Show STREET RAILROAD DISPUTE for some sometime time past anything but a friendly feeling seems to have existed between the two rival street railto railroad ad companies of this city in regard to the laying of tra tracks k in certain directions and their difficulties have now and again been ventilated in the courts courte about half past eleven last night however matters took quite an unexpected turn towards that hour the rapid transit comp company anys a employed emp loyes began to place rails and ties along west second south street a force of nearly men being also occupied with picks and shovels in tearing up the road the object in view was to lay a track from the wasatch corner to the county court house the work at first went on uninterruptedly but just after the stroke of midnight a number of the street railroad comp company anys cars were run down to the spot it was then that the row commenced between the opposing forc forces es while the dispute was I 1 in n progress superintendent reed of the city railroad company and mr J L rawlins ns the com company banys s attorney put in an appearance and called upon marshal young who was present with a strong staff of officers to forthwith stop the operations of the rapid transit men the superintendent on the marshals marshal s refusal to interfere himself metaphorically took up the cudgels but his request to the men to desist work was without effect it is asserted that mr reed was unwarrantably rant ably assaulted by someone present yet in the course of the melee he was arrested and marched to the city hall hal I 1 2 but liberated an hour or so later the trouble lasted for fully a cou couple ale of bouts bouis and attracted a large crowd of people mr chambers vice preel dent of the city railroad company being a conspicuous spectator throughout it was 2 when attorneys rawlins and Crite critchlow blow who had watched the course of events for some time departed from the scene to prepare injunction papers armed with these they repaired to the cullen hotel awoke judge A from hils hia peaceful slumber and obtained his bia signature to the document in less lesa than half an hour later the papers were weft served upon the defendants and work on the track was brought to an abrupt termination nation interesting developments may be ex peeled when the case comes before judge anderson next saturday we are informed on most reliable authority that there has never been any arrangement entered into between the two companies as to this thia particular roadbed on second south but that the rapid transit com company n has again simply endeavored to take possession on its own account in the course of an interview with supt bupt reed this afternoon that gen cleman said to our reporter all I 1 have to state is that the police made a mia male take in regard to my arrest on a charge of striking an officer one of the rapid transit men was putting a tie in our track I 1 went to him and an told him to stop at the same time 1 I 1 L 1 reached down to pull up the tie when three or four other men whether they were police officers or not I 1 do not know grabbed me from behind and shoved me in the attempt to balance myself one of my arms went up and I 1 suppose my hand accident ally bitso bit someone just then somebody called out fArrest ou Arrest him and take him oft to the city hall for disturbing the peace and striking an officer IP I P the sergeant of police who was at that time standing near me in a striking attitude his club in hand said an ya you if you dont look out I all strike and arrest you I 1 replied ID idya ya you arrest me then and that was waa an n the resistance I 1 offered except that lt jr wrenched myself from the man who had hold of me and went oft off with the police officer I 1 want particularly to state that the insolence of tl the officer who had bad me in charge was disgraceful he could not have bave treated a horse thief with greater disrespect he refused to take bonds foe my appearance and looked locked me up in SUL filthy cell with a negro and other prisoners the clerk in charge at the city hall asked this officer if he be wanted to have me put upstairs but he answered no d n him the lower part is quite good enough have chave you anything to say mr bir reed regarding the action of th the rapid transit company inthis in this affair f asked the reporter no rejoined he only that we have a right ol 01 of way there and we claim that the rapid transit company have no right to disturb it the complaint which is lodged with clerk mcmillan Mo Millan of the third district court reads as follows salt lake city railroad company plain i tiff vs C B jack J S SC cameron ameron the salt lake rapid transit company compan defendant said plaintiff alleges that wh both plaintiff J and said defendant companies are corporations po rations under the laws of utah that said plaintiff is the owner in possession and entitled to the possession session of a double track street railroad consisting of tha tao right of way ties rails roadbed and all the necessary equipments for the fall and comple corn pie e operation of its electric street streel 11 railroad along and upon that certain street known as second soul south h street in the city and county of salt lake utah territory and said odd company is 19 and has been engaged in operating cars thereon for the carriage of passengers that on the night of the and days of june 1891 said defendants fend feud ants unlawfully full and with a large force of men inen entered S upon said lines of railroad rail so owned and posse possessed sNed by said plaintiff and have begun wholly without right to tear up and destroy said track and roadbed so as to obstruct and prevent plaintiff from operating its cars thereon and for the purpose of appropriating appropriating to its own use so pi tint itts sal said right of way and railroad to the great and irreparable damage of said plain iff and to 10 the destruction st of the rights and franchises of said aid plaintiff that thai said defendant threatens and unless restrained by order of this court will continue said aid wrongs and injuries that plaintiff has been damaged thereby in the sum of wherefore said plaintiff tiff prays the order of this court restraining said defendants and each of them and their attorneys agents servants and employed emp loyes pending this action antl an d until the further order of the court from digging up and entering upon or in any manner interfering with their railway rack roadbed right of way or the operation of cars thereon situated upon or along the said second south street in said city and that upon the final hearing of this action said injunction be made perpetual for damages for costs and for other proper relief RAWLINS fc CRITCHLOW attorneys for plaintiff the foregoing complaint was sworn to and bribed by bupt supt W P beed the rapid transit company have filed the subjoined sub joined anwer an salt lake city railway company compa plaintiff vs vil C B jack J S cameron and the salt lake rapid transit company defendants the defendants deny that the plain tiff is the owner or entitled lo 10 the absolute or excle exclusive ive PO possession of the portion of said street occupied by its said railway tracks or right of way deny that these defendants or either or any of them at the said or any time wrong folly with a large or any force of men or otherwise entered up in n said line of railroad so owned or posses possessed ed as alleged in aid itsik complaint or have begun to tear ear up or destroy said track or roadbed so as to obstruct or prevent plaintiff from operating its cars t hereon or for the purpose pa e of appropriating to its own u ue ae e said tight right of way or railroad or 0 berwise her wise deny that by the said alleged or any other acts the plaintiff is greatly irreparably or otherwise damaged or that thereby or at all its right righta 4 or franchises will b be destroyed or ot otherwise injured or impaired deny thal thai they threaten to or will continue the pie said or any wrongs or injuries to the great irreparable or any damage of the plaintiff and deny that the plaintiff has hai been damaged in the sum rm of VM or any sum whatever for a cross complaint against the said plaintiff lain tift these defendants defendant s allege that the reen defendant dant the salt lake rapid transit company is a corporation under the laws of the said territory authorized to construct maintain and operate street railways in said cit city of salt lake and upon said second 90 so ab street that the rights of the said plaintiff to maintain and operate its said railway in said and upon the por r ion the thereof bot occupied bv it IS is not exe exclusive r asive bur u on i he contrary these defendants fend fond ants allege that the said space is sub eject to joint occupation and nse by the said defendant the salt lake rapid transit company that the last named company has been granted the franchise and privilege by the said city to use the said portion of said for railroad purposes and it has the legal right to so use the same that in pursuance of such right it has begun the construction st of an additional railway rack upon said street for its own use in such a manner as to conform to the grade and occupy substantially the same space as one of the plaintiffs plaintiff tracks the rails h wever to be laid so that the corresponding rails of the track of plain miffs tiffs tin s and the said raid defendant will be about eight inches apart that such construction by i the he said defendant defend aDL will not obstruct interfere with or impair the ahe property erty or franchises of the plaintiff that the lawful proper and careful construction by the defendant the salt lake rapid transit company of said railway track a as 4 aforesaid are the same and only acts acis complained of by the plaintiff in its complaint that the said defendant has partially constructed said track and the plaintiff threatens to and will unless restrained by the injunction of this court tear up and remove the cross ies and rails of said partially constructed track and prevent the said defendant from the enjoyment of its said franchise to construct and operate aline a line of railway upon said street to its breau and irreparable damage wherefore the defendants pray the order of said court restraining the plaintiff its officers agent and employed emp loyes from tearing up removing or in anywise interfering ter fering with the said track cross ties rails rail or other property of the said defendant fen dant and that upon final hearing an injunction iT unction to like effect be granted and that t at the defendants have all proper relief WILLIAMS avan VAN COTT C B JACK attorneys Alt orneys for defendants the rho answer and ti libri complaint are sworn to aud subscribed by J 8 13 jam am eron mr J 8 rawlins attorney for the street railroad company was seen by a NEWS reporter this morning and said aid s in substance the rapid transit people have sought to forcibly take possession of the salt lake city railroad track on W west est second south street put down the their ir rails and construct a track on the same road bed as that occupied by the city railroad with some men they began operations about 1230 this morning mr B R C chambers vice president of the city railroad company happened to hear of what was going on and at once communicated communicate with superintendent u ent reed and myself we e went down to the spot and requested the workmen to desist at this time most of the members of the police force were there mr reed and myself on seeing the situation had some eight or ten oars cars sent down to line the road for about three blocks and ana again mr reed called upon the men working upon the road to stop one of them thereupon threw a tie across the track mr reed attempted to pick it up when he was assaulted by three or four police officers taken to the city hall and there lodged in custody where he remained for about an hour in the meantime I 1 came up to my office hastily prepared the necessary papers in order to get a restraining order and proceeded with them to the cullen hotel botel there I 1 saw judge anderson who signed the papers and they were served by marshal parsons about 3 a m As soon as this temporary injunction was obtained mr arnold foreman of the city railroad workmen procured a staff of men and had the ties etc taken this up Pl morning orning about 7 the police arrested four of the workmen including mr arnold himself and took them to the city half hall where they gave bonds to secure their appearance the hearing on the order to show cause will take place before judge an derson on saturday next |