The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
INJUNCTION DID ITS WORK.
NO STREET CAR EMPLOYEES AR
RESTED At THUNDERBOLT.

Town Authorities Has Its Antmus
in Desire TO Force the Renewed
Use of Tickets to Thunderb"lt.
The Road VIII DO the Best 1t Can,
with No Attempt at Retaliation.
he CIaimS-Cars Were TO Have
Beep levied on for Taxes-Thum-
derboIters Deny the story of spite.
The cars Of the Savannah. Thunderboit
and Isle OF Hope Railway were run 10
and from Thuuderboit all Of yesterday
without interference with their schedules
or the arrest Of their motormen and con-
ductors by the authorities Of the town.
The restraining order granted by Judge
FaH!gant on the preceding day had done
its work effectually.
Il seemed to an onlooker as though the
publicity that had been given the differ
ences between the railway company ana
the Mayor and aldermen OF the town Of
Warsaw had attracted crowds to the re-
sort and that they were larger than has
been the case for several Sundays. The
crowds were handled by the railway In
good shape and there was no apparent
reason for complaint. Some Of the cars,
necessarily. were somewhat uncomforta-
bly, crowded. but this was to have been
expected and the passengers seemed 10
bear with the unavoidable annoyance in
entire good humor.
When General Manager Lotion was seen
he was engaged in supervising the work
of transporting the crowds to Thunder
bolt. The cars from the city lines brought
them into the junction In ever increas-
ing numbers and to provide for their
comfortable accommodation almost every
available car was pressed into service.
When asked about the differences De-
tween the company and the Thunderbolt
authorities Mr.. Lotion said that he did
not care to enter into a discussion OF the
matter, as dispute would be settled IN the
courts In reference 10 the cause OF the
recent action on the part of the authori-
ties of the resort, the general manager OF
the company said:
Il can give you no positive answer to
that question, but in a general way have
been informed that the effort is TO force
US to begin again the sale OF tickets. FROM
all / can learn this is the only reason they
had for putting prohibltory tax upon the
company and endeavoring to force it to do
something that is not only impracticaDie'
but well-nigh impossible"
THE trouble began when We discontin-
ued the use of tickets and substituted a
fat fare of cents for all our SUBURBAN
lines. The town authorities brought TINS
action upon themselves and then became
dissatisfied with what they had accom-
pIished Since that time they have ex-
hausted their ingenuity in devising meth
DDS of annoying and harrassing us, IN
imposing unfair taxes and requiring COM
plance with impossible conditions. 1t is
certainly true that they have succeeded
in annoying US, but we shall nevertheless
go on doing the best we can and giving
those who wish 10 go TO Thunderbolt the
best service in our power This is duty
we owe the public, aud we shall try 10
pay 1t without regard to any action the
authorities of the town may contemplate
or actually take"
Though the general manager was thus
reticent, it is learned from other sources
that the authorities of the town have an
other card up their sleeves that they in
tend TO play during the week. This is TO
come in the form of an attempt to col
lect the taxes recently imposed by the
town Council. The Mayor and aldermen
were given authority to levy and collect
taxes by an act of the last legislature,
and in making up their budget for the
current year imposed upon the street rail-
way a specific tax of $500 and add-
tional tax Of SO on every car that enters
the corporate limits of the town during
the year. The imposition of this tax
caused a howl of protest from
and they have refused to pay il.
They say that in the course Of the year al
most or quite every car that the company
owns Is sent on to Thunderbolt and that il
is impossible to use the same cars on ev-
cry occasion. On Sundays 1t requires
twenty five cars TO handle the traffic and
even with this number, if they were the
only ones ever used. the company's tax
would be increased TO $3.50, which the Off
Gals of the road say is almost prohibtory,
The idea of the town authorities was to
levy on enough OF the cars that entered the
corporate limits of the town and lock them
TO the track under the execution for the
unpaid taxes They were 10 be held until
the company made good the amount Of its
delinquency. II was a good scheme and
gave every promise of working well.
Doubtless il would, had not some member
of Council. or some one in the confidence of
the authorities, betrayed the secret.
Tnrougn various channels IL reached The
ears Of the officials OF the company.
They sent a representative to interview
Mayor Nelson on the subject and secured
from him promise thaShe would notify
them of the time when the cars would be
levied upon. Il is safe to suppose that
they will not be levied on at the appointed
time, as a second injunction will be Sc
cured from the Superior Court TO prevent
IL. The company viii fight in the courts
the collection OF the taxes imposed upon
T. by the town of Warsaw and will not
pay without a previous hard legal bat
tie. Only the first round has been fought
now and the honors seem to be about
even. The upper cut made by the au-
thorities has been neatly parted by the
road, but that corporation attempted no
bow in return. Mr.. Lotion says that his
company will fight 1t out on the defensive
and viii make no effort at retaliation.
The Mayor and aldermen Of the town OF
Warsaw, in the meantime, are keeping
their own counsel. They say that the fight
for the enforcement of the law providing
for the separation OF the races IN street
cars was begun in good faith, and be-
cause conditions demanded It. They re-
pudiate any idea OF spite against the road
ana say that their only desire is to pro-
vide for the comfort and safety of respect
able visitors to the resort, and to prevent
the recurrence of incidents that have hap
pened In the past, and have tended to give
Thunderbolt a bad name.