Show SHORT LINE WINS FIRST FIRS POINT IN FRANCHISE FI Manager J. J 1 M. M Herbert of the Rio I Grande system returned returned to Denver this morning Mr Herbert last evening expressed expressed ex ex- II pressed himself as having greatly greaty enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed meeting the business men of the city at the Alta AHa club cub luncheon given here yesterday by Assistant General Traffic Manager Babcock Mr Babcock and nd Attorney Van Cott were asked aked today what effect the recommendation rec rae omm of the Council Counci committee that the Short Line be granted their pet petition pe- pe t ton for a franchise for on on- on Fourth West Vest street would have upon t the e union depot proposition Both gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- temen declined to be Interviewed upon I Ithe the subject Favors Granting Franchise The City Council Counci Committees on Streets and Municipal Laws last night recommended that the Oregon Short Line be granted a franchise for the building of a track on the east side of Fourth Wesl street from First South to Ninth South The de decision ision of the committee was practically unanimous only one negative vote being cast only Attorney Van Cott representing the Rio Grande was given a hearing He presented a petition petton asking aking that franchises franchises franchises fran fran- be granted to both companies to establish and operate a union passenger i station staton on the site originally at the Intersection of Fourth West streets street A bond sum of 1000 as a faith on the part of the RIo accompanied the petition petton a hi set forth that If an independent chise should be granted t be Line company the Rio Grande c cool carry ou out tits its proposed with the Short Line in the erect union station staton The further arguments show showing ing the the would derive jol joint t ton on the part of the roads roads The Te Committees Committee's Decision After listening to arguments 1 torney torrey Van Cott ott for the Rl Rland Rland Rio and Attorney Varian for the Sho the committee went Into sion slon when the matter was wa q lc tied ted by recommending that tt chise be granted to the Shorten Short pany An amendment was wa mad made effect that if the two roads eve agree upon the union dept the tracks of both companies on West Vest should be surrendered D' D ble terms for the joint use of a entering the union station staton It is said that the I tha will wi pass the Council Counci but that Thompson will wi probably veto |