San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-07
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
The Ordinance Comforting Street
Hallway Franchise Pas
Text of Ordinance.


Special meeting of council was held at
4:3O p. m.oyCStCrday, to take action on the
proposed railway franchise, known as the
McCrilliS line.
President Gurrguin presided and Alder
men Bolton. SartOr and Rcimann were
recorded absent.
The LakcviCw company was ordered to
deposit the amount $500, for property con-
drlnnCd not dOnatCd.in widening llidalgO
street.
city engineer was ordered to furnish
plat of proposed opening of San Pedro
aVcnur from Mccullough to alias street.
The railroad franchiS" was then called
up. discussed and amended. 1t was finally
put upon its passage. passed TO second
and third reading and adopted, Alder
man Kaltcycr alone Objrcting.
The routes for which franchiS" is now
granted. together with poles and wires ON
every street are:
Route No. /. Beginning al the inter
section of East Houston street, Avenue +
and Alamo plaza: thence along Avenue +
to Third street: thence along Third
street to Martin street: thence along
Martin street to st. Mary'S street to Con-
vent street: thence along Convent street
to Augusta street: theme" along Augusta
street to Richmond street: thence along
Richmond street to Elmira street: theme"
thence along Clinton street to Howard
street: thence along Howard street TO
Laurel street: thence along Laurel street
to the fredericksburg road to the city
limits.
Route No. ,. Beginning at Crockett and
Alamo plaza. thence east on Crockett
street to Monumental street, thence along
Monumental street to East Commerce"
street. thence along East Commerce street
to the new city cemetery.
Route No. ;. beginning at the inter-
section of Navarro and Monterey streets.
thence south along Navarro to PaSO
street. thence along PaSO to Garden street.
thence along Garden street to Pcrcida
street. thence along P"rrida street To
PrcSa street. thence along PrcSa street to
Southern Pacific railroad.
The company agree To begin work with
i'm ninety days after the granting Of TN"
franchise. and shall have in operation
either rOUt" No. or route No. ; within
nine months. Should route No. 3 be So
Icc:e |. the light is requested of running
over the San Juan road to the fair
ground, and it is guaranteed that
this will be- in operation four
days before the opening of tn" next fair.
The company also agrees to complete one
mile of the rOntc per month thereafter
until the routes are completed.
The road is to b" propelled by electric
powrr-thr overhead system. They are
to run their cars not tU"NCrrd 10 miles per
hour. including stops within the two
miles radius, not exceeding eight miles
per hour within the tire limits. and not
exceeding fifteen miles outside these linn
It's. Cars must not be- run at greater in
trrvalS than fifteen minutes during tn"
day.
The fare is to be five cents mp to II p. m. |
and ten cents thereafter
Thirty days after tn" passage of tn"
ordinance tn" said Mrj riIIiS and Others
.,rrN. conditioned upon thr construction
and complexion Of the road as specified.
TIN. grantees arr not 10 sell ur transfer
their franchise before the road is COM
yirlrd and in running ORDER
The grantees are aIO to keep the city
bIamrl.SS in case uf damages in
the construction and maintainanc" of
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