Morris tribune., 1903-05-16
WHAT COUNCIL DID
REGARDING STRlNdlNG OF ELEC-
TRIO WIRES BY S.
STEWART.


Afternoon and Mr.. Stewart Oliver
I'd Hours to Remove the Wires
Councils Action Backed up by TIT
Insurance companies.
On Monday afternoon, a spes la
meeting of the common council was
! held for the purpose of taking proper
action upon the attempted usurpatior
by S. Stewart o. the right to use the
streets of Morris for er scting electric
light vines, etc"
Aid, Long was chosen temporary
chairman in the absence of Mayor
Spur.
TIE following resolution was
offered by Aid. House, who moved its
adoption. The resolution was adopted
unanimously:
whereas, one Sylvester Stewart
had wrongfully and unlawfuliy and
without any right, privilege or fran
chise or authority granted by this
Common Council or by any other
lawful authority, encroached upon
fand encountered certain of the streets
of this village by large and heavy
electric wires or conductors, and
+'Whereas, such wrongful act, en-
croachment and encumbrance is in
contravention of and subversive OF
the power and authority of this Com
mon Coupcil, saici Sylvester Stewart
having bacn !,eret ofore repeatedly and
expressly refused the right to erect
wires or conductors over or upon any
alleys of this village, and
Whereas, said Sylvester Stewart
is about to undertake to conduct
electric currents upon and over said
unlawfully erected conductors,
"Now therefore be it resolved, by
the Common Council of this village
of Morris, in special meeting for that
purpose duly called and assembled,
that said Sylvester Stewart be forth
with notified to forthwith take down
aud remove from the streets, alleys
and other public grounds of the Vii
lage of Morris, any and all wires or
other conductors or appliances which
may have been by him wrongfully
and unlawfully erected as herein re
cited; that he be so notified and that
notice of this action by the Common
Council be forthwith served upon
him by the village recorder by hand
ing to and leaving with said Sylvester
Stewart copy hereof.
BE it further resolved, that if said
Sylvester Stewart neglects for the
space of twentyfour (24) hours after
the service of notice hereof as afore-
said, to take down and remove the
aforesaid wrongfully erected electric
wires and conductors from all of the
streets, alleys and public grounds of
this village, tie police officers be, and
: they are hereby empowered author
lied and instructed to take down and
remove all such wires and other con
ductors and electric appliances 80
wrongfully erected by the said Syl-
vester Stewart upon any of the public
streets, alleys or other public grounds
of this village, calling to their aid if
need be, proper assistance"
The village attorney was also in
structed to proceed gainst Mr..
Stewart in the following resolution.
which was adopted:
"Be it resolved, that the village at
torney be and he is hereby directed
to forthwith institute proper action in
equity to restrain and enjoin Sylves-
ter Stewart from in any way encum-
bering or encroaching upon any of
the public streets, alleys, highways
or any public grounds in said village,
and further commanding him to re-
move any and all distractions and
encroachments."
The Stewart matter being thus dis
posed of, the council ordered a sice-
walk laid on the street west of
Pacific avenue from Will Lights
property to the Congregation church.
Attention was also called to the fact
that wt ter is often used for building
purposes and not paid for, and it was
therefore moved that Section 81 of
Ordinance SO be hereafter enforced.
On Tuesday afternoon the council
met and decided that inasmuch as
aMr. Stewart had not taken his
wires down and since they were OBJ
ioofod RI hU tho ins;Iranon commands |