The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-12-20
DRASTIC ACTION
TAKEN BY CITY
Tracks Undermined to Enforce
Payment of LiCense i.:9aey
P. & L. E. THE FIRST VICTIM
Warning Given That Track and
Switch Charges Must Be Met.
Pittsburgh Gamer by
Big Sum.

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Lake hiIe nal.road company 10 thc
mist vCtlm OF the cIty adInln.stia
tIUns policy or en4orcns the coheD
ton OF SwIICh ana track ucensos lJu4
Lne IaISer as wei. as the smaher co..
pUfauUhs. EIght tracks on the +. q
l.. Il. street yaIus or the company Wei {
pIImaf.Iy Undermined Sunday.
he cars we're let down INTO hole
two feet deep. 1t was the original III.
tenuon to tear up tne trachs, Dut de
structlon was enected just as We'll Dy
UNDERTAKING, tor where there We're
cans the laCter broke down the tracks
ana wnere there Wee 10 cars thu
ralIs, attached to the ues, were sus'
pehueu IN the AIR.
twenty Yeas ago the railroad com.
pany received PERMISSION from the
city to lay lts tracks across yalious
streets and alleys, AT tnat time No
compensation was eXacteu from the
rallOad company, but eIgnC years ago
general ordnance, imposing a taA
OF % cents tOr every Inear root o.
CRACKS CROSSING a ciJy sU,9t or alley
anu laA Oh $40 a year for eyery
switch turnout on city streets WaL
passed. me PlJGsDuIgn a. LAKE
tne Railroad Company, it is sa.u,
mas newer compned WItn The ordnance
ana how owes the city moe than qlo,
UOJ Tor tracks ana swlcnes On tn
SCUM Side.
Men began work shortly after IL
O'CLOCK SATURDAY nlsnC uiseIng up the
clnueis, on wnICn tne rams are Iaiu
but Keeping carefully within tn
width OI the alley. j. b. Iohe, the
general nIaAaber vi the IduIOau, Mds
soon Informed OF the move Dy the
clty and hurried to the scene. lie
tired " Inuuce the Guys men to de.
sIst, but no attention was paIu to MIN.
lie tried TO get INTO communita
with the mayor, but the mayor was
sad to be out OF town. Mr. lUne o.
uel4d 1relshC cars that were on Tn,
ran 10 be run back and out OF IN,
way.
mis- move was made by the gene!
al manager because he hOpeu lhe
leaCelu. intentions thereby SHOWN by
the rallroau would .nuur4 the city .
men TO desIst untll negotiations couIL
be Resumed. Apparently, the WUlh
men ceased operations; put, after M.
lone went away, they competed theh
Work.
The city started on like strenuou-
measures with the CIuclble SGee.
com pany the SUNDAY before, put ma,
ters were not allowed 10 80 TO ca
tremes, as the company decided l.
pay $4,000 which it was alleged to ow-
Ior sn.ucnes ana tracks. Uther largC
sums lor marrow guage railroads ar.
sad to be due ana will be forced 10.
payment.
1he alright Steel Tank Company
last week contrlDuted $1,000 to tn,
city treasury Ior switch licenses. h.
Guys income IRON switch Licenses l.
ABOUT $40 900 a year.
Regarding the +, d l.. e. account Au'
ditor hImOal! or the city, whose uuty /.
IS to conect the amount, says thai lou.
months ago he began TO press Tor pay
menL anu went with the right OF way
man to the office OF the railroad &.
counsel and heard one of the laWye..
tell the ralIroad man that the cnecn
Tor more than $4,000 had better b,
sent to the city. Mr.. Kimball say.
he sent the company notice ~ day
aso that II the bill was not paid Tn,
cIUy would take up the tracks.
The FlttsDulgh x Lake ERIE Com
pany MAINTAINS that al the other ra.,
ruaus owe track and switch licenses
ana is waiting to see ii measures VII
De taken against them. Auditor Kim
bal says they will.
Action was taken on Sunday so thai
the work could be accomplished be
lore an injunction could be secured.