El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-03

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The Principle Of Sharing Gross
Earnings RecOgnized.-Pric For
Lighting Reduced Establish
ment Of A Lighting System Made
Mandatory.
The following ordinance has been
agreed upon by the citizens committee
and the ordinance committee of the
city council, as told in yesterdays
HERALD. 1t will probably be present
ed to the council tonight.
An ordinance, granting electric
street railway, light and power priv
ileges to B F. Hammett, Moses Dill
Ion, j. J. Taylor, A. Courchesne, Tho
mas O'Keeffe. Leigh Clark, w. S. Nc
Cutcheon, S. T. Turner, E. Kohlberg,
A. Solomon, Joseph Sweeney, Sam
Noake, II. r. Wood, J. A. Smith, P.
F. Edwards and A. Krakauer. Be it
ordained by the city council of the city
of Ell Paso:
Sect. L. That there shall be and is
hereby granted to B. F. Hammett,
Moses Dillon, j. J. Taylor, A. Cour-
chesne, Thomas O'Keeffe, Leigh Clark,
w. S. McCutcheon, S. T. Turner, E..
Kohlbe e, A. Solomon Joseph Sweeney,
2. Noake, II. r. Wood. J. A. Smith,
P. f. Edwards and A. Krakauer, and
| to their assignee or the assignee of
| majority of them, the right and priv
ilege to construct, maintain and oper-
| ate lines of electric street railway in
| the city of Ell Paso, Texas, together
with the right and privilege to erect
and main tain poles and wires, and lay
and maintai tracks, turnouts, switches
I'D ho
convenient to operate said electric
street railway on and along and over
| the streets and route in the said city of
Ell Paso, specifically described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at q point where Oregon
street intersecss the Rio Grande
| river; thence in a northerly direction
along Oregon street to Montana street:
thence easterly along Montana street
| to Lea street; thence sOutherly along
Lea street to Texas street; thence
along Texas street westerly to Oregon
street; and beginning at the inter
section of Oregon and Second streets;
thence westerly along Second street to
Chihuahua street; thence northerly
along Chihuahua street to San Fran
cisco street: thence in Northwestern
ly direction to city limits along county
road; and beginning at the intersec-
ton of Oregon and Fifth streets:
thence along Fifth street easterly to
Cotton avenue: thence northerly along
Cotton avenue to Texas street; and be-
ginning at the intersection of Oregon
and Overland streets; thence easterly
along Overland street to the Texas
and Pacific reservations; thence
reservation to Cotton avenue; and be-
ginning at the intersection of Camp
bell street with the Rio Grande river;
thence northerly along said Campbell
street to the northern limits of the
city: beginning at the intersection of
Seventh and Campbell streets; thence
west on Seventh street to Stanton
street: thence north on Stanton street
to city limits; and beginning at the in
tersection Of Montana street with Mesa
Avenue; thence northerly along Mesa
avenue to city limits; and beginning
at the intersection of California street
to Campbell street; and beginning at
the intersection of Oregon aud Idaho
streets: thence easterly along Idaho
and Boulevard streets to the city
limits; and beginning at the intersec-
ton of Oregon and Wyoming streets:
thence easterly along Wyoming street
to the city limits; and beginning at the
intersection of Oregon and Missouri
streets; thence easterly along Missouri
street to the city limits; and beginning
at the intersection of Montana and Lea
streets; thence easterly along Montana
street to the city limits.
And 1T is further provided that if
any of the streets above named are not
laid out to the city limits, then the
right and privilege herein granted,
shall extend to and include the right
of way of and along and over said
streets as they may hereafter be pro-
or ica ia1-
ly provided that the right Of way here
in granted for said electric street rail-
way, its tracks, turnouts, switches and
curves shall not exceed twenty-five (25)
feet in width.
Section II.-There is also hereby
granted to the said parties above nam
ed, and their assignee, or the assignee
OF majority of them, the right and
privilege of erecting, constructing and
maintaining street railway, wagon and
horse and foot bridges across the Rio
Grande river, at the points where the
same is intersected by my of the streets
above mentioned, with the right and
of building and maintaining
such abutments, approaches and ap-
pointments as may be necessary or
convenient to use and operate said
bridges for electric street railway
lines, cars, vehicles, horse and foot
erected under the direction
of the ci:y engineer, and
in such manner "a least to impede |
the flow of water down said Rio Grande |
river; and it is specially provided th at
nothing done under this section shall
in any manner contravene any treaty
with Mexico or violate international
law-and it is further provided that
the charges for crossing or using sal
bridges by the public, shall slW avs be
reasonable and subject to regulations
by the city council, and this is one of
the conditions upon which this fran
chtse is granted.
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