Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-11-19 | Page 1 | Erb Makes Tunnel Proposition Denver

Erb Makes Tunnel r Proposition to Denver Doj EP Cola Colo Nov XO ID If IC If the eft city of 01 Denver will 11 pa pay t tire thirds 0 of or the tim tot cot o t. t of or driving a Il six mile tunnel through h the thue continental 11 tho the m zilch n behind the tho D Denver Domer Northwestern J T will mCf meet l the remainder of ot the obligation and o extend tho the road toad to Salt Lake City giving a it- milo ISS 16 shorter route roule I This was tho the proposition submItted by b Newman Erh Erb representing the tho cont control control- rol- rol Un liars Interests of ot the tho railroad last st j ht to o tOO 40 business men inca of or Denver er Including representatives of the tbs city V latest estimates estimate pta place p cost tie at about It 1 Is 13 probable blo that the thc proposition Dropo will be submitted to the thc Denver oters voters at a Q special p election Mr Ir Erb rb toted Stated that tho the railroad company com corn pan pany would to pay the thc Interest t on the he city bond bonds bondIn In tho the city title to so the he tunnel and Its approaches Another Another- condition was that th the railroad company's third one share sharo of the cost should be bl considered payment on an option to purchase pUT pus chase chaee tho the tunnel and n any anytime time Ime after five n years s for the co cost t to Jo t th tivi l lelly Hy elly ss evidenced 1 by Y the bon bonds betide e iii 1111