The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-26
Seaboard and Virginia Railway
and Power Company in
Sharp Clash
CAPTAIN GUIGON
BY QUICK WORK
SCORES VICTORY
Sen, Over Special Officers Ar
rest Follows-Two Cerpor
atoms Will Adjust
Difference.

Work on the Seaboard tracks at
Sixth and Huh streets, on the South
side, was suddenly and Unexpectedly
suspended "Wednesday morning. when
several special officers appeared on
the scene, arrested one man and nr-
dered the others to cease operations
until the railroad could show What
right ii had to tear up the tracks IT
the Virginia Railway ana Power Com
pany.
The proposed tracks of the Seaboard
cross the line Of the street car com
pany, and II appears, though having
"A city permit. no officials nor repre-
sentative of the road took the 'roG-
hi, IL Motif. or make any contract or
agreement with the street railway.
When the mater was reported Well
Eesday morning Captain A. H. Guigos..
counsel for the Virginia Railway a:ti
Power Company. immediately go. n
touch with the legal representative of
the Seaboard Air Line in this city.
Captain Guigon demanded that all
work such q tearing up street Ell:
tracks stop immediately siie said.
however that he had mo doubt that a
satisfactory contract between the two
companies could be easily drawn and
thai as soon us agreed to the work in
Hull street could. of course. continue.
Refused to stop.
He WIS told. so it Was learned.
that he had no authority TO
stop the work. nor could he give any
assurance that it would be stopped.
He would have To get an eftieia, or
der from Portsmouth, the headquar-
ters of the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company.
Then it Was that the attorney Tor
the street car COMPANY set the wheels
of the law In such terrific motion TO
take the very breath from the Sea-
board people.
He. sent officers To the scene of the
work. They demanded that all opera
/, ton cease. and threatened to arrest
any who persisted III working. One OF
the workmen was not so sure that the
officers would carry out their threat
and went back. to his work.
He was. Immediately placed under
arrest. and the officers notified the
foreman on. the work that he was
authorized and prepared to arrest just
as many men as the Seaboagd could
find and sent out. The foreman
thought IL wise to order the rest of
i his men from the job
The Seaboarl counsel. when inform
cd uf the sudden action which mad been
taken by the attorney for the street
car company. ana when uohlttu tuat
while the arrest was being made Cap
tain Guigon had drawn up an injunc-
ton. withdrew. from his position, and
gave assurance that no more work
would be done until satisfactory
agreement had been reached.
Man Released.
Captain Guigon then ordered the
special officers. who were still stand
ing guard over the tracks of his com
pany. withdrawn. and authorized the
release of the man who had beer
arrested. declaring that he had nc
wish to make him suffer for the fail
! ure of the Seaboard to get the proper
permission before beginning work.
1t is probable that the contract be-
tween the railway and the street cal
company will be drawn up imme.
! diately. and that work in Hull street
Will be resumed Thursday morning.
A part Of the street car tracks
/ which leads to Mayo.x. bridge wal
torn up. This track Is not used al
! present BY tho Virginia Railway and
Power Company. as the bridge ha.
been declared unsafe. The compan,
! still retains its franchise rights. how
| ever. and II ready 10 begin trafRe
over the bridge ~ soon a. It III put II
q SAFER condition. As