The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-13

e-1e~ stepped ne havoc. 5ons - ne -
wires bad also beea CT. sus sur-. Jonn-
s11 Vas \ fair way - have sAln8s
s-rztgh-ere6 81. 30 tbs cozop4ny could
sa-py tie s-o-es with ere l.gats ana
many Of tbs residences WITH sacsrtss-
cents. whsz Judge Ssa.lcu-ss order stopped
the work q repair.
Al Of the cc-npznvss incsnfescenS wires
supplying Vhe resf5encez nc-th % Division
section Of the cffy are In Darkness tonight
Tie damage 20 the arc circuits vas not 50
severe.
One q The incidents % TIRE day was tho
visit o. the ceunctl In q body this SITTER
noon 20 Judge Prftehsr1- TIE object Of
modify his restraining sor3er 50 the city
cosld prevent the conpsuy's men from re-
placing the wires. Judge P-ftcha-d vas
found On rhe street and the council,
headed BY Mayor Fawc~.t ard Ctr After
n-y Jndsons proceeded 20 the ofsce o.
Judge Stiles where Judge Prfschard is
tened 20 the arguments OF the attorneys
The court occupied chair n one corner
OF the room and before him sat City At
tornev J1dson ard Judge Stiles. Grouped
around rne room were Councilman Samp-
son. Stevens. Whitfy. Bziger. Eice. Hart
man. Parker. HArr1s4 Eosgate. kIeeh and
Coates. while Mayor FzwcetT occupied the
background City Attorney Judson began
By CON planning that the courts order was
hardly fair 20 the city. rs Il ted the hands
OF the municipality ard allowed the other
side 10 do as IL pleased. Mr. Jgdson said
that II the company was allowed 70 go
ahead and replace the wires the city might
suffer great damage, IS the wires would
be dangerous 20 the life Of the city's en-
p5GyeE, who were CONF PEELED 20 WoTk
among them
The touch OF i've wire means serious
injury or DEATH" said the city attorney.
He argued that with The wires Of the city
alone on tas poles. they would not be dan
gerous 20 life, but with two sets Of wires
on them. the deadly current might be en-
countered az any moment. Further. said
NJ. Jadson, the poles are the ciTy's prop
erty and ths company has no right 20
their use, IS ft had been given notice 20
vacate IN 1855. Mr.. Judson concluded oy
appealing 10 the court 70 allow the city
the right to protect lts property and
rights. fer which the company had no re-
spScr or regard.
Judge Stiles came back hard II the city
attorney. saying he was surprised ~ the
action OF the city authorities In gathering
together On such a trivial pretext- He
declared the statement that tho wires
were dangerous was Tumped ups and 10
characterized Mayor Favceet's raid as
disgrace 70 tire city. Judge stiles declared
ll14 ne y &S d<GlllcQ q NAk1 <ftSo4<4s-f
J0dSon aavsssng the mayor 10 tho per-
Torrance OF such an act OK violence The
company had lease Of the poles and
could not be disturbed IN the use Or them
without a LAWFUL recourse 10 the courts
Mr. JG7soa replied that the company
had no franchise anyway. and he wanted
il stopped from changing the situation. 4
the city was 20 be tied I'D with the re-
srrslnirg order
Just after Judge Pritchara had sad that
his order would not be changed as II had
been drawn 10 meet the emergency caused
by the c3ry's very extraordinary course.
Assistant City Attorney hean arrived
with tie Information that Judge Staliccp
had granted an order restraining the COM
pAny from proceeding with the replacing
o. its wires on the poles
Deputy Sheriff Macarthur found n no
easy matter 20 serve Judge Scs1scup's or
DER on Secretary CASTOR. OF the company.
That gentleman. having gotten wind OF
the order was not 20 be found az his Of
fee and before service was finally had
the men under Superfn .en5enf johnson
had accomplished q great deal Of repair
ing
The case VIE come ND for hearing Mon
day morning az 10 O'Clock on the appiscz-
ton OF the company for a temporary In
Junction.
General Manager c. B. Hurley had taken
the steamer fer San Francisco this morn
ing az Seattle. He was reached BIZ tsie-
phone at Port Townsend and arrived here
tonight