The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-31

The petition alleges that the defendant
are owners Of certain tracts of lauI ON
Spindle Top Heights nmedIatey COZ
tlguous to the land Of the plaintiff Josey,
and to land upon which the other pa!nuI
are engaged Ia sinking or have contracts
TO sink oil wells; that in tne territory IN
the production OF oil are located lmmo
diately contiguous 10 each other and t4e
bases. Of such derrlcks are almost lou hing
mat by modification of the injunction reg
ulaung the buildings and structures and
general operation of the field defendant S.
have been enabled to erect structures VIII b
have now proven dangerous to thu. pori .
of the fed occupied by plaintiffs and d.
suuctlve to the rights Of plaintiffs; tina.
defendants have erected and are now uI q
ana operating ten setting tanks, nine
which are constructed If wood and metal
and are located above ground and 0ut OF
which is sunk under tn earth,
The petition further alleges there Is
emanated from the tanks and thrown OF
constantly great quantities OF gases1 fun.e
and poisonous vapors In numbet Of In.
stances death having resulted; CLat the
are now constantly causing diseases OF
the eyes and lungs Of employees 6. plain.
tins; that 1t has become impossible for
plaintiffs to procure employees; that Ii ja
entirely practicable to remove all OF the
settling tanks to land reasonably contigu-
Gus; that the settling tanks are a constant
menace to the security Of prOparty of
plaintins and defendants on account Of
constant danger Of fire. ana that IL MT any
time fire should be caused ~ any par uf
the premises the SANE would inevitably
result IN a destruction " al! the TERRITORY
mentioned and possibly the entire Oh field.
Plaintiffs pray for a temporary. iujuuc-
tion restraining defendant from coutiDaiu.
to How the wells In the said settling tanks
so long rs the tanks 0re permitted TO re
main where now situated and that upou
anal hearing the Injunction be made perma-
uent,
Another gusher display took place tate
this afternoon when W. C. Kiusolying went
out with Mr.. j. A Paulhamus and some
other parties for tae purpose Of testing
what Is known us the Gocdell49how wei
on tAs Keith Ward tract. Mr., Kinsolyi1g
brought this we'll IN SOME seven weeks
since but there has been delay in get
sing the owners here to accept # and in
Cne meantime the we'll was standing dead
| When they went out today II was witt
some uldgivlugs and q fear that Il would
give trouble, but when they opened II uq
they were surprised to find that It spouted
several 2eeJ above the top of the derrick
It continued It's performance until 4 was
arrested II 1t was continued, II was a
solid stream of OF! with but little gas,
~
Contractor r. j. Wood today closed q
! deal with six different parties for as maoy
producing wells on Spindle Top. He lef.
| TONIGHT Cor Crowley, where be Will clos
Q. contract for the drilling Of a vel u
tins Jennings field.
Messis ! @. Murpay, ex-presldent Of th.
New Orleans sugar exchange; Phntp
/ Bsrdenhc'mtr secretary aud TREASURER;
! George ~, Boucher, George Maspero and
! w. ", autcliGe, president representing
| the board OF directors OF the Sutciffe nJ
courahy arrived IN the a'Jy thi; morniug
[ "a ftat tatw ~