The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-27
NOBODY CAN Do ANYTHING.
THEINJUNCTlON AGAINST CITY Is
SWEEPING.
Full Text of the Restraining Order
Granted by Judge Pardee. City
Can Test the Efficiency of
the Water system.


Below The NEWS prints the full text
of the restraining order granted by
Judge Don A. Pardee of the United
States circuit court in the case of the Co.
lumbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe De-
post, Title aad Trust Co. of Philadel-
phia. the holders of the bonds of the
Dawson Waterworks Co., against the
city of Dawson.
The injunction is sweeping in its effect,
restraining officials and citizens alike
from interfering in any way with the
carrying out of the existing contract be.
tween the city and the water company,
or from constructing any other system
of waterworks in Dawson. Judge Par
dee's order is as follows:
"After hearing argument of counsel
for both parties and after careful con
sideration of the evidence submitted by
both parties on the application for in
junction pendente lite as prayed for in
the above stated bill, it is Ddered and
adiudged that pending this suit and I'M
ill further order Of the court writ of
Injunction do issue, directed to the city
of Dawson, its mayor ard aldermen,
their officers, agents, confederates and
abettOrs, restraining them, or either of
them, from erecting, constructing and
installing any system of waterworks in
or for the city of Dawson or other wa
ter supply for fire protection or furnish
ing the citizens or inhabitants of said
city for domestic, sanitary or other pur-
poses or from entering into any contract
or arrangement with any person, firm or
corporation for the constr uction, lease
operation or use of any system of water
works, or for the supply of water for
fire protection or other municipal pur-
poses, or from laying mains of other
waterwOrks, or permitting the laying OF
pipes or mains or the construction of
waterworks in violation of the contract
set out In compliments bill CT the ex-
elusive rights thereby given; or from
selling or otherwise dispOsng of bonds,
and in particular from selling or offering
for sale or disposlng of any of the
bonds of the city of Da Rson mentioned
in cOmplaiuant's bill; or from paying out
any moneys for W terworks; or from in>
curing any obligations for water WORKS;
or from entering upon or carrying out
any contract for waterwOrks save and
except contract referred to in complain
ants bill; or forbidding or preventing
any person, organization, fire company
or agency from carrying out the afore~
said contract with the Dawson Water
works Company or from placing any
obstacle in the way of the due carrying
out and performance and fulfllment
thereof according to It's terms; or from
ordering, directing, ordaining or by cor
porate act or ordinance or otherwise
causing, advising, counselling or procur-
ing the fire department, fire companies,
or other fire Organizations or individuals
acting as the fire department or COM
pany, or using the city's fire apparatus,
to desist or refrain from the use of water
furnished by the Dawson Waterworks
Company; or from leyyiug or enforcing
the collection of any city tax or license
fee against the waterwOrks of the Daw-
son Waterworks Company, stipulated to
be paid in water or by the furnishing of
water as set forth in the contract, in
~, olatlon of said contract with said water
Won ks company; or with doing any other
act Al, violation of the covenant, stipula-
ton. {, orms and conditions of said con-
tract.
cit is fun ther ordered that the defend