Daily camera., 1899-04-22
R0p|d T|0nSl
For C10U|0UQu0
NOW "All ABOARD"
Money Deposited and the Electric Car Line
Is Assured.

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Is Assured
It's go. Boulder and the Chautau-
qua are to be connected by an electric
line to be completed on or before July /,
next There is now in the hands OF City
Clerk Stafford a certified check for
81, 900 that says so. The council got
down to business in good shape last
night, Notwithstanding the bunglesome
interference Of Citv Attorney Campbell,
who has assumed the task of Atlas and
has Boulder, Valmont and the rest of
the world on his shoulders. Hon. Cass
E. Harrington was too much for our
Charley and the Denver attorney, who
came over at the instance of S. r. Thomp
son, the promoter of the enterprise, nm
ally had his own way. The check is to
be forfeited providing that 5. R.
Thompson, J. W. Deane. E. c. Allen, w.
c. Dyer and Guy D. Duncan fail TO file
a good and sufficient bond IN the sum Of
$4,000 guaranteeing the completion Of
the line by July l. The American Sur
ETY. company will furnish the bond, so
Mr.. Harrington stated, and that will set.
tie it. Mayor Whiteley and the mem
bers OF the council are satisfied Mr..
Thompson's party means business. Mr..
Mckinley. competent mechanical en-
gineer. was p.esen, and assured the
council that six weeks would suffice TO
get the machinery in place. Mr.. Gull
bertson. treasurer OF the Colorado g.
Northwestern, also. assured the council
that his road would build If the electric
company failed, but of that there is no,
now the remotest possibility.
The actual construction is to begin on
or before May 4.
Ii is not definitely determined but is
likely that the old Boyd mill will be the
site of the oompany's power house.
The council rendered the company
81 900 10 strengthen and widen t2th street
bridge, but Mr.. Thompson declined the
offer on the ground that he would have
sufficient work to employ all his energies
and he would expect the council to at
tend to that. AS the franchise gives the
right to the center OF the stree, the track
aould run through the center Of the
bridge, hence the city is necessarily COM
pelled to widen it. On motion of Alder.
man Austin the matter was referred to
the street committee and City Engineer
Teal with power to act.
All the members were present except
Alderman Autrey and the votes on all
questions were unanimous.
This is good news for Boulder. 1t as
sures the permanency of the Chautauqua.
1t gives university students an oppor-
tunity TO reside In any portion of the City
and still be near the institution. East
and west Boulder extends for more than
mile. North and south. 1t is two miles
from Newland's addition to Chautauqua
heights. 1t is four miles to Weisenhorn's
and Owens lakes. which an electric line
would render pleasing summer resorts.
Boulder is expanding rapidly and the
project Is destined to be highly profitable
within the next five years.
The sale OF power for mining and me-
chanical purposes is another fruitful
source of revenue and furnishing light to
Boulder is full of promise as an invest
men, If the company makes bu, half the
profits OF the existing monopoly.
Today was spent by members OF the
company in viewing the probable line
from the depot to the Chau,auqua and
return, which, of course. is bu, small
portion of the contemplated system.