El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-25

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The full citizens committee Of the
electric street railway met Wednesday
night at the office of Hon. Leigh Clark
in the Mundy block to confer with
Messrs. v. E. Magi and j. w. Lee,
who represent ID. @. Breckenridge q
Co, OF New York.
The object of the conference was to
discuss the letting of the franchise to
the agents of the New York capital
Isis.
franchise was closely enquired into by
the two visitors, who propose to build
the railway and who assert that their
syndicate Is ready to put up the $40, COO
guarantee of good faith the moment
they receive favorable report from
this city.
J. w. Lee acted as chief spokesman
for the visitors. He asked IL the gen.
eral public favored or opposed the pro-
ject and was told that the people heart
lily favored il. He wanted to know IL
the enterprise would likely be burden
ed by taxation and was told that 1t
would not be.
They also asked il the car company
would be compelled to procure water
from the water company. Mr.. Cour-
chesne, one of the stockholders OF the
FL Paso Ice and Refrigerator company,
assured them that any person or cor
poration could sink wells and that his
company had two wells which yield
$50, 900 gallons of water daily at q cost
of only three cents per gallon.
The next question asked was In re-
gard to the electric line crossing the
railroads. The visitors explained that
In other cities frequent difficulties had
been encountered when an effort was
made to build street railways across
railroads and although the law had
been repeatedly invoked in such in
stances 1t was of no avail, because the
railroad corporations always found
means TO evAde the law.
They said they would like to have
this feature looked into and adjusted
before they took hold of the enterprise.
Hon. Leigh Clark explained that the
statutes OF Texas compelled the rail-
roads to permit other lines 10 cross
their tracks. He read q brief extract
from the law on the subject.
Messrs. Krakauer, Hammett, and
Dillon were appointed u committee to
confer with representatives of the rail-
way corporations and procure their
assent to the electric line crossing |
their tracks.
The railway builders stated that it
power stations, one at either end of the
tine and that IL WAS their purpose to
have q park somewhere on their line
that would be u popular resort and at
tract the general public.
h. NJ. Mundy had already proposed
TO donate block Of his property for
that purpose but he was not present
about 1t.
Mr.. Courchesne stated that IL the |
new line would be extended three |
quarters of q mile beyond the smelter |
TO his suburban home he would not on |
fy donate block but several blocks. |
The visitors were favorably impressed
with his proposition and said they |
would drive out to his place, the fol-
lowing day.
Toe franchise Ia to be let only on
condition that &c. 900 be put up with |
the city treasurer rs q guaran tee.
This money Is TO be- refunded as soon
as four miles of track are constructed /
and equipped. The New York CAPT.
talists wanted the committee to APP
point one representative citizen to go |
20 New York clothed with the power
to transfer the franchise and to re-
oeive tie guarantee fund. The matter
was referred TO Messrs. Krakauer,
Hammett aud McCutcheon.
Messrs Courchesne, Kohlberg, and
McCutcheon were appointed as a COM
mittee to furnish the visitors with a
correct map of the city, in blue print,
with the electric railway shown there
on.
The visitors stated that il $500 in
oandescent lights were taken in the
city they could furnish them at 30
cents per light to burn all night.
Col. Magi during the progress OF the
discussion incidental remarked that
the railway line would bring to the
city at least 100 skilled workmen whose
wages would range from SO to So per
day. These men he said were repub
llcans.
VISITED THE SHELTER.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
Messrs. Msgi and Lee were driven out
to the suburban home OF A Cour-
chesne, beyond the smelter, by Messrs.
McCutcheon and Clark.
They carefully examiped the proper
ty which Mr.. Courchesne proposed to
dona.e for park purposes, and the only
draw back was that il the International
dam is built the park property will be
They psrtook of fine Thanksgiving
dinner at the residence of Mr.
Courchesne and afterwards visited the
smelter and were shown through. The
party returned to the city at three
o'clock.
How To Look Good.