Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-12
THE VlADUCT QUESTION.
Messrs, Hurley and Twitchell Con-
fer With the City Council
EVERYTHING WILL 81 SATISFACTORY

D. Hurley division superintendent
of lhe Santa De Pacific railway Ralph
D. TNuhuu. assistant counsellor Tor
90, company m Sea Mouc1. and Al.
H. Williams. superintendent OF bridges
and bridge building, came in from Las
Vegas last night and are here to-day.
Mssars Hurley aud rWitchell came
heIe Go discuss tht v.uduut question
W.lh Mayor Marion aud tne City C0un-
g.l. auI conference was held Al the
mayor omtc thia morning
SIZE uuUty stated az inc conference
th4t % was COS thc city council 60 cay
what hul uf viaduet should be- built,
thr amuuu. OF money 90 bee expended
lu the construction 0f Che via1uct, ana
that Che railroad company atood ready
tu pay itH half share according TO-
agreement
Considerable talk was Their 'Idulged
boz us to che closing of railroad avenue
Goo th, aoItghing aud making up OF
trains. Tho council stated 10 Mr. Hun
lgy that go objection la intended 10
b, made to the company doing sWltch-
irE accessory Tor the warehouses loo
Gated on aud adjoining The ughs 0f
way. but the council would object 10
thr switching aud making up OF trains
as nov carried on across that thor
Oughfarc.
Mr Hurley then stated that evident
Is Misunderstanding exists between
Mr. Ripley and the council on this
subject
Several OF the counclment present
then remarked that they distinctly re-
memb,rod the talk with Mr.. RIPLEY on
the subject. and that no misundor-
standing should exist
After the conference. the following
letter was prepared by Mayor Marion,
signed hy the members Of the council
ana submitted 30 Mr. Hurley.
Albuquerque. May 2.
y. Hurley Division superintendent
a r. A. $. r..
Dear r-Rcferrng TO the matter OF
the vi8duot proportion Ia this city q
seems that thrrr DO Misunderstanding
Jpou one point talked between Mr..
ripley the president OF the road. and
the members OF che city council, and
that is ua 90 the keeping OF Railroad
avenue an open street
10 ls our distinct recollection thai one
of use reasons assigned for the build
lng OF tbo yladuct was that trains
would not Doe made up and broken
across This avenue. as az present OF
course. % ls MOI contonded that the
switching necessary 20 supply the
warehouses on or adjoining the rghs
OF Hay should uOi be- done across Rail-
road avenue but wr do Insist that the
understanding between M Ripley ana
I thp council WAS that there should Doe
40 breaking 0r making w of trains on
| that avenue and that The same should
| De- kept au open street. except ds here
/ in mentioned. Tho necessity f0r this
| ia appatrut ~heu % ID remembered
/ thai over one-hall of our population
live 0n the east side OF the tracks aud
! tht3e Nli hs bat two grade crossings
I AAl lHp sIs3ult Nhcrcby mat section
| 1i tUH OTIS can bn reached within the
/ ,,y limits. distance % m1go than
/ $3.50 miles, and. furthermore. Railroad
avenue being the principal thorough
/ Fare a0tap,u the $50 sections 0t the
Dly.
Wa understand that This agreement
/ regarding Railroad avenue can not be-
complied with until Use Waduct ID
tuIt and ,Hs improvements completed.
but Wr.w want .t understood that within
"a reasonable Um, after such compile
t.u. aay Three months. thla avenue viii
boz kept open Iu accordance with our
UNDERSTANDING aIth Mr. Ripley Vsry
! tu.y youIs. % s. MARION.
Mayor.
rh. C.Ugru has direct Information
Ih.H afternoon th1i lhr alleged 1iner-
au..s between the railroad company
aHi tus rfy council ail ue Haustac-
torIly arranged and adjusted 20 tHs
r.ty and boo accordance with the rfc9l'
lection of me council a. % the con.
ference hrIa with President l.p.gy
when hF uas here sometime agJ
Mr hurley Was seen AZ hs car by
Z The ft.aeu representative sGi boz,
J stated thaf che vialuct question n0v
rtata Flth lhe city council after which
nhDn everything is arranged the othe
T PITS imrruv meuts win be put lnto exc
uI0u Accompanied by Mr Taitehell
ST. nur.ey ieft tha afternoon fJr th'
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