La Junta tribune., 1908-01-18
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changed their minds about building
bridge on Fourth street, across
King arroya, TO the proposed popu-
lous section on the other side. The
bridge. at the point designated. had
been contracted for and the work of
construction commenced by the Bull
len Bridge Company, of Pueblo. A
few days ago the county commits
sioners and likewise Mr.. Bullen, of
the Bullen Bridge Company. We're
served with notice by the owner of
the uninhabited tract that reaches
from everlasting to everlasting on
the other side of the arroyo, that he
would not under any circumstances,
permit trespassing upon his proper
ty. nor even allow the storing of
material thereon. The commission
ers were further officially warned
that if they really and truly intended
to persist in their unholy design to
build bridge on Fourth street, con-
trary TO the expressed hope, wish,
desire and expectation of the owner
of the real estate prospect on the
other side, they would have to con-
! fine their building operations strictly
within the metes and bounds of the
highways and hedges. as under no
circumstances or conditions would
trespassing be permitted upon the
/ holy ground adjacent. 1t seems that
the owner of the holy ground made
a huge bluff and had it called with a
dull. sickening thud. The county
commissioners Immediately decided
to abandon the Fourth street bridge
project, as there is no particular
need for it. residents in the terri
tory east Of the arroyo at the pres
ent time being like angels visit-few
and far between. That the vast ex-
panse Of uninhabitated territory east
Of the arroyo has a future. and is
one OF Ia Junta's greatest prospect
i've assets. no one will deny, but at
the present moment, so far as any
thing tangible is concerned, this
asset very much resembles those of
q defunct Rocky Ford bank. All of
US have hopes so have the deposit
ors in the Rocky Ford institution.
The county commissioners notified
the Bullen Bridge Company to cease
work and transfer its building oper.
ations to the west end of Third
street, where bridge will be built
across Anderson arroya leading
direct to the subway under the Santa
Fe right-of-way. The bridge will
be 1877 feet long and be built exclus.
lively Of concrete, having one span
of fifty feet and two of forty feet
each. The road from the west end
Of the bridge to the spur leading to
the brickyard will be filled in to a
level with the railroad track, and it
will be a highway that will be util-
lied q hundred times where the
thoroughfare east of town would
have been used once. 1t will also
give an almost direct route to Swink.
Rocky Ford and the adjacent farm
ing community. and will be an in
vestment that will benefit and be q
convenience to more taxpayers than
the other project would in ten years
to come.
One of our prominent citizens a
few days ago extended the great
family Journal the privilege Of in
spectng a letter from y. j.. Jones.
of Sparks, New. an old-timer of the
Holbrook country. but now one of
the leading lawmakers of the sage
brush state. He took occasion to
lambast the TR1BUNE's New Years
edition with a few bo4uets, and
says: The pictures of the old
timers look good to an, old-timer out
in the sage brush of Nevada. May
their shadows never grow less. Am
doing fine here. Have the best
health ! have had in years. All Of
the boys, Charles, Walter and Paul,
are doing well. and their families
are in the best of health. -
La Junta experienced the almost
unheard Of sensation this week Of
hearing sleighbells tinkle. tinkle.
tinkle upon the icy air Of night, and
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