Show I SHORT IT LINE IS 18 UNDER fiRE Location of Foot Viaduct Calls Forth Hostile Resolution in inthe inthe inthe the Council The Oregon Short Line Railway com corn company company pany was under fire at the meeting of the city council last Jast evening Along with the building of the new depot the com corn company company pany has been building a foot viaduct which according to the plans submitted to the city cUy council when hen an ordinance was asked was to be on the line of South Temple Residents of the west side have been complaining that this till II arrangement was as being violated and that the viaduct was being placed In the middle of the block over lO l O feet north of South Tem Tern Temple Temple pie street streeL Councilman John Holley championed the cause of the west side people and intro introduced Introduced introduced the following resolution Whereas herens The Oregon Short Line Rail Railway Railway Railway way company has failed to erect a foot viaduct as provided by section 5 of a franchise granted said company which became effective Oct Z 2 1 and has erected or Is erecting two piers or abut abutments abutments abutments ments in Fourth Vest West street without per permission permission permission mission of this council councils ROW now therefore be beit beIt beIt it Resolved That the Oregon Short Line Railway company be Instructed to remove the piers or abutments constructed or being constructed in Fourth West est street near South Temple street within five fhe days after receiving notice of this reso resolution resolution resolution lution be it further Resolved That no further privileges of any kind be granted the Oregon Short Line Lino Railway company until said com corn company company pany shall comply with section 6 i of the franchise granted It by the city council of this city which became effective Oct 2 1902 1003 in regard to the construction of a afoot afoot afoot foot viaduct from Fourth West elit to Third I West est street on South Temple street as shown shon by the blue print on file in the of office office fice flee of the city recorder of oC this city The last paragraph was stricken out on I motion of or Councilman Black though Councilman Holley fought against the change The general sentiment among the mem members members bers hers was against the railroad though many of the members did not think it ad advisable advisable advisable to make throats As matters stand the railway company com pan appears to have ave the council guessing When the ordinance was passed passi providing for the erection of oC the viaduct the rail rall railroads railroads roads representatives had I inserted the words Over under at or near refer referring referring referring ring to the depot These they explained at the time were ware only to give if thorn them the thc right to go a few feet feat from Irma tin the line lint es established established on the blue prints submitted Upon the th these words worde the company i Is relying for foe the right to erect th lit viaduct wherever wherever ever it pleases pleas in the block |