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


Tscoma. July 1i-SpeciaL-That nothing
II tbs way OF management OF TIA coufz ulu-
nicipal affairs can be undertaken nova
days without resort 70 the courts, with
ths Inevitable Injunction. restraining or
der. demurrer and supreme court decision,
Is amply proven by the fight that IS or be-
tween the city ard the Tacoma Gas and
Electric Light Co. Al the present moment
two restraining orders are IN force. each
backed up by long conpis int. restraining
the city and the company from further
proceeding n the controversy over the
wires OF the private company that were,
until O'Clock this morning. stretched over
tbs city's poles.
As Outlined in todsy's Post-Tntelligsncer.
the fight between the city and the COM
pAzy over the lighting business had reach
ed a crisis. Matters reached a climax this
morning when. 81 The unusual hour OF
o'clock. a force % electricians and police
men, under command of Mayor Fawcstt
and City Electrician Bachelet. began the
work o. stripping the city's poles on Ia
coma and Pacific avenues q The eornpgny's
sncazsesceut light wires. The mayor
chose this hour 20 avoid TIRE heat OF TIRE
day. as he says. bat also % miss the re-
stra8aing order o. the court which would
have been procured by the company's Of
scers had they been aware OF the c5tys
intention When Secretary CASTOR ard
Superintendent Johnson arrived on the
scene shortly after o'clock this morning
the coupzny's wires were nicely cooled up
On the avenue near the poles on which they
had been stretched.
OF Course The Two officers % Tire com
pany we're sled ~ith consuming wrath.
They quickly summoned 70 their assist
ance Judge ssiles and Attorney y. X.
Stevens. ard before I o'cloek IN the after
noon they had secured q restraining order
from Judge PritchaT8. directing the city
ana SIS officials ard employees % 6eSlst
from further rsolesfatson - the wires %
the eawnanv. and 20 refrata from inter
fArfnr With the com pany's employees IA
their efforts 10 replace them On fhe poles
T'h3s move % the company was 90 be
exc sd. h1t Mayor F&wcett xas doubled
% wIth surprlze when L was foand that
the cor pasy was given ne rleht to 90
ahead snG nat ire wIres back again pend
try a hearing 81 he case on Morsaw.
Ths mayor ard City Attorney Juszsa
viewed wggn s1arm anH ehaersn TIE <a~t
thst their temporary advantage. xafnass st
taa cos e a very carry rising ara co-zss-
cradle hard work. vas fast disappearing
as Su~t Johnson az& he men we're
snsaEe& II restoring TIA wfTes and c~ess-
arms 30 th@ n93SS Al R18Ts was made 20
persuade 5niIr> pTstcAara 20 rnesifw his
order. szt this failing. Iazss stallean was
apBezssa 80. a83 he granted an ers@r
restraining johnson and his men ercza
farther repairing the damage wrought sv
the city
A. matters new Stanf. ~ city haS -
SsvantsEe. The cewrauw - partially
erirrset ny the rwFTsnE sna removal -
tts wires frozen ;he esty's rase~. whereas
TIRE city 81 proceeding as usual Efeh tse
opevafioa % 50 Hsaat. TIE cosn aanv hAs
been reSsratnes from restoring re wires.
ard rs cttY's caaiS are ted ~ fAs crsser
81 J18we Fsritcazra
SsthtnE 80 ssnss t3an8f as Mayor Fxw-
7etSs ateAt rass or the wires OF ~.
gas cera nanT has nAupensss sine ~ CITY
rs~shasaa shs E&tsr sn& ilxAt rianss %
to ga light an3 watsr company. unisss
u - 80 rA{3 O. IRE Eas wa-ks "a azs7.
cArrse& nat ~ tse Isst besra % vsbssa
works - whlce fAe r2sv heearaa ssre8hsv
rassssses - - aas werxh ~ g-sn rgn@,
faass arS etseT personal nre~srFg. Tns
Fsweets rs1s wsN alaznss harrs~slv. sus
g wxs ege-1se& with EsAsnaSs Aas l. q
sa.TeESz manner.
Practically az - "a cernr.ssrsx ~es~es
- -ess3snse ish .sue p-ere ez. sas th-amn
Re sFan3 esfars J@slsa rritcsAH& !