Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-05
REJOINDER.
Capt. Ball Replies to
the Mayor.
LLAvEs FROM THE HISTORY or
THE LAMAR STREET CON-
TRoyERsY.
PADDOCK'S POSITION
DECLARED TO BE ANTAGoNIsTIC
TO THE SOUTH SIDE.
The Maker OF an AFFIDAVIT In the In
junction Case Contrndicting
Prominent Citizens.
PADDOCK'S POSITION
DECLARED TO BE ANTAGoNIsTit
TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

~ ipHOMlilB Nud
handed to the Gazette yesterday Tot
/ publication.
Elitor Gazette:
{ 1t has been suggested to mo that the
people of this city who are interested
IN opening up Lamar and Adams
streets, might possibly be misled By
certain statements which were made
by MI Paddock In recent speech de-
ltEered at the city hall In advocacy OF
ms claim TO reelection AS mayor. To
the effect that the controversy would
have been settled and Lamar street
opened up long ago II n compromise.
which had been offered by him had
been accepted; ana that II would have
been accepted had 1t not been prevent
cd by one man, and that man was
named Frank Ball; and that Frank
liail thought he knew some Law. but
that he. Paddock had shown Mir. Ball
on former occasion that he ala not
Know the law etc, Ctc.
am and have been for many years
too busy cndeavOring 10 earn II living
at the practice OF my profession to
spend my time IN answering the ninga
and showing up the mendacity OF every
hlatherskltc oilCo.seckcr who tries to
advertise himself by attacking me: but
believing the people Of the sixth and
lsiEhih wards, who are my clients
through the employment OF my firm
ny thelr committees, TO assist the city
attorney In the matter OF opening up
Lamar and Adams streets. are entitled
10 know the renl facts concerning the
Attempted compromise referred to by
MI Paddock and which he as 1t seems
from his statement, tried 10 folst upon
the couinlttee. | have concluded to pub
lish said proposition. which ls in MIR.
Lassiter's handwriting. and also the
counter-propositIom submitted by me.
SAID proposition reads as follows;
'lf the Fort Worth and Rio Grande
Hallway company viii lease 10 the city
the land desired to connect Lamar and
LipScomb streets, for a period of i've
years, at n nominal rental. or without
rent preserving the right to dedicate to
the city at the end Of lease tho land In
question, and any other streets across
It's property 1t may see proper. II city
IS not able or willing to build via
duct, which dedication the city agrees
TO accept and allow the road to con-
struct track ove" along and across
said streets. or 10 repns sess the land
leased. and II no lease has been madel,
VIII that he acceptable 10 the people '
TINS document was handed to mo by
u member OF the committee with an
endorsement thereon, In the hardwrIt-
ing of Captain j. G. Terrell, member
OF the committee. as follows. IF we
agree 70 this, we do bad thing. MOI
Terrell"
When my advice was asked bv the
committee as to the propriety OF nc
Gepting the proposition, unhestating-
" told them that agreed with Captain
Terrell that It would he Il bad thing
Tor the city 0s wen as for the people To-
accent u; that II accepted, The city
would thereby become the tenant and
the railroad the landlord Of The ground
proposed to be- occupied by Lamar and
Adams streets and that the cItv
would be compelled, at the expiration
OF the five years lease to surreudc,
the street back to tho Rio Grande road
ana permit II agin to be closed up
or submit 10 their dictatlon as to the
terms OF purchase. for no tenant would
be allowed 10 dispute his landlords
title, and thus 1t would subject the
city to n Matchmaking scheme. that the
words In brackets. reserving the right
TO the railroad Mt the expiration OF the
lease TO dedicate the street II 1t (the
railroad saw NJ TO do so. was merely
n transparent bait to entrap the COM
mittce Into complete surrender of tho
peoples rights, and amounted to no
more than saying; 'ff you win ac-
knowledge that YOU have no right to
the street except as my tenant, You
may occupy 1t for Ave years, provided |
you let me put all the switches md |
tracks on IL that | desire to during thar
1
see proper to give It, you are to accept
IT as present." and finally l pointed
out to them that IL did not make any
provision whatever for Adams street
told them further that 7 did not be-
ieve the council would consider such |
proposition for n moment. and that / |
iOubtod very much the power of tho
,ity, under it's charter to lease a street |
or term of years. that the protection |
IF innocent Investors required that It's |
holdings of streets and other public |
'lnces be perpetual / also said that the |
>arties who favored this proposition. in |
NY opinion. knew that the council |
you'd not and could not accent It, |
md that II was n scheme for delay, .
iimilar TO those other schemes which
lad been worked on the people before, |
Vt the suggestion Of the committee.
ma IN order 10 test the sincerity and |
rood faith OF the Rio CYANIDE road. and |
VII. Paduorl'' formulated in writing n
opnter proposition. which was re-
eeted by the railway company dt be-
ng the one which was denounced by
'addock in his speoch above referred
o) which Is az follows:
rhe fort Worth and Rio Grandn
grees that II viii permit the city 10
nike possession Of and occupy The land
y controversy, as Indicated In the order
y mo city council passed October 20
Nf '''NNSh' anu lbl street purposes. |
nul the first day OF November. 1900
I'VE years, without further protest or
fsis,nnce; provided, that at the explrn-
ION OF said period, neither the sald
abroad company, nor the said CITY.
nall ny reason thereof. be held to
ave In any way forfeited Its rlghta In
ne land In controversy, but the said
latter IN controversy. "a TO tho right
said streets Lamar and Adnmsl,
W. ~ We held 10 be In statu quo, Ss be-
Ity." ~ ~ ''e
! nfterward added to this proposition
} cross said streets. ''s"'
II win he observed thar ,bls ,os,
roposltion einbodles evervthIng vhioh
70 railroad people pretended they wern
yer, emitting, however. the landlord
TO tenant feature, and the tricky nor.
on aeeye referred to, about .ieserv-
lr tne rlSnt 70 dedicate" Paddock also
)ok OCCASION In his said e,,.aoh 80 |