The Arvada enterprise., 1915-06-24
Town Board in
Stormy Session.


The town board met in ad.
journed meeting Tuesday even.
ing and had what might be call
ed a stormy session." The
storm did not break however,
until they had accomplished the
chief object of the meeting, that
of hearing remonstrances on the
proposed sidewalk improvements.
There being no demonstrators to
the improvements covered by the
petitions, the ordinance commit
tee was instructed to prepare an
ordinance and present it at the
next regular meeting. This
means that sidewalks will be
laid on West Bird from Ralston to
Adelaide: on West LIST from
Grandview to Adelaide between
West LIST and East LIST: on both
sides of Wadsworth from Ade-
liade to Ralston and on the south
side of Ralston from Wadsworth
to West End street.
The real excitement began
when a proposition from the Dry
Climate Tire company was read,
offering to advance 5000 to the
town for laying the main to the
end of Grandview avenue to sup
ply the factory and give fire
protection. A warrant payable
in two years for $500 with in
terest at 6 per cent was asked in
return, and the other 300 was
to be related in water, the same
amount to draw interest until
full amount is paid. provided the
factory used water continuously.
If it failed to do this, the inter.
est was to stop until the use of
water is continued and in case
no water is used the $500 is for
feited to the town.
A motion was made by Mr..
Gorich, seconded by Mr.. Simms
to accept the offer.
Here Trustee Campbell enter
ed the bitterest kind of protest.
All knowing how Mr.. Campbell
has felt about the factory, it is
needless to repeat all he had to
say, but he accompanied his re-
marks with written protests,
which were made of record, in
which he questions the right of
Mayor Davis, Trustees Evans,
Simms, Nolan and Williams to
vote on this matter. they being
stockholders in the concern,
This brought forth a storm of
disapprovaI from those assembl.
ed and lead to a wordy war be-
tween Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. Davis
and all the other members of the
board. Mr.. Gorich finally with
drew the motion and put it in
different form, so that it could
be passed without being in direct
conflict with MIR. Campbell's pro-
test. In a separate motion which
also was passed over Mr.. Camp.
BELLS protest, insrru cted the
Mayor to negotiate with the Tire
company, provided it conld be
done legally, which Mr.. Camp.
bell claims cannot be done.
Everyone present expressed
regret that Mr.. Campbell feels
as he does about the factory.
They do not believe he has been
injured as he claims and they
most emphatically refute his
charges that it was put there
with malice aforethought and
expressly to injure him and those
owning property in that end of
town." Those is in position to
know say this charge is unfair
to all concerned. and while MIR.
Campbell may feel that he is
justified in such an opinion tn ey
know positively that such is not
the case, and all are heartily
sorry that he feels 80 bitterly
about it.
The factory is there and it
should have water, and there can
be no question but that the tax.
payers OF the town will agree
with the majority Of the board in
this matter.
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