The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-27
THE OLD FARES MAY GO BACK.
YOUNG AND COLLINS TO
EXPLAIN TO THE COURT THIS
MORNING.


The Cheney Judgment to Be Paid.
Disputed Right of Way to BE
Referred 10 COmmissIon-Two
sureties Want IA Judgment Against
the Receivers of the Central.
The receivers of the Savannah street
railway and the Electric railway must
show cause before Judge speer this morn
ing why they should not restore the fares
on their lines to five cents, the former
rate. and the one which has been Gus
tomary.
The order to show cause was granted on
a petition filed by counsel for II. A. Pc
wear of Lynn, Mass, on whose petition the
property was placed in the hands Of re-
ceiver by the United States court. After
setting forth the facts Of the receivership,
brought about by his petition. Mr.. Pevear
goes on to state, through his counsel, that
about Jan. Is, the receivers Of the Electric
Railway Company borrowed about $1.3S599
under order Of court, for which receivers
certificates were issued. because it was
found that the receipts Of the lines in their
charge were not sufficient to meet operat-
ing expenses, and to keep the property in
proper repair. He says a system of one
and two cent fares has been going on for
some time. while the universal custom W tn
all such roads is to charge cents for
single ride. BY raising the fare to the old
figure he believes that the operating ex-
penses can be met and that it will be
unnecessary TO apply for further permits
sion 30 borrow money for that purpose
He states that Receivers Young and Col
Inns have been requested to restore the
fares to the old figure, but have refused to
do So and he asks an order of court, re-
quirlng them to do so instanter. They will
have to tell the court this morning why
they should not re-establish the old rate
for riding on their lines.
y petition was filed by Ndessrs. Lawton
and Cunningham for Receivers Conner and
Hayes of the Central railroad. asking per-
mission to pay over the $1,000, W tn interest,
awarded to Henry Cheney by verdict of
the city court, and by the decision of the
supreme court as damages for injuries he
sustained while loading cotton in the Ma
coochee april 2, 1858. The order was grant
ed and the money will be paid over to
Messrs. Saussy and Saussy, Cheeney's at
torneys
An order was granted requiring the re-
ceivers of the Central TO show cause be-
fore Judge Speer at Macon on April 6
why judgement should not be rendered
against them in favor of ] King and j. H.
Rhodes. as asked in their Intervention
hled in court yesterday. Messrs. King
and Rhodes at the time the Central rail-
road took charge of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad. went on
the Centrafs bond for $4,000, in a case of
a distraint warrant for rental of certain
terminals brought against the property
of the Chattanooga, Rome and Column
bus by the Rome Railroad Company. A
consent Judgement for about $l0,275 was
rendered and the execution was paid by
the bondsmen. They are now suing the
receivers of the Central to recover the
amount which they had to pay out under
this judgment
On petition Of Receivers Co
mer and Hayes, can order was
granted allowing them to enter
into an agreement with the state
through Gov Atkinson by which the dis
pu5ei title TO right of way now occupied
by the Centrals tracks between Forsyth
and Whitehall streets in the city OF At
lanta, but claimed by the tate as a part
of the right Of way of the Western anc
Atlantic railroad shall be referred to
commission of three citizens, TO be APP
pointed by the governor The state
brought suit for this property in the su-
perior court of Fulton county, but under
the agreement, this suit is to be with
drawn.
The Propeller Towboat Company was al
lowed 70 amend its lible suit against the
steamship Dalegarlh. The amendment
was to the effect that the cargo was val
ued at $4,000, instead of S75, 600 as stated
in beA hill This Is g frfa
to-day, but on account of the pressure OF
criminal business it may not be reached.
Receivers Conner and Hayes were
granted permission to enter into a CON
tract with the American Surety Company.
by which on the payment of 500. that
company viii so on bond for the Oce8
Steamship Company in a suit for libel
against the steamship Elihu Thompsou,
and its cargo brought by the Sprague and
Breed Coal Company of Philadelphia. This
company rendered the Elihu Thompson
assistance when she was grounded in the
river on a recent trip coming from Paila-
delphia to Savannah.
In the matter of the intervention of o.
N GEESE for lumber supplies furnished
the receivers of the Central a bill OF
1,329.5S was ordered paid while another
for $2Se.2S was refused as the lumber was
found not to have been furnished. Master
structed 20 continue to take testimony
with regard to ali the property and assets
Of the Central railroad personal and
otherwise not covered by the mortgage
held by the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company under the tripartite mortgage.
which investigation was stopped on &C
count of objection by the counsel for the
Central Trust Company.
ID. Fl. Bennett and jerry Harris, charged
with making and passing counterfeit five
dollar treasury notes of the United States
were put on trial. The case is an interest
ing one in many respects. ana it is charged
that the operations carried on by them
were quite extensive.
One of the witnesses against the men
was P. H. Al'sbrook of North Carolina.
who pleaded guilty to the charge of pass
ing similar notes a few days ago but
has not yet been sentenced.
lie stated that these defendants made
the counterfeit S. notes. and that he had
seen them with as much as $3.50 of it in
their possession when they were getting
il into shape for use. He admitted that he
had attempted to pass the notes on sew
eral occasions, and once on a preacher.
When asked why he had selected
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