Show erh erb and tunnel A agree fcc moffat road must most he be completed to salt sall lake within five years after tunnel work on approaches this fall the last barrier standing in the way of an agreement between the city and the moffat railroad for the construction of the james peak tunnel nas ae removed when president d nt newman erb consented to the insertion of a forfeiture clause in the contract requiring the line to be completed to salt lake city within five years after the finish of the tunnel the tunnel commission in turn acceded to erha demand that the provision pro relating to transportation rates be stricken front from the draft and granted the extension of time in which the road noad is to be built to salt gait lake from two years at as originally suggested to five years wit with the exception of these two concessions the ten pro afons proposed three weeks ago by city attorney 1 I N stevens stevena for Ins insertion into the agreement were accepted in whole by president erb the settlement was reached at the conclusion of a three hours conference between the tunnel commission and dent erb vice president W E morse and attorney tyson 8 9 dines for the railroad A fixed rate wits was also agreed on for the use of the tunnel by other railroads in accordance with tho the usual custom prevailing among roads under similar conditions another agreement of im porta uce was one pi hviding that if the cost of tion exceeds as aa contained in the contract the moffat road will stand tile the extra expense and allow the city to retain full title and ownership of the at the meeting of the tun nol commission it was also agreed to include a forfeiture clause for the violation of any part of the contract during either construction or joint operation of the tunnel following the commission meeting both parties expressed themselves as a satisfied noth ith tile the outcome all the principal have been settled bottled and the contract should be roady ready for signing by two no weeks at the latest declared erb con ces siona were made on both sides and under the present ari ar i lango ment the city is amply protected in every enery way lie he declared doclar d he be exic expected ted to have the road completed to salt lake within two years at a minimum and three years at the most after the date of the tunnels completion city attorney 1 I N sald ald he was pleased with the i out outcome tome asked when the special election would be held to ote dote the bond issue stevens replied it would probably be immediately med mediately lately after january 1 since wo we have gone this continued on auge 6 |