Show SHORT liNE WILL 1 GET FRANCHISE I Council Committees Agree 9 j f to Report Favc ably RIO GRANDE IS OPPOSED t Another Meeting Tonight to i Consider This Matter Short Line Given Everything Asked i for With the Viaduct Changed J to North Temple I t f With 6nly one change of consequent f J ho I franchise of the Oregon Short Line Ii railway was adopted by the Committee if ton t-on Municipal Laws and Streets at a special spe-cial meeting last night and a report to that effect will bo sent to tho Council n tits t-Its regular meeting Monday night for IfI8j adoption When the Rio Grande franchise r was proposed however Kardley hurled j himself In the face of progress and offered 1 a proposition unrivaled In history In point of preposterous absurdity EAIiDLETS BRIGHT IDEA Thti Rio Grande propoHCs to erect a pits 14 suuger station at Third South and Fourth West streets A request wa accortllnply r made for the closing of half it block of that thoroughfare Those who live on hue west side of the station will bo compelled 1 com-pelled after Its erection to rouch the city lJ by a I somewhat circuitous route To f avoid such Inconvenienoa on the part of t V tho people LJardley Insisted that the HID Grande be compelled lo erect a footbridge l foot-bridge over the top of the stmctinv Thereby pedestrians could climb the narrow K nar-row viaduct and saw themselves unnecessary unneces-sary endeavor Lu reach the city I DOUBLE TRACKS OPPOSED t P Arguments on the part of Supurlntei I dent iTouiiBr urging that such n propos t I tlon was Impracticable were of nn avail to Hard ley 1 Others who were itreFeuc didnt characterize the Councilmans k I proposition With ub < polite adjective 4 Another liono of eontentl uniliist the t HIo Grundc was its intention t to lay dou i t tl blii tracks In the city as It proposes to I j do both north aadsuutU oLXLo corpcratf j C t l l llmits lolunt1protests were nindo bv II J II 1 1C IT Davis LuriiHlrjom and JSijrdley ft I 11 I was argued that pjopuriy alonp tu Street j i would deprnclalu onehalf In value Attorney l I At-torney A 13 IrAIne In behalf of n number E I if t I num-ber of propertyowners entered a protest I j t I r nsaliiMt the erection of a stat ho on Third tt I r2 South or the granting of any other part 1 J or the franchise requested 1 Ir I ll SIlORT9LlNn hfAD IT EASY Ii 1 j The Short Lines franchIse was adopted I j without contention A report will be sent j j j J 10 the general Council to that effect Tin I i only I chanse that was insisted upon and I i finally curried was that the huge viaduct j bo oroctcd MTOSP North Temple street t Instead of Flr c North aa Intuntuil In order If I or-der l to satisfy tin people aa much ns possible L J pos-sible the company voluntarily agreed to I I L construct a footbridge WI peiJestrlanM J I across South Temple street II 1 f WILL WORK AT ONCE r I j H was agreed by the Short Line company com-pany that it I the irunrhkse from the I city 1 l tJ were accepted It should lie done within In i i thc next sixty days Stipulation was also I I made that active work of construction rJ should begin within a period of bc I j months from lh < j dale of acceptance of the I iranchlae The company agreed to gravel 1 ill 1 Third West slrect for a distance of twenty I j twen-ty feet on each sldu of the t tracks and to l assIst In paving that street from North I i Temple to Second South I 1 iI OTHER POINTS RAISED i i of Keysor and 1 I The petition Aaron nnl others protastin atainHt the cloning of t11 1 lorrls avcnuu h y the Short Line wits i I J thou Tho peiliona l of a number of Vcst T u aide cUlena asking that certain tracks 1 I l used as svltchcs and sidings be ordered il Jln romovcil were referred to the City Attorney t At-torney for his opinion The fourteenth 1 i section of time Short LIne franchlnu i I I ijP caused a bitter discussion which will Illrr ly be reneated Monday night The acc Lion asks for the cloeln or all of First North strtuct butwoen a point 163 feot f west of tho west lino of Third Wont I f I street and the cast line of Fourth West I W ptrcvt That section wan ilntillj adopted jl Ijy the committee Iil FOUGHT Till RIO GRANDE t 1 r Eardlex 3Ynitrrim null E JT DHvlo 4 J conducted the opposition to the Rio j II Grande franrlilsic Each was vigorously Ii opposed to tIm laying of double tracks through th cIty until the company had fi t acquired time abutting jiroperty Unlesa I I y ich > action vas taken Iy time company I they argued actions for damages woulfl 1 t t follow and people who live along tho proposed 1 r71 i pro-posed route would ho bankrupted by lilt J I catlon 1 WJ Attorney P I Wlllinms together with a I r number of Short Lino officials Including Ii Ihe chief onslneor wets present 11 t tin 1 i ii meeting Mr Williams explained the details fI de-tails of the franchise to the committee I III Superintendent Younp amid Attorney t Wnl I jt t demar an Colt rcDrceuntcd the Rio tt i Grand InletIfIS f J |