The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06
GAS COMPANY A VICTOR
CONTENTION OF CHICAGO, INDIANA
q EASTERN RAILWAY.
When the Pipe Line Was Tapped the
Pressure Was Less Than Statu-
tory Limit-COurt's Order.

The exact status of the injunction suit in
stituted by the Indiana Natural Gas and
Oil Company. commonly known as the Chi
cago Pipe Line Company against the Chi
cago, Indiana e. Eastern Railway Com
pany, TO prevent il from interfering with
the gas company in laying an additional
pipe line under its track, is that the rail-
way company shall Immediately remove its
guard house at the place where the pipe
lines cross the railway tracks, remove its
gauges with which a secret test of the pres
sure was taken if they were then in the
lines, and restore the pipes To their original
condition at its own expense. the work to
be done by employees of the gas company.
The order was to be effective yesterday
morning and as the court announced it
would retain Jurisdiction in the case until
It was settled it is said that the order was
complied with.
In 1899 the gas and railway companies en-
tered into contract giving the gas COM
pany the privilege OF laying three pipe lines
under its right of way. Last summer the
gas company began the construction of an
other pipe line, but the railway company
refused to allow the gas company To cross
its right of way. The gas company then
a
GIANT county court 10 prevent the railway
company from interfering with it's work.
The railway company filed cross bill in
which the principal allegation was that the
gas company was using a pressure in ex-
cess OF 800 pounds TO the square inch, the
statutory limitation. The hearing was set
FOR last Monday.
Early Saturday morning the railway COM
pGny ran a special train bearing sixty or
seventy persons, among them several man.
ufacturers OF Marion and railway Of
fcials to the point fntersected by the gas
cOmpanys lines. The gas company had
geards patroling it's lines and these were
placed under arrest by men representing
themselves TO be officers and held in a car
while labOreTS. gasfitters and inspectors
tipped all three OF the lines and ascer-
tanned the pressure with gauges. The rail-
way company also erected a house iu which
tg station guards TO prevent the gas COM
pany or others from trespassing on it's
r.Tht of way. and also left caps on the
heles made in the pipe line to enable them
10 test the pressure at any time.
Learning of these facts. the gas company
Saturday afternoon filed petition for a
n andatOry injunction, compelling the rail-
way company TO remove its guardhouse.
restore the possession OF its right of way
AID place the pipes In their original con-
dstion. The injunction was granted Satur-
day night. but its provisions were not COM
piled with.
THE hearing on the former Injunction be-
gfn Monday morning and lasted three days.
No evidence was introduced by the railway
company 10 show that the gas pressure ex-
ceeded 600 pounds TO the square inch, and
" edneSday morning the railway company
dismissed its cross bill. BY 80 In the aft
ernoon Judge Paulus had rendered his de-
c<sion, holding the railway company re-
sfOnsibie for the restoration OF the gas
c1mpanys property. enjOining il from in
terrer1ng with the petitioners work in lay
Ing an additional line across the railway
companys right OF way and stating that
ne would assume jurisdiction until the or
Or was complied with.
By an agreement between the ATTORNEYS
TIE railway company was given until yes
to-day morning 10 remove its house and
Begin the work OF restoration so that the
work would not have TO be done at night
st was stated outside OF court that the
sscret test did not reveal a pressure 10
exceed go pounds to the square inch One
o. the gas cOmpany's guards that was held
while the test was being made stated that
hA heard the Inspector call out the pres
sure and that neither OF the lines had a
pressure above go pounds. Ii is also stated
taat one of the inspection party said the
pressure was not over go pounds