El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-28

rush through without full and serious
consideration q measure of such vital
importance not only to the people now
living 10 Ell 40, but to generation
yet unborn, for franchise OF hfty
years will bind at least two genera
lions. For this reason you committee
asks further time to investigate the
questions involved in the ordinance,
| b nd herewith states in brief some of
| the lines Of investigation 1t desires to
pursue:
Ist The city of Baltimore granted
| its franchises upon the condition that
q certain per cent OF the gross earnings
| return to the C ty. From this revenue
the park of b alLlmore as we'll as other
public places have abundant means of
support. Your committee asks time
| to write to the mayor of Baltimore
| for specific Information upon this point
asking que stiops of him pertinent to
the application of such system to q city
like Ell Paso.
2ad. The city of Toronto now owps
its street railways, the price therefor
having been the granting OF the frao-
chlse to q private corporation for q
certain number OF years. Your COM
mittee desires time to write TO the
| officials Of that city to secure d. finite
Information on this point.
3rd. In the construction Or pur-
chase of q bridge across the river,yOur
committee believe that it not free
bridge, at least cheaper toll than
now is charged, should be secured
from the corporation building the new
line.
4th. The city attorney has not yet
examined this ordinance. Your COM
mite does not deem it advisable t,
pass this ordinance until the c ty attor-
ney has examined it, especially since
there are certain doubtful clauses in
the same upon which 1t desires the city
attorneys opinion.
Your committee believes is ordi-
nance to be one OF the most .mpOrts nt
measures ever considered by the E
Paso council. II the franchise j.
granted, it is gone for fifty years. We
think at least four weeks time ls not
too much to ask for the consideration
of proposition that eX ends 30 far in
10 the future, and for thai rea-on asks
that final action on this ordnance be
postponed until Nov. "a, 1898.
After the reading Of the repor',
Judge Leigh Clark asked permission
to say a few words and said: "As
spokesman of the citizens comm ttee l
wleh to say, as many OF that committee
are out of the city, that we had not
time 10 examine the franchise drawn
up as we should have done, but copied
it from one which the city had prev
iously given, and therefore thought
that this one would be right.
1--WE didn't think the idea offered by
the HERALD, as to making the COM
pany which might get the franchise and
build the road pay the city part of the
earnings. as some of the lines in lsrg r
cities are doing, was practicable 6 ne.
FL Psso is hardly out of her swaddllnR
clothes and to &C this extra expen-e
TO the proposition might ruin all our
hopes OF getting a car line"
Judge Kemp told the council that be
hadn't examined the entire ordinance
He realized tnat this was serious
question and should be thought over
hrst bt fore any action was taken and
he wish for more time on the mat
ter. He said be bad not thong bit n uch
about the mater; the right-of-way
which was asked for didn't state how
wide it should he and there were one
or two other things which would have
TO be agreed upon, before any action
should be taken.
time asked for by the committee be
granted. Motion carried.
OTHER MATTERS.
, On call for the report of the
finance ommittee, in the absence oil
Charm AID Clifford of that committee,
Mr.. Badger made the 70 lowing re-
port:
Fassets & Kelly cars Sewer
e. B Welch. 30 10
Mrs. John Meyers. 81.
o. ell s. Waddill. ....... II on
A. r LucerO 5.00I
F. Pitzold. ..... 4.4Ol
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