Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-13
MORE LIGHT.
The City Council Passes an Ordinance
Permitting nm Electric Light
Plant.


In pursuance of q call from Mayor
Smith, the council convened In special
session yesterday afternoon, a iuil board
being present TIE first business trans.
acted was in regard to the electric Hight,
about which SO much has been said lately.
W. $. rcudloton appeared before the
council, and, Ivy permission, spoke In
favor Of the granting OF the ordinance,
which was read az follows.
An ordinance TO permit the erection and
maintenance OF an electric light aud
lpower system IN The city 81 Fort Worth
aud upon the public streets, highways
aud places thereof
SIC. /. BE IL ordained by the city coun-
Gil OF the city OF Fort Worth that, where.
as, the Fort Worth Electric Light and
Power company the said company being
M association composed OF J II. Andcr-
| son, Il. 4. Maddox, W. II. Little aud n .
Walerich- desires TO erect and mnintnin
in the city of Fort Worth an electric light
and power system for the purpose OF fur
nlshing light and power for public aud
| private use 10y means Of electricity and
electric agency therefore, the said Fort
| Worth Electric Light and Power company
Is hereby privileged, authorized and en-
| powered to erect and maintain upon the
public streets, highways and places OF
said city all posts, lamps, poles, wires and
machinery and apparatus OF every Kind
| that may be proper or necessary for the
purpose aforesaid; and the street aud
alley committee have the right to desig-
nate whore said posts shall be located.
SEc. 2. The privileges herein granted
shall be subject 90 ordinances heretofore
enacted for the regulation OF telegraph
and telephone wires, and shall no cX-
crciscd under the supervision OF the city
| engineer, in such manner as not 10 inter
| fcre with the public convenience, and
| subject to any ordinance that may here
after be enacted by the city council under
| ts authority 10 control and regulate
streets and alleys, and shall continue IN
force for iltty years from Tie date OF this
4 ordinance
! SRc. 3. IL l. understood and agreed
thnt The said Electric Light and
Power company shall be in oper-
IatiOn within four months after
/ The passage OF this ordinance, other
| wise the same shnll become null and void
I and of no effect, and Tor the privileges
/
and Power company agrees and binds IT,
sell ~ furnish the city of Fort worth with
/ lights. in the event the city desires the
same. al places to be designated by the
city council, NJ prices not to exceed those
I paid by other cities OF the state and that
/ an wires usrd are 10 be thoroughly ia.
| snlhtod,
I SEC T. That this ordnance take effect
! from and alter It's passage.
| Alderman Aldrdgo offered an amend
ment 10 the eject that the company fur
! uisb one Hight on the ciiy hall free nf
charge during the torn 81 the franchise
/ Thore was considerable discussion on this
amendment, and Sheua vote was reached
! the aldermen divided evenly Reild, AZ
dridge, Darter aud Mukey voting aye.
] Alexander. BroWnsun, Duggetl and
! Hughes voting nny.
May0r Smith voted aye
By unanimous vote the question Of the
amendment was rccunsidcrcd, nnd II was
agreed on the part OF tlie company 70
maintain light ON the COURTHOUSE ifoe
/ Of churgc for twelve months.
Aldermnn Hughes ara Dartef voted NO
4 10 thls latter agreement The ordinance
was then passed.,
The question Of going o. 81 Louis
10 confer with thc officials 81 me
I Gould system IN regard 70 CROSSINGS uN'i
I the company's tracks, rIc., was discussed
and Il was determined thai Messrs'. A.
eNandcr, Daggctt and barter, members
Of the street and aileg committee 20
patAer with Mayor Smith, 20 as represent
ing the council, aud that The citizens &C.
let such persons as they desired to 20
A pesltiun war irad asking shat MessfS,.
~, j. Boaz and A. ". Britton BE selected
60 20, bat the council referred the NhoIe
matter 10 the citizens
ca motion adioufncd