The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-23
TRANSFER MATTER
. G0E S TO COURTS
Temporary Order Restraining
City from Putting Ordinance
Into Effect.
WILL APPEAR ON JUNE 10Th
Declare That Law Will Reduce
Receipts Already Insufficient
to Pay Fixed Charges.
WILL APPEAR ON. JUNE 10Th

Upon petition OF the Central Trust
! Company OF New York, Judge Edmund
waddill, Jr., OF the United States Dis.
| trct Court, has issued temporary
/ order restraining the city authorities
| and the Passenger and Power Company
1 from putting into effect the universal
| transfer ordinance recently passed by
the Council, and directing all the par
| ties to appear before him on June goth
to show cause why permanent In
4 function should not be issued.
4 United States Marshal Morgan Treat
yesterday served the papers on Mayor
Mccarthy, the receivers of the Pass
enger and Power Company and the
News Leader, the latter being enjoncd
against the publication of the ordi-
nance.
City Attorney Pollard will appear
| for the city on the date set by Judge
Waddill to resist permanent injunc-
ton, and counsel will be present for
the Trust Company to urge the court
| to enter a permanent order
Order Of Judge.
The order of Judge WaddtH reads
as follows:
"All of the said parties herein enjoincd
arc directed to appear before this court on
the goth day Of June, 1908. nj lt t. court
ana show cause why the temporary iniuIc-
tion hereby granted should not be made
l,t rmanent. And the said defendants. or
modification of this order If they desire. etc:
And It Is further ordered that copy OF
this order, and Of said bill, be Mt once served
upon the defendants hereto. md upon the
News Leader. newspaper published In the
city of Richmond"
Ground Of Complaint.
Following is the gst of the petition pre-
stnted by attorneys for the trust company:
yo,,r atnr mn
to section 5 of said ordinance OF the city of
Richmond. which provides that the fare
for the carriage Of passengers over It's lines
shall be cents for each passenger. and
that
Each passenger having paid his fare
shall be entitled to ride to the end Of the
line on which he takes passage or at the
option OF the passenger. he may demand
and receive from the conductor upon the
car upon which he first took passage a
transfer ticket without additional charge.
which fare and transfer ticket shall enttle
such passenger to ride upon such car upon
which he has taken passage TO the point
where the said line ntersects with the line
tc which such passenger desires to be trans
ferred, and after arriving at such point Of
Intersection. such passenger may take pas
sage on the line Indicated by his transfer
ticket and surrender thereof to the con-
ductor of such car be permitted TO ride TO
the end Of the last mentioned line: and pro-
vided further that such passenger holding
such transfer ticket must take passage on
the line indicated thereon at the point OF
transfer and upon the first car on said trans
fer line going in the direction for which his
transfer is given
Your orator AYERS that by reason of the
transfer points between the lines of the
various companies operated in the city Of
Richmond. and the operation Of such lines
thereat the effect of the provision of the
reduce the receipts OF the defendant. Rich
mond or>panies. which receipts. under the
present method OF operation and transfer,
have proved insufficient to pay fixed
charges