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§ The respondent and defendant, Chesaycake & Ghio Railm

ii way somyany, for response and answer to the petition of the ylain-

Q tirfe herein, says that it is untrue and it denies that A. J.

§§ hay, as County Attorney, or James P. Harris, as ﬁcunty Judge, cf

ﬁg Floyd daunty are interested in securing for their constituents,

2% ' the citizens of Floyd ﬁennty, er the traveling psblic, more or

:1 any convenient passenger depot facilities at ?r9atonshurg, Ky.

1% It denies that Will H. Layne, S. e. weddington, O.P.
E Fowors, W. H. Jones, ﬁlram Laferty or J. 901k Harris, or either of
them, as individuals or as sway mm {Zity Councilmen 01" the any

i? of $restonsburg, Kentucky, are interested in securing more con-

d venient, better or any passenger deyot facilities for their cen-

g stituenta. the citizens of “rustoneburg, Kentucky, or the travel-
31 ing public.

: It denies that the ymsent freight and messenger de-
1 pot, as new combined or located, is inconvenient. It denies that

i; the station at @reetonsburg is a dietent station, and denies that
i the passengers on the trains going East, during the late fall,
E‘ winter or spring menthe, or other time, are required to walk on

é the track or the defendant, or that they are required to walk on
i' the track many or any times in front of moving trains ; and denies
ﬁg .

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gf that ﬁhera 15, for half my any part of th& way ha ha ﬁravellad,
$1 no way 9f ﬁx&valing except an tha yailxena track or in front of
3‘ muving trains. It awniea that aftgr leaving ﬁﬁe aeyat a5 new 10- ,
a; cmﬁad, travelars muaﬁ pasa $v&r a high rﬁxlway hridga crasuing
:% ﬁiéﬁla ﬁrcmk and continua ugan the tracka 0f thﬁ ﬂufanﬂant ﬂam-
gi pany} and ﬁaniaa that auxing the ﬂinter av Byring manﬁha 0r other
3} ﬁima, or all or part cf the yaar, pﬁﬁﬁﬂﬁgarﬁ ara faxcad ta gm Far:
:1 . all or any of ﬁhia allagﬁd diatanoa thraugh imymﬁsible mué,ar
i1 ‘w&ter, or tn walk upan thﬂ track of tha ﬂufmnaant either in day
?; ﬂing or at hgurs 9f night.
i} It denicm thai thgre is no other means of transportation
3: af baggaga from the dapat 30 Prwgtanaburg aﬁcayt upun trucks or auh
‘ as; .yasaangem are :5:;th w carry.
E? The defandant éaﬁiea that adjacent ta thﬁ and of ﬁha yraa-
:1 tanahurg Eridgﬁ ﬂompany'a briage tharu 15 amyla 0r any 300m or a
a? convﬂniant glaca at mhich $a canwtruct a yaaacngar ﬁeput upon da-
;‘ fenaant’ﬁ right 0f way. It amniea hhﬂt by ﬁhe conatruntian of tha
:1 yaasenger daﬁoﬁ and bagggﬂstution at the waat and 9f aaia bridge
%: the dangar to human life, 9? the allegeﬂ m&ny or any inconvenien-
3 ces at tha public or those éaairing to trav¢l myon defandant'a
:1 ﬁrain vaulﬁ be practically, yartially or othurwiae eliminated.
g: It denies ﬁhat bucauﬁe of the alleged airfiaultiea and
f? inconvnniencen ruwulting tram the praaant locatian of the Com-
3} pany'm dapot and tha mathad of transyorting thﬂ maila that the
E1 said mails arrivw at Pragtonaburg vary lata at night @uring the
i} wintgr months or 0th&£ timﬂ , and daniaa that the auma arrivas at
:1 Frestonaburg we late ﬁhat the people 0f thﬁ Lawn do not get their
3: mail”.
‘2 For furthar responﬂe and defnnae to thu complaint set out
in plunurrv petmian the defendant, chesapemce a4; Ohio Railway

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5 Uompany ﬁaya ﬁhﬁt wiﬁhin ﬁne wity 11m1ﬁa @f the Ciﬁy of Prestons-
‘, burg, Kentucky it hag, at an expensa ta itﬂﬂlf of mere thunrwleve
4 Thauﬁand ﬁollara, previdaﬁ tag naceaaary greunaﬁ wMareon to can-

‘ mtﬁuat andaggiiﬁhgéﬁggégcg%n%ufficienﬁ 8138 and langﬁh to transact '

£221.19: zjamyany's busimega anti 4:0 tam: can: of the marchimdizw ami

1 ahipmentﬁ a? freighﬁ ané exprwgm anﬁ paanangﬂr traffic of the road
1 arriving and dayayting ta and fram Pregtonaburg, Kantucky. That ‘

% thw aaid dﬁyot was anﬂ is canatruoted upon mbsolutaly the only

3 level land that wag abtaﬁnable,anﬂ fxam ﬁne tapography cf the

% ceuntry axiata within ﬁne mile balaw its preﬂent locatian or

ﬁ maﬁa than 0ne male abeva; that tha maid depot and graun$a wera

: ﬁcguirad, aﬁtabliﬁhed and gut inta opwration withgut abjgction 0?
“i camylaint aithar from aha City 9f ?re$tonaburg or Floyd county, as
i any 9f ﬁhﬁ gwntlwmen new aaauming to act for them, anﬁ waa con-

i atrustaﬁ, completed gné in age for sevetal yuara befor& the Frag-
: tansburg Eridge Company'a bxidge waa locatea and canstructed at

2 th& paint whﬁra it baa been built and t0 whiah the said p1ain~

% tiffn, the paﬁitinnura harein, Qusira to campel thia dafenaant to

; ramave ita depot.

E Defendant further says that gha parsonapetitionimg for

i ﬁha ramoval are influenaad and ara acting for and in the intarest
  mainly ::')f the: Prestonaburg Eridga nonpany; that Mr. A. 3’. Kay, am:
i 0f ﬁh$ §etitianers ané who is also County Attorney of Floyd Gmunty,
é. 13 ﬁne of the diractara of the Frestonwburg Bridge aempany, and

1: his brothar, ﬁr. W. H. ﬂay, in ﬁacretary anﬁ Treaaurer of the

a; Prﬁﬁtﬁnﬁburg ﬁridga Gamyany; and thgt J. a. Weddington, another of
f’ the patitioners aa & mambar of tha City enuncil, 13 also Vice-

;g Praaident 03 the Frestonsburg Bridge Company; and dﬂfandant is of
51 apinion, is informed ana believma and chargaa the fact to be that
:1 this pracaeding is influenced neatly by the owners 9f the said

:3 bridge, with the hep: and for tha yurpaaa of increasing the rev-

; anuas of thﬂ said bridge.

 I 4 .

L Bﬂfdndaﬁﬁ further maya that $tg iina ﬁf railway, appaaite

3 that yart of $reat0nﬁhnrg whara the Bridge 13 lacatﬁd and far 1300

a ﬂeet balnw and for a.mile abuve tha briage, rung at th& hama vi a

: ateep, yeraipiﬁoua mnuntain of cliff nor vacks; that in arder in ’

’ get iﬂu prasent lina of 0f ﬂinglﬂ Crack railway iﬁ waa mammalleé

I to and did at grﬂaﬁ axyenwa ho iﬁaelf blaah out the rock t0 get

E & lccaﬁion for iﬁa gingle track railway . That within 6&0 feuﬁ

L, of thc caﬁ 0f ﬁhﬂ bridge ﬁhﬂ Wiﬁdla Gregg Goal Qcmgany hag &n es~

’ tahliwheﬁ coal mine, wiﬁh Switchaﬁ and aiﬁetracks on which t9

‘ ylaca, umyty and Rana earn in tha y?anecution nf its buninaaa, and

‘ that thiﬂ ﬁompany has remuived notice 0f the ﬁﬁsire gna yuryeaﬁ of
ﬁne aaid ﬁiadle Grewk Seal Company t0 inarmaﬁe Che length ﬁf itﬁ
awitch; ﬁhﬂt aha prﬂgent anuﬁharn tnrminug 0f itu awitch is wiﬁhin

‘ 206 feet of the byiégﬁ and that the incraaﬁad length nf the awitch
will pa%a the Cnd of Said bridga. That at a yuint abeut 6&0 feet
abova the said bridge the Praatansburg Caal ﬁompany baa recenﬁly
complated a large plan? that 13 axpecteé he handla fram 200 to
1600 tana of coal per day; that there 13 canaiﬁarabla anal terri-
tory further my tha rivar & diatanee 0f mne handreé milaa _

. 1; tha$ the Railway Gomyanyls principal Source of ravenue
is derivvd tram hanéling itw freighta and will further be increased
in its anal tranﬁport&tion fran the mineu above mentionmd and
thoae above, an khaﬁ the present rigﬁt 5f way is ané will he
taxad ta its fullesﬁ cayacity for aiﬁingﬁ, tracka Raﬁ awitcheg fer
the handling of the caal; and that in agder ta canstruct & acyot
naar the bridge they wamld have to out into the hill and blast out
maliﬁ.rock and whale from a parcipitoug cliff, far enough to make
the location of the depct and that the hazghﬁ 9f said cliff is
mere than V5 feet. That in outing furthar into the hill and
blasting thiﬂ rock the lattaral support wauld be withdrawn from thy
athhanging aubatanca ; and unlean the enhire cliff was taken off

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:4 having: huﬁinﬂ‘ﬁs at: smici (input and: 1211:: imam; wait: "in; in fianger
‘ fer t.:: overhanging; w’bzsﬁamca um: thi: rank naming; dwm. Bafmdmf;
‘: mag-us; maxi: 113115 'w‘mﬂﬁ involve: it, accurdimg ‘23:: ﬁlm apinion of ma
enigma-ms, “unﬁt?“ whﬁmof $1633 $35M! made, in am axpemm of more
than gnu Handrail E‘Ew'zmwﬁ 33911152435.
The dm‘hmmm: ifm‘shmr Emma mm; 1%; 1.2: im‘gkz‘t’aﬁ‘hicabla =39
canzﬂsgmﬁ; Mir}. maintain a ciapof; an: as? l‘iﬁai" the: twainus of the
> 1243?);de ahawm mamtimwd. 2mm; :1“: wa‘zqklﬁ anvagl'm this (Eampmzy in an
" 9x23811343 :31“ 231mm: if not gimme i5 2390.66 pm? meat}: 1‘.:: establish and

' to maintain a ;masengar :s‘émmon Ema tha‘i ﬁlm revanm‘zﬁ receivaa as
1 mm §>rzmtanzsburgg (M23134; will new; juatify the ram-ml of ”$11.8 (maggot,
car ‘;:h: malntaimmw a1" a. ‘;::wmmgur or baggage: dept”; separate fram
(has (33336313; them it rim-x: haw wtzmlishmi m; Pressmmabxwg. Bafammnt
2 further mays $3122st ﬂhem are: as many pnmoms anti mo re frcs ighﬁ cum-
ins; frat-2 ma ‘é’asﬁrwly gaortiums of thx (:'mmty, whiz tramzmc: their
2 buwinass anti take: gnmumga 33mm and arm-1w m: 1322 (1390:“. as: new 3.0-
} catésc‘iaes ﬁgure: is from ﬁlm Town 9:? Pragtﬂnzmmg arm the: Eem‘c :31 cm
of {5216 cmmty; and mm "@113 al'mrttming; the {Hammett frum the
: View cf mu“: peapla whca lixm rim “hm: EEa.p;t sick; of gmmc’iy Z'iiveax‘ in
get ingg an M13. I'mm 9732:: (3.91202, it ‘sﬁa’m'kild marrczsgnnaingly incmu‘ae
z. the: incmxveziicanw of 1321mm who live on the: wesst sides of the county,
‘ and mum isaﬁmgzculxley, parts of Ezaemmr, .313. of Eiimilas cram, the
haad oi Linking: in Eamofflﬂ Bounty, and gnartﬁ of Abbott Creek,
Flam. iiiatam‘ty, who mulii be compelled an: traverm preciaely the
amaze mute of travel and the: game mute that these petitioners
make complaint about in “their penitmn. {She defendant i’m‘ther
says that; in the: conﬁitieration of the whale: mm‘ber of people to be
gamed and a mamana‘ble 8am and sanctum manner in operating its
trains mm handling-3,; its: freigghts, it hm; aalected and. "built its
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’ aapoi at ﬁhe anly aligihlu point at or naar Prastonaburg.
Tha dtfendant further amys ﬁhat th¢re is y&rullel with 1&3

4 samﬁ fer a greatar yarﬁian ef‘thu aiatance from ﬁha bridge towards
the ﬁapat, a ceunﬁy highway, huﬁ that bacauae of lack of aﬂtenﬁian
and 3h@ failure ta Ema; the wamu in repair, eithar by the Bumrd of

, ﬁlty ﬁwuncil or ﬁhc Gaunty Judge and the ﬂounty Aﬁzornuy &nd thong
associmavé with them, thw Gaunty road‘has , by their nuglact,

‘ fallan imam gush acnﬁition $3 repair a: mask 0f rayaix mg to maka
tha ununﬁy ruaﬁ almost imﬁaﬂaible auring the yintar and apring

‘ mantha &né that hmcauwe of this facﬁ ﬁhﬁ yublic h&s treapasswd

_‘ upon tkﬂ Csmpany'u right 0f way, feaiing ﬁhat there i3 luaa dangur

f of bsing run over by ﬁne railreﬁé trains thanthurﬁ is 0f traveling

i' upan aha yuﬁlic highway, under thu superviaion of these guntlumﬂn

i who 33% aumkiﬁﬁ im reguxra ﬁhiw ﬁafendanﬁ to remove ita duyot.

L The awfungant furzhwr mays ﬁhat ccmylaint if maﬁa that

I the raaﬂ fxom tha éwyat t0 ﬁruﬁtanwburg la circuitous, via ﬂhg

‘ cuunty ruad $6 the cmuuiy hriége acramaliiddla wreak. meundant
says that ﬁhﬂ county bridge acroam mzadlw Crank was locatca by
Connix Smm¢1sgiaﬁﬂra a;pwxntcd By tha Suaniy ﬁeurt of Fiuyd

- ﬂaunty, one of whom was Mr. A. J. Ehy, ans of hhu putitlenurﬁ haran
in, wha than believed that thﬂ Said countg bridga was légatmd at

I the: mom. eligible lactation am that in ﬂi’dei‘ to ”nap esmmzm; a.

5; highway frum 133 dupaﬁ to the town thiz Comyany voluntarily gave

3 ta Wloyd ﬂounty thﬁ yum 0f One Thousand Dellara, to be used in ﬁha

j cenat:uetion of thy gaaﬁ bridge. fhat the nailway ﬂomyuny'a agwnﬁg,

? aarvmnta and cmylaycaa had unthing to am with the lacation or the

‘ canatrucﬂion of said bridge excapt to ﬁurn over to the County auu
thorities the sum of One $housand Hollara, uuud by them in making

. thia location and in conxt acting said hriéga; and defendanﬁ says

‘ that tha aaid byiﬁgﬁ ﬂu lccdtcd is within thu coryorate limits

{ of thg Town of ?raatonﬁburg, a5 they urn informed, belicvu and

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E privz'hize prep 1331121? , eperated fer toll, and in net :2. gaiﬁilic highway '
“hr 11.23.1336: .
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E 1:11 «1: reg-1311:2131, to thie limmrahle 'Eilmwti. that thin liners; in
E 11116931313? juicigriigtion 1m form; or cor-117ml titaie defendant to 1111110261
E Lite hueineee or ta 3115211131111 its: dairet and. depot facilities from its
E pfﬁ‘iﬁtﬂlli loaatien to :a,nc.)'{;her, and more gazirtieularly to a point
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E newt-h}; or in the vicinity of the terminus of the llreetonehnry
E {311.1 ffez'ipany'a align, and in 2111;111:0111, legal authority or jurie-
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dieticm to grant the Keller prayed. for in inequitiffe' gmtition. The
E some 31:11:: 1:131:11: ie ﬁéiilﬁjl‘ﬁil 1.2.3.1131: demlrrer, but for greater preserva-
tion: 01’“ ‘1 1'11”“: of the defendant, is specially- plead in abate-v
ment.
lii,!l§fi’illl1i)li§3, having: 1:11.111: mastered and 1‘1-:11 sanded, the de-

fendant, Chesapeake 1i: (32113.0 Railway; alempzmy, ,1_.1rzzgs to he hence dis-
5 ' mieeed wi 1:11 a, judgment for it :.1. coats and 1’01: (11 .1 gene 1:31;}; and: spe-

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