth miles, that The cost was
Sb,OOn that at the time OF construc
tlou Tue finances OF the company were
In nm embarrassed condition.; that there
was no business necessity Tor the con-
ttructlon OF tue extra mileage OF rail-.
way; that the same was constructed
through territory at a time when u was
well Known thsl Tue SAME would not
be prontablei that tue cotpoThuon OF
the extra mileage hecrssitatci the pur-
cbase huu Equipment OF extra motor
power anu cars, anu lhe employment
OF M extra ioicn OF ino'oTm.n anu con-
uuetols anu IN VA" repair department.
anu ma o'nsiWh" lhutehseu uhe uaily
cApshses VI ~ oympauy tht tno
amount ny Which uc ua'ly eNpehsr-
H lhuIehh'u y lh'seiy IN 'Ac..s oi we
.an'nHr " "'es' p1iuoua " .ne .sI'
way sys~m, anu 'na' mt vpeiNloh
nneIoyI ~ u gloA. Ioss " mohey'
ny pn ,lus ' W., alese tnh, sue
,tock actually issl,ed In, moi exceeded
lOOO shaf.s and Of thnt rtinber th.y
own aqse. ihnt iI, o,iir.,. ami air..
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nAt VIZ 49, AWAY
nnes ouuAlu" ol Tue ilhhltH OF thr cliy
was contrary 10 thc charter powers OF
the country, aud that In order 10 amend
the articles u association 30 as 10 give
the right 10 build such outside lines Of
railway II would b. necessary 10 have
vote ~ injecting OF me stockholders
cilleu Iot lhM luipos. Whlon thoulu
iepresont ~ iea-' tNo.ihltus OF ne csp-
na' s.oys' noiu u mi,'lihs ~ ,nlr Guy
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tuat.s Ncio Ioll.'en'ou, 'ne Ila'hlilIs
not oeIhs pIoson., nor any portion ei
lheir STOCK represented, an amend
mrntto 'ho hrll9les o. ASSOCIATION was
piopOseu, whereby iuIthrf EXTENSIONS
oi tho ANYWAY systen were 70 We aulhO'
nSeu. Ihe IneeIIhH, says tno COM
p,a,n. was M hnnnsI oho' anu the
pminnnr' Wnose ios'uenee ~ ut han'
hAh ,lty, sent notl'e that they could
not hlehu, Anu Ieluo-len tnht Tue
~, nstung ne sUyoufheu uh,ll May ~
soyi, nnu US snoNn ny he rvcorus inc
request was uiSpof"u VI aS Ioho""
On motion Of II. &. Chambers tsecond.
cd by Mr.. wellsl tho following resolu-
ton was ordered spread upon the min.'
hles OF the meellug'
"hrsolNol lhat IN oonsoqmoncc OF tho
uannl,y ol - ~ JaINls anu y; ~ Conh-
,no " aidma ~ S,u" uio.ing % We
way Con,n,nV hat M. .nn,,,l ,Soa In,
be- SdlouIn.d until Nav 10 iSai' - ''''"R
THIS resolution rocelyel no SECOND and
was therefore not voted on.
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,,,h '" i ,suu' , .he lnIgc interests
", ",s l,1,n'n,, tuu uo'nplAo gors oh'
su' "'h fuVNlus 'hht tuey Noulu OPP
Io7' tnt tAtcHhiuk OF tue lines OF rail-