The morning call., 1893-05-30
There'll Be No Trolleys
on Market Street.
NOT IF ELLERT KNOWS 1T.
The Supervisors Stop That Sort
of Thing for the Future.
ENDORSED THE ilAYoR'S ACTION.
The Omnibus Company Got No In
junction Against the City Yester-
day Trolley and Storage
Systems.

When Mayor Ellert entered the City
Hall yesterday morning he was met on
every side by city officials and compIi-
mented highly for his energetic and prompt
stand taken in preventing Market street
from passing into the hands of a railroad
corporation.
The Mayor replied modestly to the con-
CALCULATIONS showered upon him and said
that he only desired to protect the interests
Of the city and its citizens. He said an eX-
animation of the law and the taking of the
best possible legal advice had convinced
him that his position was right and ne
would stand by it firmly. Not one of the
hundreds of representative citizens he met
failed to tell him he had acted wisely and
promptly and that it would be disgrace TO
have such a street as Market street ruined
by trolley system of electric ears.
Many of the Supervisors visited the
Mayor early and told him they would sup
port him in his action. Supervisors
Dundon. Hinton and DeDman were par
ticularly EXPIRE ssive on this point and de-
nounced the attempt to steal Market street
as an outrage.
One of the first acts of the Mayor was to
attend to the injunction proceeding, and,
In company with City and County AttOr-
ney Cresswell and Attorney Mitchell, he
visited the County Clerk office to learn if
any complaint had been filed. The cor
poration's attorney had filed nothing, how
ever.
A visit was then made to Presiding
Judge CARRIERS court. and it was learned
that no application had been made there
for an Injunction.
A rumor was started that Judge San
derson had agreed TO hear The railroads
application for an injunction. but on
visiting that court the story was found To
be without foundation.
AS Mayor Ellert passed through the ro-
tunda of the new City Hall, Attorney
Reuben H. Lloyd and General w. H. L.
Barnes met him. You checkmated u.s."
said Lloyd. IF had been in the city,
would have taken you off to some eXcur-
sion that night"
"Have you enJoined us ?" asked the
Mayor.
''Yes. have filed the papers," was the
reply.
Later in the day Attorney Mitchell, rep
resenting the Mayor, had a consultation
with Lloyd, Wood and Herrin. the legal
representatives OF the Omnibus line. The
latter agreed to make no application for an
injunction dur ng the day, nor attempt TO
erect any poles during the night.
They said they wanted time to prepare
papers. However the courts and County
Clerks office were closely watched to see
that no march was stolen on the city
officials.
While the Board of Supervisors was
holding special eancus meeting in the
morning, Mr.. Sicily. superiD tendent of the
North Beach and Mission road, appeared
in the lobby, and waited some time to get
hearing. Becoming impatient he sent in
the following communication
To the Members Of the Board Of Supervisors
II | IN hay. rfIava
OF appearing before you In reference to some
matters OF public Importance. As you are all
assembled at This time and as the question |
desire TO present is one OF some interest and
may require some action on your rarf. trust
that you Will grant the favor desired Very re-
Superintendent n. B. and NJ K. R. Co.
When Superintendent Skelly entered the
caucus-room his reception was not at all
warm, but this did not disturb him in the
least He forthwith began asking favors
OF the board. after having attempted to
steal march on them illegally the night
before.
do not take any action in this matter"
he asked. Pass no restraining order
until the whole matter is decided by the
courts. and l will give you my personal
guarantee that the company will not at
tempt TO erect any more poles on Market
street until the courts have settled our
rights"
The board made no promises and Super
lnbtnQent Skeily retired.
Mayor Ebert had A private interview
with County Clerk Haley, and called his
attention to the fact that two of his depu-
ties had stayed up all night in the interests
of the Omnibus Railroad Company to re-
celve whatever legal papers the la wyers
wanted filed. He said that if an oblging
Judge mad granted an Injunction and the
papers were Immediately flied, the railroad
workmen would have proceeded with their
Work OIL erecting poles, and by morning
complete trolley system of elpctrlc wires
would nave stretched along Market street
to the front. The Mayor remarked he did
not think clerks should favor corporations
against the interests of the city. The
names Of the two deputies were Probate
Clerk Edward Casserly and Deputy Cor
don.
County Clerk Haley promised to give
the subject the closest investigation. and
said that If it could be proved that the
clerks men tioDed had been guilty of any
wrongdoing. or had known that the
papers to be filed were against the in .erests
OF the city, he would discharge them both.
1t has been customary for the County
Clerk to receive notices from the best
attorneys asking that they have the
privilege OF hllng important papers long
after the office was closed. The clerks
office was designed to protect the interests
lowed.
On investigating the case fully it was
found that the two clerks mentioned had
not been guilty of any attempt to act
wrongly, having been led by sharp attor
neys to stay up late with view to accom-
modate them. Gordon told very straight
story, which was verified in every par
ticular.
He said he received a message from the
railroads attorney in the afternoon asking
that the office be kept open later, as i'm
portant papers were to be fled he
waited till o'clock. when an office-boy OF
the attorneys told him that the papers
would not be ready till O'clock he
met the attorneys downtown, but the
papers were not then ready Then he