The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-24
Farmers Protest
Tunnel Bill

uIStrlCC LuTu Cuelr attorney DARN
well Stuart will appear in court in
Golden Monday opposing the Moffat
tunnel district plan.
The farmers have been organizing
for the past week or more. Tor
renee White Sr., is at the head of
the organization. J. P. Miller is
secretary and Dick Minges, treasur-
er. John Calkins is on the executive
board with these three men.
"These jefferson county men will
,file as intervenors in the suit
against the Moffat tunnel i'm
provement district" Staurt says.
"The principle Involved is that
of taxation without representation
"A principle older than the Boston
ca party.
"The legislature arrogated to
itself a judicial power when it
established the Moffat tunnel pro-
positio.
at presumed to decide that the
benefits from the funnel would ex-
ceed the cost.
"That is judicial function in
case where the excess of benefit
ever cost is not obvious.
"The benefits contemplated are
not present benefits.
"They will come in an indefinite
future period"
The farmers feel that they are
not being given proper considera-
tion. They point out the fact that
publication Of the notice was not
made in the Enterprise which Is
pablished In the district but that the
notice was in papers outside the dis
trict and not read by the taxpsyen
ir the district. Some suggest un-
fairness In leaving Senator Frank
Church's ranch out Of the district
thru . jog made in the district lines
Eorth Of Arvada.
Two clauses in the published
notice to which the farmers take
exceptions are as follows:
"5. That the benefits to the sever.
al parcels Of real estate within said
district. which vii, result from the
organization of said district and the
construction Of said tunnel. its ap-
rroaches and equipment. are hereby
appraised rs follows: II is hereby de-
termined and declared that the full
cash value Of each marcel Of real
e.t4te within said district will, bv
reakon Of the organization OF said
district and the construction of said
Tunnel. and It's approaches and
coutomsnt be increased in value at
least to- Ne extAnt of .1s per cent
of It's present full cash value; where
fore the benefits to the several mr.
cels Of real estate within said dis
trict, the hereby appraised at Is per
cent. qf the present full cash value
tberepk' sslAas =
D, fhat to paw for the construc-
ton lof said tunnel. its approaches.
cauivmeMk and expenses preliminary
rnd incidental thereto and to nav in
terest on bonds issued as provided in
said Act durino the period Of con-
struetion. the Moffat Tunnel Com
mission will in the manner provided
by said Act. issue the negotiable
coupon bonds Of the District in an
amount not exceeding Six Million
Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($6.720,000) to bear inter
est at the rate not exceeding six
per centum per annum. payable
semi-anually: and II the revenues
from the use Of said Tunnel, Its ap-
proaches and equipment are not suf-
ficient to pay the interest In any
year a. becomes due on said bonds.
and to provide for the retirement Of
said bonds at maturity and for the
purpose Of paying the EXPENSES Of
the Moffat Tunnel Commission and
the maintenance Of said tunnel, its
approaches and equipment, then and
In order to prevent the occurrence OF
deficit the Moffat Tunnel Com
mission will. in the manner pro-
vided in said Act levy special assess
ments annually, II necessary, upon
the real estate within the district
(except such real estate As Is by
law exempt) and against the ap-
praised benefits accruing to such
real estate bv reason Of the organ
izatipn Of said district and the con-
struetion Of said tunnel its an
proaches and equipment. but not In
excess thereof. to provide sufficient
money to pay the interest of said
bonds as It becomes due and to pro-
vide for the retirement OF said bonds
at maturity"
The Enterprise fnvors the con-
structon of the tunnel. md believes
Il will help Arvada and our territory
very much. There nre however
some matters that should be more
thoroughly explained to the farmers
Of our territory.
The hearing Mt Golden should be
we'll attended by the people from
this district.
Chas. Maloney and Miss Helen
Wagner were mnrricd couple OF
weeks ngo Mt the home Of Rev. J. r.
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