The Greeley tribune., 1909-09-23


values IN that neiebborbood 4
clause should be inserted tiyina ,ha
time rights Of Lne railroads and tho
people should know what bas baan
done and what to expect Of M the roIn raii
roads.
I'm the Greeley Terminal ordi-
nance would suggest that an amend
ment De introduced fixing the power
or that company to take property |
IN the Iuture. The railroad is get
ting lOO-foot franchise and it has
never sought more than fifty feet
from the property owners. 1t has
no reason to get 100 feet at the pres
ent time and | would ask that a pen
ciled amendment be made to the or
dinance defining the rights of the
road in the future. In following
the diagonal of the street intersec-
tion at Seventh avenue and Tenth
street, the railroad has taken the
limit of the diagonal though it does
not need the l40 feet. The railroad
course does not necessarily have to
be on the diagonal OF the street in
tersection
AT this point the railroad should
not be allowed to build as close to
the curb as has been planned. If
the track is placed close enough to
the property to prevent the free traf-
fic of wagons between the track and
the curb It will ruin business. We
ask that the minimum of space be
allowed the railroad and this is twen-
ty feet from the curb.
"The only changes that need be
made in the ordinance is change
of the description of the right of
way. Another point is that there ap-
pears no reason why tue railroads
should have an eternal right of way
from this city council. There is no
limit fixed in the joint ordinance or
in the ordinance of the Colorado l.
Southern as to the length of time of
construction. This limit should be
inserted.
Il have suggested nothing that
will hamper any of these roads or
furnish material for delay in the pas
sage of the ordinances"
F.. j. GREEN TALKS
F. J. Green was the next speaker,
presenting a protest against the or
dinances in their present form on
behalf of the GreeieyDenver Elec-
trical Railway company. In effect
Mr.. Green said:
This petition is in respect the
rights of way sought by the two
railroads 1t is important that these
railroads be given only the amount
of right of way necessary to the con-
struction of their tracks and this
should be made the narrowest pos
sible. If they are granted the rights
of way sought, there is nothing to
prevent them taking switch yards out
of the central portion of the city
They can plaster their property with
tracks In the heart of the city Il
they want to.
''If these railroads desire switch
ing yards they should designate tn
location in their ordinances and
would urge the incorporation o
these provisions. There are grants
given to one railroad that are no
given to another and the provision:
made in one ordinance should be IN
corporated in the other. 1t shoult
be understood that if the Creole!
| Terminal accepts IT'S franchise, 1t l:
for them to recognize the rights o
the Greeley-Denver Electric Rallwa,
company. We ask the Greeley Ter
minal to designate its course and tina
there may be no more than two
tracks laid along Seventh avenue
If they get $50 feet they can pu
in as many tracks as they want.
they want to make switching yards
now is the time to have them say so
This council should compel the rall
roads to file a map showing then
| identical course and the proposed
tracks"
DANGER Is CITED
| Mr.. Green herewith presented
map showing the proposed route o
| the Denver-Laramie on Seventh ave
nue. and indicating where the opera
| tiOn of street cars would be seriously
| interfered with. He said that If con
sideration was not given, the Der'er
Laramie could ruin the rights OF th'
electric railway company and that th'
| only remedy then left to the latter
company would be to seek to enJoil
| the railroad company from crossins
its tracks. tie also asked that pro
| visions be inserted in the ordinances
calling for an interlocking switch a
| the street railway crossing and othe'
safety devices for the protectlon o.
life and property
Mr.. Green said in this regard
"The street railway company has the
right of priority on Seventh avenue
we are in possession and as con
dition of crossing our lines the Den
ver-Laramie must put in safety ap,
pliauces. | would suggest also tha'
as the Greeley Terminal is seeking
two ordinances, that the operation OF
one ordinance should kill the other
Either right of way asked is SUM-
cient and the railroad should be CIV
en- no blanket ordinance to play win
in the future"
CLAYTON ANSWERS
Answering in behalf of the Den
yer-Laramie railroad, w. l.. Claytoh
urged no delay in the ordinances lor
the purposes of making amendments
that might be suggested. lie salu ,
"All of the franchises were prepared
in Denver All tnat was asked IS
what the roads believe they VIII neeG
in the building of their roads IN ana
ont OF the city. There is conflict De,
tween The amendments that are asked