The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
COUNTY ROAD , :,
TO Be CHANGED
DECIDE POINT AT EARLY HOUR
After Continuous Session of Seven.
teen Hours Duration-Im-
portant Proceedings.

After the county commissioners
and the North Coast railway officials
and attorneys had been in continu-
Gus session Tor seventeen hours i
contract was signed at quarter to
three 0 clock Friday morning allow
ing the North Coast railway to move
the county road to the east side OF
the Northern Pacific track through
Union gap.
Inc commissioners and North
Coast officials accompanied by sew.
eral citizens, visited Union gap
Thursday morning and thoroughly
investigated the situation. At 1880
III the evening a meeting was held
In the commissioners rooms in tn.
court house to thrash the matter odt.
The meeting came to close after a
contract was signed as stated above.
This agreement now gives the
North Coast the option of moving the
road in two different directions, as
they already have an agreement with
the county commissioners to move ii
five feet further west than its pres
ent location.
The county road is now at the west
OF the Northern Pacitic's track
Whichever way it is moved, it will
be on the Northern Pacific right-of.
way, and that company has taken tbs
stand that the North Coast or the
county road shall not occupy any
portion of its right-of-way, and /,
will fight all issues presented in the
condemnation proceedings when the
cases are resumed March 5.
When court was in session las
Monday, Engineer Gates proposed /,
new line for the North Coast, to Ii:
15 feet further west than the lin;
previously located, but at that time
the expense of moving the county
road further west was not taken int
consideration. If the North CoasI
wishes to build as proposed by Mr.
Gates the county road must be
moved considerable distance into
the west hill of the gap, and as the
material OF the hill is loose, it will
be necessary to decrease the slope
q distance of about three-Quarters Of
mile. This would incur consider
able additional expense.
When this was noticed the matter
was taken up with the commission
eIs to ascertain If another agreemen
could be made, whereby the count,
road could be moved in another di
reetion, or the bridge raised. Tn;
commissioners made two trips to tn
gap to investigate the ground be
fore making any decision that the.
might not consummate an agree
ment detrimental to public travel.
If the court grant the North Coas
a location on the Northern Pacif
right-of-way the county road VII
undoubtedly be moved to the cas-
side OF the Northern Pacific track, a
it is believed that it could be recon
structed there more cheaply than b.
moving it further west.
Throughout the case the Northerl
Pacific has been bringing forth ties
timony to the effect that the roa
wishes to double track the system
and it is contended by the Mort
Coast people that by the above pla
It will be possible to do SO. and ther
will be plenty of room for the count
road and the North Coast railwa
on the right-of-way.
A party Of Northern Pacific SUI
veyors will leave for the gap toda
or tomorrow to make survey Of tn
ground that they may be ready t
present witnesses when the cases ar
resumed.
The cases will be resumed Marc
and they promise to be interes
ing days for the remainder OF th
hearing. The Northern Pacific {
North Coast attorneys are unable I
state when the evidence will be a
in and the cases presented to til
court to make a decision, as ne
phases are continually arising an
nobody knows when 1t will end.