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

Y fired yesterday, and tn
n s-.-nst the practical consolidation
ne Pittsburg and Duqnesne Traction
upanies is now fairly on. The action i
the shape of bill in equity filed b,
orge Shiras, Jr., and Johns McCleave
orneys for Mr.. Bigelow, against the tive
npSnies, the numerous companies com
rag the Duquesne Company and thu
actcrs OF the Pittsburg Company. The
is brought in Common Pleas No ,.
Nn Injunction is demanded at once and s
rec asked declaring the agreement null
{ void. The injunction is wanted tC
rain the PittSburc Traction Company
operating the Duquesne lines.
ONE features of the operating agree.
Ht not generally known are brought ou,
Inc bill filed The charge is made that
Fifth avenue company has agreed to en-,
upon streets which it is not authorized
law to touch Anothe" feature is the
-ecy allegation that the Duquesne capital
k wa NOT paid for and that the bonded
ebtFdness covered the cost of the roads
s/iction. The main ground for the suit.
ch. is thai the consolidation of parallel
s is in direct violation of law
EIkius Replies 10 Bigelow.
olonel G. ". Elkins said last night:
hat suit was brurcht for purpose. but
AZ the purpose is | don't know. Mr..
Glow knows perfectly well that the trat-
arrangement entered into between the
L.
re. ] know that Mr. Bigelow has always
IN in favor of a traffic arrangement"
Wi+h reference to Mr.. Bigelow's aIleca-
the 81, 500, 600 bonded indebted
4 the entire cost of the road,
ID that such charge was alb
Mr. Bigelow," he con-
attempting to squeeze
and speak ad-
Sv so. His stock is now
,c&tes in the management
4, Traction Company and
re controlling interest at a
Jly above the market value,
if they would stand the
his legal proceedings would
W 1he Contract Was Mads.
o far as the contract is concerned it was
e in good faith for what was believed to
Jr the best interests of the stockholders
for the public SO far as | am con-
ned, the recent Developments and the
.cease in traffic on our line would,
the contract were IDrogated,
0uIS q better Property tffan it is under
,tracf\sSou can say for me. if the
act is abrogated and his partners do
buy him out, that Mr. Bigelow will re-
r his action more than anybody in our
0pany."
lE Bigelow is the sole plaintiff and the
endants named are: the Pittsburg Trac-
IA Company, the Central Transit Company,
Pittsburg, Oakland and Easi Liberty
ssenger Railway Company, the Pittsburg,
Hand and East Liberty Railway Com
", the Duquesne Traction Company, the
-ket Street Railway Company, the
ple's Street Railway Company, the
gStreet Railway Company, the Duquesne
Get Railway Company, the Highland
cat Railway Company, the Larimer
rot Railway Company, the Williamsburg
Iast Liberty Street Railway Company,
East End Street Railway Company, the
We Street Railway Company, and the
mt Street Railway Company: George
Elkins, President of the Pittsburg
zion Company: P A. l.. Widener.
ge ElkinS George C. Wilson and
ph Wainwright, directors of the Pitts
Traction Company.
The Grounds for the Action.
he full text Of the hill is as follows:
He Honorable, thcJudgcs Of said Court:
orr orator. rs well for himself as for all
er holders Of iock in the Pittsburg Trac-
Company who may choose to make
lselves parties TO this bill, complains
says
frst-Tlla he is the owner of 3 600 shares
le capital stock OF the Pittsburg Trac-
Company. and was such owner at and
re the time Iof the happening of the
Is bere:na ter tsc n plained OF.
sond-Tb3t1 the Pittsburg Traction Com
defendant. i a corporation of the
VI Pennsylvania, organized and exist
der and IN pursuance of the provisions
act OF the General Assembly. entitled
Ict to provide Tor the incorporation
peIatin= passenger railways by cable.
ricsl or other means" approved the ed
Of March, \. ID. lSS7: and the Central
sit Company, the Pitisburg, Oakland
East Liberty Railway Company are also
OrationS Of the State of PENNSYLVANIA,
oriZcd tO construct and operate certain
T. railways for the TRANSFORMATION OF
myers in the CITY of Pittsburg, and the
Of sad passenger railway companies
been heretofore operated by the SLid
burg Traction Company under and in
lance of = certain agreement between
traction company and the said several
way companies.
uird-That the defendant. the Duuuesne
ction Company Is q corporation of Penn
ANA. organized and existing under and
ursuancc of the aforesaid act of the
eras Assembly, approved the 23d day of
ch, y ID. 1887, and the said defendants
is l.'erted the names of all the other
ndant cOmpanies) are scverally cor
-tions of the State of PENNSYLVANIA
uized and existing under and
pursuance OF the provisions of
act OF the General Assembly
tied "An act to provide lor the ncor-
Ition and government of street railways
MS Commonwealth approved the l4th
OF May, \. ID. 1889, and are severally
lorized 10 construct certain passenger
Ways for the transportation of passen-
in the city OF PittsDurg; and the roads
ne several companies have been hereto
operated by the said Duquesne Traction
AMY under a certain agreement be-
I said PittsDurg companies and said
on company.
The Persons Called TO Account.
-9h-That the said defendant, Geo. W.
a. is President of the Pittsburg Trac-
Company, and the said VIM. L. Elkins,
4B. Widener, Geo. Eilins, Geo. c. VIII |
hnd Joseph Wainwright are, and, toge- |
y with your orator, constitute the |
OF Directors of the defendant, the |
urg Traction Company.
rh-That the said street passenger |
ways operated by the said de- |
ant, the Pittsburg Traction Com |
" connections with each other, |