Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-14
STREET CAR COMPANY
SEEKS SETTLEMENT
Of OLD CONTRACT
Will Pay CRY $4,000 for Road
Extension Work When
Matter of Canyon EA-
tension is Settled

The Warren-Bishee railway. through
ITS counsel, ] NJ. G'Connen, yesteT-
day renewed its proposition with
reference to the street car line ex-
tension 10 the city at a special meet
ing of the council held at 80
O'Clock The proposition was made
TO the Newman administration but
was never acted on and yesterday
the same proposition was made to
the Williams administration.
While renewing the proposition, the
attorney gave the companys constTHC-
zion Of the franchise which was
granted the company when the lire
was built The company contends,
and the contention would seem to be
supported by the records, that the
present western boundary of the city.
in Tombstone canyon, was made
after the franchise had been given
and that they have extended ihe
line as far as they are required 10
extend IT,
The western limits OF the city at
the time the franchise was voted on
was line near the PTitchaTd resi-
dence. What extension has been
done past that point, the company's
counsel stated. had been done under
the promise OF former street railway
Superintendent Van Dyke. who at a
meeting of the residents of the upper
end Of the CANYON. when the question
az coming into the city was being
Ggit4ted, promised to extend the car
line as far west as the Thomas resi-
dence
The records relating to the time
OF election and the changing Of the
western boundary limit, were ex
amined yesterday by several OF the
councilmen and they seem TO bear
ont the contention of the railway.
Mayor Williams. among others, stat
ed yesterday that he recalled the
circumstances attending the granting
tf the franchise and that he was not
allowed TO vote on the question be-
cause he vas not resident of the
city. residing outside the western
limit.
Judge O'Connell stated that, in
accordance with the promise made
BY former Superintendent Van Dyke,
Of the street railway, the company
was ready TO start the work of ex-
tending the street railway as far up
the canyon as the Thomas residence
but that il was III accordance with
no provision OF the franchise that it
WAS contemplated to do the work
The delay in the extension OF the
line to that point. the attorney stated
was the failure OF the city TO con
strGct a Culvert over which the car
track might be run beyond the pres
ent limit Of the line. which has been
remedied by the present council
The work OF extending the line
10 the Thomas place will be started
Just as soon as the material can be
assembled" said Judge O'Connell,
and would have been extended long
ago but for the delay mentioned"
The proposition made to the New
man administration and which was
renewed Yesterday was to pay to the
city $1,000, as provided in the fran
chise, in warrants held by the War
ren-Bisbec railway and in cash. The
warrants total about $4,000 including
interest, so the cash bonus viii be
between 81 900 ard 81 500. This was
the amount that the company agreed
10 pay the city when the latter had
constructed a forty-foot road up the
canyon and the company CONSTITUTES
this to mean as far as the western
limits of the city as the limit stood
at the time the franchise was given.
The company however wants a def
mite understanding and an agreed
construction of the franchise before
taking this step.
Neither the city attorney. who is
on the coast, or the deputy city at
torney was At the meeting, so nc ae
ton was taken with reference TO the
company's proposition. A meeting will
be called at an early date to take
action on il.