The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-31
TWO GREAT LAWSUITS.
The Chance1lor's Injunction
Filed Against the Cen
trail Reading Lease.
WAR ON LEIlIGH NEXT
Writ of Certiorari Obtained in
Newark 10 Test the Status
of the State Electric
Subway Board.
WAR ON LEIIIGH NEXT

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TRENTON. Aug. 81. S92.-Chancellor
McGill yesterday filed the order for an
injunction against the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey. the Port Real
lug Railroad Company aud Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company, upon
the application fled BY the Attorney
General in his late suit, aud upon which
the Chancellor last Thursday flied al
opinion. The order is made according 10
the information, and the Attorney GEN
eral is given power to serve the said in
junction upon The al corporations, and
upon the officers and directors cannot be
found within this State.
THE INJUNCTION.
Following is a copy of the injunction:
New Jersey. to wit: The State of New Je rsey
to the Central Railroad Company of New Je rsey,
the Port Readiug Railroad Company, the P hila-
peiphia and Reading Railroad Company and
their respective officers, directors, servants and
agents, and each and every or them, greeting:
Whereas, 1t has been representa- to us 10 our
Court OF Chancery on the part OF John p. Stock
Ion, Attorney General of the State of New Jer-
sey, on the behalf of said State. informant, that
he has lately exhibited his Information against
you and the said tn. Central Railroad Company
OF New Jersey. the said the Port L aiding Rail-
road Company, and the said the Philadelphia
AID Reading railroad company QetenQantS. to
h. relieved touching the matter set forth in the
said information.
We, therefore, in consideration of the
premises. aud of the particular matters set
forth in said information, do strictly enjoiu and
ommand you, the said the CeItral Railroad
Company of New Jersey, the said the Fort Read
ing Railroad Company, the said the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company, your respective
officers, servants and agents, and ali and every
the persons before mentioned, aud each and
every of you, under the penalty that may fail
fhRfe0n that VOL And each and every Of Won
do absolutely desist and refrain from further
performing and Carrying into effect the lease
made the twelfth day of February, A. ID.
1882, by and between the Central Railroad Com
pany OF New jersey and the Port Reading Rail-
road Company, and the guarantee or tripartite
agreement bearing date the day and year last
aforesaid, and made by and between the Central
Railroad Company of New Jersey,
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
Railroad Company; and that you, the Port
Reading Railroad Company and The PIT ladel-
phia and heading Railroad Company, your and
each of your officers and agents, 40 also ahso-
luteiy desist and refrain from continuing to con-
troll the roads, property and franchises of the
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. and
from in any wise further intefmeddling there
with; and that you, the Central Railroad Iom-
pany of New Jersey. your officers. directors and
agents, do absolutely desist and refrain from
permitting the Port Reading Railroad Company
or the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany to use, control or operate your road, prop
erty and franchise; and that you, the said the
AGHlIdl TX u OAhpt VI ACW OCIoCy YOUR
officers, directors and agents. do forthwithr resume
control of your property and franchises, and
the Ierformsnce OF all your corporate duties;
and further, that you, the said the Central Rail
road Company Of New Jersey, the Port Reading
Railroad Company, and the Philadelphia and
and Reading Railroad Company, your officers,
directors, servants and agents, do absolutely de-
sist ana refrain from conformity operating your
respective railroads in the State of New Jersey
in snch manner as 10 diminish competition in the
trade Id anthracite coal, and from mixing, con-
tinuing or acting, under any arrangements or
combinations with each other, by con tract or
otherwise, having for its object, effect or re-
suit the control and operation OF the Cen
trial Railroad Company of New Jersey. its
roads, property or franchises. by the other de-
PENDANTS. the Port Reading Railroad Company
or the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany, or either Of them, and thereby eff. citing
either the creation OF an artificial scarcity Of
such coal by limitation or diminution OF the sup
Ply thereof, despite the natural law OF demand
and supply, or the arbitrary Increase of the price
of such coal, or the prevention of ex.Stiug or fu-
ture legitimate competition in the production,
said court shall make other order to the con-
trary.
Assistant Attorney General William Y.
johnson and w. p. McMlchaei left the
city yesterday to serve copies of the in
junction on the railroad officials.
ATTACKING LEHIGH.
Attorney General Stockton Is engaged
in drafting an information against the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. with a
view OF breaking the lease OF that cor
poration TO the Philadelphia and Read
ing. The Lehigh is IA Pennsylvania cor
poration, but controls several companies
formed under the laws OF this
State. The EAston and Amboy, the
Morris Canal and Banking Company,
aud the Lehigh Valley Terminal Rail
road Company are practically owned by
the Lehigh, and were included in the
lease TO the Reading. In view of the de-
cision of Chancellor McGill, tina a do
nestle corporation cannot be leased to a
foreign corporation without Legislative
sanction. there can be little doubt of the
result Of the suit Which the Attorney
General will bring in a short time. The
the same nature as that filed in the case
of the PhiiadelDhia and Reading, the
Port Reading and the New Jersey Gen.
trial.
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