El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-12

plying TO tDe county attorney OF FL
Paso county to crimina,ly prosecute
this violator of the law he refused to
prosecute for fraternal reasons, as petit
TONERS then une e-stood. So we turn
to you city fathers and cry aloud to bs
heard, and for redress, t, at we may no
longer be dominated by this class OF
men. We are no longer in our swad
ding clothes. The law, not men, should
be regpant with US. Respectfully,
j. M. Martinez Vicente Gonzalez
Msrgarita Gonzalez F. Gonzalez
M II. Gonzalez S. Hernandez
Jose Gonzalez c. Ortegouo
Pedro Paredes Gabriel Minjares
Maria 0rtegOn Juana Hernandez
Ballo Portillo J. o. de Paroles
Manuel Ortegon G. de Hernandez.
E. Hernandez Eualia Hernandez
Virginia Hernandez Jose Or.egono
Jose Maldonado.
The entire }mmunication was not
read: rs whe n the rlferen.e to the
chiefs being imp ,r' ed from east Tex
as, etc was struck Judge Coidwell in
terferred to move that he petition be
referred back to the gcers for re-
modelling, as thu way 10 which it was
pI resented was not at all the hing. The
Judges motion ca rried wi h nut a dis
senting vote. Judge Wilcox repre-
senting the petitioners took the paper
and it was n It trough up ag ain.
Then sensation Lumero dos was
ly signed petition from property own
ers on ST. Louis street. asking that
right If way be granted the Write
OAKS road from he Cotton addition line
to Virgir ia st: eat. This call, d out w.
A. Hawkins, attorney fer the road, who
stated to the council that the ord nance
gran ing the Messrs. EDDY right CT
way for the White Oaks rsilrosd re-
quirei them to as On those franchises
to duly or anized railroad company
within ninety days fl ON the date of
granting, and hat tue city council bad
aere to grant aud confirm the fran
chises to the railroad. In &C
cord 4nce with that require
m mt thu franchises had be- n as
signed by the Eddys to the Ell
Paso & Northe.s' g n railroad ccm-
pany, organized under the laws of
Texas, and he now asked that the city
by ordinan coafirm sucn franchises
to the company. In addition to the
franchises contained in the orig inaI
ordinance his company found it neces-
sary to secure a route from the old
White Oaks road, viii n it had since
purcn ased, to the right of way former
ly granted them. In order to accom-
plish this they asked fer a short right
of way on Noyes street, POINTING out
tt at such right of way was far out of
the city in Co:ton's ADDITION. MIR.
Hawkins asked leave to run the road
two blocks further up ST. Louis street
taan it now has the right to come,
b, ingiug it up to t. e ice fact rs. ST.
Louis street at this point has already
railroad switch.s and side
trs clzs and called atten' ion to the
petition signed by all the props rty
hold, re-, requesting such ADDITIONAL
right be granted the company. Tne
frming the original ordinance and
granting the additiC Ms asked for, which
requested the council to approve. He
stated that this new OF diuance he pre-
seDted was identical with the one
orig inally passed by the council, except
that 1T named tie ra iroad company rs
the grantee instead of the Mes srs.
Eddy, and exec pit for the additions re-
1erred to.
Mr.. H wilkins said the desire of his
company to have this matter settled
now without delaying to another me It
ing was caused by his company having
had large force Of engiu e .rs and ex-
perts surveying and gathering data for
a month past; lat bids based uLon
such data had been requested Of and
filed by contractors; that many con-
tractors bad come TO Ell PasO for ten
days past and the company was now
ready to let the contracts. but before |
doiog so wanted its rights contirme To |
it and these small addit' onal rig nus. If |
such an ordinance was passed tn "
would let the contract for the construc-
ton of the road within week. His |
Was when q company wa /
ready to let such cor tract it was best /
for the city aud BEL for the company
not to delay, tbas delay wa sometimes
dangerous.
Mr.. G ifford moved the adoption of |
the ord nance proposed. This brought
Judge Coldwell to hi, feet with a sub
stitu ion in motion to refer to the Or
1inance committee.
Judge Coldwell's amen lment pre-
Vailen to 3. After this the Judge stat
I'd that in is experience he HAD reverb
seen more flag rant attenpt to bull
through important leg islatiou wit out
giving it due consideration. Then
.hcrtly afterwards, Mr. Clifford moved
:oapcil adjourn till Saturday to act
,n the ordinance In opposing this,
Judge Coldwell stated that originally
he would have been willing to take the
n tier up on Monday next; but the at
empt to pass the ordinance that night
giving time for examination
vas calculated to arouse suspicion. The