Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-01

THE
and the Duqnesne Traction Company. and
the said Pittsbufg Traction Company has no
right or authority whatsoever to make or
enter into such agreement with the purpose
or effect Aforesaid )
A Contract for Illegal Acts.
The said agreement further requires the
entry by SAID Pittsburg Traction Company
III and upon the streets over which the lines
OF street railways operated by the Duquesne
Traction Company have been heretofore
constructed, and said Pittsburg Traction
Company is wholly without any lawful
power or authority to enter in and upon
said streets or any of them. And so your
orator AYERS that the said agreement Is
illegal, null and void.
Twelfth--And your orator further AYERS
that if said contract is carried into effect IL
VIII greatly prejudice the rights OF your
orator as u stockholder in the Pittsburg
Traction Company and is made and entered
into against his protest and wholly in dIsre-
gard of the real interests of the Pittsburg
Traction company, and in fraud OF your
orators rights as p stockholder therein.
Thirteenth-Iour orator further SHOWS
that he has made all efforts possible for him
to make to have the Board of Directors or
the stockholders of the Pittsburg Traction
Company repudiate the said agreement and
TO refuse to carry the same into effect. but
has wholly failed, and he is without remedy
at law.
Wherefore your orator needs equitable
relief and prayS:
First-That it may be adjudged, ordered
and decreed that the said agreement, here
inbefore mentioned, is null and void.
second-That now, by preliminary iniunc-
tion, hereafter to be made permanent on
the final hearing of the cause, to be ordered,
adJudged and decreed that the defendant,
the Pittsburg Traction Company, its direc-
tors, officers and agents, be restrained and
enJoined from entering upon, taking pos
session of or operating any of the street
railways heretofore operated by the Du-
of the property or appliances of the said
Duquesne Traction Company, OF of doing
any of the acts or things contemplated or
intended to be done under and by virtue of
said agreement.
Third-Such other and further relief as to
Your Honors may seem meet and to equity
and Justice may pertain.
And your orators will ever pr6y. etc.
GEO. SHIRAs JR.,
JOHNS MCCLEAvE.
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
On the bottom of the bill is written the
following:
] hereby certify that the above is an in
junction bill and the emergency of the
plaintiff 5 case is such that there has not
been sufficient time to print the same.
JOINS MCCLEAvE
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
Under the New Management Now.
Notwithstanding the suit the Pittsburg
fraction Company started in the new wear
by taking charge of the Duguesne electric
line. The change was made at midnight.
President Elkins was not present but he
was represented by F. X. Mcdowell, who
has been a dispatcher at Oakland on the
cable road, and who will hereafter fill the
same position on the Duquesne line, with
headquarters at the Craig street car
N.n oh
the first order issued WAS that the all-night
ears should run every 10 minutes instead OF
every half hour for the accommodation of
New Year celebrators who were out last
night IN force The change i. not perma-
nent, but if there is found a demand for it
will be made so, four cars being sufficient to
do it.
Elkins' only assistant is his son William,
a young man who has been holding the
position of receiver at the east end of the
line George McFarlane, who has made
himself popular as superintendent of the
Duquesne line steps down and out, and
Dowell as dispatcher George Irwin,
who has been dispatcher on the Du-
quesne, assumes the position of assist
ant superintendent of the Manchester
Traction line John Stewart, dispatcher at
Oakland. will remain there on one turn, his
brother David taking the other E. w.
Davis, who has been chief mechanical en-
yineer of the Pittsburg line, will assume
charge of the Marshall foundry and machine
shop tomorrow, his old place being taken
BY William German, new man from
Philadelphia
ID, nisl of Any New Schemes.
The many published statements that the
running arrangement on the Duquesne line !
was to be materially changed, the number
Of cars reduced and other changes made is |
denied by officials of both |
and the arrangement published |
in THE DISPATCH ten days ago is given out |
Is contract.
closer to President Elkns and knows |
more about his intentions than
any other emplove, said last night:
There will positively be no change in the
running schedule on the Fifth avenue line
which it has been running for six
months. The Duquesne line will be run in
better time for the public convenience than
now. As soon as the Highland avenue con-
nection at Penn avenue is made we will use
he Highland branch as feeder for the two
main lines. Then we will only run three
,r four cars on Highland avenue. using the
others en- the Larimer avenue line,
un downtown. We will run all
he cars now in use on the Duquesne line,
,ut by the new arrangement will get them
loser together and give the people better
ervice. That is to be the main endeavor
# the new management, and the expense
# few cars will not stand in the way. The
Atwood street branch will be connected to
un cars downtown as soon as possible.
transfer tickets will be issued and will be
on both roads. AS soon as
he court allows, the Williamsburg branch
n Fifth avenue will be opened up. Every
hing possible for public convenience will
e done"
Glow about the Duquesne employees?
VIII they be discharged"
''No, except those who are worthless
here are some such Oh the Duquesne, and
,olonel Elkins will no doubt weed them
ut as rapidly as possible, but not by whole
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