The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-24
THAT TROUBLESOME SWITCH.
DIR. Weaver aud Mr. Campbell Go 10 Law
AhOut the Matter.

About the Matter.
Some time ago. ii will be remempereu'
the Traction company went down y"
South Washington street while the resi-
dents slept and next morning there was
a switch completed. 1t raised u srea'
fuss at the time. and some peopie 49, 80
went So far as TO say That TINS was
the way In which the street committee
of councils punished a certain property
owner for refusing to have asphaH
laid in front of his residence.
Yesterday another phase of the trou-
bic was brought out when DR.. W. u.
Weaver and James Campbell began
a suit in equity against the CoatVine
Passenger railway and the WIkes-
company. The bill. after reciting at
length the parties interested, sets iorth
the trouble as follows:
That on Aug. IA, A. d. 1888, the de-
PENDANTS tore up their single track
along the center of South washington
street and. without any legal authority:
or right, laid double tracks ON saiu
street, for a distance of about $50 feet.
and Immediately in front of the prop
erty of your orators. and are now using
the said railroad tracks In violation ot
law.
That the width of said Washington
street from curb to curb Is twenty-nine
feet. The said double railroad tracks
occupy fourteen feet eleven inches or
said street, and where cars pass along
said tracks there are only hve feet SIX
inches of the street on either side of the
cars left for passing vehicles, space
insufficient for public travel.
That the occupation of said South
Washington street by double tracks. as
the same are now located. with pas
senger railway cars running over the
same is hindrance To public travel in
the said street. inconvcnient and dam
gerous TO passing vehicles, dangerous
TO life. and greatly damages your ora
tors in the free use and enjoyment
of their several properties owned along
said street where said double tracks
are laid.
That there is no necessity for the
location and maintenance of double
passenger railway TRACKS where the
same are now located, the distance
from the place where the tracks are laid
to the terminus of the railroad being
about 100 feet.
That your orators have been in
formed and believe that the said double
railroad tracks were laid as aforesaid
for the accommodation of other street
railway lines leased and operated by
the W1lkes-Barr and wyoming Valley
Traction company.
The plaintiffs apply to the court for
relief as follows:
First-That a decree may be made re-
straining the said Coalville Passenger
Railroad company and Wilkes-Barre
and Wyoming Valley Traction COM
pany from maintaining and using the
the said double railroad tracks and
running passenger railway cars over
the same; compelling the said Coal
vile Passenger Railroad company and
the Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley
Traction company to take up and re-
move the said double railroad tracks
from the place where the same are now
located. and that they be perpetually
enJoined from replacing or relaying any
railroad track upon any part of said
street other than a single railroad
track along the center of Washington
street where II was first laid down.
Second-That your orators may have
such other and further relief in the
premises as the nature of the case may
require.
Hon. H. W. Palmer and A. c. Camp
bell, are solicitors for the plaintiff.