The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-01
CHANGE OF ROUTE
Warning Street-Railroad
Companies.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED FOR.
Steam-Cars for the Park to Start
From Sixth Avenue.
SCHEME OF THE CONSOLIDATION
The California Street Road Claims
the Tenure of Twenty-Five
Years Contract.
SCHEME OF THE CONSOLIDATION

There is dire trouble between the Cali
fornia-street and the Ferries and Cliff
House Railroad companies.
1t arises from the contract made by the
latter company in 1888. whereby it was ar
ranged that the Cliff House Railroad
should run steamcars from Central avenue
TO Golden Gate Park to meet the con-
venience of the California street line.
This contract was made for a term of
twenty-five years.
1t appears that by the terms of the con-
tract the Cliff House Company agreed to
run thirteen steamcars from the end of
the CalifOrnia-street road between the
hours of 6 in the morning and II noon.
and thirty more cars between that hour
and 10 o'clock at night. This arrangement
continued in existence from the date of
organization until about month ago.
In the meantime great changes have
taken place in the street railroad organiZa-
ton. A few months ago the principal
roads in the city consolidated in one great
concern. This included the whole Market
stree system, as well as the Powell-street.
Ferries and Cliff House, North Beach and
Mission railroads. The CalifOrnia-stree
Railroad was conspicuous by its refusal to
join the combination.
The effect of this proceeding did not
make itself felt until March l. On that
date the Ferries and Cliff House division
of the consolidated company reduced the
number of steamcars connecting by trans
fer from the CalifOrnla-street road. Five
cars were taken off the morning and eight
from the afternoon service. Many COM
plants were made by reason of this re-
duced accommo datioD. but the climax was
to follow.
A few days ago bills and notices were
posted all over the city, headed Changes
of Route" These purported to warn pas
seDgers that on and after Monday, April
2, passengers could secure transfers to
Golden Gate Park from the end of the Sac
ramento-st line at Sixth avenue.
There was 40 intimatlon that the steam
cars at the CalforDia-streeL terminus on
Central avenue were 10 be discontinued;
but this was the view taken by those in
tsrested in the latter road. 1t was fore
seen that if such threat was put into
execution The passengers by the CaliIor-
nia-street line would have space of thir-
teen blocks 10 traverse before connecting
with the steamcars conveying them to the
park and Midwinter Fair.
Yesterday afternoon Attorney l.. N
Hoeffler of the firm of CARRIER. Boalt &
Bishop, representing the Calf0rnia-street
company, secured the new City Hall in
restraining order preventing the Ferries
and Cliff House Railroad from putting
this threat into execution. Mr.. Hoef-
fer at first sought the ear of Judge Slack,
who explained that his calendar was too
full to admit OF any more big cases and
recommended Mr.. Hoeffler to Judge San
dersoa.
Judge Sanderson was found in his cham
bers. I'VE have twenty five-years' con-
tract with these people, judge" said
Mr. Hoeffler. They. for some rea-
son or other, want TO break their
CONTRACT, when it has yet twenty
years to run. Now, what we want
adhere to the terms OF the contract, at
least to prevent them transferring their
terminus from Central avenue to Sixth
until the points at issue between US are
decided"
Judge Sandsrson read the complaint and
then said that be could not very well is
sue the order required. 1t seemed TO him
a case for an action for damages.
But we can't estimate our damages"
said Hoeffler. How do we know what
damage we have suffered or may suffer in
the future? What we want is to have the
power of sending our passengers to the
Midwinter Fair on Monday by the usual
route, and we wish to stop these people
changing their route in the face of the con-
tract"
Judge Sanderson. however. refused to
grant the order. and said the Presiding
Judge was the person oapply to.
Eventually Mr.. Hosff1er succeeded In
finding Judge Hebhard, who. though re-
fusing him the required restraining order.
granted an order on the Market-street
Cons olldated Company to show cause why
peremptory order should not issue. The
order was made returna BILE Tuesday next.
April g. in Department of the Superior
Court.
The complaint on which the order is
made is cOuched in very direct terms. 1t
alleges that a deliberate conspiracy was
entered into between the Ferries and Cliff
House and Market-street roads to effect
the proposed change. with the object of
severing all connection with the Califor-
nia-street line, and so perfecting the entire
system under consolidation.
James B. Stetson, president Of the Call
fornia-sireet Company, is not sure that the
refusal of The California street line TO join
the consolidation had anything to do with
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