The Detroit times., 1912-10-09
LAWSON PLANS
STRANGE HOLD
ON THE D. U. R.
Decree He'll Ask Signed in Fort
st. Case Would Bring Com
pany to Knees
CARS CANNOT RUN. - -
UNLESS CITY~PERMITS-
Also Provides for Tearing Up
Tracks in 30 Days If Agree
ment Isn't Reached

Corporation Counsel lawson has
completed the decree which he VIII
submit to the supreme court OF the
state, In Lansing, Saturday morning.
for Its signature In the Fort-st. rental
case, already decided in favor of the
city. The decree, IL signed, VIII give
the city strange hold" on the ID.
II. R.--the full benefits OF the de-
cision without any further recourse TO
litigation with the company.
Following out its decision, Mr..
Lawson asks the court TO enJoin the
ID. u. R from operating cars on the
Fort-st. line within 10 days after the
signing of the decree unless the com
pany in the meantime obtains the
consent OF. the city. The effect or
this would be to compel the ID. U. X
to ask the city for terms, or stop the
cars.
Mr.. Lawson-also asks the court to
grant the city a writ Of assistance
which would. provide that II the com
pany does not obtain permission to
operate its cars within the prescribed
10 days, Il must remove its tracks
from the streets on the Fort-st. line
An 80 DAYS. The decree, In brief, would
compel the D. q. r. TO make terms
with the city or vacate the streets.
II the company did neither, the city
could rip up its tracks. A contir-
gency such as that, however, would
probably result in more. litigation,
the company or its bondholders ap-
pealing directly to the United States
district court for an injunction to pro-
tect the bondholders.
Il Ia claimed by many city officials
that the company is not now paying
suficient rental, $500 a day, for the
other go miles OF streets where fran
chises have expired, and II negotia-
lions are begun Tor a rental agree
ment. they might result In the city
insisting on raising the rent now paid
on those lines. The decree as pre-
pared by Mr.. lawson, in part, Is as
follows: ....
That all contract rights, all prtvi-
leges, and all franchise rights OF the
Detroit United railway upon the fol-
lowing named streets Of the city or
Detroit, to-wit: on Forrest west, be-
ginning at Clark-aye., thence westerly
20 ArtiIlery-ave., expired by limitation
on July "a, 1910; and that said De-
troit United railway has no rights or
privileges upon or in said streets.
That all contract rights. all prtvi-
leges and all franchise rights or the
Detroit United railway upon the fol-
lowing named streets In the city OF
Detroit, to-wit: on Fort-st. west, from
the west line OF the Porter farm, to
wocdward-ave., ACROSS woodward.
ave. to Cadillac-sq.: on Cadillac-sq.
isouth part) from Woodward-aye. to
Randolph-st.; on Cadillac-sq. (north
rart), from Woodward-ave. to Bates
St: on Bates-sts--ffem -Cadiilac-sq.-to
Randolph-st,;- On Randolph-st. from
Monroe-ave to Cadiuac.so-; ON Mon
roe-aye. from Randolph-st. to Elm-
wood-ave.; on Elmwood-ave.. from
Monroe-ave. to Champlain-st.: on
Champlain-st. from Randolph-st. 20
Baldwin-ave.; on Helen-ave. from JEFF
ferson-ave to Champlain-st., expired
by limitation on Dfie 80. 1910; and
that said Detroit United Railway has
no rights or-prtvheges upon or In
said streets.
THAT by reason OF said defendants
refusal to comply with the terms OF
the resolutions OF the common coun-
Gil OF the city of Detroit, the de-
PENDANT Is without any rights in or To
said streets, and IT is a trespasser in
continuing to occupy them and OPP
( crate cars there on.
''That the defendant, the Detroit
United Railway, Is hereby restrained
and enjoined from operating street
cars upon said streets after the ex-
piration of 10 days from the date OF
this decree unless II obtains permits
sion and consent from the com.