Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-31
NEW ROAD BEGUN.
Ground Broken Yesterday for the Tfac.
ton Company's Broad-Stftet Line
HYER ASKS ron An INJUNCTION.
He Claims a. Half Interest In the
Emterprise ANA Files a nil Asking
That the Corporation He Restrain-
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cd from Doing Certain Thugs.

The Richmond Traction Company com
menced operations on their street-rail-
way.line at I o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. in the presence OF large crowd OF
onlookers. The ground was broken
first by little Greenhow Johnston. son
OF Mr.. a. LangstafY Johnston, the en-
ginecr who has charge Of the construc'
ton Of the road. who used for this pur-
pose a miners small pick.
A force OF 800 workmen were en-
ployed, and the work. which was begun
on Broad street. at the Exposition
Grounds. was continued in an easteriy
direction to Addison street.
The first instalmeht of rails was re-
ceived Monday. and they were distri-
buted along the course mapped out Tor
the track. The work Of laying the rams
will be begun this morning. and IL rs
confidently expected that the work VIII
be finished In four months time.
Arrangements are being made Tor "a
private ceremony, TO be held when the
first spike is driven in the road. 1t VIII
be confined exclusively 10 stockhoiuers
OF the company. and Will be conducted
privately. II will consist OF the driving
of a silver spike into one Of the sleepers'
ana other ritual.
Mr.. HYER FILES \ BILL.
Mr.. l.. II. Hyer filed a bill in the Cir
cult Court OF the United States In this
city yesterday afternoon through ms
counsel. Messrs. stiles & Holiday. pray
ing for an Injunction to restrain the
traction company from transferring or
encumbering the franchise or property OF
the said corporation"
The bill names as defendants the Rich
mond Traction Company. John W.
Middendorf. John l.. Williams. John
SHELTON Williams. Everett Waddey. 4.
Shirreffs. +. h. SHIELD. Charles T.
Child. W. f. jenkins. A. b. Guigon,
Edmund Pendleton. and Louis Euker.
The orator complains that. having had
his attention directed to Broad street. In
the city OF Richmond, as an attractive
and promising field for a street railway
and having secured the cooperation or
assurance of adequate capital, he last
spring made application to the Council
of the city Of Richmond for an APP
propriate franchise. Whitewater repeat
ed visits TO the city. prolonged and ar
duous efforts, and the expenditure OF
a large sum IN travelling expenses,
hotel bills. counsel fees. and other cX-
penses-he succeeded in securing
The orator goes on TO show how this
franchise passed both branches of the
city Council and was approved by the
Mayor. and that. after the ordinance
granting the franchise became law.
the orator discovered that its terms, "a
originally prepared and submitted by him,
and recommended by the Committee on
Streets. had been altered. without the
approval Of the petitioner, who declined
TO proceed under il i'm the form In which
il was finally enacted and approved. The
hill goes on to state how the petitioner
deposited in a city bank. in accordance
with a provision laid down In the paper
prepared by the City Attorney. and went
North believing. upon the assurance OF
the city officials and councilmen. that
the City Council would pass amendments
TO his franchise restoring it to its ORR
ginal and improved form.
CONTRACT WITH MIR. SHIELD.
The bill then states the circumstances
under which MIR Hyer claims TO have
first become aware of competing appli-
cation, and how on the ",h day OF August
he was approached by Mr.. p. Il. SHIELD
in New York as a representative or the
traction company. and was induced TO
enter into a contract with Mr.. Sheild az
n representative of the traction company.
merging their respective interests anu
binding themselves and their associates
in the two enterprises mutually to CO.
operate in securing franchise Tor the
Broad-street railway, and TO divide
equally between themselves and their as
sociates whatever might be realized from
the success of the enterprise.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
The bill Incorporates the following let
fay urhf
agreement between the plaintiff and MI.
shield:
NEW YORK. August 3. 1885
= H. G. Stewart Esq. No. 10 Wall street
New York city:
I'll Dear Strive. the undersigned. l.. IL
Hyer of Washington, ID. C., and fhlni
Il. Shield, OF Richmond, Va. nave TINS
day entered into the following agreement
That both of us being interested In the
procuring of franchise for and me
construction OF a street railway on Broac
street. I'm the city OF Richmond, Va. VIII
collateral lines, have made the iollowihs
agreement: That we hereby binu our
selves i'm our own behalf ana Tor oul
associates, mutually 20 cooperate on'
with the other In securing franchls'
for said railway and 10 divide equaiiS
between VA and our associates whateVel
may be realized from the enterprise, hrs
actual expenses may have been incurred
by either side. such expenses to he paiI
out of the first money realized IRON
said enterprise.
1t is further agreed between us tina
the deposit already made with the STATE
Bank OF Richmond Va. by Mr.. l.. III
Hyer. or his associates, is To stand. an'
remain intact. as II now IL, Tor I'M
purpose OF securing the franchise aiore
said subject TO any conditions Tor IN
withdrawal thereof made by Mt
Hyer with the deposition after the l'tl
day OF. August: and, further. II IL agree
that the application and franchise to b.
presented to the Common Council OF III
city OF Richmond. shall be Of Richmon'
Traction Company for the building OF al
overhead trolley-railway or cable system
Among ourselves We will decide wha
names are proper to be used in the fran
chlse and the policy We will use In pro
curing the same.
Yours very respectfully.
(Signed) PHILIP H. SHIELD.
L. III. HYER.
WROTE TO HIS FRIENDS.
Immediately after the contract was exc
cuted. the bill continues. Mr.. SHIELD
expressed his fears that he would not b