Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-27
Intcrurban Project Slipped Cog
on Monday Night
BUT WAS CREASED
FOR TUESDAY EVENING
Then tho Board Talked Of Cement
Bridges. Garbage Cans and
Ash Pits and More
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An extra session meeting OF the
city council was held Monday night
to consider the interurban franchise
again.
All the board was present but May
or Pollock and Aid. Baldwin.
The petition OF property owners
on Chestnut avenue, conscnting to
the construction Of railway on that
street rs far as the sugar factory
switches was presented and read.
Aid. Amos said the petition con-
taincd the names OF nearly one-half
OF the property owners. The high
school lands would constitute Il full
half. and he understood n majority
OF the board was in favor of the fran
chisc.
The petition was. on the strength
OF this statement. received and filed.
The revised franchise ordinance
was then taken mp rs the report OF
the committee on franchise.
The caption OF the instrument had
been amended back to L. S. Alnuit
as grantee. The length OF passing
tracks was limited to ono block. a
on Main and Chestnut permits haul
tho city council. Some other modi-
fcaiions had been made in the con-
ditions.
Aid. Mcrk moved the adoption OF
the rcpor; OF the committee: AID.
Amos scconding.
Before putting the motion Chair
man Sprinkler asked Mr.. Alnu,t IL he
had anything to offer in regard to
tho terms of the amended ordinance.
Mr.. Alnutt thought he had no crit
icisms to offer.
Aid. Amos moved the council pro-
cccd to the second reading OF the
franchise as now amended. AID.
Merk seconded tho motion and Il
was carried.
The caption Of the amended ordin-
ancc was then read and the rest of
the ordinance taken as read and ap-
proved, all the members present vot-
ing "yca."
Aid. Richie moved that the meas
urc now be put on its third reading.
Aid. Amos seconded the motion.
Aid. Sprinkler said before putting
the motion that he thought the board
owed i, to the Mayor to wait his
presence before final passage Of the
ordinance.
Mr.. Alnutt urged the immediate
passage in order that the Co. might
proceed with their work. He said he
would avail himself of the ten days
allowed for acceptance as il was nee
cssary for him TO consult with the. di-
rcctors of his company before sign
ing UP the contract. He ugcd that
tho ordinance be given its third read
ing at this meeting so as to enable
the company to go on with its work
as soon as possible.
Aid. Mcrk supported Mr.. Alnutt's
view and Aid. Ritchic, Amos and
Mcrk voted "aye" for third read
ing. Aid. Sprinkler voted may and
Aid. Gaugcr asked to be excused
from voting as he has consistently
done throughout the franchise debate.
The council declined to excuse Mr..
Gauver on this vote. But City At
torncy Beall advised that the three
votes cast constituted n majority in
favor of the third reading and the
presiding officer declared the motion
to read carried.
The third reading was then taken
tip and all the formalitics of final
passage adopted and approved and
the ordinance gave every promise of
becoming a law. when lol Aid. Gau.
ger took an innings. The board had
insisted on his voting on the final
passage. Mr.. Gauger said the board
had been extremely careful about
tying the company up legally to all
the conditions and provisos imposed
by the city and he thought it only
fair that the company should be lit
tic careful too. and as the petition
from the Chestnut avenue property
owners did not with certainty repre-
sent fifty per cent and this might in
validate the franchise after the Co.
accepted it. He would therefore vote
to defer the final adoption of the or
dinance, and it went over till the
regular Tuesday night meeting.
When the council came to order Tues
day night only Aldermen Sprinkler and
Gauger were absent; and Aid. Sprinkler
took his seat little later.
The minutes were passed up and after
granting building permit the matter oil
bills and claims was proceeded with.
Aid. Amos put the rubber stamp Of his
approval on those having the official 70
X" OF the department officer. and Minis
ter Of the Exohequer Ritchie recommend
ed the adoption Of the budget.
{ Then the interurban franchise was taken
UP again and the motion that the franchise
as read a third time at previous meeting
be passed, was put and carried. The