The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-29
UNITED STATES MAKES
 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Neglect of Live Stock Charged Against
 N. Y., N. H. & H.

Complaints in two actions, in wficl
 tdamages are claimed, were filed b,
 Limited States District Attorney JohI
 T. Robinson for the United State:
 yesterday, in the district court of the
 Limited States, against the New York ENew Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. The complaints charge vio- lations of interstate commerce laws regarding the shipment of and caring flor live stock. in that the live stock was kept on cars in excess of thirty six hours, the time allowed. before unloading or watering or feeding The government asks for the payment of $500 in one case and s1, 800 in the other. One complaint alleges that on No vemher 29 1910, Meeks, Boren & Mil Ter shipped twenty head of cattle from
 East Buffalo. eNr '. to William Mar
 shall of New Britain. The shipment
 came from East Buffalo to West AL
 bany over the lines of the New York Central g. Hudson River Railroad At west Albany the shipment was taken by the Boston & Albany and hauled to Springfield, ard, in the latter city, it was delivered to the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford. The cattle were loaded into the car at 9:30 a. m., on November 29; and the claim is that the cattle were not unloaded until 8 a. m., on December 1. The charge is that the company kept the cattle in the cars all of the time, well knowing
 that they did not get proper food, wa
 ter. space or opportunity to rest.
 The other companies relates to a
 shipment of sixteen head of cattle.
 These cattle were loaded at East Buff
 falo on December 20, 191O at o'clock in the afternoon, and were consigned to Strong, Barnes, Hart & Co., of New
 Haven The cattle came over the same route as the other load, and the complaint charges that the animals were not unloaded at New Haven un- til December 22 1910, at 1 D. m. Both complaints set out the same allega- tions of violations of the law, but the action in which $1.500 damages are claimed contains three counts. 1 charging violations of the law, in three different shipments.
 The bringing of the actions may put 1 the. New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Company in the posi- 1 tion of having to build pens in Spring field, so that the live stock delivered | to 1t by western roads, for shipment l can be unloaded, watered and fed in | that city. It was said yesterday that | the thirty-six hours the time that live stock can legally be held on cars with put unloading, watering and feeding. | begins at the time the live stock is
 The roads that take the live stock at East Buffalo for delivery to the New York, New Haven & Hartford at Springfield. it was said yesterday, deliver them to the New York, New Haven & Hartford oftentimes past |. within the thirty-six hour limit, not giving the ''Consolidated" time to get them to their destination in this state within thirty-six hours from the time of loading The company not having any pens in Springfield, has no place to unload the cattle and to feed and water the live stock. and. unless it provides. pens for the purpose it will nave to take chances on the govern nent making claims of it if the law s violated. The minimum penalty Or a violation is s1O0 and the maxi mum $500.