The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-15

Yesterday afternoon. signed by Judge
Hanford practically settled. for time at
least. the picturesque squabole that Tor
some time has been going on between the
Seattle City Railway Company and the
city OF Seattle. that recently turned up IN
the United States circuit courqRs part
OF the case of the Central Trusf pa "
OF New York. VS.. the Seattle Gig -
Company. WA
the strained relations is the cofrtn ise
hill. which insists upon Siding dewn 20
Yesier way and across the traess OF s
company. operasSs a ctoie read
d do~s ~ sn neos.e ,ssje tracks
and wJh this <nd = vN4 gangs of work
men sers 81 to kossaps and wheeling
n s9e @ o1s r. SRsSsi 10 e sas
siderable d'ress fine department OF
sides iuterfsHng Hth general traffic. up
and down feskr way.
The formalinks for legal settlement
of the case APPEARED first in cnaliehse
written by A. f. Haas, the superintend-
emit OF the road. Sho notified the city that
the slide interfered with the operation OF
the road and that unless the condition or
things was remedied the read would look
to the city for damages, etc Mr.. haas
signed for w. A. Underwood, OF New
York as the receiver OF the road, ana
then for himself as superintendent Mr-
Haas also wound Up his communication
| with Yours, truly"
The board of public works took up the
challenge and proceeded 10 knock the CHIP
off OF Mr.. Haas shoulder. in letter
written by City Engineer Thomson, chair
man of the board of pubic works, in which
he called the superintendent Dear sir
and wound up with Yours, respectful
"" In which the road was Informed that
IL would be prosecuted according 10 law
etc
Last week Judge Hanford issued an in
Junction resti aiming the city from arrest
| ing the employees of the road who were
| engaged in keeping the track clear. Al
| the same time he issued an order allowing
| the city TO bring an action against the
/ road In the superior court. The mn Kept
on sliding and the roads employees Kept
| on shoyeling Yesterday Judge Hanford
! issued the following order, which, as far
I as the road is concerned. is a pracucal
/ victory. as the part Of 1t addressed 10 the
receiver of the road works no hardship
/ whatever. The only reason ne has found
| il necessary 10 throw dirt on the south
/ side of the street was because IL sllpped
| down on the north side, whIch the CITY
must now prevent. The order Is IN run
| as follows:
l
| receiver of the above named defendant.
| the Seattle City Railway Company 70
| gether with the answer thereto hled py
/ the city of Seattle, coming on regularly
/ 10 he heard on This 14th day of December.
! 1896 on the motion of counsel for said re-
! eeiver. Burleigh q Piles, for temporary
| injunction restraining the ueIehud t Ins
/ city OF Seattle. from interfertng with said
I receiver ia the operation OF saad railway.
| and on the counter-fnotfon or said city OF
Seattle for an order restrainlng the SAID
/ lating upon the track OF said railway IN
| a public street Of said city. to-wit: Yes
| Ter way, between Fifth and seventh ave
! nues, and after hearing the argument or
! counsel and being duly ADVISED IN the
| premises.
1T is by the court ordered that tempo
| rary Injunction issue. directed TO the de-
| PENDANT, the city of Seattle us oHlcefs,
| agents and employees, requiring II 10 I'M
/ mediately and hencefoTth. unii ne iufth-
, or order of this court. desist from inter-
fering with said receiver. in the operation
/ Of said Seattle city Railway by allowing
! mud. earth. stone. rock ana otner material
/ TO run down upon and across the north
| side OF said Iesler way, between Flrth ana
| Seventh avenues. 70. upon ana across tne
, track and roadway OF SAID seatue oijy
! railway. as constructed IN said 1esleT
way and that the said city OF Seattle, its
3 officers, agents and employees, D. anu the
1 same and each of them are hettoE dlfett-
I 81 and commanded 10 keep SAID hesier
! WAY and narfEcuiariy the north side there
/ OF between Fifth and seventh avenues Tree
| and clear from all earths stone, Ioch ana
! othe~ material sliding end accumuIa ting
/ thereon from the abutting property. 80
/ that the same shall not in any way inter-
fere with the operation % tue sSald re-
/ ceiFer Of the said Seattle NlSy railway
! ''SeC oud-And that said receiver desist
/ from throwing any mud. rock. s'ohe or
other material coming down OF running
I Wpon said track from the hetlh slde OF
Z said Yesler way OF Of said track 10 or
/ upon tho south side OF said Nesler way.
| until the further order OF this court In
: the premises.
( "Dated this Iith dag OF December. 1896 ."
The receiver OF The road. ". \. Under
! wcoI. was represented in the case BY
/ Messrs. Burleigh & piles.