El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-10
Judge MagOffin's Interview.

The interview of Judg e Magoffin pub
l.shed in the Morning Times was dis
cu>sed by many of the voters of boz
parties. and seems not to be satisfac-
tory even to the democrats tn mSelve S.
Ia the first place the matter of erect
ing city hall does not Sc Nd to be one
of The live issues with the people, and
very little comment is heard as to the
matter.
Many of the friends and peighbors Of
Judge Magoffiu EXPIRE sed sadpoint-
ment that he did not see fit to definite
ly state his position as to Improvement
of San Antonio street in which he and
themselves are vitality Interested.
San Antonio street they contend is
now the principal street. of the city,
and if the city ever expects to make
any further street improvements that
street should at once receive attention.
Besides a number of the residents of
the eastern portion Of San Antonio
5 rect say that the time has come for
Judge Magoffin to carry out his prom
les so often made them, to the effect
that he would cooperate with hem in
he improvement Of that portion of San
Antonio sire ct.
Trey believe Judge Magoffin if elect
ed eau prevent this much needed i'm
p ~Ovement, and they LOOK upon the fact
If his refusal to at his readi ess to
Join in such imprOv- ment as in effect a
decla alton aga pet it. Many of the
b C! Gle riders who have long wanted TO
see San Antonio street and p ,rt GA of
Cotton Avenue graded, SD "a, to connect
tn MagOtfin avenue thus forming a
belt of grade streets suit BIZ for eye
ling seemed gree ally disappointed that
Judge Mayoffin still manifestes his in
in entiOn to oppose and p ev NJ the i'm
a - -, fHrr, n IN
The people i1tere ed in the properly
az jacenL to The proposed railway RICH
of way recently a-keG from the council
and refused are not only di-appoin'e ;.
but ferl much aggri we'd at 'he lame
al d hating manner in which Judge
Mage saw fit to dispose of that gus
ton, and may de mOcraJs n the secO d
ward and alo some from the OGber
porto MS Of t e city declare their in
iention to vote against ndge Magoffin
upon that sue. They conte d that
Judge Magoffin now knows what the
interest" ard ''wisht s" of our CitizeI
are upon the right of way question, an
that shOu d Judge Ma. off, ses Fl to
grant IL e railway mp+ny right of
way down Stn AnOtonio street he
would no doubt justly bis a.
tions on the ground that it is
for the Interest If cur citizens" and
Ell Paso wanted it. Tue lie p along
t - e propo ed ri sbt of way co tend that
as they are 80 vitality intere tel in tots
ma Tt L they have a right to DIT rhine |
the question and that Ju ge Ma of1in
should have declared hims If opposed
to g anting any franchise for the pur-
pose OF operating a railway upon any Of
he streets of our city north Of Sixth I
street. His Interview as to the right
Of way matter is 10 ked upon as being
non-cOmita and evasive. I'D
large portion of the voters in the south !
easter!y portion of the city consider it
eq uivalent to a dec aration in favor of
granting franchic to the railway
nor h of Sixth stsaet, but per-
haps over a slightly different route
from the one recently asked and re-
fu-ed. 1t is f set well known that the
railroad company is not satitfed with
the right of way recently grant-d, and
that controversy is certain to arse
aga if the ompany sees any chan
to win. The people though anxious to