Arizona republican., 1914-03-24
MATTER GOES
 OVER 0NE WEEK
Right of Way of New Rail road Still In Air-Com- pany and Property Own CTS Have Not Reached Any Agreement.

The Tucson, Phoenix and Tidewater Railway Company, failed to obtain a franchise from the City Council last evening for q right of way along Jack son Street as desired, and additional time was granted the committee, which was appointed to draft a method of approach to the center of Phoenix for the company to come to a settlement with the companys representatives. The matter will be made the special order of business for the coming Mon day night Another meeting of the Board of Trade on Wednesday also will be held.
 For the first time in many months the Council Chamber was filled and to overflowing with citizens interested in the coming of the new railroad Since the matter was before the council before, and the committees of property owners and Board of Trade. have been working on the matter there has been all sorts of opinion expressed as to the i right of way for the company. Last night it developed into a contest A ! : asking that no right of way he granted i on Madison Street and that no com 1 pany be allowed to come that fas north in the center of town for it's i railroad terminals. Shortly after this [ q message was read from w. A. Drake i of the Santa Fe offering a division of the right of way up Jackson Street | h,+ nf i the Santa Fe. Shortly after this Su- perintendent Scott of the Arizona East ern, representing Epes Randolp made the same proposition for the Southern Pacific as regards the tracks of that company.
 1 Judge Hawkins of Prescott and Judge Kibbey for the company, explained that any sort of arrangement like that would destroy the Individuality of the com pany and is not what is wanted by the company. It was explained time and again in answer to the charge that the coming of the railroad through the section of the city it proposed, would destroy many little homes that had | been put there at large sacrifice, that the law covers these with ample pro-
 tection and that if damages are done by the company the company expects
 to pay.
 However Judge Dunlap during the
 evening doubted that the railroad is a
 tidewater road or main line, while
 Brady O'Neill asked that the city not
 act hastily in the matter as the fran chise wherever granted, is valuable and
 ought to be a source of revenue to the
 city.
 There were many speeches during the
 evening. G. H. x. Luhrs presented the
 report of the committee with the peti-
 ton, while Dr. Ancil Martin of the
 Board of Trade asked for more time for
 a consideration of the proposition of
 getting together. c. NJ. Sturges advo-
 cated letting the company come in
 over Jackson street, but opposed Madi-
 son street. H. w. Ryder proposed that
 a franchise be granted the Santa Fe and the new company for joint right of way on Jackson Street, as the Santa Fe does not have such right now. The talking all ended where it had
 begun except the petitions were with
 drawn for more signatures and the city q engineer was instructed to procure a
 map of the city for the use of the com mittee 0. T Richey in behalf of Mad
 ison and Jackson Street property own-
 CTS pleaded for more time. Judge
 Hawkins asked for a tangible proposi-
 ton not a visionary one, while Judge
 Kibbey remarked that the company , wanted to build to Phoenix and will, i t given an opportunity. What we need < he said is help. not hindrance.