Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-30
THE FRANCihIii;.;LH III; H:7St:.ls., Ssls., !;
Aldermen Are Advised to Aid
Alnutt Project
NEXT QUESTION Is WHAT STREETS {?

The Property Owners on South Side
Streets file Vigorous Kicks. Par.
tlcularly tho Church People
on Maple Avenue.
AThsrs were 5s Of the more or less
business mon Of the city in evidence when
g. M. Hall. Secretary Of the Board Of
Trade called the public meeting to order
Monday night and stated the object Of
the assembly As announced in the call.
He asked the meeting to select = chair
man. Mr.. Hall himself was unanimously
chosen.
Acting Mayor Sprinkler said that City
Attorney Bsall had copy Of the fran
ehiss as presented to the City Council in
his pocket and suggested that as pre-
liminary il bs read.
c. F. Evans was chosen secretary Of
tho meeting and on request read tho fran
ehise as published.
Tho chairman asked II tho council as
council had reached any conclusions In
regard TO tho amendment Of tho franchise
as road.
MIR. Sprinkler said tho council had not.
Tho obiset OF calling this meeting was TO
60, tho views Of the citizens, and thoy
wore waiting on public opinion. Hc said
tho frs, reading by tho council settled
nothing In regard to tho passage Of tho
measure. That was done simply to got
Il before tho public.
Mr.. Hall reminded the meeting that in
discussing tho question before tho moet-
ing |. should keep IN mind that Il was =
community proposition and that tho dis
eussion should be broad enough to keep
tho general good In view rather than the
saetional and Individual interest and con-
whence. We did not want 70 defeat the
general objset BY taking . sslesh view
Of It.
Mr.. Alnutt was called for and ON
phasizod tho fact that this was strictly
local or otero county project and ono
that tho community could carry out He
then reiterated the advantages that in
hered in gasoline motor line over othor
motive power.
r. S. Boall was the first Of the citizens
to take tho floor and It was to file pro-
test against the use Of Maple Avenue. as
he considered Il damage and dstriment
To tho property interests Of tho street It
run upon. This was selfish. no doubt,
but as Mr.. Alnutt had confessed no was
looking aftor the solAsh interests Of tho
company SO it was just as fair for each
citizen to look aftor his interests. Ho bo-
I;oyed thoro was a law on tho statute
book requiring tho consent Of two-thirds
Of the property owners Of any street be-
foro franchise could bo granted for 1t.
c. F. Evans disagreed with Mr.. Beall.
citing tho Instances Of increased property
values on tho line Of rallied roads. He
also argued in favor Of the gasoline motor
as driving power.
There was some concern manifested as
to whether the franchise was going to
permit the hauling Of trainloads OF heavy
freight-beets and beet pulp. ETC.. through
Il city streets and allowing such freight
to stand on sidings and crossings for an
inc4linite time. as had been suggested as
probable by some speakers.
G. H. Taylor offered motion as a
matter of putting tho question formally
before the meeting. which was to the
effect that the city council be advised to
grant to an interurban line running
privilege through the city from east to
west limits on Maple Avenue for term
of 20 years, protected by such conditions
as would safeguard tho interests of the
city. That no double tracks or siding
privileges be allowed on the streets.
The motion did not find second but
the meeting proceeded to debate it.
Mr.. Beall repeated the points Of his
protest against city street being i'm
proved by car line on It.
Mr.. Alnutt explained that gasoline
motor car was not adapted to pulling long
freight trains and therefore there would
be no long freight trains pulled over this
line. The company expected only to do
passenger and express business on the
city streets They would however ex-
pect to use the line for any traffic that
offered, but one or two trail cars would
be the extent Of their trains and the
freight carried would be no more objee-
tionable than wagon loads Of beets pulled
through the city streets.
c. W. Fenlason said he didn't consider
a verbal statement counted for anything.
Only the conditions written into the fran
chise would be binding. The franchise