El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-27
COLDWELL FEELS SLIGHTED
Because the City Attorney Failed to
Confer With Ordinance Committee.

The city council met last night in
| adiOurre ed session with only Mr.
O'keetfe absent. TIE topic for the
evening was TIL Ell PasO Southern rail-
road frAnch Sc laid over from the pre-
viOus evening. aGd it was expected that
the horizon would be cleared up so that
| the proposed ordinance would be
adopted, and the railroad company
( Q ven the word to git up and start IN
/ But Snag was struck bright and early
as will be seen later on.
! His honor was in the executive chair
| to all outward appearances ''caam and
| kOOl:" ana Mr.. Newman the source of
the previous evenings tumutuous
! turbu ency laij bark in Il spectator s
| chair with thoughtful mien Just as
/ though there never were such missiles
( as earLheuware match safes to trouble
aud make afraid. There were but few
| spectators and no reporters present
except the HERALD reporter. while
The chief of police drummed and thrum-
| med w tn his thumbs on The windowsill
feeling sure that h would not be or
dered that night anyhow TO clear the
nall. Mr.. Ramsey and the railroad con-
tingent appeared ION the field at an
ear Y hour in very hopeful vein.
the bad was opened by the councils
instructng the chairman of the finance
committee to s5e what he could 60 in
= d
was to be used to pay of the fire de-
partment.
On Mir. WhltmOres motion the rail
road ordinance was called for, and city
Attorney TOwnSend presented fer con-
sideralion ths following instrument:
Section THAT the city Of Ell Paso,
Texas, does hereby grant to the FL
Pdso Southern Rail Vay company, thu
franchise and privilege to enter upon,
construct, operate and maint ain line
of railroad, with al necessary side
tracks, on. over and through the fol-
lowing streets. blocks and alleys with
in the city of FL Paso. t0-wit:
A right of way 10 feet wide) COM
mencing at the south ern extremity of
Utah street. as the same is laid down
and indicated upon what is known as
CampbelI's map of the city of Ell Paso:
running from thence northerly with
the center of Utah street to the center
OF Sixth street. and O-s each side of
L ah street between blocks Nos. ~ and
-, and across said b Ocks Nos. II and
-, according TO Campbell's map, and
the alleys in said blocks. and along
Sixth street east and west to q con
nectO on with the railroad now occupy
ing Sixth street at the pl ace mention
ed. The said right of way to extend
eight feet on each side OF the line here
inbefOre described.
Section TIE right of way and fran
chjse herein granted are upon the fol-
lowing conditions: That said company
h all commence the construction of a |
line of road over the route herein before
mentioned by the first day Of June, 1897, |
and sa d work snail hen be prosecuted |
with re asOna bic diligence and in good |
faith until completion as herein pro-
vided for. and should work on the CON
stFuctIOn Of said road be abandoned or
cease at any time for a period of thirty
days, except from unavoidable cause or
accident, this franchise shall inmel-
lately become null and void, and all
rio hts herein granted revert to the city
Of FL Pa-O.
Section 3-The said company shall
FraCe its tracks 50 as to conform to the !
official grade a5 established by the city,
as 1t Is now or aS II may hereafter be
changed by said city. and shall keep
he streets crossed by sa d road open at
al times for the free passage of the
public. and shall maintain good aud
sufficient plank crossings over said
reefs
Section 4.-This ordinance shall not
De construed as granting any right of
way other than the right and privilege
# 1he use of said streets in said city
,lOng he route mentioned for the pur-
buses herein before specified, and said
FL PasG Southern Ra lway company
hail at its own cost and expense make
ega compens alton for al pri pro- :
lerty taken, damaged or injured by The
construction Of its railway along the {
quite mentioned s
Section 5.-This ordinance shall take {
fleet and be in force from and after its /
passage and approval.
The re 4diog Of the above was follow /
ID 10y somew b At lengthy and impromp- {
II conference OF the ordinance commit t