Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-28
THE CITY FATHERS.
Right Of Way Granted the Queen city
Street Railway Company on
Houston Street.
The Council Refuses 20 Let tho Mayor Act
As Recorder Proposed Change In
tho Pay OF ON inls,

There was an adjourned session OF the
council yesterday, at which tho mayor
and all the aldermen excepting Cooper
were present The drst business was the
consideration OF the ordinance relative TO
granting the Queen City Street Railway
company the right OF building line from
Royal avenue up West Weatherfurd to
Houston, and from the Intersection Of
Sixth and Houston TO the Union depot
The ordinance came up on It's final read
ing. Pending the vote ON It's passage the
following paper was read
The State OF Texas, County OF Tarrant.
whereas, it has been INSIDE known 60
the Fort Worth Street Railway company
that the Rosedale Street Railway com.
pauy hes agreed and proposed TO the
Queen City Railway company TO lease 10
said last named company To run aud OPP
crate ita street cars pver the street car
line OF said Risdalo company from Sixth
street, on Houston street, To the north
termination OF said Houston street; and,
whereas, the said Fort Worth Street Car
company has already constructed and
ready for operation street car Zinc from
Fourth street, on said Houston street, 20
8 KIN street. s Id Fort Worth Street
Car company makes the following prOpu.
sltlon 10 said R0sedale company. Said
proposition, II accepted, Is 60 be without
prejudice to either OF said com.
panles In the litigation now pend.
ing between said companies,
viz; The Fort Worth Street Car com
peny will lease from the Rosodaio com.
pany the right TO run its cars over said
Rosedalo company from Sixth street to
the northern terminus OF Houston street.
GU said Houston street, said Font Worth
company paying TO said Il rs, dale com
pany reasonable rental for such right,
said payments TO be made monthly, aud
nhpuld said companles DO unable 10
agree rs TO the value Of said privileges
then tho city council Of Fort Worth shall
fix the priCo 10 be paid, provided the city
council OF Fort Worth will grant the right
to said Fort Worth company 20 build and
construct and operate line Of street
reiltoad from the southern terminus IT said
Houston street over Front street 10 It's
Main street car line, aud sh uld such
proposition be aocepted and said right Of
wa be granted, said Fort Worth com.
pany agrees and binds Itself 10 have said
street car line running and In operation
from tho Union depot to the north tor
minus Of Houston street within thirty
DAYS from the date OF euch acceptance
and the granting Of such privileges. This
lease and privilege so 10 be granted ihRt
said Fort Worth Street Car company Is In
no wise a. Interfere with the running ana
operation Of said Roscdale company cars
over said line, from eaid Sixth street 70
the north terminus OF said Houston street,
during The pending OF the litigation now
pending between said last named com
paDles Ia our supreme court, The object
o. this proposed agreement III TO secure
the people ON Houston street the opera
tion Of Il street car line during the pond
log litigation between said Fort Worth
Street Car company and said Rosedale
Street Car company, as 70 the right Of
eail Houston street. Signedl
FoRT WORTH STREET RAILWAY Co,
Thor several Of the aldermen began 10
talk At the same time amidst considerable
confusion. Some wanted further time 70
consider the ordinance Mr., DagRett
urged that action DO taken at oncei that
enough time hal already been spent In 10
consideration The cOnpcii should act
like men Of business, and either gccept or
rtgsct the matter. Mr.. Darter
time Of construction 20 four months in.
stead Of twelve; another that reserved 70
the council the right VI ordering the
track Of the proposed line 10 De taken up
II WAS not operated 10 the satisfaction u
the council Both amendments were sat
isfactory 70 representative Of the Queen
City company present, and were accord
lpgly embodied
HayDaker was outspoksn IN bis oppo-
sitlon to granting the proposed franchise
IIiil suggested, IN iest, that the way TIE
council dallied with the ordinance would,
II it ", re- 10 Rsw York city, cause su6-
plcion ot Doodle influencing their action,
q loke that IaYmnkcr did not
relish, and which the mayor
irownlngly Teproyed After q long time
rpsnt 80 talk, IN ich number Of lave
yers took hand, the question was put 20
a vote on The Dnal pafHagc Of the ordi-
npucc.
mi voted ayo Haymaker no, Gem
phaAceliy Tstum voted NO, e1piaining
that be lad signed pc zion
iae0riug the new line, hoping that y
would lead 90 compromise, 0nt u
hadn't aud BE did not want 20 see Hous-
ton street torn up Dafter voted nyel
afef Il period Of hesitation. Mulkep ola
tbe rame after prolonged period = hes
itHtion, alter anHonnci * MS nneitera9ie
hostility 10 any project that would Involve
turing uu uougton street between sixth
aud Inc SQUARE. Bronson and Dsgzett
voted ave. II Is understood that Cooper
who wss absent, would have voted 10 The
negative. The ordinance was declared
4 humber Of petitions Of minor i'm