Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
CREMATORy ROW
REEVES WITH
INJUNCTION
Destructor Company Declares II
will Continue Work Despite
Courts Restraining Order,

With the signing u an injunction
by Superior Judge Pendleton Mon
day morning inhibitng the execution
Of the orematory contract the wran-
gle over Auanta's garbage destroyer
began anew. giving promise OF con-
tempt Of court proceedings and pos
siby an airing in Recorders Court
Evins & Spence. counsel for the
Destructor Company, said work posi-
lively would continue without inter
rlption, since Council had given HE
clients permission to carry on opera
tions pending the signing OF new
contract. c. P. Goree. attorney for
Mayor Woodward was equally dog
matte in asserting work must stop
and that if It did not stop immediate
ly he would go before Judge Pendle-
ton and make a motion 10 have
everybody connected with IT. cited
for contempt
j. y. Renfroe and Others against
the City Of Atlanta and Others" is
the style Of the crematory case orig
inslly tried before Judge Pendleton,
who refused to grant an injunction
stopping work. The case was ap-
pealed. the Supreme Court reversing
judge Pendleton's ruling The order
Of the Supreme Court reached Judge
Pendleton Monday morning, and he
Immediately signed an Injunction re-
straining further execution Of the
original crematory contract The in
junction reads
New Contract Not Barred.
The judgment Of this court refus-
ing to grant an interlocutory injunc-
ton in the case having been reversed
by the Supreme Court OF Georgia and
the judgment Of that court having
been made the judgment Of this court
II is therefore considered ordered and
adjudged by this court that the de-
PENDANTS. the City OF Atlanta and the
Destructor Company, be and they are
hereby enjoined and restrained until
final hearing Of this case before "a
Jury from carrying out the contract
referred to and set out In the original
petition In this case and from per
forming any act under said contract
Tire city is not enjoined from max
ing any other contract with these
people for securing this crematory,
so as not to violate the decision of the
Supreme Court IN this case"
Attorney c. p. Goree said the Of
feet OF this injunction would be i'm
mediate cessation Of work on the
crematory. Notwithstanding that
Council, after tAe Supreme Court de-
cree, gave the Destructor Company
authority 20 work on the crematory
pending a new contract, MIR Goree
said he would have them put in jail
II the work was continued When
asked who he would cite for con
tempt he replied:
Everybody that has anything to do
with IT,"
City Attorney Mayson said the city
had accepted the court decree. and
that Council thereafter granted the
Destructor Company authority to pro-
coed and he, therefore, saw no rea-
son why work should stop
"of course no work can be done
under the old contract" said Mr.
Mayson; but. as ] see IL. the De
structor people can remain m posses
sion Of the ground The decree does
not mean that Atlanta can not have
a Crematory.'
Attorney sam Eyirs. Of EStns n
Spence. secured a consultation with
Mr.. Goree I'm an endeavor 10 reach an
agreement upon work pending the
new contract Mr.. Goree adhered 10
his statement that AN work should
cease,
After the consultation with Mr.
Eyins. Mr.. Goree said. L lust tolls
Mr. Evins that II the DesJructor Com.
uany continued work il would be uu-
der that old contract. and that II they
did anything at all, ! would pruCeel
against them for contempt"