The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-06-21

Charles Gring. who has had IL number
of bargeS built in Elkton. and who also
had Il long dinwn-out suit settled in the
Circuit Court for Cecil county. several
years ago with the i. Doughemy Com
pany, of Baltimore. on Monday filed II
bill in equity in the United States Cir
cult Court at Wilmington. Del. against
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Company asking that IL restraining order
| might be issued preventing the Canal
Company charging him excessive tolls
and otherwise discriminating against him
and also preventing the company from
unnecessarily delaying vessels owned by
him or in ais charge. 1t is also expected
that he will later ask that the company
b" required To keep the canal open on
Sundays for the accommodation of ira file
and the point will b" argued rs to
whether the company has II right to keep
tn" canal open on Sunday.
The petition sets forth that the COM
plainant is the owner of tn" tugs Win
field $. Cahill." "Curtin' and "Hrlrn''
and has been since 1854. He cites numcr-
urS instances whrr" his boats were I'M
necessarily delayed by the company. He
also claims that h" has been charged
same service and that the company has
compelled him to pay the uv"rchar.c<
10y declaring that it would not admit the
boats i'll his charge to the canal until the
bills w"r" paid. In his petition he asks:
That tn" ChcSapcak" and Delaware
Canal Company. its clerks. attorneys.
agents, servants and wurkmrn. and all
other persons claiming or holding through
t,t Il
strained from hindrring. delaying or in
t"rfrring with the passage through the
said canal ut any time of the steam
tugs. hargcS or vessels of your orator. or
thoS" chartered or managed 10y him. upon
said vessels or bnrgrS paying or offering
to pay the prescribed rate of tolls upon
cargo ON board. Further that the said
defendant company. its officers and en-
pl"yrs be "nioinrd and restrained from
charging. demanding or collecting any
toll. tax or char%" against your orator
or his tug-h"at> while engaged in aiding.
towing or pushing vessels and hargrs
through said canal. Further that the
defendant company, its servants. agents
and employees be- "nioincd and restrained
from making any larger charge against
Your orator and his tug-bonrS. hargrS and
coal. lumber aud other frrightS through
III" said canal than that charged against
amy other person or company or boat for
h" transportation of lumber and other
freight through the said canal 10y such
other person or company. whether such
diil"r"nc" in charg" be accomplished by
drawbacks. r"hat" or in any other man
n"r. Further the said defendant com
pany. lis agents and employees be unioiI~
ed and restrained from chnrging de-
mHnding or collecting any toll from yuur
orator and his tug-luaIS and against
Your orator and his hargrS and vessels
when returning light through said canal
after til" expiration of thirty days from
the time when tolls were levied and col
lvCIrd upon cargOrS ON board of said yes
sci. Further. that the said defendant
| company b" restrained from intrrfrrin"
or preventing tn" use of steam ON your
orators tug-huatS in towing or nHvigat-
in@ ,aid canal. or from requiring or com
I'"lin% your orator t. take ont Il permit
( l." Use steam To tow ON said canal. or
from Withdrawing. rrv0king amy permit.
priviI"g" or right granted by said defend
| ant company or exercised by him. in us
ing steam and TOWN.. ON said canal.
Judge Gray sci June 2:ird. rs the time
| 10y which alliiHvitS must be filed in sup
port Of the petition. and July 9th. rs the
tim" hy which aildavilS must be pre-
scented in reply. y time for the argu-
mcnt will then be fixed