The morning call., 1894-04-05
RAILROAD WARS.
CalifOrnia-Street Line
Injunction.
The Proposed Change of Route to
the Park Argued Before Judge
Hebbard.

There was litigation stern and strong In
Judge HebDard's court yesterday over the
application of the California-streat Railroad
for an Injunction against the Ferries and Cliff
House road, which forms part OF the Market
street Consolidated Railroad Company.
1t Is claimed by the Callf0rnla-street INC tnat
a contract established In 1888 has not been
adhered TO. The Ferries Company agreed 10
run a certain number of steam cars DAY from
Central avenue TO Golden Gate Paik on
transfer arrangement with the Callfornla-stfeet
road Thirteen cars were TO be run Detweeu
6 O'Clock In the morning and noon, anu Unity
more from that hour to 10 O'Clock at night.
AS the Ferries and Cliff House branch Oh the
consolidation showed signs Oh removing i'o
starting point for steam travel from oehti ai
10 Sixth avenue distance of thirteen Dlocks ;,
The injured company asked the Superior Court
for d Injunction restraining the pei nance
of such an alteration, and compelling an al
herence 10 the terms OF the Original cohli@o''
when has yet twenty years TO run' .,
No temporary restraining order was granteu,
but n order TO show cause came up for nearing
before Judge HeDbard yesterday. attorney y,
Wheeler OF the legal firm OF Garb er. Boat "
BISHOP represented the plaintIn company. he
drew the attention OF the court TO the lact lbat
by the proposed alteration serious damage
would be done 10 the Calltornla-sTeet Iohu. -
woud be necessary for visitors TO the 1alr,
should they take that means OF traVel. 10 VAIN
no less than thirteen blocks before gaming tne
cars READY 10 tfaDSIcF tHou W tuo pa
such case visitors would naturally prefer tne
Sacramento. street line, which under the
thr aLrned alteration would nave direct com.
munication by transfer 10 tne steam cars d.
their new starting point
The number Of persons who would pc SO III
convenienced was placed al lOO.OOO, and IL
was shown that the financial dlHerence De-
tween the old and the new system would mean
a loss of 2 cents each way, or 4 cents GU Tue
round trip, to the California-street ROAD mr..
Wheeler asked that the court compel the FER
ries and Cliff House Company to adhere TO their
twenty fve-year contract
Before entering into OF al argument Attorney
Herrin filed on behalf of the defendant COM
pauy an answer to the injunction sui. In Ibis
the allegation that the number OF steam-cars
running daily TO the park has been diminished
is emphaticaly denied. The answer states that
'.there are now, and will continue to be, al least
thirteen trains running over the said line daily,
during he hours from A. NJ. 10 Il M, and
thirty such trains between noon aud 10 p NJ
All the allegations contained in The complaint
were generally and specifically denied.
In support OF this contention Attorney Her
rim spo' Q yesterday. He said that one conten-
out res rvalion, namely. that the public would
be In any way hurt by the proposed change
The Sacramento-street line was just as handy
as the route along California street. Mr.. Her
rim cOntended that the matter.waS purely or
private nature as between rival companies, and
should be regarded as such. n 10 injury what
ever had been done TO either company by such
change.
Judge Hebbard ordered briefs to be sub
mitted and promised TO decide the case to-
morrow morning.