The copper era., 1910-03-31
HILLS FLAT WANTS WALL.
A Controversy Between Property Owners
and A. c. Company.

of Hill's Addition there has been some
talk of the necessity of protecting
property interests in that section of
town by the building of a Stag or con-
crete rock wall. Before the company
commenced its operations on the fiat
it was understood that the river-bank
was to be protected with Stag wall
and the company took up the matter
of securing a right-of-way along the
river bank The land was secured
through Henry Hill, who failed to
secure the proper agreement to
protect the interests of the individual
property owners, and in getting the
right-of-way the company wanted
five which the property owners agreed
to give free of cost. This difference
resulted in the company not getting
the right-of-way and the matter was
dropped as far as the company was
concerned.
The company has been having a lot
of trouble with the farmers of the
lower valley and when it became
their duty, by order of the supreme
court, to remove the tailings from the
river a large pumping plant was in
stalled at the concentration and pipe
line laid to the fat, where reservoirs
were constructed on the low ground
and the work of filling in was COM
menced. In their good feeling to-
wards the success of the company the
property owners did not object seri-
ously to the company filling in the
ground to a level with their ground
and especially so when they were
under the impression that the river
bank would be protected. The work
of filling in has continued and at this
date the bank of the tailings reservoir
is higher than the ground adjoining
it on the east. This matter has been
allowed to go along until last week,
when it was learned that the a. G.
company had applied to the town
council for a franchise granting the
privilege of the laying of another
pipe line TO the lower end of the fat
through which the oxide tailings are
to be pumped from the teaching plant.
This caused the property owners of
the entire Hill addition to realize
that it was the intention of the COM
pany to make a permanent dumping
ground on the fat and that the tail
ings would be piled up continually
until they would be far above the
other ground. If allowed to go this
far without protecting the river bank
with solid breakwater or wall it
would mean certain destruction to
property in that section the first time
that high water came down the river,
as at the present date the lower end
of the river bank is practically open.
As a result large number of the
property owners of the fiat held a
meeting at the South Clifton school
house last Thursday evening to dis
cuss the situation and see what could
be done in the way of protection.
The conditions were discussed
thoroughly and it was the consensus
of opinion that something should be
done. The feeling of those present
was very friendly towards the com
pany and all of them felt certain that
the company would not hesitate in
to come forth with proper
protection to the river bank, as they
no doubt realized that the filling in
of the low ground and the narrowing
of the river channel would mean
trouble the first time that a flood
visited this section. A committee,
consisting of George Webster, I. N.
Stevens and C. o. Billingsley was APP
pointed to take up the matter with
Mr.. Norman Carmichael, general
manager of the company, and an
other committee, consisting of George
Reitzer, c. W. Beck and Thos. Simp-
son, was appointed to interview the
people who owned land on which the
wall would be built and arrange for
the securing of the right-of way
Both committees were instructed to
act Immediately and report at the
next meeting, set for Saturday night.
G. w. Williams, ST., as chairman, and
C. A. Van Dorm, secretary, were the
other selections that were made.
At Saturday nights meeting the
rig ht-ot- way Committee reported hat
there Wolld be no difficulty IN secur-
ing a twenty-fvefoot right-of way
for the wall And the company COM
mittee eported that they had failed
to receive any definite ans0er from
the company, e> cept that the matter
would be taken up with the board of
i'm mediately. The property
owners then decided that it would be
to secure a more definite |
understanding aud instructed the !
to confer again with the |
officials, which they did on
Monday morning and reported Mon
day night, and with further iustruc-
tGons to meet with the town council |
and endeavor to haye action on the
franchise postponed until word was
received from the board of directors |
The second meeting with the COM
pany resulted: in a better understands |
ing, though the committee was in !
formed that nothing could be done |
until word was received from the |
directors, which would require at