The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
VALLEY RAILWAY
ENTERS FRESNO
Construction Forces Work
on Diana and Q
Streets.
ONE MAN IN THE WAY
j c. Shepard Secures an Injunc-
tion to Check the Lines
Progress.
DEMANDS HEAVY DAMAGES.
His Case Pressed by a Southern Pa
cific Attorney-First Wheat
Shipment.
DEMANDS HEAVY DAMAGES.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 18.-The claims
| for damages made by property-owners
along Q and Diana streets, over which the
Valley road is to pass in this city, have
been settled with the exception of
| that of J. G. Shepard. He resides on Q
street, a block from the depot site, and
demands $500 for alleged damages to
property worth about $4,000. He has been
offered $1,000 by the railroad company.
The grading of the road into the city
from Belmont, where it stopped until the
claims for damages were settled, was
| commenced this morning. and rapid
| progress was made. The tracklayers were
close behind the graders
Shepard at once instituted injunction
proceedings through l.. L. Cory, the local
attorney of the Southern Pacific, to re-
strain the railroad company from digging
up and otherwise interfering with the use
| OF said street, and laying rails thereon for
the purpose of a steam railroad" 1t is al
legged that the property will thereby be
| greatly deprecated in value and damaged :;
| that such damage and depreci alton will
exceed $500 in value.
The plaintiff, therefore, prays for the
judgment and decree of the court that the
| efendant company be forever restrained
| and enjoined from constructing and oper-
ating any steam railroad whatever on @
| street in front OF plaintiffs premises.
Judge RisIey granted an interim injunc-
ton, and set Monday next, at A. NJ, as
the time for hearing the case. Attorney
Preston of the Valley Road, who in is the
city, accepted service of the injunction.
Copies were also served on the foremen of
the grading and tracklaying gangs.
Attorney Preston stated that he expect
ed to quash the injunction on Monday
morning. Shepard has been the chief in
stigator of<the movement of the property
| owners along Q and Diana streets to
present claims for damages for the pass
ing of the railroad in front of their places
and sentiment ls strong against him. The
am cunt offered him by the railroad COM
pany is a fair one in comparison with
| those his neighbors received.
The injunction did not interfere with
| the construction of the road. The graders
will not reach Shepard's place until some
time next week, and by that time it is
| hoped to have matters arranged SO that
| they can proceed to the depot site. The
| grading teams are at present engaged in
| making till at the junction of @ and
| Diana streets. The roadbed along Diana
street, which connects Belmont with o
| street, is almost completed and the track
| laid most of the distance. A force OF
twenty teams and seventy-five men is at
work.
The construction of the road into this
city is source of much qualification to
the people of Fresno. They have been
waiting anXiousIy for few weeks for the
work to be resumed from the Belmont
| terminus. Many have visited the con-
| struction outfits TO-DAY. w. @. Edes is in
| charge.
A ioint com N, ittaa from tho Cbor bar 90
| Commerce and the Hundred Thousand
| Club met this evening and decided to hold
a celebration when the first regular train
| should arrive in Fresno from Stockton.
| The programme as arranged will consist
of big parade, a barbecue at the depot
grounds, and an electrical display by the
San Joaquin Company in the evening.
| The committee is, of course, not in po-
sltion as yet to fix the date for holding the
| celebration.
Traffic Manager Moss has authorized
Local Agent G. A. Harp to accept ship
ments of grain from Fresno at the follow
ing prices: To Stockton, 81 Is a ton; to
| San Francisco and Port Costa, 50 Is ton.
| For the present the grain will be shipped
| from the Belmont terminus.
To the Kutner-G oldstein Company is
due the honor of making the first ship
road. This morning it sent the following
telegram:
FRESNO Cal, Sept. 19.
John Moss Traffic Manager San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company, San Fran
cisco: Wire permission to ship Car of wheat
10 Port Costa over company's line to-day.
kUTSER-GoLDSTEIN COMPANY,
The following reply was promptly re-
ceived:
STOCKTON, Cal, Sept 18
Kutner-G oldsteil Company Fresno, CAL: We
commence to-day to receive grain at Belmont
avenue. Rate to Stockton, 81 Is; Port Costa,
81 65 per ton, carloads. JOHN Moss.
During the afternoon a car standing on
the Belmont switch was loaded with
twelve tons of wheat, in the presence of
large number of representative citizens.
Banners were then strung along the top
of the car reading: "First carload of
wheat shipped over the Valley road from
Fresno by the Kutner-Goldsteln Com
pany." The car and spectators were pho
tographed. The wheat will go to Contra
Costa.
The railroad company has sent out cir
culars calling for bids for the construction
of brick freight depot in this city. The
bids are to be in by September %.
SAN RAFIEL'S LOSS.