Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

the report that he and Judge Bord-
well had had a stormy meeting regard
ing the city's action.
1t was reported earlier in the day on
what seemed reliable authority that
Judge Bordwell was much dissatisfied
that such an action should have been
taken pending an appeal in the case.
City Attorney Wood believes that the
cutting of the cables will save much
delay in the courts, even If an injunc-
ton restraining the city from further
procedure along these lines be issued,
accompanied by an order to permit re-
pairs by the Sunset people.
THE company has never taken one
step to expedite proceedings in this
case" he said, but, on the contrary,
has delayed the hearings whenever
possible. This action will force the
company to proceed with diligence and
dispatch in the carrying of the case to
the supreme court and that is what we
want. Short sighted people forget that
this is a fight for a principle They
think only of the immediate inconveni-
ence, not of the fact that the cutting
was inevitable at some time and that
it will now bring the matter to an inn
mediae focus and speedy settlement
of the case
Gables Guarded by Police
The city neglected no precautions to-
day in the matter of guarding the sew
cred cables. A uniformed patrolman
was stationed at each of the cut cables
and told to stay there and see that no
one attempted to modest or repair
them.
do it peacefully if you can, but do
it any way" was the order of Chief
H. H. Favour. Two Sunset workmen
who attempted to go to work in the
manhole in Fair, Oaks avenue at the
corner of Colorado street were taken
to headquarters and held until it was
proved that the work they had started
on was an old break in the cables on
which they had been at work for sew
eral days, and then released, but were
not allowed to go to work.
Two motorcycle policemen passed the
day securing the city for Sunset work.
men and repair wagons. Both men and
wagons were ordered off the street
under penalty of arrest if they per-
sisted in attempting to repair the Sun
SIT wires or instruments.
The raid of last night, it is generally
believed, was not made by the Sunset
company with the intention of making
repairs, but to obtain evidence that the
company had tried to repair the breaks
and been prevented from so doing by
the city If this was the intention it
succeeded. They were accompanied by
a we'll dressed man, apparently law
yer, who directed operations.
Long Distance Wires Cut
Among the wires cut we're the long
distance lines to San Bernardino via
Pasadena, and those to Pomona, Azusa,
Covina and Monrovia. All the fire
alarm wires were cut and half of the
police service. The Postal Telegraph
company lost one wire to Riverside
Today the municipal electric lighting
plant succeeded by hard work in con-
Meeting all the fire alarm boxes with
its wires, which will carry this service
in the future.
One of the disagreeable features of
the affair was the fact that friends of
N. P. Bowler of Cleveland, Ohio, who
died at the Maryland last night, could
not be notified in time to be with him
at the end,
Frank w. Healey, local manager of
the Sunset company, says he can have
the breaks repaired in twelve hours
from the time he gets permission to be-
gin work.