Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-20
DEPOT CROSSES STREET
 SAYS COUNCIL
LIVELY TIME WHEN RAILROAD AND CITY MAPS ARE
 COMPARED.
MATTER BROUGHT UP BY PROP. ERTY HOLDERS FROM v1CIN.
 ITY OF RAILROAD.
Action Deferred Pending Inspection of
 Grounds This Forenoon-Electric
 Light Company Comes Up for Dis cussion and Contract Win Be Studied

cussion and Contract Will Be Studied
 Tho discovery of the alleged fact that the Gila Valley railroad company is building it's new freight depot on the line of an old and forgotten street may indefinitely hold ap the compile tion of this much needed addition to the railroad property in Globe.
 The matter was brought up last evcn- ing by Eugene Middleton, representing his mother, who owns property in that vicinity. He represented that the rail road was apparently preparing to erect some building on the line of Newton street, which he said crossed the track south of the present passenger depot, and asked the city council to look into the matter and take steps to protect the ,city,s streets. He lasked, that, the street be opened to travel.
 Superintendent c. c. Mallasd was present and explained to the council that he had no knowledge of this prop erty being on the line of the city streets and had always supposed that 1t was railroad property. He had with him the plans for the new depot, which had been prepared in the offices of the railroad in Tucson, and these plans showed no such street. However, maps of the city in the council chamber show that a street was on tho original plat at that point. Mr. Mallard offered to substitute for the property on which the building is to be erected street which would cross the tracks direct from Cottonwood, but this plan was not satisfactory to Mfr. Middleton. Af. ter considerable discussion of the sub ject, during which the need of the city and of the railroad company for freight depot was taken into con sidcration by all parties, it was decided that the council in body meet with the representatives of the railroad and the property owners affected and abut. ting on tho allegedsstreet, and inspect the grounds at 10 clock today. Ii Is hoped that some agreement may be reached which will allow the comple. tion of the freight building without unnecessary delay.
 Building permits were asked and granted by the council in four cases. E. II. Franz was granted permission to erect three cement buildings in block S2, on what is known as the Mrs Beach property. Permission was grantedto J. E. McNeil to build one story building of adobe blocks in the rear of the Racket store on Broad street, and James Wiley asked and was granted permission to build a corru. gated iron building in tho rear of his saloon near tho postoffice. Permission was granted Dr. James Wiley to build a corrugated iron building at the cor. ner of Oak and Devercaux streets, to be used for stable purposes.
 At the request of abutting proper ty owners the city engineer was in- structed to establish the sidewalk grade on Broad street between Bone and Scott streets
 Property owners on East Cedar street between Broad and High streets pre- scented q petition to tho council asking that the street Do graded as a local improvement, the same to be done by the city and assessed pro rata to the abutting property owners. The matter was referred to the street committee.
 An ordinance limiting the amount of explosives which may be stored inside the city limits, came up on its first reading.
 City Clerk welch reported to the council that the city assessment roll was nearly completed and would be turned over in, few days. The total taxation amounts to $l6,5I045.
 The local electric light company come in last evening for fair share of discussion. The matter came up on consideration by the finance com nittee of bill for moving two lights, the company having charged $5 for this work. The committee thought this was too much and refused to recon. nend it's payment. The council. how ever, decided there was no way out for them and allowed the bill. Then the natter of service, the height at which street lights should be strung, the dura. 1 ion and terms of the present contract md other matters relative to the light | ng of the city were discussed and it | vas suggested that City Attorney All ed examine the contract between the | fight company and the city, and see low the franchise and ordinance and | original specifications of the original | agreement conform to the present con ract, and here the matter was dropped Or the present.
 All members of tho council were present. except Alderman House. The \