El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-18
SQUIRE HAWKINS GIFTS THAR.
The City Council Grants the Right of
Way Asked for.

| Inc c1ty council SpeuI tWO uOuTS IoSo
night in doing what might just as well
have been done ia forLy-fve minutes,
had they been stric1ly up to snuff, and
not fused, fuddled and dilly dallied.
shilly shallied, ard moo5ied along in
such somnolent fashion. The honor
able body apparently was determined
to make the White Oaks people drain
lake Morehead north of Myrtle avenue
| at every lin fall, no matter whether
| he o. her two railway corporations did
anything or not; and finally recalled
such determine ion and allowed the
company their petition as originally
presented without the special drainage
section which had been tackled ono
| the new franchise asked for.
The Sc sion opened late-waiting for
his honor the mayor who had evidently
present. The clerk read the call for
the special meeting which was to con-
firm in the FL Paso & White Oaks
Railroad company the franchises grant
ed on Sept. 23d last to Q. B. and j. A.
Eddy, and which were subs quently
assigned by them to said company.
City Attorney Kemp stated that the
ordinance presented to the council was
substantially like the ordinance pre-
scented in Sep emer, except such few
changes rs mad been made necessary
on account of the present transfer to
Mr.. Eddy. And the proposed extern
ion of spur along. Louis st. The adj
dition relative TO This latter was in til
shape. Of an eleventh section which
read as follows:
Tho said company shall construct
and maintain its road bed along St.
Louis street on tie r ght of way here
inbefore grant-d, in such a manner
that no water eau or shall flow under.
across or over said street at any point
or poin S within 0istasce Of--east of
Virg mia stree. from any point north
of said St. Louis street"
The mayor thanked the council for
waiting until his return from Dallas
before tai ing action On the petition,
and thong ht that the least that could
be asked Of the com any was that they |
should p rotect tho city on the south |
side frOmthe overflow IS far as the !
track will run between Austin avenue |
ard Virginia street. II there is no
hume placed under the road bed the |
water will be TO. ced off east beyond |
Austin avenue
City Attorney Kemp said that Mr.. |
Hawkins for the White Oaks company |
could nDt agree TO the above section in |
their proposed franchise, SO Mr.. Haw- |
MS was invite to address the council. |
Mr.. Hawkins stated it was an utter inn |
possibility for any railroad to fulfil |
the conditions proposed, although he
would be glad to carry out the wishes
assent to the adoption of the new re-
quirement would involve his company
with so many oppc rtunities for action
aud expense that his people har dly felt
like praying for the addltio 1al rights
Lsked for. We prefer to withdraw the
application. There are two railway
terminals right about the White Oaks
line, the one being the unused terminal
of the Texas & Pacific. Both compan-
tt e Ell PasO Real Estate company, and
under agre emeu,s relative to carry off
the waters, and no such requirement
as was asked for them was required
from the S. P. and T. & P. companies.
So the council is lay ng heavier bur-
den on the White Oaks road than wss
being required Of the other two rail-
ordinance with the extra sec
tion added would leave White
Oaks road alone respo nsible for the
drainage of that section, and relieved
The other roads from all respon-
sibi ity. The White Oaks company
had paid $4,000 for the holes in the
ground, and would have to spend more
IN jus ice can be asked of them to do.
We can not be justly asked to provide
against and avert what are known as
facts Of God" This ordinance as it
aow stands practically makes a reser- ,
voir fer the whole distancs ncr b of :
he track. We were proposing to in :
'ite the other two railroads 10 uri'e ,
With Us in building a drainage north Of
The S. P. teak to secure drain tge as ,
lear as can be. Mr.. Hawkins said
hat while mat ing the land purchases, :
hey were askei by ore grantor to !
lume their road bed, AID by another
'rantor not to fnme the road /
Jed.
Judge Coldwell asked if the council +
The railroad company to keep
hat lake dry. Mr.. Hawk rs said the +
ouncil asked TO- mach. The d.
ance won COME the Wbi Oaks a
'eople to drain the S. p. t. rr tory and
he lands Of reei6el north of St. q
-ouls street. Judge Cold ell moved
hat in order to obtain the eose of the ! h
ouncil that the railway company be
equired to prevent the flooding OF the
10 orehead lake region Mr.. Hawkins
eplied that if the moiioa prey lied
hen he wOuld with lraw hiS annlica, N