The Washington times., 1912-11-25

VUVU OUUeUU
MERGER HERE
Corporation Counsel Files
Request For Injunction
Against Act.
(Continued from First Pase.)
aad the appointment Of officers and
In this I manner. man % ana % BY the means
In this. bfll set forth. the individual
stockholders Of the independent local
public utilities arc to be practically
eliminated and the interests Of the In.
ana franc chises Of he said al local utilities
will terminate and have terminated by
being converted into an Interest In the
property. and franchises Of the said
Washington Utilities Company.
Haid On Stockholders.
'6aid individual stockholders In said
local public utilities will no longer held
local public utilities. nor have any voice
In the conduct Of liz business thereof.
even though the form Of declaring dlvi.
dends by the said local public utilities
be carried out" a
The Corporation Counsel alleges that
in effect these stockholders In local
utility corporations will become unwill-
Ing stockholders Of the foreign holding
corporation: that the earnings and
management Of all the companies ac-
Ons cor Or Wi dictate SS and ma d.. de-
termine the management OF the vartou.
the public. the plaintiff and the stock
holders not .Joining therein.
.,on." CONTINUES G .S'tis sss eSn Complaint. wiii
not be subject to ready control under
local law. and II was organised for the
purpose Of eyadinG the laws OF the
District Of Columbia. snd h., by such @
Railway and Electric Company and IL
subsidiary companies in fraud OF the
acts OF Congress granting said compsn-
les limited franchises and imposing Oh.
corporate entities to remain single, In
dependent. and unimpaired and uncon.
troiisd . BY such foreign corporation or
10 Foreign Cooperation.
A. an illustration Of the injury and
embarrassments which VIII eneue SS,
cause Of the proposed merger. the bill
asserts that the District Commissioners,
Il contracting p for public l,snt'nx, ,r ana Sa
compelled to deal with q foreign corpo-
ration not properly amenable to the
control Of local laws.
~ T. contended that the Washington
Utinies company. vIsinia corpo.
s''n; tSs n,onosed nos 10 contro, ' 81 local SSiic
uti!ties seperetely cnS1Sc1ea: ana nns ~
;;o ts;c stHIsmp.eo N,Is & cons1oa oy v"1 M nthsr
tnIs o"l ses L0r.n OF .Sy ,.V oes 81
the plaintiff and contrary TO public in:
: terect: end 70 neSsi and un'sWtu' n.Nsu' s"o
! '"'''o % 'e'". .".u S"o s
fooref service freoieteo.
That the washington Railway and
1Sc psn.. ,si be- ley. saS sSI. to eiys proOer oO
sufficient. ana ADEQUATE service to ths
public: ana that by sucn means anc
snS viii iS surs.r disable s''s
from performinS their nuS,,e duties snd
from discharsinr % the ' oSiisstions % c I'm.
nosed upon them by their ckartern and
By law, n also set forth in the biii
'"ST 49, ,Sh.,h.e oo ~, ,n. s.,S roe.,,
ho,dinS cnrnn"nv ..n,,,sS ~. mstnrtsu
Tc ssncK fntsrest y tSs .sfa vs Wanh,n1,oy hy
RStlwaw 'w's ana Eiectric .v.ssn ~ n. c0n st0,
nam" ~ a% th,onsS ~. h"id,rn. m -, ~
,. n.e or tnrouEn Ine no,o'ns. o. Lne
o~ne o'ns 49,, or com.soner ns Q. mIlotisy ~
sct .of e sce%ir;n@ 1 Sv % si,Ssr Dsthcd rI ne II
ILLEGAL and unlawful, beyond its charter
powers' and Ssainnst tne pubic p"nSy
% % 'ne .n,noi iGs OF c.,,.a C0ivmoia; ns ana s sns
SAID cohtroi ID IN equity ana ~ gcod
conscience wr0ngfvi and illegal. snd
wrongful and Illegal whether such steel
| transfers be made to the said foreign
company or to its stockholders and
agents.
Gala Qehsrns Y,Is~sI
S"s ss"e1e Aass
"That the said Washington.V Virsinia
Railway Company should NOT be ner
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u , ,,..,,.'" o wv o "ssn
/ inston Uunues Company. which 10 IN
tended to be caused by the said C1ar
e enes T. kinE and william B; HiS6s t Snt
\ to combine said local public utilities an(