The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-05
WORK IS At LAST BEGUN
But Only After Another Exciting
Episode In Bright's Court.
ENGINEERS CORPS ARRESTED
Mayor Conncll Appears and Straiehtcns
? Out Mnttcrs-Did Not Have Official
knowledge Of the Injunction
and bond. So Love Claims.

There was another exciting scene at
Brighrs court yesterday. where the
city Is trying to run a sewer contrary
to the wishes of william Bright and
William Love, who claim to be Joint
| owners of the alley In question.
EARLY In the morning City Engineer
Phillips sent three of his corps. Dom
mick Healey. william Reilly and
charles kingsbury, to complete the
work Of giving lines for the sewer.
flanaghan & O'Hara, the contractors,
were on hand with a gang of Italians
to begin work as soon as the stakes
should be driven.
Bright and Love were also there. and
when the engineers placed their instru-
ments In position ordered them to
cease operations. Mr.. Healey told
Bright and Love that they We're work
Ing under the protection of an injunc-
tion from court ard refused to vacate.
Just as soon. however, as the first
stake was driven Mr.. Love dug 1t up.
and Mr.. Bright hurried off to Alder
man Roberts Office where he secured
Il warrant for the arrest of the en-
glneers on the charge of trespassing.
Engineers We're Arrested.
Constable Bernard Davies served the
warrant and escorted the corps to the
Alderman's office. where they were re-
qured to furnish 81 900 bail apiece for
Il hearing at 4.30 o'clock In the after
noon.
Upon hearing of the arrest Mayor
Connell and City Engineer Phillips
went to the scene and secured the re-
lease of the men. Mayor Connell auali-
flying as bondsman. The mayor then
visited MIR. Love and advised him not
to interfere further with the workmen
as he was only piling trouble on him
self, and explained to him that bond
had been filed indemnifying him for
any loss which he might sustain on
account of the sewer operations.
MIR. Love claimed that he had not
been officially notified of any injunc-
tion or bond. but as the mayor vouched
for them he would not interfere with
the work any more. Thereupon the
mayor told the contractors to put their
men at work. which they did without
any loss of time. The contractors will
work day and night until the sewer
Is laid in the disputed alley. so as to
inconvenience Bright and Love as little
as possible.
Hearing Was Postponed.
Before the hour for the hearing ar
rived Bright and Love secured a post
ponement until today at 4 o'clock al
leging that they wished to consult their
lawyer and also Judge Gunster before
proceeding further The defendants
We're released on, their own recogniz-
ance.
Bright and Love claim that the city
should have waited until the injunction
case had been argued If the city wished
to be just in the matter. Mr.. Love. in
conversation with Tribune reporter,
stated that he had not been officially
notified of the injunction and indem-
nifying bond, and only knew of 1t
through the newspapers.
Inquiry at the sheriff's Office elicit
ed the Information that the papers in
the injunction case We're served on
Bright and Love Monday night
William Love. whose blacksmith and
carriage shop are on the alley. will
close up his place today and viii sue
the city for damages. 7, will he i'm
possible to get in or out of his shop
while the excavating is going on.