The Bessemer indicator., 1894-10-06
A QUESTION OF TITLE
HOMES IN THE EIGHTH WARD
JEOPARDlZED BY THE SALOON.
The Duty of the Council is Plain


The Collier Investment Co. is Just now
the most interested party in getting the
saloon moved out OF the Eighth ward
A strange complication Of circum
stances has arisen whereby that com
pany's title to all the lots it has left in
City Hall Place, LIST filing may become
ieopordized. as well as the title 10 all
homes in that tract being clouded for
time. and all on account of the saloon
run by Shay ~ Craig in block 30,
City Hall Place. LIST filing, embraces
all that territory lying between Northern
and Arroya avenues and east Of Routt
avenue TO the railroad tracks, contain
| ing about 10 acres. This tract was
originally sold by the old c. c, ~ |. Go.
/ to the Collier Investment company in a
body, the deed conveying the property
containing the liquor restrictive clause.
1t was then surveyed and plated into
blocks and lots by the purchasing com
pany, each deed containing the liquor
clause The powers of the old G. G. ~
! |, Co To enforce this clause We're trans
ferrcd 10 the c. F. Il |. Co. at the time
of the general consolidation, and John
NJ. Waldron retained as the company's
attorney.
Less than two months ago Shay x
Craig, backed up by Geo Jrckson and
Coor, the Golden Beer man, secured the
signatures of two-thirds of the property
owners in block 80 to a petition asking
the city council to grant license To
Shay ~ Craig to run a saloon therein.
The council granted the license and the
saloon started up. but ON II lot ON which
the restrictive clause obtains As point
ed out by the INpICAroR at the time
the saloon was ON forbidden ground and
trouble was sure To come. And it has
come.
Now comes John Waldron. attorney
for the company. who declares that
unless the liquor business is discoutinu-
ed forthwith he will bring suit 10 de
clare the title of the Collier Investment
Co. To City Hall Place forfeited which
forfeiture would also carry with it the
question Of titles of all purchasers from
that company This threat has stirred
the company to action and ii is now in
dustriously engaged in endeavoring To
have the city council refuse a renewal Of
the saloon license. The license, as all
other saloon licenses in the city. cx-
pired October l. and the question of re.
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in the hands of the committee on
ordinances and license and they were
supposed TO report to Mayor Strait yes
terday.
OF course if the worst were to come
no court of equity would permit the
property Of innocent purchasers to be
jeopardized to the extent of confiscation,
but if suit were brought the titles might
he clouded until such time as decision
could be reached. But as far as the
Collier Investment Co, is concerned, the
the probability is that the {. f. Il /.
will bring suit against it declaring the
lot on which the saloon stands con
! tiscated, in which event that company
would be very apt to lose the lot and
Shay y Craig the building.
Superintendent Robinson has a hand
in the affair the INDIcAroE learns. and
will prosecute the case to the fullest
extent.
The only thing the city council can do
in all justice and decency is TO refuse
renewal of the license. thereby protect
ing the property owners and then let
the Collier Investment Co, John Wal
dron and the saloon men fight it out
among themselves.