The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-02-11
council and A. H. McLain and Aug
ustus Pease. associate counsel for the
rhe RaIIroad,s PropooItIon.

Inc ofIer OF the railroad is to the
effect that II the two councils OF Can
on City and Florence will agree to re-
scind the restraining order now pend
ing in the district court against the
railroad and will permit the F. & c.
c. to go in along the right-of-way and
collect all the materials for salvage
ard will further agree to call off all
suits Of every kind now in court by
the two towns against the railroad
the F. & c. C. will agree to turn
over a complete motor road between
the Teller county line and Ora Junta,
or in effect they would give s25.000.
which. according to Hartzell. compe
tent engineers have said would he
more than sufficient to build the road.
The offer. Mr.. Hartzell said. was con-
t:ngent upon Immediate action. or
rather upon whether the F. & c. G.
would be permitted to get their sal
wage out which has 10 be done within
short time before the frost gets out
of the ground. because of the rotted
condition OF the ties.
The town councils of Florence and
Canon City unanimously agreed that
they were bound by the action Of the
one hundred representative men Of
the county at the strathmore banquet
couple Of weeks ago who decided
that they did not want the auto road
and were desirous Of pushing the suits
now in court. through to the finish
But at the banquet no definite propo-
sition had been made by the railroad
and inasmuch as the F. & c. c.
through Mr.. Hartzell had now pre-
sented a definite proposal the two
councils decided that it would be best
tc again submit the matter to the peo-
rie for decision. ont of courtesy to All
concerned
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proposal either BY counter PROPOSE
ton. = rejection. or an acceptance.
Just AZ the people of the county de-
cided after the matter was put before
them At public mass meetings- Mr..
Hartzen in reply to this suggestion
said that he had been advised by Mr..
Cogan that ten days would be too
long a time from the fact that after
ten days It would be impossible TO go
in and get the salvage upon the re
eorery Of which the railroads offer
hinged. But Mr.. artzell said that If
the railroad would be permitted to 80
in and get the salvage IN the mean
time they would gladly wait until such
time as the councils would be pre-
psred to give their answer after cor
ference with the people Of the county.
The two councils were advised by
City Attorney Pease that there were
irjunctions proceedings pending in
the district court. which as yet had
rot been contested by the F. & c. c.
preventing them from tearing up any
OF the right-of-way and that in view
OF the legal status OF the situation it
would not be wise to permit the rail-
rsod company to go in and get their
salvage at this time while the rejec-
tion or acceptance Of the company's
proposition had not been settled.
me councils had In the first place
considered ten days very brief tims
Ia which to put the matter squarely
and thoroushly before the people but
IN view Of the situation. "a II ezisted
and because -tAsy felt that the short
ness oa the time In which he =. = c.
c. representative wanted decision
rather hurt the chances Of the rail-
road company more than those Of the
people they agreed to give an answer
to the raiiroad'a proposal sometime
on wednesday,. February 10Th. M