, 1890-05-08
THE sMELrEk.

Tho Meeting in Portland - The Union
Depot Company's Answer.
The next matter brought up was
the smeltcr proposition.
G. r. Burns reported for the COM
mittee that had been appointed on
site and side truck.
Mr.. Burns reported that he had
attended meeting In Portland re-
gerdlng the matter, and submitted
the following;
Memorandum Of interview between
hessrs. y. ;. Durham, & j. Smith and
J. r. Allen, rcprosentln- the Union
DEPOT Company, of spokane falisi f..
Hurhrdgc, representing tho Northern
Burns. representing various citizens of
Spokane Falls, at meeting held in
Portland April -, ls0O.
\, 5. Dunham and &. J. Smith will
recommend to their respective COM
panies that they instruct their repre-
sentatiyes IN the Union Depot Company
of Spokane Falls to authorize the build
Ing OF track from point Of junction
with the present track OF the Union
Depot Company to the proposed site Of
the Northern Pnciiic reduction works,
about four miles, with siding of about
one-hnif mile.
Alessrs. Durham and Smith will use
their utmost endcayors to have this
matter decided by their respective conf
l'aulcs NJ the earliest possible moment.
In cnss the Union Depot Company
decide To build said truck, the cost oi
which is estimated ut S73OOO the uu.
dcrstnuding in reference to the same is
a. follows;
The Union Depot Company will fur.
rish tic rails, ties aud iasIenings at
cost The citizens ui Spokane Falls un-
dertnke to have tho track completed
ana TO raise the necessary amount OF
funds, by guarantee or otherwise, to
have IL done. On completion Of the
track Il date shall he fixed for delivery
Df the same To the Union Depot Com
pgliy. The earnings on all freight rc.
rc,yed FROM or delivered totho Nurthorn
Pacific reduction works nt Spokane
Falls via the Union Pacific railway or
,lc Seattle, Lake shore ~ Eastern rail-
way shall be nscertained monthly, aud
TIC amount OF the semo allowed to tho
citizens Of Spokane Falls who advanced
the money for the construction OF tho
track up to and until the time when
the cost of tho same shall have been
repaid, Hfter which time there will be
NO further liability on the part OF tho
citizens OF Spokane Falls.
II within Two years time of the date
Of tho delivery of the track to the Union
depot Company OF Spokane Fails. the
earnings On freight delivered to and re-
,civcd irum the Northern Pacific rcduc-
iiou works via the Union Pacific and
Seattle Lake Shore. & Eastern roads
shall not equal the cost OF the line, in
cluding the rails, ties and fasienings.
then And In that case the citizens of
spokane Falls shall have the option
either 10 pny the entire cost OF the road
and take the road, or make good the
difference between the original cost OF
the road and the amount of freight earn
ings which nave been applied toward
the construction cost.
IN consideration of the above, Mr.
Burbridge. on behalf OF the Northern
Pacific reduction words, agrees that in
BY for as lie Ia able and in so far as the
rates quoted 10 him by the Union Pa
ellie railway and the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Enasiorn railway will enable him to
do So to SLIP his goods and ores via the
line of the Union Pacific railway and
the seattle, Lake Shore q Eastern rail-
way.
II is understood and agreed that the
right of way OF this limo shall be taken
IN tho name of tho Union Depot Com
pany OF spokane Falls, and shall DO
completed from junction point with
the present Union Depot Company limo
up 10 the Bmclter site or up to the end
of the track desired by tho smeltcr
Tho contract for the construction of
-. this road and the expenses In connection
with tho construction shall be agreed
upon between representative of tho
Union Depot Company and commit
tee OF the citizens OF Spokane Falls.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
J. p. Graves moved that conf
mittec Of three, consisting of Q. II.
Burns, j. n. Glover and IL. B.
Hyde, should I've appointed. This
committee was To be called the conn
mittce OF finance, or guarantee,
aud their duty was to see that the
guarantee of the citizens should be
carried out. Tho motion was car
ried.
Mr., Graves further stated that he
Ind been Informed by Mr.. Bur-
bridge TINT the freight ON the
smelter machinery alone would he
between $4,000 md Sl2,000 and
that the freight on ore each mont h
would he about $S, 900 or $4,000. IL
IL thought that the works Will bc
ready In November.
w. +. Norman snid that there
had been n little technical difficulty
regarding the settlement of the
right of way, and that committee
should bs appointed to regulate all
technical difficulties In right of way.
The president appoirted as such
committed Lane Z. Gillian, j. L.
Graves and q. II. Burns.
THE RAILROAD coMPANY's An
SwER.
At tho meeting In Portland Mr.
Smith said that he would submit
the nrgumcnt arrived ut Ia his COM
pauy, and the following communi-
cation had been received by his
committee.
10 Mr,srs. 4. J.. Graves, Z. u. Burns
W. y. Norman. J. W. Chapman, ".