El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-23

Sec. IL. Ibis ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Judge COidwell for the Ordinanc e
committee rep )rted that "from the city
of Ell Paso'' had been inserted to show
the road started from this city. He
| also read az dttiOnal sections added
after yesterdays meeting.
| The judge said this was not all the
city asked but was all the grantee S
| were willing to give. The latter held
that further Requirements woald bind
them down more than had been the
case with any other company.
| Mr.. Whitmure moved the adoption of
| the ordinance, Mr.. Clifford seconded it,
/ The ordinance was unanimous v adopt
cd amid applause. Judge Cold we'll
then called up the other petition which
he wished 10 treat with due cOnsid era
ton. He was not ready TO cast off the
old love entirely until be was absolute
ly sure of the new. There was no move
from Mr.. Scott, thus showing that that
good man had been basely maliRned. .
Judge Coidwell then offered the fol-
! lowing resOiutlOn:
Be it resolved by the city council of
the city of Ell PasO:-rhat if the COM
pany organized, enjoy and employ the
franchises this day granted to con-
slruct a railroad north ardly from this
city, shall in good faith comply with
the terms of such franchises, the city
C >uncil viii not hamper or embarrass
| il by granting franchises to hostile
companies until the said company has
completed its road.
| This resolution was then adopted
unanimously and with applause. Judge
COldwen tnen moved that petition
of Ell Paso u White Oaks railroad, Mr..
Bells company, be refused. Mr.. Cliff
ford seconded the motion which was
adopted unanimously. The council
| then adjourned.
| IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
| Immediately after the council ad-
journed, Messrs. Turn y & Burgess, at
! tOrneys for thu Ell Paso & White Oaks
road, received the following message
from New York City: Gould road
bought by other parties. Withdraw
my proposition. Signed J. L. Bell"
The m ,ssage is explained as follows:
Both Mr.. Bell ard Mr.. Eddy have been
| bidders for the track bull by the orig
inal White Oaks outfit, extending ten
miles to the moth Of this city past new
Fort Bliss, and which passed some
year ago into the hands of The Gould in
| tervst>, becoming fragment of the
Texas " Pacific. AS near as can be ascer-
tanned the Ell Paso & White Oaks peo-
pie with Mr.. Bell .ck of them in New
York knew full well what they were
expe ;tation being that with Mr.. Bell
in New YORK to secure the possession of
the ten miles of track already laid
there would be d very desirable start
accomplished in the way of construc-
ton. But somehow Mr.. Eddy dropped
on the game. and the report is he bid
something over S50,O0O-the figure
held by Georg Could, and more than
Mr.. Ball and his hackers we're prepar-
ed to advance. Hence the telegram
from Mr.. Bell. 1t is said that the tran
sactlon does not cover any terminal
facilities in this city, that is, the Tex
as q Pacific does not yet yield any Of its
rights within the city limits. How
ever, Mr.. Eddy AS the right to come
down Fifth street as far rs Ell Psso
street, where it was propos ID to build
a Gould depot years ago.
ALL TOGETHER.
A HERALD reporter called upon Y.
T. White, Horace B Stevens aud Chas.
f. Slack, local directors, and Turney &
Bnrges, attorneys for the new While
Oaks railway These gentlemen all
have the inte"e SITS of Ell Paso at heart,
aud explsin matters as folio Vs:
"Wnen our application for a fran
chlse was made, We had the assurance
of our eastern correspondents that the
deal with the Gould people TO. the old
road was closed, and only needed 6 O.
Gould's personal signature which
would be obtained on his arrival in
the United States on Saturday last.
On the faith of this we ma lie our appli-
cation. Later we were informed that
there was hitch in the transaction.
We then felt we should take no fm .ther
action which might embarrass Ell Paso
interests by retarding the other people,
it they could succeed and we could not
Hence our attitude before tue council
was one of objecti n to be Knocked |
out. until the other people gave sub
stantal evidence of their good faith. |
AS we now know that Mr.. Eddy has !
purchas ed the old VIII tie Oaks TO d
and has given evidence Of his good !.