| Show funnel Tunnel ConI ConI Contract Con Con- I tract Signed resident ident Erb Well Veil Pleased PH ased with withla Contract Made la e with the i City of Denver er The final terms of agreement kreen i n the city and anel th the I DenS Den Den- n. n fir S f St Salt Lake railroad for construction rind and op operation tI the James s Peak Pl ak tunnel have hart be n com completed fullow fullow- Ja a conference between en N New New- w. w Erb president of the road d the tunnel com Several days will be occupied the contract inCorrect in- in Correct or legal leg l verbiage when hen till null tm be submitted to the pub pub- nor for approval Prior or to leaving for New York night Erb expressed d as well hell pleased with contract as it will b be final final- dra r drown saying saYIng- that he hoped special Especial special election for voting bond bond issue would be beheld held as ason on n as convenient to enable on the project to start tart cording according c to Erb and Chair Chair- in i Jesse J ss E. E Fleming Flemin of the onel eel el commission a n number Important t concessions are arc anted the city cit in he contract previously predicted pro pro- proon pro I con t ton on is made for fOl an aqueduct ugh I- I th the tunnel to convey VAT ir cr from the Frazer ii river iii i t toa to a or carri carried d a across ross for irMe tr triable ir irle le Me purposes Full mintrI miner miner- I an arp reserved d to the city In the selection of an fill engi engi- r I to tg direct the work of con con- and the hiring of or ormen men kmen will wiil be he made b by the eel d ion yual rights to other raili n rail rail- il- il i for the joint use of th theCel the theland eel Cel land and the approaches approaches' I Of f is another t term rm of the I meat Kent ut Resen Reservation tion is aide alI alade alade al- al I ade de for fur pow power r rights in the thet t that such a demand ma may maym ill in m the future f 1 th the meeting metting Wednesday Chairman Jesse E. E Flem- Flem I f Charles CharIeR McAllister Wilcox judge e Joseph C C. Hd Helm m of tunnel commission and man Erb Vice President PresidentE nt F E E- EMorse Morse Attorney Attorn Tyson fetor s for or the tile railroad mid arid ti A. A Strong Jr Vice ident of the Bankers Banker's Trust Trusts s any nr of New York 2 z the p 1 I Irne was as enthusiastic over o the foe rne of the conference and andI I he was teas w well ll pleased with withro ro being made on the Springs Craig exell ex- ex xi Cu us its well ell as fiB the extent exten- exten t going on the th main line between t r r ami aud Steamboat Springs a month the of the Denver L Lake ke e railroad will be he on a 3 ai i t i ruh h any line I g east or ot the L said eaid Erb l 1 night We Ve orkin seeking it t int into first-class first Improvements are arc beI be- be I 1 de ade 6 in m the equipment and roadbed and special att at- at n is bein being given to at t f the station on along the J that the laing laying of oft of t b 1 t tween w c e e n r Steamboat Steamboats J s a nod and nd Crai Craig a distance V it nl HI- HI miles will ill be start start- j tt week tt l ll for the extension be laid shortly after ft r Sept September 1 1 he ht resumed but I dont don't suppose there will willbe he be traffic over OYer it U u until til about October r 1 1 wh when hen n the ballasting of the roadbed will be completed ed r r ed cd Speaking of the pro provision sion in inthe inthis th this the contract for an aqueduct F Erb rb said I 1 do not want wont to 0 enter in anway an any an way into the water water wa wa- ter controversy y here and I do du donot donot not know whether th the city is if isis isis is r ready ad to receive a supply of water through the tunnel but hut we have made provision pro for tor carrying carrying- water t through a 11 ro u ugh g hi it whenever the city so desires The water pay may be us used tJ for any good purpose possibly for irrigation I understand there are rare valuable mineral beds in J James s Peak and vicinity and I hope hopt th there re are for the mineral rights have hae been reserved to the city The Denver er Salt Lake Luke railroad is not concerned nor interested ted in that phase of it Ve We are simply interested sted ill in transportation in the carrying carrying carry carry- ing lag of traffic and that is all It is understood that the original original inal draft aft submitted sul by President lent dent Erb and over tr which the commission has been working for sc several ral weeks suffered no great g alt alterations rations f fro from r o m the hands of th the commissioners I I The original a agreement wh whereby whereby where where- rc- rc b by Erb offers to stand third one of of the cost of construction and to deposit in cash or orI I equivalent Q ir in securities before I is not chang work com IS ed The commissioners it Js is is 1 understood ci have ha asked th that the funds be deposited in a Denver I bank when the proper time art ar ar- t rives ri I I C Chairman h air man Fleming leming said saia 31 U I Wednesday wig night It that the thea a agreement as ns t finally nally settled upon was satisfactory factory to the commission lose a thing not Dt Denver D nver cr will 4 under the terms of f agreement I said he Every uE provision pro that of will work to the advantage in inthe inthe inthe has been included the Ih city has the contract a and d both sides fides seem beem to be well satisfied with the fi final ti- ti nal outcome the special election election elec elec- FI Fleming ming ming- says tion to vote th the bond will after after after af af- af- af probably not be called until I ter September 15 45 It may be sometime between September 15 l and ond October r 1 he lie said The contract will not be until it either party part signed sig by has has hns been heen submitted to the people people peo peo- their approbation ou I If for pie A i 1 il ft if tract accepted too 11 I con conwill v favorably President t will WIn he be forwarded to Erb and nd lie he will of directors of board it to the Lake rail rail- th the Den Denver vcr Salt road f on is The i NEWS of the f fron rin issue of Jul I |
