The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-15
TIE cry COUNCIL.
Called Meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men 10 Consider the street Rail
way Middle.

Present Hon. j. ID, htTIOOli M"NWi
Aldermen Jet, Clark, Ervay VII
liams, Newsom, .Guedry'
Alderman Guedry moved that the
action of the City Council in reference
to the grant of the righC'of.way for
street railway TO Messrs, Kellar Con
nor and Mlers be recOnsidercd.
DR.. NewsOm moved to amend this
by reconsideration Of the action ol
the Council granting the right'of-way
to the North and South Street Railway
Company.
Alderman Guedry stated that his OBJ
ject was to look into and right the eX'
isting muddle.
Mr.. Guedry moved that Mr. Common
be heard in reference to the matter at
issue. Mr. Conner was absent, and
DR.. Kelar was given permission to cX'
plain the matter, which he did on be.
half Of Messrs. Kellar, Conner and
Miers. The Icharter from the state
gave them Commerce street, and they
had then asked and obtained tia righl
of way from the city on Commerce
aud Ervay, and had commenced and
proposed to finish the work III the
time published.
A. Il. Obenchain, ESD, was then
given permission to state the ease OF
the North and South Rnilw Y. He
stated that that company had had Il
charter for several months ana told
the history of their claim. lie claimed
the right Of way on Ilrvay, but not on
Commerce. He declared that Messrs.
KeIlar, MieIs IL Conner had no right
of way on Commerce. He was willing
to have trunk railway on Commerce
and relinquish the right on Ervay.
His object was to 10 across Eryay
out Commerce street, to the Fair
Grounds, commencing at the lower
end of Commerce.
Captain II. q. Bower, representing
Messrs. Kellnr, Conner ~ Mlers, then
addressed the Council. lie said the
Dallas City Railway Company would
place no objections in the way of
Messrs. KelIar, Conner ~ Miers build
ing, although that company had II
charter from the Legislature giving it
the right of way on Commerce street,
and that Mcssrs. kellar Common Il
Miers were willing to enter into bonds
of $40, 600 to complete the road in the
time specified.
lie claimed that the Dallas City rail-
way had the vested rights to certain
streets, and would nterpose no ohjec-
ton to Messrs. Kcllar, CounOr aud
Miers, but you'd to- the North and
South railway, represented 10y Colonel
Obenchnn. Parties desiring to build
street railways would have first to get
the permission OF the Dallas City rail.
way, who Ind the exclusive right to
build such roads,
Colonel f.. g. Mcclure then addressed
tho Council in behalf of the North and
South railway, taking issue with Cap
tain Bowers various propositions. lie
denied that the Dallas City had any
monopoly, and said that IL was not the
Dallas City railway that was going to
build, but Messrs. Kellar, Conner
and Miers. The asking of per-
mission from the Dallas City rail
way was not necessary to par
ties wanting to build roads.
He was authorized to say that the North
and South Street Railway Company
were willing to give bond of $4,000
to complete street railway on Com
merce and ont Ervay.
Note The North and South Street
Railway Company are acting under an
ordinance not yet signed Messrs. Kel.
lar, Conner and Miers, under motion
In the Council and II tacit understand
ing with the Dallas City Railway
Company, claiming exclusive prive-
lege.
Alderman Newsom moved to table
Alderman Guedry's motion which was
to reconsider the action Of the Council
to granting the right OF way over Com
merce and Ervay street to Messrs.
Keller, Conner and Miers. The mo-
ton was lost on n tie vote, the Mayor
voting in the negative. A motion was
then made to adjourn, which was car
ried.