The sun., 1895-01-23
RACE WITH INJUNCTIONS.
GRADE CROSSING FIGHT nv COURTS
AND LEgISLhTURE.
The Contest between the New Hsvea Rsn-
road ard the Trolley Lines Fought Out-
The Railroad wins In ths LEGISLATURE
snd In Brideepo Loses IN New Haven.

The Contest Hetwsen the New Haven Hsil-
road ard the Trolley L,nes Fought out-
The Railroad wins In ths LEGISLATURE
and In bridgeport, Loses In New Haven.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 2a.-Tho great public
interest In the Grade Crossing bill was mani
Tested In the largo attendance OF spectators
In the Senate chamber when that body con-
vened at / o'clock to-day Fifteen petitions
from various parts OF the State In favor Of the
i'm mediate passage Of the grade crossing bill!
were presented by twelve Senators. senator
Marigold of Bridgeport prescnteda a monster pe-
titon OF 10000 people OF Bridgeport aud the
petition OF the Bridgeport Traction Company
against the bill.
Senator Chandler moved reconsideration Of
the vote by which the bill was referred to the
Railroad Committee. After considerable de-
bate reconsideration was voted, is to 4, aud at
gao o'clock the bill was passed by unanimous
vote. Amendments excmptng tho city OF
Bridgeport from its provisions. and also exist
ing horse railroad companies desiring TO change
motive power to electricity. were defeated.
I liBRIDGEPonT. Jan. .22.--Injunctions are thick
in the war between the traction company OF this
city and the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad. AS fast as one is dissolved an
other is secured by the railroad people. All Of
this is to prevent the crossing OF the tracks OF
tho Consolidated road by the tracks of the cleo
trio railway. This morning. in the Superior
Court In this city the attorneys for tho traction
company made motion to dissolve the injunc-
tion recently secured by the Consolidated road
to prevent the traction company laying their
tracks across the tracks of the Consolidated
road at Fairfield avenue in this city. and which
was made permanent and which the Supreme
Court later said should he dissolved, but Judge
Prentice, who was on the bench. refused to
make the order to-day, ,adjourntng the case until
tomorrow morning.
IL had TN hR nj
the traction company had prepared to lay the
tracks as soon as the order vacating the inJunc-
italian laborers Mt the crossing ready TO go to
work. In giving the decision Judge Prentice
said he familiar with the facts in the case,
and It was his opinion that II the order was
given the efforts to lay the tracks would precipi-
The Consolidated people fearing that the bill
In the Senate to prevent any electro road from
crossing the tracks OF steam railroads az
grade would not pass In time to prevent the lay
ing of the tracks In this city secured from Chief
Justice Andrews OF this state another injunc-
ton restraining the traction company from
laying their tracks at Fairfield avenue on the
ground that in order so to do they must take
road. Chief Justice Andrews was one of the
dissenting Judges OF the supreme Court in the
and gave the traction company the permission
70 establish another grade crossing in this CITY;
in direct opposition to the policy Of the railroad
Tho Consolidated road will not allow the
as long as there is II hghting chance. All day
there has been crowd OF men and boys. num-
Ing to see q clash between the employees OF the
two corporations The police have been held in
mn o y s tracks or
wires across Fairfield avenue crossing the rail-
road company will resort to the same TACTICS
street crossing. that of running heavy freight
trains on the crossing and allowing them TO
moving them on with another to take the place.
Running an engine on the crossing and squirt
ing hot water on the men at work may be
The papers signed by Chief Justice Andrews
sry. motion ] u for ri the dissolution OF the in.
junction will be made Superintendent Radel
q hs sg a1uS p @d m morHg S
ried to the Supreme Court OF the United States.
He said his company had been advised that it
under the charter granted it by the last General
Assembly; He was sure tho Consolidated road
would fight y out to the end, and he said his
, The blu y became law law by y 2:3o o'clock: At
became operative Immediately.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan. 22.-,Judge Wheeler.
in ne Superior c Court m this morninE ed an or
from crossing Tie New YORK, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company's tracks at Belle
Dock. which was prayed out by the latter last
Saturday night and granted ran q Judge stHdley:
counsel for the New Haven Street Railway;
Company, outwtted the New York, New Haven
and Hart ford road by laying tho rails over, the
crossing in question under right granted them
by the late Legislature in case the Fairhayen
and Westville road did not use necessary dill
gence. is the talk of legal circles to-day. The
New Haven Street Railways Morris Cove route
Is over the Eairhaven and Westville crossing,
which was enjoincd by the Consolidated road
Saturday.
Because the Fairhaven road electrically did
not equip this part OF the railroad track. Attor-
ney Wagner used the fact as n pretext in OBJ
tanning an Injunction preventing the Console
ing the work. This was done last night. and
now both the Farhaven and New Haven Street
hallway companies cars can cross at grade at
Bridge street.
While the motion FOR the Morris Cove injunc-
tion was being heard here the Consolidated road
lawyers were In Bridgeport on the Fair Haven
and Westville case. Had the Consolidated road
known OF the New Haven Street Railway Com
pany's rights the latter would have been en-
Joined ut the same time was tho Fairhaven
and Westville. One car went over the crossing
to-day