Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-04

Waco. Tex. Feb. ESPECIAL AT
the meeting of the city council last night
an ordinance was passed granting The
Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad
the right TO lay several additional tracks
ana sWithcs across the streets INA the dis.
trlct now used hy the company ns
freight yard. Officers of the company
say that the improvements and extern.
sions permitted 10y the ordinance viii Toe
undertaken as once.
a WACO PROJECT.
\ meeting was held in the parlor Of
the First National bank Of Waco last
night, which was attended by Mcssrs.
I'd koIon. j. w. Mann r. Il Parrot.
j. T. Davis, j. :. Mclendon. Ia aud
Tom McCulloch. +. &. Rogers NJ. b.
shear and other progressive spirits The
object OF the meeting. as stated by the
chairman was 30 interest the people of
Waco. Robinson. Moorpsville. Durango
and points south Of Durango Ia rail.
way to be built on thai line from Waco
TO Austin to be- called the Waco. Moores-
Nllle ana Austin Railway company After
Disgusting the project, Mr. Ihomas Nc
Sulloch was appointed attorney. Mr. f.
H.. rogers rlghtot-Wny ageut and chief
81 construction, and Captain stephen
Turner, engineer A cull signed BIZ Ed
kotah, j; I, Davis, s. W. Slayden and
Ihomus J.. MrCullOch WIS issued for nn-
other meeting next Wednesday at 3
p. IA. at the same place, ut which thr
company will be- organized aud the chur-
ter prepared with "a view TO incOrpOrnt-
ing The Waco. Mootcsyile and Aus
tin railway win eros. the Gulf. Colorado
aud Santa Fc railway az or near Buck
holtz.
GAS EXPLOSION.
Shortly after = o'clock this morning
Mr.. j.. A. Marshall of the Waco Build
lug association had occasion TO open the
vault In lhs Uihce.
Gas had been turned on or rather was
escaping iu the vnull uf viii n hp was
unaware. and when be lighted match
u loud explosion followed throwing hiu
Violently out la the room and singing
his eye brows aud hair He was not
injured To any He1Ous extent and soon
Thereafter engaged in the performance
TEXAs MIDLAND.
40 the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Teas Midland railroad
which win be- held Terrell next
Monday, bonds at the rate of $4,000
per mile VIII he issued upJi thu line from
Garrett to Roberts, aud provision made
for issuing bonds on the extension from
Roberts Ia Paris or Clurksyilc aud the
extension from Waco to ROherts WHOM
completed This will comprise about 100
rilcs The proceeds OF the bonds 10 bc
issued upon the line already IN operation
from Garrett 60 Roberts will bc used
10 build the extension ON each end which
will bee bonded when completed. This
has boon determined upon by the Green
interests Mr.. Il. H. u. Green president
OF the Midland, who IN In the city. stated
| the above facts 10 thc correspondent
| tonight aud handed him o Telegram from
| Mrs Hptlio Green. from New York. con
corning the issue of tho bonds. II is
| definitely stated that the purpose OF the
| Green people is 20 extend the Mcmphi,
! aud Little Rock railroad which they CON
! troll from either Clarksyilc or Paris \
/ surveying corps Is now In the field sur
| yeying a line for the extension. Whether
! the Midland northwestern extension VIII
| strike Paris or Clarkayillc depends upon
| the terminus OF the Memphis ana Little
! Rock extension No. decided by survey
/ When these extensions are completed
! they will forul new line TO Memphis
connecting there with the Louisville auc
Nashville, also controlled by the Greer
SPECIAL ELECTION WANTED.
4 petition Is In circulation requeAilg
! the mayor To call a special election "a de-
termiur whether or not the people OF IN,
! citv wish 10 creutc a board of schou
trustees I'm the place Of the present schsO
committee OF the city council
BRAZOS SURVEY.
Jude j. y. Lyle has received letter
FROM Congressman H. l.. Antony at
Washington. stating that he will prepare
and introduce a bill at once providing ioi
an appropriation for a survey OF The Bra
zos river from Richmond 20 Waco.