The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-02-11

Mayor omleu frooloeo
Mayor Frank p. Smith presided at
the gathering. explained the object
OF the nssemblage and related with
considerable comprehensiyeaess the
CONTROVERSY that had been carried
on by the city during the last eigh-
teen months to coerce the r. 4 C. c.
Railroad company By process OF law,
TO reconstruct its line and re-estab-
Iish \ public train service between
Canon City and Cripple Creek: re-
ferring especially to The meesing hsld
AZ the strathmore hotel last slknr-
day night to consider The mattsrs AZ
issue between the liisAnts.
Mr. smith stated that II was the
desire Of the council TO obtain the
widest possible expression from those
concerned as TO what should be done
with the proposition OF the railroad
company looking tn compromise Of
the court proceedings BY accepting
from Il an automobile highway. in
stead Of restored railroad line a.
demanded IN de suit at law. These
expgos6leos. hoWever. uere to - f0r|
~ ont q - l',r
Nnith. has eiven cless 40 intsIii-
ssat study 70 ths mnitses a issnS
ana feels itself in positioa to han
ole them 20 ~ to fully protect tie
rishts oe The public. and Ne sAvs ut-
torrance to the hops that nothing
would be done ~ rssolution o. cher
wire that would tie the hands Of the
council In dealing with the subject
The Counter Prepo6Islon.
At special session OF tho city
council Tuesday afternoon. said MI.
smith. counter proposition vas
drafted TO be submitted 70 the rail-
road company as possible basis for
settlement OF the controversy. II
provides. continued Mr.. Smith. that
In order to secure = withdrawal Of
the suit that the company shall com
ply with certain conditions They are:
First.--That the company must
build 1t its own expense public
road under the Supervision Of the
state highway commission. and ac-
ceptabie to Il. from the Teller county
line to Ora Junction without unnec-
eEsary delay Second.--It must pay
all OF the court costs OF the City OF
Canon City thus far incurred In the
prosecution Of the suit ThIrd.-It
must deed back to Canon City all OF
its tcrminal ana other real property
here. given to the company at the
time the road was built Fourth
II must pay all OF its city and county
taxes for the year 1914. and other
deiinquencics oe the kind, II there be
any. Fifth.--it rnust pay ne city the
sun1 Of nRtscn thonoaAa ae1lAsn Aam-
aDss for In failure to comply Win It's
charter By the ncHopesatloa oe the
road sixth.--lt must make nasis-
fActosy nsttismsnt witA Ne DsopSs oe|
Florsnec. Who ars Joint complainAnts
with the eitissns q canon CITY IN the
suit now psn1ing n ,Ae ccorto.
I'VE have WA eur contontica. a.
this case al Alene the linA- Aosurt-
"a 11r. smith, ~and believe we win
ln the court of last resort The COM
pany has threatened 10 surrender liz
charter, dissolve its corporate exist
enca ana 20 out of business rather
than rebuild its line and restore a
train service. !. for cne. am ready
to call IL blnn and tfy out the ques-
ions involved n the eonteovsrsy II
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