El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

through the block to Florence street.
Referred to street and grade committee.
The clerk then read this petition:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Ell Paso:
Your petitioner begs leave to call
your ate ntion to a wrong that has
been permit ed to go on for several
years, and hopes that you may see fit
to right said wrong at as early date
as possible.
At No. 22O Ell Paso street there is loo
ated a liquor house that is doing bust
ness without retail liquor license
ard has been permitted to run for the
past four years, thus cutting off from
the revenues of the city 800 dollars for
that time.
The house referred to is that of J. P;
Dieter, and his firm is allowed to retail
liquor license, which is not only vio-
la1ion of the law, but an injustice to
all other liquor dealers in the city who
are paying a retail license.
r. F. johnson & Co., who are con-
Quoting the same kind of business as
that of J. P. Dieter, are required to
take out retail liquor. license, and
there is no reason why their cOmpeti-
| tors in business should not be compel
| led to do the same thing.
In the past two years, 1 have called
on the city collector several times and
| asked why j. p. Dieter was given spe-
cial privileges over other men in the
liquor business in Ell PasO, and so far
no reason has been given me why such
license has not be en- collected.
| 1 have examined the collector
books and find that J. P. Dieter has
not in four years taken out q retail
license for his place of business at 22O
Ell Paso street, although it has been
generally Known that he did a retail
| liquor business at that place.
| I simply ask that justice be done snd
trust that your honorable body will
investigate this matter 10 justice to
myself and others who are in the retail
business.
This is respectfully submitted for
your consideration and Investigation.
| Yours,
| PHIL YOUNG.
Referred to the committee on tax
alton.
At Judge Coldwell's suggest ion the
policemen were notified that hey mi hit
wear their present uniforms until they
wore out.
sion to the Chicago like condition of
the sidewalk in front of Myles' market
on San Antonio street, and thought
that it should be remedied. The walk
| in front of Nations na rket was to be
rebuilt. Judge Kemp thought it would
be good idea to get after these people
and make them improve their side
walks. Property was very valuable in
that part of the city
The mayor TT en- reported he had q
communication to present from the
Texas & Pacific aud While Oaks roads.
which was accompanied by maps show
| ing tracings. The communication
read:
Ell PAso, TEX Dec. 10th, 1897.
Judge JOS. Nl"e offiu, Mayor of City of
T Ell Paso, Ell Paso, Texas.
Dear Sir:-In response to your invi
tatiou that the several railroad COM
panies entering this city should join
in making a terminal on the river
and in utilizing the levees already con
structed along the west side of the
town, we would advise that, after hav-
ing invite7 the other roads to join
| with us, without receiving encourage
me mt, unless possibly on part of Ell
Paso Southern, we have proceeded in
behalf of our respective companies to
give the matter careful consideration
and study. and are now prepared to
recommend to our companies the fO-
lowing proposition upon being assure d
that the same is acceptable to you,
viz:
First.-That the city grsnt to US q
franchise for line to run from a point
commencing at the intersection Of
Noyes ST., and the E. p & N. E (;
thence southerly along Noyes ST. to
the intersection of the dividing line
between the Cotton and Bassett addi-
| G 81. & S. A. aud the T & P. at about
sad intersection with the G. h. & S.
A.; thence continuing sOutherly along
| the dividing line between the Bassett
Cotton additions from said intersections
of Austin ST., thence along Austin ST.
| to point where a teo-degree curve
| will permit US to enter Eleventh ST.:
or, in case the proposed change of
channel, whereby the river will be
diverted through the bend, to contipre
in q direct line east from the sout
boundary of the town, ia made, then, 10
which event, to run from point to in
tersection of the T. & P. track and the
dividing line between the Cotton and
Bassett sddit'o ns in q straight line to
40 aforedesignstedp point on Austin ST.,
viz, where q ten degree curve will
The city then to include in its franchise
the use of all the streets and alleys ly-
i1g south of the north line of Eleventh
street, and between the east line of
Austin and in the west line of Ell Paso,
excepting only 80 much thereof west
of the east line of Stanton as has al
ready been covered by grants of fran
chises to other roads; and the further
right and use to construct and operate
railway tracks upon the present con-
structed levee, from Stanton street
westerly and ncrtbenly 10 the end Of
said levee and the right to construct
and operate single railway track from
said northerly end of the levee along
and between the river and the tracks
Of the T. & s. F. r. r. to the city Ii
mits.
Two.-All of the property owners
convey to us in fee simple all of the
land lying south of the north 1iue of
Eleventh street, west of the east line
of Austin street, and east of the west
line of Ell Paso street, together with
hat portion of the block bounded by
Austin, Torn Ito, Tenth and Eleventh.
streets, as will permit US to make the