Show ADAr ADAMS CORN CORNIS IS SAFE SAFEt t Planted In a Street But i Wont Vont Von t Be Disturbed ACTION OF OP COMMITTEES 4 SU us I DIVISIONS OF or COUNCIL COUNCI I n SESSION t Residents c and ad Property Owners on 01 o Nith East Between e een Fourth and Fifth Fth South Streets Stee Ordered to t Put aj J Their Their Line Lie Fences on on Ther Own Ow Property Other Work Done Do DoI DoThe I The street committee which met at atthe at atthe the joint building last evening had before it several eases cases ees which though serious nerious and staid matters of govern m t have bave humorous sides I There was before the committee a pe pc petition pe tUon to t open Eighth South street et be between between between tween Tenth and Eleventh East But I there thee was wa a man before the committee who strenuously opposed opposed the opening of the street His name was Adams I and he had a crop of corn planted I which he lie did not want disturbed Mr I Adams Adam was short on land and he thought that he would take tale the un unused sed street and make it bloom like the rose rose Therefore he planted corn Th Tl This s same committee had decided some time ago ao that it i would recommend recommend recommend mend to the council that counci no ii more streets be opened as a matter mater of con conomy conomy conomy omy This decision and the fear that I Mr r Adams crop of corn cor would be bt de destroyed deI destroyed I were considerations that over overbore overbore bore the petitioners for an open op en street street I There was also a similar case before the th committee or similar in that jt it re related related related i to the possession of streets by byI private persons I Tie The residents ent and property owners along Tte Ninth last East at street street between Fourth South and Fifth South have I put ut their fences fence ten jeet feet out on the I west vest side of the street street The commit committee commit tee ordered them to remove the fences I at once on pain of suit being com corn comI mence against them I Once before the city ct had an experience experience ence of this kind that cost it i a part palt of ofa ofa ofa a street Residents Resident on J street had their fences oyer the line ln and the city cit sought to have llave them ousted by b the courts court but the courts decided that they thay I had occupied the premises premise for more than seven years and therefore had ac as acquired acquired adverse title tte To Stop Water Thefts The Irrigation committee decided to recommend to the council counci that tha the city pity attorney and the land and water vater com corn commissioner missioner investigate the use of water in Immigration canyon by persons not entitled to it i and to seek a method by which they may be stopped J M l Ricketts of the Rapid Transit Transi company appeared before the street r I committee and asked that the com corn company company pany be permitted to lay a double track from the Eagle Gate to First street and up as a far as a A street Over Oyer this distance the two street car com corn companies companies have tracks track which interlace and according t to Mr MF Mr there ther has ha been difficulty In handling the cars The committee has decided to look at atthe atthe atthe the ground gound and it i will wi go over the streets this afternoon The Te special committee which h was wa ap appointed appointed appointed pointed some time ago agG to consider the complaint of residents of Eighth and Ninth South streets street against the pancy of the streets street by the Rio Grande western railway met m t last lat night nIght It I decided to ask ak the petitioners and the railway officials to meet with wit the com corn committee committee on Friday to discuss the mat matter matter matter ter I J |