Arizona republican., 1905-10-05

been forfeited, but the board does not seem inclined for that reason Ito pre- vent the construction of the line, if it should be built on conditions prescrib-. ed by the board.
 UndI recently there had been no dis position to prevent the building of the line on Grand avenue, and there would be none now but fer the protests Of some of the residents along the avenue. The company had secured a franchise for a line along Nineteenth avenue to the fair grounds. Previous to obtain ing the franchise the Grand avenue people had tried to have the line built along the aVeune. After the granting Of the Nineteenth avenue franchise there was a further negotiation with the Grand avenue residents and bonus was suggested It is said that s .OOO was subscribed. It had been understood that the supervisors would not allow the tracks to be laid in the middle of the road, and now the sub scribers say that when they subscribed thcy understood that the tracks were to be laid on the opposite side of the avenue Some of the subscribers live on one side. and some on the other. l. being patent that the track could not be laid on both sides they have come before the board asking that a halt be called until a more definite under standing can be arrived at as to the precise location of the track.
 RepreSen tatives of the company say that it is the intention to build on the north side. and that the actual work oi construction will be begun within the next two days. The ties are already strung out along the avenue.
 or chise is still in effect, the half of the avenue nearest town is now beyond the jurisdiction of the board since the city limits have been. extended nearly n mile in that direction. Therefore, unless restrained by the city, the com pany can construct it's line on either side of the road or in the middle of 1t.
 But beyond the city's jurisdiction the supervisors will. no doubt, insist that the rails must be laid on the north side. In making this concession, how ever. the board will probably not ad- init the living existence of the Dunbar franchise.
 General Manager Heap Of the street railway. company said last night that it was not the purpose of the company to construct a track in the middle of the avenue The avenue is 100 feet wide. Ii is a "crowned'' thOrouEhfare: that is. it is thrown up in the center with q. top oe macadam as hard as stone On either side of it is broad ditch into which all the waste water Tn that part of the country flows II Is ms purpose if he is permitted to build the line, to build it on one of these dItcAes which f,e will have to fll and he is all ready negotiating with the santa Fe 10 haul decomposed granite for that purpose. The line is to be a single uoIe affair. the poles to be placed on the curb line among the trees with arms extending over the track so tha- they will be in the way of no one.
 He does not want to build in the middle of the avenue for two reasons; he does not want to get in the way of vehicles and moreover the building oi the track there on account of the hard ness Of the road would be very eN- pensive. MT. Heap does not know why this objection has been raised. He was told that it was feared that the street cars would scare the horses of the farmers who might be hauling lay to town. He does not think that there would be any such unhappy result for the track would be at least fifty feet from the middle of the road and since the line is to be a single pole affair there would be. no danger of the spans drag gging the farmers off their loads of aaE.
 MT. Heap said that at the time he applied for and received the Nineteenth avenue franchise he was not aware of the existence of the Dunbar franchise. He intended in good faith to build the line on Nineteenth avenue. taking up the line on Washington street west of that avenue. He found thougl that many Of the residents in the Capitol addition had contributed money to the