The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-07
IT NAY Be A POINTER.
An Indication Of the Augusta and Sa-
Valnah Stockholders Action.

A Move to Clear AWAY Any Difficult
ties in Case They Decide to With
draw From the CentraI-Justice
jackson Asked to Change His Order
of June 3O-The Southwestern's At
torneys After the Amounts Due That
Road.
A petition was filed in the United
States court yesterday, by Mr.. Frank H.
Miller, of Augusta, attorney for the
Southwestern railroad, in which he asked
the court to set aside the final words Of
the order, granted June 80, under which
the leased roads were allowed TO elect,
whether they would remain with the
Central or withdraw from III.
The final words of the order referred
to are: UNLESS the receiver shall, under
order of the court, elect TO retain the said
leasehold interest and TO pay therefor the
rental contractePrice.
1t will be seen from this that even
though the leased line should withdraw
from the control and management of the
Central the receiver has the power, by OBJ
tanning an order OF court, to retain the
leased road under the contract.
1t would seem from this, therefore,
that in view of the meeting of the stock
holders of the Augusta and Savannah
railroad, which is to be held here next
Saturday, TO decide as to the matter of
taking their road or letting it remain
with the Central, that they want the
coast clear in case they decide to with
draw.
WHAT IT MAY MEAN.
Whether this is indicative that they
will withdraw from the Central,
cannot now be said, but it is well known
that there are many of the stockholders
who favor such action.
This request is made, according to the
petition, without prejudice TO the action
to be had by the Augusta and Savannah
persuant to the order of June 30 as to cleo
ting to take back its road. Thepetition OBJ
jects TO this last clause of the order,
stating that it is ineqUitaDlc, and that in
the event of its election to take back its
road the receiver should not be per-
mitted to exercise any election in
the premises, particularly when in default
in the payment of past due rental, as is
now the case.
A petition was also filed by Mr.. Miller
and Maj, A. o. Bacon, attorneys for the
Southwestern, asking for reference of
certain matters to the master. 1t stated
that the rule requiring the receiver to
show cause why payment of rental to the
Southwestern had not been made, had
never been answered.
AFTER THE RECEIVER.
He wanted that question, as to
what was the true amount due by
the Central to the Southwestern
under the provisions Of the lease, as to
what amounts had been expended after
the default in this payment by the re-
ceiver for rails and whether this had been
done with the sanction of the Southwest
ern, and as to the gross income arts
ing from the operation of the South
western railroad from June 30, 1892, to
the time of the appointment of the core
ceiver, Oct. Z, 1893, and what is the net
income due aud payable to the South
western railroad referred to the master
for report.
The petition then asks that the court
compel the receiver and co-receiver to
pay the Southwestern the amounts found
TO be due to that road, and that, pending
the reference of these questions to the
master, that the court will order the pay
ment of certain sums to the Southwest
ern railroad sufficient to enable it to
maintain its corporate organization, and
TO have proper representation by attor-
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