The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
Smith & Smith Are the
 COmplainantS.
They Seek to Prevent Dismissal of Suits of Ejectment Against the Water Front-session of
 the Council Last Night.

Mobile, May 1.--{Special. .)-The Mayor and General Council this afternoon were served with an injunction in anticipa- azon of tonights adjourned session of the General Council, wherein, the body was to take action in the ms tier Of the suits against certain persons in posses sion of riparian rights.
 About o'clock deputy sheriff called upon the Mayor and later every member of the General Council serving each with a subpoena and notice of an injunction, issued by Judge Wttiam Anderson of the Circuit Court, and answerable the third Monday in October next, the last clause of which reads thus:
 These, therefore. are to command and strictly enjoin you, and each of you, from dismussing or attempting to dis- miss or cause the dismissal Of any oi the actions of ejectment which have been Instituted by the complainants in the name of the city of Mobile, or otherwise interfering with the prosecution thereof by the complainafts under the terms oi the contract set out in the bill and fur fher from granting any license upon oi over or any interest in any portion oi the real estate involved in said htiga, tion to any person whomsoever except subject to complainants rights under ths terms of the contract until the further orders of this court
 The complainants were Gregory L. ana H. T. Smith.
 Shortly after service of the above, City Attorney Boone went before Judge An ; derson and had modified order issued s-Gregory l.. Smith and Harry T. Smith conplainants, vs. the City of Mobile, e ais, in Chancery Court of Mobile County Alabama. To the Honorable William s Anderson, Judge of the Thirteenth Cir cult of Alabama: Comes the City of Mo bile and moves Your Honor to modif, granted by Your Honor so far as to al low the Mayor and General Council O the City uf Mobile to apply to You Honor as Judge of the Circuit Court o of the Circuit Court of the United State at Mobile, by and through it's official Cit! Attorney. E. B. Boone, to continue eacl of the ejectment suits pending in Sait courts respectively in the name of thu city of Mobile against sundry parties fo Gfe recovery of portions of the shore ant underlying soil of Mobile River until sucl action and determination of the right of the parties shall be had in said above mentioned suit in the Chancery Court a! will finally settle all of the rights O. the parties in said ejectment suits.
 "The City of Mobile, Defendant,
 By B. B. Boone, City Attorney"
 ITO the Register in Chancery: Let thu writ of injunction issued under the orde made by me in the cause mentioned fl the aforegoing , application be modified al
 'sWitness my hand this 1st day of May
 ''Wm. s. Anderson, Judge.
 Filled May 1st. 1908.
 ''Chas. K. Holt Register"
 It having become common gossip, large number of citizens attended tn session of the General Council to ascer tain if possible what that body woul, do in the premises. The full mernbershiI was on hand at roll call. a number hay ang previous thereto been in consultatio, as to the situation.
 After roll call Chairman P. J. Lyon fsF rn VI called upon City Attorney Boone to ex plain the status quo as regarded the in