The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
TENSION TO
boswell ASSURED
Bon GREATLY ENCOURAGED
I.opIE OF CALDWELL AND
ROSWELL MONDAY.

.;on Will be Built-Estima- |
cost is Halt Million-Wants
rect Franchise and The Right
-Woy to Terminus.
electric railway meeting at
Commercial club Monday was
attended. Before it was over
iderable enthusiasm had been
ced The meeting was called
The purpose of hearing from Mr..
\. Pierce, President of the Boise
snterurban Railroad Co., in re-
TO the Roswell extension. The
Ting was presided over by Mr..
r. Redway, president of the
Mr.. Pierce was asked to
.ent such matters to the meeting
he saw fit. In part Mr.. Pierce
and the company I represent
h great confidence in the future
caldwell. We feel that Caldwell
make good as town and we
III to help her in doing 1t. can
only give you an outline OF
intentions of my associates.
bn my return to Boise l will put
writing for your consideration
proposition l have to submit. l
say that we are contemplating
ending the street line on the
hlevard a couple of blocks far
r., probably a little beyond the
lege buildings. Our plans for
extension to Roswell contem-
to using Tenth avenue to a point
gond the city park. We will
] Mt to connect by a loop the
.ulevard and Tenth avenue lines
as to cover the residence Sec
d. of that part of the city. We
Il want a franchise to use the
eets required to make this loop,
shall also ask for the right-of'
y from the city limits to Roswell
ri had at first estimated the cost
the Roswell extension at $4OO,'
1900 Upon investigation l find
bat it will come nearer costing
100, 100000. However, the extra
100000 didn't bluff me for a
mute. That shows how I fee
put this country. 1t will re-
ire two sub-stations and the
hgth of the line will be about Is
lies.
81 look forward very confidentl!
the building of this extension.
elieve that it will be built II tn
|ople of Caldwell and Roswell, anC
|ose living along the line will d.
|eir part in the undertaking. M!
opposition in writing will be sub
tied to you in very few days.
The remarks made by Mr.. Piercl
|et with hearty applause. SeVera
fominent Caldwell business me
lsured Mr.. Pierce that this com
unity would do anything 1t coul
2. People from Roswell and alon
Pc proposed line spoke in the sam
lay Mr.. Walter Griffiths is chail
IAN of the general committee haV
Pg in charge the preliminary worl
70 has already gathered the dat
hd will undertake the work {
leeting Mr.. Pierce's terms as 500
they are made known to him. U
the present everything has bee
|ono that can be- done. The wor
lill be completed as rapidly Q
|Ossible.
Tho Proposed Route.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. n
Fedden, tho engineer who made Il
nrvey, we are enabled to give Il
oute as finally decided upon. II
outo is as follows: Leaving Ma
treet on Tenth avenue tho n'
|oes around the north end of Lal
coward, thence south along Lal
venue to the south line of the
Griihths place. thence west RloI
no county road to the northea
orner of the w. l. Mcintosh plaC
hence southwest to tho southwe
orner of Section SO, thence ru
oo west along township line IL
piles to a point where the De
FIat low line canal is crosse
hence northwest through the q
en- Gate district through the Sop
p"Ss' thence north westerly to ODE
lort gulch, thence down the gul
pntil 1t strikes the hillside southes
pt Roswell thence aIonO tha' hi