El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-18

| Z. Ed wards and A. krakauer and to
their assign or the assignee of ma
Jority of toem, the right and privilege
TO construct, maintain and operate
lines OF electric street railway in the
city of E Paso, Texas, together with
the right aud privilege to erect and
maintain poles and wire, and lay and
maintain tracks, turnouts, switches
and curv1s, as may be necessary or
convenient to operate said electric
street railway on and along and over
the streets and route 10 the said city
of Ell PasO. specifically described as
follows:
Beginning at point where OREGON
street inter ects the Rio Grande river;
thence in a nOrtherly direction along
Oregon street to Montana street:
! thence asterly y. .lonP,M mt ma stre~t to
Lea rec thence sOutherly along Lea
street to Texas street;tnence ong Tex
"a street westerly to Oregon and begin
ming at the intersec ion { f Oregon and
Second streets;thence westerly along
Second street to Chihushus street:
thence northerly along Chihuahua
street to San Francisco stree: thence
in nOrthwe-terly rect on to clty
limits along county road; a begin
ming at the Intersection of Oregon and
Fifth streets; thence along Fifth street
cas- erly TO Cotton sveuue: thence
oorther y along Cotton avenue to Tex
as street; and b-giuning at the inter-
ction of Oregon snd Overland streets:
thence easterIy along Overland street
to the Texas and Pa :fic reservation:
th-nce with the north Ii of said re-
Sc vat on to Cotton avenue; and begin
ming at the intersection of Campo III
sire ct with the RIO Grande river; then
ce northerly along said Cambpell stree
TO the nortnern limits Of the CITY: beg
inning at the intersection of Seventh
and Campbell streets; thence on west
Seventh street to Stanton street; then
&c north on stanton street to the city
limits; and beginning at the intersect-
100 OF Montana str ct with M-st ave-
nue.: thence northerly along Me q ave-
nue. TO the city limits; and be-
ginning at the intersection
II California street to Camp
bell street; thence along California
stree to the city limits: and b. ginning
at the int rsection OF Oregon md Idaho
streets; thence cas- erly along Idaho |
add Boulevard streets to the city linn |
it and beginning at the intersect on |
of Oregon Ind Wyoming sire cts;
thence ea-t-ry along Wyoming street |
to the city limits; and beginning at the |
intersection of Oregon and Missouri |
streets, thence ELS erly along Missouri |
street to the city limit: and beginning
at the intersection of Montana and 1t q |
streets: thence easterly along Montana
street to the city linn Is.
The Times SUMMARIZES the remain
ing sections as 70 lows:
Section z gives the committee and
their assignee the privilege of con-
strncung and maintaining a street
railway and bridges.
Section grants the right to erect
and main tain poles and wires along
stree ts and alleys for the purpose
OF Furnishing light, heat and power by
means of electricity--thst the charge
OF light is regulated at the rBte Of ST.
per month FIR each light of Is candle
power. running all nig ht; IS 20 for ca h
liR ht OF 100 candle power. per month,
and So for arc lights moon schedule,
pc" month. and other lights, including
tower lights, in proportion.
Section provides the railway shall
be constructed according to the street
grades, arc that 1t shall be 80 main
talped, and that the rails shall be Of at
least standard size, weight and quality,
ana that the track and street shall be
kept in good repair for the passage of
veh1c e., etc. and that the right of way
aud line shall be sprinkled by the com
pany 10 such manner as the city coun-
Gil may prescribe.
Section provides that the commit
tee shall within six months assign said
franchise to some company who will
Undertake to build The road aud cleo
trlc power system, the assignee before
the assignment shall become effectual
shall deposit with the city trt asurer
SlO,OOO as guarantee that 1t will with
IN eight months from the date of said
deposit have construct d, complied
and in operation at least four miles of
railway, and shall at the expiration OF
Two ) ears from the date OF the d posit,
have completed it's entire raj way and
ightlng system, and the rights of way
1ot utilized within two years to be
@ felt d at the option OF the city coun-
Ill.
Section provides that said franchise :.
'hall be assig ned by the committee with
"a 4 months, ard not thereafter, uu-
ass with the CITY councils consent. and
I not so assigned and ga d deposit made
he franchise to be forfeited at the op-
ION of the city council; that the as
ignee may purchase any other street
'allway lire or lighting system now
'r heretofore existing, but to be