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Show IliS Hi SQUABBLE I OVER CROSSING RUT I Ha mm a 11 and Bamberger Infer-M. Infer-M. esfs Clash in. Court ?g: at Ogdeu. I yjV Special to The Tribune. Ifei OGDEN. April 16. Whon the case of (Rithc Salt Lake & Ogdcn Railway ' com-wT-any against ilic Union Paclllc and t.hc pother Ilarriman roads In (his lLy was Kcalled In Iho District court Thursday i?rmnniing- tho attorneys representing: the JSvintercsts involved asked for a continuance juntll the afternoon .session with tho hope Sfcithat the condemnation proceeding!? could hc. amicably settled out of court. i -Failing to reach an agreement, how- .ever. Judge TTowell and the attorneys ywent. to the Intersection on Thirty-third j street to look over the location of the 'proposed crossing. Returning to the courtroom, tli- hoar-Jng hoar-Jng of the case began, and several witnesses wit-nesses were examined before tho hour of adjournment arrived. ', The Harrlman roads are not eontost- lng the right of tho Bamberger road to i cross their tracks tho only question in Which the two interests are at variance Ip the requirement imposed by the Marrl-iman Marrl-iman roads upon the other road regarding ' the mannor of the construction of the i crossing. The attorneys for tho Harrlman roads contend that at the point where the crossing is contemplated. there is a heavy grade. For this reason they desire de-sire that the Bamberger road be required to construct an overhead crossing, or install an Interlocking switching system to prevent accidents and insure the safety safe-ty of passitngers traveling on both roads. The hearing will bo resumed Friday .morning. If At Work on Cut-Off. Special to The Tribune. OGDPN, April 1C. A big force of workmen is engaged at the Ogdcn-Lucin "cutoff filling in the tracks of the Southern South-ern Pacific which were damaged by the jwaves of the lake during a recent storm. |