The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-29

Mckinney avenue. was the subject OF ~ uc'
som ment yesterday on The streets, an'
while there sppears to be diversity o
opinion as to the ruling Of The counoi ye
4, seems thst a maj ltiiy OF 'I'''
owning properly on tho streets prnp'''u
20 be trsyersd lavor tic bu liins OF snch
a street railvay. As stated In Yesterday
HrnALn. the projectors Of the road &C 'u'
". Keller and assoc s'es had dis'i s'l' d
ON Mex nney avenue IN Tie vicinity OF
Cumb,rinnd H. lot oi l''- SUI l'' u
r,adv 10 begin y ~, On 'hrF ~ ~ "
hv he olty author { ~ u wa feared W.
n,stsv piiht tn.ta iAtre iofr' N1ui nr
an, to 40. duriUs the nigh Auc 4 p.fi ~
~. trac, aid VII II inc -
i1ua OF % oliy sl~p', hnn
nreyeut any such IA lyemcnt me p.lN .
armed wi b warrant stood dutY IA lH
vicinity "a arrest psI;''s who NY
tenn 81 pu' down track ine pf''h"' on
proyet u pa uunsc-s.nry Ftv-r' hs g.
s,lch gttgmpt was IN ode, YET TIE pal c. @ ~
tinua shafp lookout, aud nave orders .
arrest suynnp who mny fttmn' me cot
sttuotinu of the road. Tho j. Hos Cl'N
railway company clain maj ''J
have q right TO bull ~ PROVIDE ~ 'h"
old charter, while tbe cry rohncl ahahr
mously mold that tao rsiSsI r'mp''N
have silent upon thsif rights gfsttst t"t"
hv m, old charter, sud ped tha' sdr'
the amended chur,,r the ri.hb 81 t'm.d o>
the ttree, railway C inpsuy are IN aho
void. Ctlontl HI rr, tne "cTeta'y oi ~
railroad oOmpauy, las III me
nossession "A copy OF to To@ In'luh
of former council graz tihs VI, HEn, g
way which hears the city sea- ana ceil ~
cate OF W. II. Frsther, who wes nen Guy
minn,e, from which Stcretsiy Prathef
made a certified copy Of the pioce 'dlnfs
granting the railway the privileges It dams
is not now IN the Office OF the city y ere
tary, and cannot be found. the fcl ov-
ing 10 copy o' the proceedings referred u:
RiGar CT WAX GRANTED DALLAS cirf RAIL
ROAD.
The petition OF the directors Of me j. j.
las City Railroad company, praying me
city courcil 70 grant the tsid railway cora
many the right OF way, free OF ell cost,
through and over any OF the streets OF tho
CITY OF Da lIs that said company may dt-
sire 10 run their street rsllfuad. and espf %
cislly Elm, Main, Commerce Jackson aud
Wood street s. together with u cross streets
intersec'ing the same from Honston street
10 the eastern boundary u: the corporation
of the city OF Dallas, as FL % any ,suees IN
terseotiug Herewith on either side. aAd In
upon which said company may nov or
hereafter cause to appropriate Tor int puf-
pose. Said right OF wav TO be ten llo) ieri
In the center OF sale st-er's, together WIN
the privilege of switches for passing cars
and turn outs Tor delivering freight or pas
sengers, for turn tables, etc,
on motion OF j. G. Seydell the abevs er.
titled tition was received anu prayer oi
the pctioners-tbe said directors OF "
az AhOHR-a-1
13rlh in said petition was granted - said
CITY railroad company, ID run the same
either with steam or horse power. Al o
patitiou OF the direct ors Of the DallIs city
railroad company praying the city council
to grant TO said railroad company, tue
privilege of grading Main street. or 80 much
Of IL % Will be required 10 bring SAID street
10 such a grade as will enable said company
TO construct their rosd-upon the condition
that the said company will advance the
necessary ready means for such grading
not TO exceed one thousand doilars-and
that after said grading is completed and
paid for by said company, the CITY Will
Issue TO, and deliver 10 said company cltv
orders or scnp, such as WI WI
be receivable for city taxes 10 the iull
amount OF the money so expanded Tor sucn
grading of said street. such sum not toet'
coed one ihousand dollars.
on motion OF +. l.. Wilimst the petition
above referred /, WAS received ant oldered
filed; Wnereupon Mr.. Seydell ofered the
following resolution, TO vii;
80 IL resolved By the city c,uucil OF ne
CITY of DAll AZ, that the prayer OF The petit
TONERS Of said City Rail -oai company De
grant Il to the extent Of eyeeuding not ex
ceed,py six hundred dollars; for which
the city will grant ssid IA iroad company
scrio for tiSs-,ixlhs OF the amount er
pended upon thu condition, as specified in
said petition, which resolution Wss unani
mously adopted.
], W. II. Prathcr, do certify ;ha. the
above aud foregoing is a tTus and oorrec,
copy OF the preamble and resolutions passed
by the city council ut regular NEE ting held
on the 3rd dav OF September, 1872,
Given under my hand with tho Official
ssal hersto attached. this ly.h day OF June,
1874.
II. 81 w. IL. PatTaxn,
The following Is copy NJ sec ion Fad 81
1 ,e charter granted the u. las City Raj
road company, by special act OF tue tlale
legisi ature passed the ~ OF Msy, 1871:
Section 2 Said company shell have tho
right TO construct. equip and Iun horse ~
steam street rAiit upon feim, lain, to,n
mercs. jackson and Wood streets " tho
c,ty of Dallas. Dallas county, Texas. end ~
other streets OF said city that may aerp ~ r.
be designated by The mayor nnd derneh OF
said city, being WITHIN the corporate nii's
Ha,d CON pany snaH construct. coup, Own,
conduct and run said hose railroads in the
streets Of the city OF DAD ~. subject to such
mupiclpsl regulation, fJf the repair and
yood condition OF said roads. aud for the
regulation OF tue speed OF travel and the
.sfetv OF pssssug gers, aud for the assessment
or orti nary municipal taxes as the mayor
s a. I siisrn.n may provide and direct.
The sections o. me old ana amended
S Tesa :. tc ii"Sst''"E '''' '"'''
Sec; u; To h.vs ,o.s . aa =. o.' 70
S'.s ,s' o.. s o. e .sls ."d con-