The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-06-30
UP IN The AIR
AERIAL TRAMWAy ORDINANCE TURNED
DOWN BY CITY DADS.
VOTE FOUR FOR; FIVE AGAINST
MUCH LOBBYING ANo ARGUMENTS in
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

"A special VI tbt IllN CpI|9Cll
was held Thursday night to cor sider the
passage of au ordidauce granting to the
Taawasa Gold Mining and Cyaniding
company right of way for the erection
OF wire cable tramway along Seven
teenth avenue, extending from the Ad-
uddell mine on Prwabic mountain to the
mill ere cted on the Suush me mill site in
this city by the Idaho Springs Mining
and Reduction company.
All of the aldermen were present ex-
cept Anderson, who Is visiting III Chic4-
60. An array Of legal talent aud many
interested and disiuterestod citizens were
present Besides those who W, re able to
Obtain admlttauce, large crowd ass NIB
led in front of the couacil room, indicat-
ing the great interest taken by the peo
pie in the proceedings.
In calling the meeting to order, Mayor
Riley requested Mr.. Tracey, general
manager of the Taawasa company, to
state the intentions of his company in re
gard to the operation and maintenance
of the proposed tramway. Mr.. Tracey
said in part: =
"The company which I represent pur-
chased the Lowell mill on condition that
it could secure right Of way for an
aerial trsmway. We propose to erect
steel towers which will be artistic in ap-
pearance as we'll as absolutely safe in
every particular. Underneath the run
way we propose to put wire netting of
one-half inch mesh. 1t is the intention
to crush the ore at the mine before load
ing in the buckles, and the danger from
falling rocks is entirely eliminated, Our
system OF wire traniway has the buckets
bolted aud fastened direct to the cable,
thereby eliminating the danger of buck
cts becoming loose. We are willing to
do anything and every thing within ress
on for the protection OF life and property,
and give adequate bonds for the fulfill
neut of every requirement which may
be exacted by the city council. In order
to make paying proposition OF our
property, 1t is necessary for us to handle
our product on large scale IEis can
be done cheaper by means of an aerial
tramway than by any other method.
Contrary to the general belief the laaw-
asa company is not an ordinary stock
company. but d close corporation, all OF
the stock being owned by five business
men of New York City"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tracey's talk
the mayor requested that if any of the
councinen or citizens present desired
any further information to ask that gem
tleman. Silence prevailed, aud the
mayor stated that he understood that
there were some petitions circulated in
regard to the tramway, and asked that
they be presented to the council. The
petition Was read as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City OF Idaho Springs
GENTL TLEMEN:-We the undersigned, respectful
ly petition you to approve the ordinance grant
ing the 1aawass Gold Mining and Cyan ding
company the right to construct and operat, all
aerta al tramsay through the city of Idaho Springs,
asked for in the ordinance now being publish
ed in the official paper,
II Elliott S NJ Smith q Son
+ ? Swanson Edwards Bros
4 A Eayes Il NankervIs
Idaho Springs Hdw Co ii Colburn providing
NJ Riches company agrees abso-
Jos Burke lutte safety and con-
c King tinuous operation)
John " Ward Chas Arthur
5 Nuycs l. Roberts
K G Dill T Malalieu
W Renshaw Geo Stroehle 4 Son
waltham NJ i MCo NV Tanner
VI Noxon Jas Ogden
Otto Sauer Jacob Elliott
Jas Bradley Weston d Hart
D Blair Henry Bone (ny sigma
Adolph Nelson turl to opposition
Bella Ward declared void
Mary Ventress q Weeks
W Boyd s. Coddington
Mrs J Deysenroth Eckstedt
John Trathen Martin Kumker tmy
John Davis sigua ature on opposi-
j Wilcox tion peton canceled.)
E Dillon A Haggott
Lysle Mason & Co John hcColl
Fremont Reed EN- Moscript
PJ Finleon c 5 Birkins
l. S. Lumber Co. W A Lamb q hereby
Lowell Hardware Co. withdraw my name
o W Lowell from other listl
Following the reading of the above pc
titlon by the city clerk Alderman Lamb
presented the following.
To the Honorable Mayor and City council Of ,he
City of Idaho Springs:
We. the undersigned taxpayers and citizens of
the city of Idaho Springs, do hereby protest
against the adoption and passage OF the proposed
ordinance granting the right of way to the Tsaw-
asa G. N. & c. Co.. to construct and maintain an
aerial tramway through and upon certain streets
and avenues Of the city of Idaho Springs, a copy
of which is hereto annexed and made part OF