The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-06
IT MUST Be SETTLED
The Street Car Freight Line Ran Into
a Little Snag.
TWAS NEAR THE CEMETERY
Manager Wharton and the Trus-
tees VIII No Doubt Come to a
an Amioable Settlement
of the Matter.
TWAS NEAR THE CEMETERY

The street railway company has en-
countered another difficulty in building
it's proposed freight and passenger line
on Montana street from the Gagnon
mine to the Colorado smelter. AS soon
as the county commissioners on Mon
day granted the franchise to run the
line on the county roads outside the
city limits, the railway company. be-
heving everything had been settled
satisfactory. started to work grading
for the track on Greenwood avenue,
which runs along the west side of the
Protestant cemetery. Plows and
scrapers were busy and the city engi-
neer, who was drawing the line for the
railway company, notified the trustees
of the Cemetery association to remove
the hitching posts along the west side
OF the cemetery. At first the trustees
were surprised at the request and when
they learned that the track really took
UP all the space needed for hitching
posts and vehicles there was loud
and vigorous protest. A meeting OF the
trustees was called Monday night and
II was decided to request the commits
sioners to rescind their action In grant
ing the franchise. AS soon as super
intendent Wharton heard that there
was a misunderstanding he stopped
work on Greenwood avenue and said
he had no desire to proceed until the
trouble was settled. He thought 1T was
we'll understood that the road would
run along the cemetery as the matter
has been discussed for several months.
but the board of trustees, composed of
J. r. Bordeaux, ". c. Whiting, Joseph
Richards, Hank Kennedy, and j. II.
about 1t until they were notified to
move the hdtching posts. They say IL
the track is put down where now con-
templated 1t will not only prevent We
hicles from approaching the cemetery
on occasions of funerals but that 1t
will ruin the fence itself, the street be-
ing only of half the regular width. The
trustees even talked about injunction
proceedings, but Mr.. Wharton told
them chat such action would be entire
ly unnecessary as he thought they could
come to an amicalble arrangement
among themselves even without an ap-
peal to the commissioners. The trus-
tees and Mr.. Wharton appeared before
the board yesterday and the trustees
suggested that the franchise be chang
ed so as to run the line on Josette ave-
nue. of the Boulevard addition, one
block north of Greenwood, but Mr..
Wharton said that would not be prac-
ticable as proper grade could not be
obtained to reach the smelter, besides
1t would not 'be desirable for passenger
service. In discussing the matter tt de-
veloped that the cemetery fence is ex-
actly on the section line and that the
narrowness of the street was due to the
fact that the cemetery had neglected
to donate 30 feet to the road, as re-
quired by law and that 1t might be pos
sfble to compel the association to move
its fence back that distance. AS a
compromise 1T was suggested that the
trustees and the street railway COM
pany join in the purchase OF several
lots on the north side of the street. and
thus widen the street sufficiently to ac-
commodate both the railroad track and
vehicles. All of the trustees except Mr..
Bordeaux agreed that the suggestion
was a reasonable one and that such AN
arrangement would be far less expen-
sive ito the association than moving the
fence, If they should find themselves
compelled to do so. The meeting ad-
journed to consider the proposition and
1t is probable that some such arrange
ment will settle the difficulty.