The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
Orson Adams Informs City Council That He has
Interested Financiers of Note and They
Are Ready to Take the Propo-
sition in Hand
New Bids Received Last Night for Construction of the
Mountain Water System but No Contract Let--
Brief but Busy Council Session.

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called the city council to order for
the transaction of such business as
might come before the regular semi
annual monthly meeting OF the body.
Alderman Alkire was the only men,
Der of council missing.
There were a large number of rep
resentatives of firms bidding for the
construction work contract Of the
mountain water system present and
perhaps twenty spectators when the
meeting was opened. In spite Of the
wild yet silly plea of the other daily
paper for a gathering of the citi-
zens in the council chamber last night
to save the city's honor and credit
there were fewer citizens in attend
ance than at any meeting the council
has held in months. The sensational
call of Editor Newton was taken at
its true worth, the worth Of the veri-
est rot. It's senseless effort t Gre
ate alarm fell fiat as ever anything
did fall.
After the reading of the minutes Of
the last two meetings of council. n
call for petitions to the council, either
written of verbal. were made.
The City Transfer company asked
for permission to build corrugated
iron extension to their property on
Colorado avenue between Second and
Third streets. Referred to the prop
er committee.
Cats petition for permission to
erect a large ash box at his restaurant
on South Second street was also re-
ferred.
At this point George Smith, the
promoter OF the Electric railroad, ask
ed asked and was granted permission
to address the council. Mr.. Smith stat
ed that he had been and was in con-
stant communication with certain
finances and was prepared to state
that the matter had been brought to
focus and there could be little doubt
that the money to finance the big
project would be forthcoming. He
stated that the principal objections
made all along the line was to the ef-
feet that the time. limited by council
In which two miles of the road must
be built and in operation. is entirely
too short. when the fact that it Is
impossible to get material to move
quickly owing to the car shortage
throughout the country. is so appar-
ent
Mr. Smith then stated that at the
next regular meeting OF the council
he would ask for further extension
of the life of the franchise He deslr-
ed to inform the council last night of
his Intentions along this line so that
they could be considering it.
Concluding Mr.. Smith stated that
he was accompanied by Mr.. orson
Adams, Jr.. cashier of the Mesa
County National Bank who would
say few words regarding the new
developments
Mr.. Adams addressed the council
briefly. He stated that he had had the
electric railway proposition under ad-
visement for a long period and was
elad to be able to announce that he
had finally interested and secur-
ed the support of several we'll
known financiers. They are ready, he
declared to take hold of the PROPOSE
tion and push it through, II conditions
are satisfactory. He stated that they
had made Investigations and had been
furnished with all the information
possible and the only thing that was
holding them back was the fact that
the time fixed by council in which
two miles of the road must be con-
structed. was in their opinion far too
short under the conditions prevailing
in the railway circles of the country
today.
Mr.. Adams declared that these gen
tlemen were in perfect harmony with
Mr.. Smith and were working with
him.
These men," stated Mr.. Adams,
are men who. when they say they
will do a thing do it. can guarantee
that much"
Mr.. Adams stated that during the
next two weeks 4 proposition would
be prepared for presentation to the
city council at its next regular meet
ing. Mr.. Adams stated that the men
behind the road would be prepared
to make an agreement to have two
miles Of the road completed by No
vember LIST, 1907. the remainder COM
pleted as rapidly as possible.
The announcement that something
was doing in the electric railway
proposition and that Mr.. Adams had
interested capitalists OF note. created
a pleasant surprise in the council
chamber and has been spoken of most
enthusiastically today throughout the
city.
The reports of the officers were
passed up and the mayor called for
the opening OF the new bids for the
construction of the mountain water