The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-19


] IN and for tbs town Of Lake Charles. Ia
tfEETLEEBEs--&oticsi 10 hereby gwen b
the Kansas City, Watkins aud Calf Ra5lwEi
Company, thai said Company VIII zDpiy To
the rlght-oi-Way for said Company from thi
front where said Kansas City watkins and
8Hh Railway Company infeTEeeEs ChQrci
street, and upon and over said street Until 4
breaches the saw Haiil Of 81. 7. Jones q Co,
80 - to pises said Railway Company In con.
lnee4ion with said saw Enlil.
Respectfully aabnitted,
A. THOMSON.
Yies-PFss- 4. c. VI. d G. Ry.
/ So it seems that this company, not
satisfied with having acquired, lritkont
any consideration lsbaieysr, valuable
franchises for a period Of twenty-five
years, is nov seeking 10 make them,
virtually, perpetual, by asking TO ez,
tend them to 90 years. THIS we are
most emphaticaIly opposed to, for sew
ersl reasons.
First, 1t is opposed to the genius
of American institutions to have prop
erty, rights and franchises enlaiIed in
psrPstuity.
Secondly, Twenty-Five years is too
long for any right or franchise to exist.
What may be a very good thing for
the public good nos, may il twenty
iTe years be an intolermbIe nuisance.
Who can tell what improvements will
be made in thai time Twentv Eve
years hence the sleam dummy NAV BE-
as far behind the era of progress Of
that day as the baref0oIed OK cart Is
today behind the electric car.
Thirdly, We hold that We Of the
present generation have no night to
entail on the next any such irrsrsaaBLe
Vstied rights in favor Of any PersoD or
FOartbly, Tberights Of the city and
It's citizens are no; sufficiently pro
Iected by the ordinance Of November
7tb, 1891 and for the ParPose Of show
ing how much the company Is exact |
iug, and how little The city is getting
for the franchise, we reproduce Sec. 4
If The ordinance:
SEC / Be Il further ordained tia. A.
condition precedent Of this grant- The al
company shall commence work uspyu thegrrres
atiEEy line within sax mOHths and sbEFg
complete SAID Ina, nd have the saEse th0r-
1agaiy e4aiPpsd, and AZ full operation WITH
q eighteen UYE1Hs fF1u the dEAs q this
grant, and thai tire said road bed SHALL b.
% eoasaFuesed IS 10 be On a IeTel viii the
tEeetg there being Ks iBeh plank On each
ilde Of The rails, s8d that The said eonpapT
hal place good and E2bzzanEfal calgerIs a
'@e1 sheet crossing, and have the same in
sOOu repair, ard bhEll, a. each eFossEng- have
be said road plEaked between TIE FRIis U-ifh
iu0ssAntial boards not less than full Width Of
ne street In length, which shall glED BE-
Maintained 10 good repair By SAID COMPANY
/ their Own expense. a failure On the mari
y SAID company 10 comply with The terms AID
on y A9nB and stipuIsEa0as Of this gzc4lgr
h&A operate as forfeiture Of EhiE graEt
igoTldsdr hOEsVer, that the Eine during
3lleh SAID FA1tSay company, their saeeeaAgFs
Y assigns, arc delayed by aets Of Ggd. Esabgie
insmy, legal proceedings for the maiutsuaDee
" defsase Of their legal FighEs. strfksg Of
, orEmsns delays In getting materials 80 az
lulsiEisn VI property and TighKs-of-WEy. Or
y reason OF any eA1sss Whatever beyOpd
heir control, shall form no Bari Of the time
iEntben 10 this ordinance for the Performance
" any act repaired 70 be done by said cor
1aBy By the Lerms Of this ordinance: and
lEoTaapd 1nFtaer thAt the A&id company shall
= snL4L4so 70 que notice a 10 any fEiIaTe or
lszsaiE with which they may be charged an6
sasslaHie time given 70 Tsnedy the sane Ia
IeeoEdsnee with the Aforesaid provisions and
The franchise is forfeited, bat ad
hitting that the time sboald be ex- |
eDded, the company should be Ft toured
o keep mp the street over which ns
rack runs. AS will be seen by the
hove section, the company is only re-
Iairsd 10 attend 10 the street crossings. |
The dirt or ssDd may, as it will, wasb
way from the track, and the street re |
IuiFe hliing up 10 the level oftbe track,
al unless 1t is stipulated 10 the charter
bat It shall fll mp the street, it will
ave TO be done at The expense of the 1
i1y, winch We think is not right. IfIs
be franchise is worth anything it il
eEtaiHly worth that mach.
Bat we are opposed to running steam
Or dummies on the slresls
4 city. There is too much danger 10
fs aad property from them; aud the
noks, sparks and duEs ereated BY them
ian intolerabls nuisance.
The &C. W. G R'y also gives
oiiee that they win apply for The
Ight Of way upon and oTer Chareb
lFsei, from where said railway inter-
scts said Church street. to The MT
ones 4 %. saw mill, distance Of
boat one mile and = quarter, certainly
very modest request.
We learn that The IsOsisiana West
y Faiirsad proposes 10 cone IN and :
obhle PIP Front ssFssi. We hope that
y ely eoassii will weigh well tbsse 3
liisrani propositions, and take into
1EaideEati0n ahs fact ihn, those OAR
e who osn property on tie slrsels
fopossd % p lnrned ogsr 10 tbs rail.
'aaa haVe aone Fssta2 rights about
= disposition IF which they shoald
. eonaulBed.
TIE Worlds Faif bail5inas nill u
saieased % iba 9lst Of October y